Middle Grade Reads Not to be Missed!

Tales to Treasure

Join us in-store to hear from these incredible middle grade authors as we discuss their riveting reads! We’re so excited to host J. A. DAUBER, author of Press 1 for Invasion, DAN POBLOCKI, author of Jackson Bright in the Spotlight, and SERVANEZ TASH, author of The Treasure of Ocean Parkway. Don’t miss your chance to discover these amazing books!

Press 1 for Invasion by J. A. DAUBER

Ten-year-old Matt really wants a phone, but his parents won’t let him have one. When he finds one lying on the sidewalk, he claims it for himself. But when Matt uses the camera, it doesn’t capture the school crossing guard and the lunch lady as themselves, but as aliens! It turns out that an invasion is coming in the next few days, and the lunch lady is getting cold feet — well, tentacles — about the whole thing and wants his help. Matt and his friend Marcela join forces with her to save the planet.

Jackson Bright in the Spotlight by DAN POBLOCKI

When Jackson Bright wears a dress to the last day of school, he expects to be complimented on the cute polka-dot design. Instead, he gets sent to the principal’s office. People keep saying that he needs to “dress like a boy,” but he doesn’t know why it matters so much — and what does that mean for people like his nonbinary best friend Eva? Then Jackson sees a flyer for the town’s beloved Little Miss pageant, and he comes up with a plan: dress in drag in order to compete and show the town just how fabulous he can be!

The Treasure of Ocean Parkway by SERVANEZ TASH

When twelve-year-old globetrotter Thea Lim-Lambert discovers a secret room in the back of her closet, she finds not only old diaries and peculiar carvings from her grandfather Errold, but a clue pointing to a massive hidden treasure. But if she’s going to find it, she’ll need the help of an experienced sleuth — and lucky for her, two of the best live in her building!

Roya and Amin’s mystery podcast has earned them a stellar reputation, but they never could have guessed that their latest case would be so close home! But as the trio follows the clues throughout the building, they realize the most essential piece is missing — one that demands Thea find the courage to stand up to her family, or risk losing the treasure of Ocean Parkway forever.

Sunday, November 30th at 3pm at Our 17th St Store!