Charlie Joe's weekly allowance just isn't cutting it and he desperately needs money to buy a Botman, the latest gadget to sweep his middle school. Only catch is, he wants to earn the money by doing th
New York City has been decimated by war and plague, and most of civilization has migrated to underground enclaves, where life expectancy is no more than the early 20's. When Deuce turns 15, she takes
Did you know that beasts called "saurs" were a part of everyday life in 1815 Europe? Did you know that Napoleon won the battle of Waterloo? Did you know that he did so by using a terrible se
December 16, 1944. In the frozen forests of the Ardennes, a surprise attack by the German army on American Allied forces launched the long, hard slog that was the Battle of the Bulge. Sir Winston Chur
On New Year's Day, Alice Davis goes for a run. Her first ever. It's painful and embarrassing, but so was getting denied by the only college she cares about. Alice knows she has to stop sitting around
A deliciously imaginative story about friendship--from the author / illustrator ofThe Scrambled States of America. Arnie was fascinated as he watched the customers stream into the bakery. One by one,
After a slight misunderstanding involving a horrible governess, oatmeal, and a jar of tadpoles, siblings Tobias and Charlotte Eggars find themselves abandoned by their father at the gates of a creepy
Many girls in elementary and middle school fall in love with the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. What they don't always realize is that Wilder's books are autobiographical. This narrative
Searching for the keys to their extraordinary phasing and transporting abilities, siblings Chase and Lilli and their companions risk their lives to stop an interplanetary takeover plot by Asa Kaplan.
On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half by the force of the storm. Thi
Kidnapped and taken to China, teenage Sherlock finds himself plunged into the heart of a deadly mystery. How can three men be bitten by the same poisonous snake in different parts of Shanghai? Who wan
"A Must Read Romance. This is one of the best books I've read this year. It has everything a book should have: action, adventure, violence, a butt-kicking heroine and one hot hero."
Divided by day and night and on the run from authorities, star-crossed young lovers unearth a sinister conspiracy in this compelling romantic thriller.Seventeen-year-old Soleil Le Coeur is a Smudge--a
On a sunny day in Dallas, Texas, at the end of a campaign trip, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy is assassinated by an angry, lonely drifter named Lee Harvey Oswald. The former Marine Corps sharpshoo
An empty mind is a safe mind. Yulia's father always taught her to hide her thoughts and control her emotions to survive the harsh realities of Soviet Russia. But when she's captured by the KGB and for
When the emotional strain of her father's accidental death is exacerbated by her boyfriend's infidelity, Alex refocuses on her family life only to learn that her best friend, Becca, is dying of cancer
After Tom rescued Frankie the goldfish from his big brother Mark’s toxic science experiment by zapping him back to life with a battery, Frankie somehow became a BIG FAT ZOMBIE GOLDFISH with dangerous
Winning a full scholarship to an elite boarding school, straight-A student and gifted basketball athlete Francisco Vicioso is bombarded with questions about his barrio background by hostile classmates
After the death of her mother in an automobile accident, seventh-grader Serena, who has gotten the lead in her middle school play, is left to handle the day-to-day challenges of caring for herself and
Offers readers an array of interesting historical facts about a number of popular toys, such as Lego, Mr. Potato Head, the Slinky, and others. By the illustrator of The Scrambled States of America. 商品
During the Civil War, Tommy, the son of a Presbyterian minister in Augusta, Georgia, must search his conscience to decide whether to help a Yankee soldier escape so he can return home, in a story insp
Deadly SecretsTangled LiesWoven truthsLife. Possibility. Choice. All taken from Adelice by the Guild—until she took them back. But amid the splendid ruins of Earth, Adelice discovers how dangerous fre
When everyone they know is suddenly transformed by a bizarre plague into bloodthirsty, mindless savages, survivors Cal, Brick and Daisy make shattering discoveries that pit them against an enemy of un
Illustrated with black-and-white comic-strip panels, a first young adult novel by the author of With a Little Luck follows the efforts of Hailey to bolster her visibility and defeat bullies at a new h
Only a witch can fly.But one little girl wants to fly—more than anything. So on a special night, with the moon shining bright and her cat by her side, she gathers herself up, she grips her broom tight
A writing guide for boys draws on advice by such authors as Jon Scieszka, Jarrett Krosoczka and Robert Lipsyte regarding how to make writing assignments fun and empowering while sharing tips for explo
A middle school teacher and a counselor for college admissions essay writing present a collection of unconventional essays by leading writers to challenge how students think about essays using imagina
When doing a favor for a friend leads him to begin a service that allows his classmates to gently break up with each other by proxy, Quentin enjoys unexpected initial success before becoming discourag
Trapped in a superstore by a series of escalating disasters, including a monster hailstorm and terrifying chemical weapons spill, brothers Dean and Alex learned how to survive and worked together with
When her request for a dog is rejected by her parents, Stella resolves to adopt a one-legged pigeon and fights her scabby-kneed brother and a local liar to catch the bird, who already has a home in an
In 1938, Edith Westerfeld, a young German Jew, is sent by her parents to Chicago, Illinois, where she lives with an aunt and uncle and tries to assimilate into American culture, while worrying about h
In the aftermath of her mother's murder by a cruel man who possesses expert hunting and tracking skills, 14-year-old Angel runs for her life, trying to prevent becoming the next victim and struggling
A teenaged girl who has the power to astrally project finds her body taken over by a dead classmate, and must find a way to reclaim it if she wants to save herself and her friend who is accused of mur
Deuce struggles for respect in a new topside town where she is treated like a child and avoided by Fade, a situation that compels her to volunteer for patrol duty and protect topside citizens from an
When her efforts to fit in are further complicated by a meltdown in language arts class, Minnie struggles with an assignment to paint a self-portrait, questioning who she is and the family troubles sh
A story told from alternating viewpoints by the husband-and-wife team creators of the Animorphs series follows the efforts of a car accident patient who, while recovering in her mother's research faci
Fifth-grader Alex Trumble builds a "dingus"--a time machine--when his brother Stephen is kidnapped by dangerous, evil time-travelers, to get back to the past and into the future to save his family fro
Guided by tween “ghostorian” Virgil, readers will discover fascinating facts about calamitous events throughout history as they explore castles, palaces, and dungeons and those infamous figures associ
