Tween 2026

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A paperback edition of The Sherlock Society by James Ponti stands on a yellow OUABC box next to a wrapped black box with blue magnifying glasses on it labeled with a page number. In front of the box are four more themed wrapped gifts labeled with page numbers. A paperback edition of The Sherlock Society stands on a yellow OUABC box next to a box of Building Blocks (500 pieces). In front of the box are a pair of crochet alligator socks, a digital stopwatch, two sets of notecards (one stack of blue, one stack of yellow), and a long metal spoon.

Literary Sleuths

March Box

The Sherlock Society by James Ponti

Page 25: "I held up a stopwatch that Ms. Campos had left us and dramatically pressed the button."

The included gift was a custom black digital stopwatch.

A black stopwatch on a black cord.

Page 70: ""No problem," Lina replied after swallowing a spoonful of rocky road.

The included gift was a custom set of 2 metal spoons labeled Official Ice Cream Spoon on each.

Two spoons sit in an ice cream bowl with vanilla and chocolate ice cream. One spoon is held above the ice cream and says Official Ice Cream Spoon on the inside.

Page 80: ""LEGOs," I said, opening the door to a room featuring an Eiffel Tower, a Statue of Liberty, and a mid-construction Millennium Falcon."

The included gift was a custom 500-piece set of building blocks.

Two hands hold a plastic half-open bag of multicolored building blocks above a box labeled Once Upon a Book Club Building Blocks 500 Pieces.

Page 178: "I popped off my shoes and was taking off a sock when my grandfather said, "Hold it! Everybody stay perfectly still!""

The included gift was a custom set of crochet alligator socks (fits size 4-6).

A child wears green crochet alligator socks on both feet.

Page 306: "Next I picked up some yellow cards. I saw that Linda had written ones for: Morris Kane, Aaron Pettigrew...Officer Gonzalez."

The included gift was a custom set of notecards (one stack of blue, one stack of yellow) with the lists from the story printed on the first card in each stack.

Two stacks of lined notecards, one yellow and one blue. Each stack has a handwritten list on the top card.

A paperback edition of The Myth of Monsters: Medusa stands on a yellow OUABC box next to a box labeled Page 150. In front of the OUABC box are three themed wrapped gifts labeled with page numbers. A paperback edition of The Myth of Monsters: Medusa stands on a yellow OUABC box next to a gold mask. In front of the box are a green plush snake, a notebook labeled My Life Logbook!, and a small box labeled Venus Fly Trap Growing Kit.

The Gorgon’s Granddaughter

January Box

The Myth of Monsters: Medusa by Katherine Marsh

Page 19: "It was only the night before their flight, as Ava packed her favorite stuffie in her carry-on - a green-and-black polka-dotted snake named Garter that her mom had given her as a baby - that it hit Ava that she was really leaving home."

The included gift was a custom weighted cozy snake plush, able to be heated in the microwave to your desired heat level.

A girl wearing a hot pink shirt wears a plush green snake with a red tongue around her shoulders.

Page 76: "Ms. Demi spent the remainder of the class handing out a questionaire for each of them to complete - so she could separate them into developmentally similar groups - and asking them to keep a daily journal about their feelings."

The included gift was a custom-designed journal labeled My Life Logbook! Inside the journal are pages to fill out about your day, including three good things, what you were grateful for, etc.

A white journal with colorful squiggles on the top and bottom of the cover. The middle says My Life Logbook! OUABC Tween. A hand holds a purple pen over an open journal. The journal shows many sections to write in, including Today's Date, Three Good Things From Today, Today I Was Proud Of..., Today I Learned..., Today I Helped..., I'm Grateful For..., Three Things I'm Excited For. There is also a spot for Today I Felt... with emotions listed below for the user to circle.

Page 150: "She grabbed Fia's hand, then slipped on the skull mask."

The included gift was a custom gold mask as described in the story.

A gold mask sits on a black windowsill.

Page 231: "Some of the pods were open, almost like mouths with sticky little teeth. Ava gasped. The terrarium was full of Venus flytraps."

The included gift was a custom Venus Fly Trap growing kit, including soil, 50 seeds, and a growing container.

From left to right, a small box labeled Venus Fly Trap Growing Kit with a cartoon image of a venus fly trap, a clear jar with seeds in it, and a small container of dirt.