Book Bash: Meet 13 Authors/Illustrators!

After her parents’ divorce, Angie fears her passion for engineering betrays her artist mom, and she must reconcile both sides of herself as she grows more fascinated with her father’s work and spends more time at his office.

"The Bandage Buddies are ready to help kids with physical or emotional wounds"-- Provided by publisher.

"A.J. and his friends are visiting New York City! They're hitting all the classic tourist stops--Times Square, Radio City Music Hall, the Met, and more. Their tour guide, Mrs. Mentry, is determined to show the kids all her favorite spots. But will A.J. and the gang be able to fend for themselves after they're separated from their chaperone?"--Publisher's website.

Gomer the goat is friendly, funny, and sometimes sassy, and to his amusement, he is also quite gassy.

Unable to celebrate the New Year with her family because it is past her bedtime, Kirkley creates a Noon Day celebration.

"Lively text and heartwarming artwork show young readers how fun and exciting it can be to share one's culture with friends. This book introduces children to Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, which is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs mainly in India but also in many communities around the world. This is a joyful introduction to the religious holiday and reinforces the importance of sharing special occasions with the people who mean the most to us"--

"Long have we watched Doctor Doom claw after power, dominion, and godhood. But what if there was a higher calling just out of his reach? What if he would tame the entire cosmos to claim it? What if... a Watcher saved the Multiverse? Victor von Doom was never one to simply accept his fate. He swept his way across the vast labyrinth of the Multiverse, altering the course of universe after universe. But their sacrifice was one he was willing to make. Every new world granted him the means to conquer his destiny and embrace something bigger than himself, a fate beyond the confines of his own reality. And at long last he has the final piece he needs to uncover the whereabouts of the person this was all for: a boy named Franklin. America Chavez and Kitty Pryde are battered and broken. Thrown together by the wreckage of a shattered universe, they realize that even with the Phoenix Force barely contained within Kitty, they need a team. A team who has as much skin in the game as they do. So America must gather the nexus beings that survived Doom-Loki, the Scarlet Witch, and Venom-Moon Knight-to make one last stand. Love is an immutable constant in all of reality. But it also is the catalyst for the greatest change. Taking up arms as Avengers of the Multiverse, the group must give up their comfort and security to find Franklin Richards before Doom. Can they save all of reality, or must they avenge everyone they've ever loved?"-- Provided by publisher.

After a disastrous attempt at dating in eighth grade, best friends Eve and Andrew decide if they should give their romance another try when Eve impulsively breaks the rules of the friendzone.

Monsters for each letter of the alphabet demonstrate proper etiquette to help a first-time attendee prepare for the Monster Bash.

"Sabrina Sue--the world's bravest chicken--goes on spectacular, action-packed adventure with her Farm Friends"--

"Step back in time to explore the fascinating journey of a brass-bound case filled with books as it travels from lighthouse to lighthouse, connecting lighthouse keepers and their families to the rest of the world. Tending a lighthouse was a lonely job, and obtaining supplies and communicating with people beyond their isolated home could be difficult. In 1876, portable libraries made up of sturdy books contained in wooden cases started circulating on lighthouse supply ships. These books provided information and entertainment for lighthouse keepers and their families. And each stop along the way became part of this innovative library's own story. With lovely prose by debut author Jessica Iwanski and detailed illustrations by award-winning illustrator Angela C. Hawkins, Stories by Sea tells the true story of traveling library boxes and the courage and persistence of those who received them, got lost in their pages, and sent them on to the next stop"--