Courtney Sheinmel

Determined to find answers as to why her older sister committed suicide, Sloan searches a list of places and people her sister left behind. Ever since her older sister Talley died, Sloane has been fixated on a list of random places, unfamiliar names, and a phone number for a boy named Adam. Is the list the key to understanding why Talley took her own life? But it seems to be pointing to California, and Talley had never even been there... right? Adam...

When Stella learns that her best friend Willa is moving away, she makes a wish and tries with a magic potion to keep her in Redwood City, California.

""Everyone is invited to a birthday party at her parent's candy store, except Stella Batts. She needs to figure out to be a pleasant hostess when she's not on the guest list"--

"Eight-year-old Stella finds it is not easy or fun to keep secrets. The first secret is keeping her sister, Penny, from discovering that her pet fish has died and been replaced with a new fish. The second secret involves a school assignment which Stella cannot share even with her best friend"--Provided by the publisher.

When a classmate makes fun of her name, eight-year-old Stella picks a new one for herself, but discovers that the name she abandoned suits her just fine.

"Third-grader Stella Batts needs to find a new best friend after her friend, Willa, moves away, but finding a new best friend is not easy"--Provided by the publisher.

Upon the occasion of his tenth birthday, Zack learns from his uncle that Zack is descended from a line of genies. Before his uncle has time to fully explain the genie world, Zack is whisked through a bottle portal and sent on his first genie assignment. But he doesn't have a clue as to what he is supposed to do or what his powers might entail. Upon the occasion of his tenth birthday, Zack discovers he is descended from a line of genies. Before he...

Piper Maclane wants a pet so badly, but she's allergic to everything. So she creates her own--out of slime! It has big eyes, a little mouth, and two arms just long enough for hugs. When a strange turn of events brings her slime to life, Piper learns how fun, challenging, and messy it can be to care for a pet--especially one made out of slime!

On the last day of second grade, twins Finn and Molly discover a magical camper in their driveway that takes them from Ohio to Colorado, where they must save a famous cow.

"Twins Finn and Molly Parker are whisked away in their magical RV to compete in a scavenger hunt in New York City"--