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  • House Arrest

    by K. A. Holt ...
    "Moving . . . Readers will nod their heads in sympathy with this guy who breaks the rules for all of the right reasons." — The Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksA Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the YearIndiana Too Good to Miss State Reading List 2018Timothy is on probation. It's a strange word—something that happens to other kids, to delinquents, not to kids like him. And ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Knockout

    by K.A. Holt ...
    Levi just wants to be treated like a typical kid. As a baby, he had a serious disease that caused him respiratory issues. He's fine now, but his mom and overprotective brother still think of him as damaged, and his schoolmates see him as the same class clown he's always been. He feels stuck. So when his dad—divorced from his mom—suggests he take up boxing, he falls in love with the sport. And when ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Redwood and Ponytail

    by K.A. Holt ...
    Kate and Tam meet, and both of their worlds tip sideways. At first, Tam figures Kate is your stereotypical cheerleader; Kate sees Tam as another tall jock. And the more they keep running into each other, the more they surprise each other. Beneath Kate's sleek ponytail and perfect façade, Tam sees a goofy, sensitive, lonely girl. And Tam's so much more than a volleyball player, Kate realizes: She's ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Javier and the Cone of Uncertainty

    The Kids Under the Stairs

    by K.A. Holt ...
    Series series The Kids Under the Stairs
    The Kids Under the Stairs series continues in this honest and hilarious novel-in-verse from award-winning author K.A. Holt. This fourth installment follows Javier—the artist, the quiet one, the funny one, the good friend—who finds himself on a collision course with a hurricane that shares his name.Javier—or Javi—is the quiet, funny one in his friend group and an all-around easygoing guy who’s also ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • This Is Not a Drill

    by K. A. Holt ...
    The first rule of lockdown: Find a safe place to hide.Ava is having a really bad day. Her parents are getting divorced. She just had a big argument with her two best friends. And she forgot to charge her phone… again.To top it all off, while she is hiding out in the bathroom over lunch, the alarm goes off for a lockdown drill. Ava knows the rules. She has to get herself into a classroom, turn the ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Rhyme Schemer

    by K.A. Holt ...
    Kevin has a bad attitude. He's the one who laughs when you trip and fall. In fact, he may have been the one who tripped you in the first place. He has a real knack for rubbing people the wrong way—and he's even figured out a secret way to do it with poems. But what happens when the tables are turned and he is the one getting picked on? Rhyme Schemer is a touching and hilarious middle-grade novel ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Gnome-a-geddon

    by K. A. Holt ...
    Illustrated by Colin Jack ...
    Buck discovers that his favorite book series might be less fictional than he thought in this “silly, clever, [and] fun” (BCCB) middle grade adventure.Harry Potter. Percy Jackson. Custard the Gnome.Buck is a super fan of the book series, The Triumphant Gnome Syndicate. He knows all the trivia. The properties of the Troll Vanquishing Mace, and even what kind of snack Custard, the Gnome of the West, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • From You to Me

    by K. A. Holt ...
    An incredible story of losing, growing, and healing, from the acclaimed author of House Arrest.Amelia Peabody lives in a small town where nothing changes. And that's just fine by her. After losing her big sister, Clara, a few years ago, Amelia can't handle any more change. But when she starts eighth grade, she accidentally receives a letter that Clara had written to herself. In it, there's a list ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine

    The Kids Under the Stairs

    by K.A. Holt ...
    George meets Ms. Bixby's Last Day in this inspiring, heartfelt novel-in-verse, the second in a new series from bestselling author K.A. Holt.This second book in a new series by K.A. Holt will appeal to fans of House Arrest, Rhyme Schemer, and Knockout, in addition to fans of Jason Reynolds's Track series.Ben Y's just about had it with school. Every corner she turns, she’s being called "Benita," ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • BenBee and the Teacher Griefer

    The Kids Under the Stairs

    by K.A. Holt ...
    From the author of Rhyme Schemer, House Arrest, and Knockout!The Kids Under the Stairs: BenBee and the Teacher Griefer is a funny, clever novel-in-verse series about Ben Bellows—who failed the Language Arts section of the Florida State test—and three classmates who get stuck in a summer school class.But these kids aren't dumb—they're divergent thinkers, as Ms. J tells them: they simply ap... ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Red Moon Rising

    by K. A. Holt ...
    Space-farmer Rae Darling is kidnapped and trained to become a warrior against her own people in this adventurous middle grade space western that “will lasso readers and have them hoping for a sequel” (Booklist).Rae Darling and her family are colonists on a moon so obscure it doesn’t merit a name. Life is hard, water is scarce, and the farm work she does is grueling. But Rae and her sister Temple ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Brains for Lunch

    A Zombie Novel in Haiku?!

    by K. A. Holt ...
    Illustrated by Gahan Wilson ...
    The difference being that this middle school novel is written entirely in Haiku. Loeb, its zombie protagonist has a problem: the object of his affection, Siobhan, is a lifer (i.e. human). What to do? In scenes set around a lunch table (the menu: brains) and around the school, eyes roll and jaws drop (literally). Also featured in the cast of characters is Carl, a chupacabra (bloodsucking critter) ... Read more

    $11.59 USD