When Mom brings home a new houseguest from the exotic animal hospital, it sparks a great idea. Naomi decides to form a snake rescue club with her best friend, Emma, and her brother, Nolan. But tensions arise with her next-door neighbor Taylor, who hates snakes. Will the snakes bring them together or drive them apart? One thing is for certain: rescuing snakes leads to adventures--and even friendships--that Naomi never imagined! 

Review: Jessica Lee Anderson, Naomi Nash: Saving Snakes (readerschoicebookawards.com). 

Bookworm for Kids: Today's read... Saving Snakes by Jessica Lee Anderson 

2024 Green Earth Book Awards Long List

Readers' Choice Bronze Book Award for Best Children's Book 8-12

Gold Moonbeam Children's Book Award for Best Chapter Book Series

Cybils Awards Finalist

Naomi, Emma, and Taylor are heading to drama camp, but the drama doesn't stay at camp. Word is spreading about the snake-saving club, and when a local news crew asks to interview the club, things grow tense. Naomi wants to teach people more about snakes, but she's not the only one who longs for a moment of fame. During the interview, things go from bad to worse. Can Naomi salvage the interview, her drama camp performance, and the club? 

Gold Moonbeam Children's Book Award for Best Chapter Book Series

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Picture Window Books (December 31, 2022)

A celebration of derpy herps (amphibians and reptiles) to help support the reptile rescue called LEARN at the heart of the group called Derpetology.

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Meet a baby phoenix eager to make friends in the latest My Magical Friends title.

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Fascinating facts about rocks and minerals from A to Z! 

Come learn more about parks and special places in Texas from A to Z! 

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Pets! We love them, and we take good care of them. Learn all about what Frogs need to be happy and healthy pets. ¡Las mascotas! Las amamos y las cuidamos mucho. Aprende todo sobre qué necesitan las Ranas para estar felices y ser mascotas saludables. 

The 32-page book, Brownies with Benjamin Franklin, introduces young readers to an important historical figure while strengthening their reading proficiency. The fictionalized storyline creates a relatable scenario of meeting a history-defining American and learning more about their way of life.

The charming illustrations and adventure-filled text of the Time Hop Sweets Shop books work together to support young readers. With comprehension questions, biographical information, and websites for further discovery, this series helps children develop strong reading comprehension skills while also gaining important historical knowledge.

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rourke Educational Media (January 1, 2016)

• Language ‏ : ‎ English

• Library Binding ‏ : ‎ 32 pages

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1681913755

• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1681913759

• Reading age ‏ : ‎ 6 - 8 years

• Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 420L

• Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - 3

In Ice Pops with Roberto Clemente, readers will follow Fiona and Finley as they travel back in time to meet the talented and giving baseball star.

The Time Hop Sweets Shop series lets students follow time traveling siblings as they join historical figures to experience pivotal moments in their lives. In each 32-page title, students strengthen their reading comprehension skills as they engage with leveled text, biographies, and more resources.

Bald Eagle is determined to get the scoop after hearing a mysterious roar in the forest. Readers in kindergarten to grade 2 will follow along with the eager eagle reporter as he follows a tip that leads to something unexpected. This scoop has a twist!

There’s breaking news in the animal kingdom and the WILD Action News Team has the scoop! Each book in this fun-to-read chapter book series features an animal main character that gives an interview, revealing interesting information about its species. This series also introduces young readers to basic journalism concepts.

Why are some animals leaving the wildlife preserve? WILD Action news reporter Cheetah is on a mission to find out, even if it is dangerous! Readers in kindergarten to grade 2 will follow along with this reporter on his search for the story!

There’s breaking news in the animal kingdom and the WILD Action News Team has the scoop! Each book in this fun-to-read chapter book series features an animal main character that gives an interview, revealing interesting information about its species. This series also introduces young readers to basic journalism concepts.

Capybara ditches his nap to get the scoop after yells ring through the rainforest. Will a strange tip lead him to the story? Readers in kindergarten to grade 2 will follow along with this WILD Action News reporter on his search for the story!

There’s breaking news in the animal kingdom and the WILD Action News Team has the scoop! Each book in this fun-to-read chapter book series features an animal main character that gives an interview, revealing interesting information about its species. This series also introduces young readers to basic journalism concepts.

Monkey is fast while Turtle is slow. Early readers join them at the park to learn about taking turns. This title focuses on sight words and retelling.

In the story of Riley Fetter, Star Setter, young readers will enjoy a humorous story as Riley learns to work together after a new kid joins her volleyball team.

Featuring full-color illustrations that support the text, this funny fiction series is great for young readers in grades K–2. Measuring 6" x 9", each book in this series introduces good sportsmanship and sport-specific vocabulary. Each title also includes back matter, a glossary, writing prompts, and comprehension questions.

In Sounds Like Fun, readers will join Paisley on an investigative adventure to determine why the performers at the town concert sound terrible.

Character-driven storylines in the Paisley Atoms series feature Paisley Atoms, a fifth grader with a penchant for all things science. Each 64-page illustrated title showcases a problem or mystery that takes readers on an adventure and includes scientific facts and explanations, an experiment or activity, a biography, websites to visit, and more.

Paisley Atoms wants to win a prize at the school bake sale, but will she take her quest for an out-of-this-world treat too far? Join Paisley and her friend, Ben, on their epic adventure to find gourmet intergalactic ingredients. This title includes activities, websites, and a spotlight on women in science. Paired to the nonfiction title STEM Guide to Cooking.

Klaude is the class clown. He likes to make people laugh but not everyone finds him funny. The Golden Spoon Award is given to students who display proper lunchroom behavior and Klaude is one of the winners! He’s never won anything in his life! But not everyone is excited and they are showing it. During the special luncheon some sabotages his spaghetti, takes a bite out of his cake, and breaks his first trophy ever. Who would be so mean to him? Why is someone so mad at Klaude for winning the Golden Spoon Award? More importantly, will he get a new slice of cake?

Queeneka and Klaude are not very happy about their roles in the school play, Candy Dreams. They were both trying for the lead role and shy, quiet Javier beat them both! Things get even stickier at rehearsals when Klaude tries to remember his lines and Javier’s and when Queeneka adds more lines and solos to hers. No one is working as a team to make the play successful. That is, not until Javier goes missing on opening night! Can everyone work together to find Javier? Will Mrs. Holmes cancel the play? And who is that man hiding and lurking around the school?

Romy was having a bad morning. To top it off he didn’t get to be Nurse Strongman’s assistant because he was late to school. He felt really bad for letting Nurse Strongman down but maybe he could make it up to him! A new case just FLEW into his lap: who turned the owl mascot pink? Romy, hoping to solve the case alone, quickly accuses many of his friends without having all his facts. Can Romy solve the case and keep his friends? Will he make his parents and Nurse Strongman proud?

For decades, something has lurked in the swampy lakes of East Texas. When a TV show offers a million dollars to the person that can provide conclusive proof of the creature, Everdil, her brother, and two friends form a team to snap a picture of Bigfoot. But tracking a monster, especially one nobody’s been able to catch, proves trickier than Everdil expected. With each new adventure, Everdil seems to create more problems with her friends and family than she solves. In the end, she has to hope that her brave, foolish actions will ultimately make things right with everyone, including Bigfoot. This book will remind readers that hope and loyalty are traits that we all share, no matter our size. 

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ CBAY Books (September 1, 2017)

• Language ‏ : ‎ English

• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1944821244

• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1944821241

• Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 12 years

• Grade level ‏ : ‎ 4 - 7

Fifteen-year-old Calli has just about everything she could want in life with a loving family, a good-looking boyfriend, and a best friend who has always been there for support. An only child, Calli is excited when her parents announce that they want to be foster parents. Unfortunately, being a foster sister to Cherish is not at all what Calli expected. First Cherish steals Calli’s boyfriend, then begins to pit Calli’s family against one another, and she even steals Calli’s iPod. Tired of being pushed around and determined to get even, Calli steals one of Cherish’s necklaces. But this plan for revenge goes horribly awry.