DescriptionI froze. On the other side of the fence horrible, gobbling squeals came from THE SLOBBERERS as they fought over the bloody trail I had left behind. "Aaagh." I tore my hand away and fled. It's WICKED! It'll suck you in. And it's to be continued...
DescriptionAlistair Fury can't possibly be forced to spend the summer cooped up in a caravan, and subject to the vagaries of his granny's bowels and the tortures of his big brother and sister, can he? Major revenge must be unleashed.
DescriptionAnother instalment of the anarchic diaries of 11-year-old Alistair Fury and his quest for justice for younger brothers. This time he's desperate to impress Giselle, his older brother's glamorous French exchange partner.
DescriptionIt's time to pick out the week's hall monitor at Mrs. Puff's Boating School, and Spongebob is next in line! The unsuspecting citizens will never be the same after SpongeBob wreaks total havoc in this uproarious underwater tale.
DescriptionThis is the third adventure in The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, following the fantastic success of Wolf Brother and Spirit Walker . Torak has survived the summer and his heart-stopping adventure in the Seal Islands. He and Wolf are together again. But their reunion is all too short-lived. As mid winter approaches, Torak learns the worst from the White Fox clan. The Soul-Eaters have snatched Wolf and will sacrifice him. Desperate to rescue him, Torak hatches a perilous plan, one that he must carry out alone. He will find the Soul-Eaters and infiltrate their cult.
DescriptionOphie Peeler has always considered herself to be a Dorothy type, a girl destined for a glamorous adventure, someday, somehow, somewhere. And her life in fun and sunny California seemed to have an Oz-like magic. She was in every play, she sang "Over the Rainbow" to a packed school auditorium, and she had Lizzy, the best best friend ever. But now Ophie has moved to Oregon. No glamour, no magic, and no Lizzy. Just this weird girl, Brittany Borg, who seems to have stuck herself on Ophie (and who called her "Hey, Peeler!"). Why oh why can't life ever be like it is in the movies?
DescriptionIn need of a vacation after their last laser-beam-filled adventure, Lily, Jasper, and Katie have flown off for a restful stay at a distant mountain lodge, which just so happens to be hosting a gathering for characters from other middle-grade series novels. Two, the marvelous Manley Boys, look suspiciously like a pair of crime-solving brothers named Frank and Joe Hardy. Two others are a pair of boy-crazy twin sisters who attend a high school in some sweet valley somewhere. And then there are the Hooper Quints, who, along with a wealthy heiress' priceless diamond necklace, have suddenly gone missing. Does it surprise you that the supposedly "on vacation" Katie, Jasper, and Lily are the only ones around who have the chops to solve this challenging mystery? National Book Award finalist M.T. Anderson has done it again with this second volume of his riotous and wonderfully weird new series.
DescriptionDo you want to know what it feels like to take off and land a Boeing 737 at a busy airport? Or how about flying an F-18 Hornet at more than a thousand miles an hour? Ride with young Chris Galloway in the jump seat of the 737 as the pilot and co-pilot run through their pre-flight checks before jamming the throttles forward and roaring down the runway. Then take a tour of the real Top Gun school and listen to a dogfight over the desert skies. This exciting, fact-filled adventure will help you learn how planes really fly, and what the world looks like from 30, 000 feet! There's cockpit and control tower chatter, authentic sound effects, and exciting music. If you've ever wanted a behind-the-scenes look at actual flying experiences, don't miss this flight!
DescriptionMiranda's disbelief turns to fear in a split second when a meteor knocks the Moon closer to the Earth. How should her family prepare for the future when worldwide tsunamis wipe out the coasts, earthquakes rock the continents, and volcanic ash blocks out the sun? As summer turns to Arctic winter, Miranda, her two brothers, and their mother retreat to the unexpected safe haven of their sunroom, where they subsist on stockpiled food and limited water in the warmth of a wood-burning stove. Told in journal entries, this is the heart-pounding story of Miranda's struggle to hold on to the most important resource of all, hope, in an increasingly desperate and unfamiliar world.
DescriptionPongwiffy is a very smelly witch of very dirty habits, but a happy one - until a gruesome gang of goblins moves in next door. Pongwiffy finds a new slum and advertises for a new familiar, but the only reply is from a hamster. What will the Witches' Coven say?
