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If you happen to have a dinosaur, lying around your living room, and you don''t know what to do with it . . . why don''t you use it as a can opener? It will make a terrific nutcracker too! There are oodles of uses for a dinosaur - from a fine umbrella to an excellent kite and a dandy pillow, not to mention a reliable burglar alarm and the perfect excuse to forget your homework. This delightfully absurd exploration of the domestic uses of dinosaurs - and the things dinos just aren''t good for at all - is guaranteed to tickle funny bones and spark imaginations. If you read carefully, you''ll learn how to make your dinosaur last a very long time.

Eleven-year-old Adara and her dad are moving from California to the cold and flat lands of Michigan... and it sucks. After Mom''s recent passing, it seems way too soon. Talking to Dad has always been harder than with Mom, but now it''s like walking on eggshells. And why did Dad bring so many of Mom''s houseplants across the country? Her mother might have been called the ''plant whisperer'' back home, but Adara is beginning to wonder if there is something more to it. But when she meets a little succulent named Perle, she unlocks the same magical ability her mother had: talking to plants! But taking care of Perle isn''t as easy as it seems - the environment isn''t suited for her, and Adara doesn''t know how to meet her needs. Kind of like the situation Adara herself is in. If only Perle could ask Adara for help... and Adara could ask her dad. With a touch of magic, this debut middle-grade graphic novel explores loneliness, mental health and empathy, and shows how communication, openness and a willingness to listen can help young people - and older people - and plants! - navigate their mental well-being and heal from loss, individually and together.

When Fiona wanders into an abandoned mansion down by the harbor, she discovers the house is full of stray cats (and two chaotic budgies). Fiona feels a great deal of sympathy for the animals; she understands what it''s like to need a safe home. Ever since her parents died, she''s been struggling to adjust to the tiny apartment where she and her Aunt Tanis now live. And Aunt Tanis has little time to spare for Fiona, between her job at The Municipal Hall and her horrible, hair-gelled boyfriend. When the mansion is threatened by a demolition team, Fiona is determined to save ''The City'' and its residents. But the cats have their own priorities. Cot (short for Cottonball Fluffikins Magnificent III, a name he refuses to acknowledge) has lived in the mansion for two years and is the self-proclaimed king. He''s convinced the demolition effort has been organized by the recently arrived budgies. Those birds have got to go! Cot''s feline rival, Piper, is sure she can intimidate the demolition team and force them to leave, if Fiona will simply stay out of her way. And the budgies... well, the budgies just want to go home. As the demolition team begins tearing down the house next door, Fiona looks for any help she can find - at the library, the butcher shop, and even at The Municipal Hall. Can the efforts of one small girl and an assortment of animals stop a luxury condo development? Can they create something better in its place? It''s going to take some quick thinking on the part of Fiona, not to mention the cooperation of all the cats, to give The City a future.