Finally! Derek's Mom said he could go to summer camp. No parents allowed! But Camp Rainbow? It sounded girlie and lame. Time away from home was too awesome to turn down. And the crime he uncovered was epic.
Diego isn't scared easily. Not even when his parents buy the creepiest house in town. He's used to moving. A lot. His parents flip houses for a living. Then he finds something odd in the basement. And it's alive.
Girls rule! That's what Jasmine Le thinks. And girls can do anything boys can do. But can they play tackle football? Heck yes! Jasmine takes on her whole town to prove that girls can run, jump, and catch a pigskin just as well as boys.
Koji's world is like any boy's. He loves sports. Goes to school. Studies hard. Dreams big. But childhood ends quickly. Rebel forces enter his village. They ransack the school. Their teacher is beaten. Maybe even killed. The boys line up, guns to their backs. Koji's group goes one way. His best friend's another. What's happened to his family? They are all dead, says a rebel. And you will be too if you don't do what we say. They march for hours. Days. One boy drinks too much water. He is hit again and again. Then murdered. The boys watch and learn. That will not be their fate. It's kill or be killed. So they kill.
Victor, a Mexican American teenager known for being a fast runner, deals with racism at school but finds strength in his family, his future, and romantic interest in Tiffany, the most popular girl in school.
Ty, a great high-school football player, doesn't like being compared to his father, who left Ty and his mother after getting another woman pregnant. But Ty finds the strength to continue playing, even against his half-brother's team.
Dale Curtis, the rookie on the Jackson Eagles basketball team, struggles between his commitment to the team and loyalty to his ex-con brother.
Wallace, having messed up at his old school, is determined not to give up basketball, but he worries that bullies are going to interfere with his second shot at success. The plot contains profanity and drug use.
Have you ever seen something in the sky that you could not identify? You wouldn't be alone. Many people have reported seeing unidentified flying objects. Reports range from flying saucer sightings to stories of mysterious lights in the sky. Readers will discover the history of UFO sightings and the evidence both for and against their existence.
Spanning an area in the Atlantic Ocean between Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and the southern tip of Florida, the Bermuda Triangle has been a mystery for over a hundred years. Many ships and aircraft have been lost in its waters. Readers will learn about the many disappearances and the possible explanations for them, ranging from piracy to paranormal activity.
In 1967, two men caught a strange creature on film in the woods of Northern California. It looked like an ape, but it was very tall and walked upright like a man. Was this creature Bigfoot, or was it a man in costume? Readers will judge for themselves in this introduction to Bigfoot, learning about both the evidence and doubts surrounding the existence of this hairy creature.
The coalition All One has been formed to support the integration of superheroes and villains. Villain Mateo suspects a group of superheroes and villains are working against the coalition's success. Superhero Zoe believes him. But is he right? Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.
Allows readers to safely examine stories about the Bermuda Triangle through carefully leveled text and graphs, maps, and other infographics.
Allows readers to safely examine stories about the chupacabra through carefully leveled text and graphs, maps, and other infographics.
Allows readers to safely examine stories about ghosts through carefully leveled text and graphs, maps, and other infographics.
Allows readers to safely examine stories about Bigfoot through carefully leveled text and graphs, maps, and other infographics.
Allows readers to safely examine stories about the Loch Ness Monster through carefully leveled text and graphs, maps, and other infographics.
Invites readers to investigate stories about ESP through engaging text, vibrant imagery, and clear, simple graphics.
Invites readers to investigate stories about UFOs through engaging text, vibrant imagery, and clear, simple graphics.
Invites readers to investigate stories about UFOs through engaging text, vibrant imagery, and clear, simple graphics.
Invites readers to investigate stories about Area 51 through engaging text, vibrant imagery, and clear, simple graphics.
Invites readers to investigate stories about Area 51 through engaging text, vibrant imagery, and clear, simple graphics.
Invites readers to investigate stories about crop circles through engaging text, vibrant imagery, and clear, simple graphics.
Invites readers to investigate stories about crop circles through engaging text, vibrant imagery, and clear, simple graphics.
Invites readers to investigate stories about werewolves through engaging text, vibrant imagery, and clear, simple graphics.
