"A group of lost toys live on an island, and their community must adapt as new toys come and go"-- Teddy is a thinking kind of bear. Of all his friends, he does the most wondering. He lives with a ragtag group of lost toys-a very hungry snake, an elephant who likes to bake, two charmingly silly pigs, and a reclusive penguin-and they all bump along happily together. But their peaceful world gets shaken up when new toys arrive-first a rabbit, who is...

"Solutioneer Max Starling travels to a fictional South American country to rescue his parents who have become embroiled in a political power grab"--

Thirteen-year-old Elske escapes rape and certain death at the hands of the leaders of her barbaric society and later becomes handmaiden to a rebellious noblewoman whose rightful throne together they reclaim.

In Act III of Newbery Medalist Cynthia Voigts Mister Max trilogy, the solutioneer sets off to rescue his missing parents! Ever since Maxs parents were spirited away on a mysterious ship, he has longed to find them. Hes solved case after case for other people in his business as "solutioneer." And hes puzzled out the coded messages sent by his father. He doesnt know exactly whats happened, but he knows his parents are in danger-and its up to Max to...