From magic mirrors to secret societies to the joy and strength of family, these middle grade stories have something for everyone! Join us in-store to hear from Alyson Gerber, author of A Risky Game (Liar’s Society #2), Karina Yan Glaser, author of The Vanderbeekers Ever After, SARAH MLYNOWSKI, author of Liar, Liar (Whatever After #16) and Fairest of All (Whatever After Graphic Novel #1), and COURTNEY SHEINMEL, author of The Secrets of Lovelace Academy.

A Risky Game (Liar’s Society #2) by Alyson Gerber

After the last adventure, Weatherby, Jack, and their friends are looking for more answers about the Hunt family. They seek admission to Last Heir, the Boston School’s most exclusive society, hoping to track down Weatherby’s father and uncover more secrets. By working together, they’re able to turn the initiation process on its head — but terrible, buried crimes await, and history may be about to repeat itself.

The Vanderbeekers Ever After by Karina Yan Glaser

The Vanderbeeker family is celebrating! Two of their favorite people are getting married in Harlem, and there’s so much to look forward to — and to organize!

But when one of the siblings becomes seriously ill, wedding plans come to an abrupt halt. Suddenly, instead of preparing for a party, the family is spending their days at the hospital. And soon the Vanderbeekers attempt to help a newly made and critically ill friend, even as they struggle with how their own lives have turned upside down.

Liar, Liar (Whatever After #16) by Sarah Mlinowski

After an adventure in the world of Pinocchio, siblings Abby and Jonah are shocked to find that the tricky little wooden boy has snuck back into their world with them! Now, they need to find the blue fairy, convince everyone that Pinocchio is their cousin in the meantime — and avoid ending up in the belly of a shark.

Fairest of All (Whatever After Graphic Novel #1) by Sarah Mlinowski

The magic of Whatever After comes to life as a graphic novel! When siblings Abby and Jonah find a strange mirror, they’re suddenly transported into the story of Snow White! They think they’re heroes when they stop her from eating the poison apple — but wait! Now she won’t meet her prince and get a happy ending. The siblings have to figure out how to save this fairy tale!

The Secrets of Lovelace Academy by Courtney Sheinmel

London, 1904. Lainey Phillips has been orphaned since age three, and she doesn’t expect life to get any better. But all that changes when her voracious reading garners the attention of Lady Anne Blunt, who offers her a place at the prestigious Lovelace Academy.

The academy, however, is cutthroat, its students cruel. When her enrollment is threatened, Lainey decides to prove herself by travelling to Europe with only her wits to rely upon — all so she can meet and assist Mileva Einstein with her groundbreaking research.

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