Amateur detective and singing sensation Dinah Galloway has enough on her plate without having to worry about being pursued by a vengeful stalker. The red-headed twelve-year-old is in the running to sing in commercials promoting beautiful British Columbia. To clinch the job, Dinah has to get fit at a wellness retreat on Salt Spring Island. Off to Salt Spring she goes, along with the two other finalists: one friendly, the other the last word in sulky. Hoping to shed not only pounds but her crazed pursuer, Dinah learns the true meaning of personal best - it truly is how you play the game, not whether you win or lose.
Some of his new teammates--including "loud and obnoxious" home-run slugger Jimmie--are mean to him or to each other. His new coach doesn't tell the players everything to do like his old coach did. And some of the Manatees seem more interested in goofing off than in sportsmanship or working hard. Then Luis is surprisingly named captain of his new team, and he finds himself with a whole new set of problems. How will he get this odd-ball group of teammates to work together?
Best friends Silas and Will are obsessed with aliens. When a group of them, called Ramlix, suddenly land on Earth, the boys jump at the chance to join their mission. Soon Silas starts to wonder if everything is as it seems. Why are the Ramlix here? Do they really come in peace?
Antonio slid down the rope. He held on for dear life. It got darker as the twister moved closer. It was loud. Like a giant freight train! These traditional reads are brimming with spirited characters and positive values—but with a little extra excitement and bite, so hold on to your hats! Family is the main theme of these titles. And one particular Latino family is the focus with their uncanny knack for finding humor, hope, and colorful personalities—even in unusual circumstances.
The Dunces—Josh, Magnolia, Wang and Wilmot—are back, and this time they’re going up against a formidable foe: Principal Hale, who has canceled their school’s drama and music program just when Wilmot needs it most. He has a guitar (given to him by a teen named Headcase), but no teacher and nowhere to practice (his dad hates rock ’n’ roll). The Dunces’ plan to convince Principal Hale to reinstate the program involves Josh’s reluctant participation in a hockey team, Magnolia’s enthusiastic role-playing and Wang’s disillusionment with a suspicious character named Hui Bing (aka Larry). But can the Dunces really rock, even when they rebrand themselves as Cousin Willy and the Wang Dang Doodles?
No one is more surprised than Rennie to hear that his late grandfather, whom he hardly knew, has left a mission for him to fulfill. Rennie is to fly to Iceland and deliver a message from beyond the grave, but when he gets there, nothing is simple or straightforward. For one thing, Brynja, the teenage daughter of the family he's staying with, is downright hostile. Her father Einar, who is to be Rennie's guide in Iceland, is preoccupied with looking after his elderly father-in-law, an old friend of Rennie's grandfather. Bored and a little bit annoyed, Rennie explores the town and becomes aware that the family is dealing with more than their grief over Brynja's mother's death the year before. Before he realizes what is happening, his curiosity puts Rennie in grave danger, with no one to trust and no one to save him except himself. Rennie's adventures start in Slide, part of The Seven Prequels and continue in From the Dead, part of The Seven Sequels.
Houston Williams was thrilled to win a scholarship to attend a space program at NASA. What he didn’t realize was that organizers were recruiting people for a top-secret research project aimed at studying how space travel affects people of different ages. After months spent on the International Space Station conducting a variety of experiments, Houston is surprised to learn that he and his two friends Ashley and Teal have been chosen to join a highly political mission to Mars. But after tragedy strikes, the teens are forced to continue the mission on their own. This is the third book in the Teen Astronauts series, following Houston, Is There A Problem? and Boldly Go.
When a friend of Grandpa's complains of ghostly shrieking in the long-ago burned-out Waverly hotel on the edge of their town, Murky Creek, Phantom Finders Abby and Theo use a hotel master key and brave a raging snowstorm to find out what all the noise is about and hopefully stop it. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
When the famous portrait of Murky Creek's founding family goes missing from Town Hall just before the town's 100-year anniversary celebration, Phantom Finders Abby and Theo sift through old photographs and search a crypt after dark to find the culprit and rescue the painting. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. ated.
When a train mysteriously appears at the long-abandoned Murky Creek station and a young man says he lost his ticket to go meet his love, Phantom Finders Abby and Theo review museum records to help him, especially because the voyage he's talking about happened almost a century ago! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. d.
When Grandpa finds a mysterious compass washed up on the seashore, Phantom Finders Abby and Theo review museum artifacts and brave a raging storm to discover whom it belonged to and what it means for their town, Murky Creek. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
When flickering lights and a ghastly screech begin plaguing Murky Creek at the turn of each hour, the Phantom Finders investigate the clock tower by the high school football stadium. They discover that the tower is dedicated to a star player who would have plenty of reason to curse his old stomping ground. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
An old, silent music box has strangely begun to play its tune, and when Anya Ivanovich asks for the Phantom Finders' help, Abby and Theo follow the trail of clues to Murky Creek's once-ornate theater, the Kirby Center. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Betrayed by his friends, Frog Boy ventures off alone only to learn the truth about the Disco Queens--they too were born as hybrids inside the Tin Can. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
As Frog Boy and the Disco Queens battle their enemies at the jam-packed Moonwalk Stadium, the people of Pop City will be forced to come to terms with a new reality: Hybrids exist. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
With the assault on the Tin Can drawing to a close, Frog Boy will have to make a decision--become a frog, adapt to be fully human, or remain the hybrid he has always been. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Turning their backs on the government, Frog Boy and the Disco Queens look to take down the organization behind the Tin Can. But first, they must dig into their own uncomfortable pasts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
After 17 years trapped in the prison-like Tin Can at the heart of Pop City, the human/animal hybrid Frog Boy orchestrates his own escape in hopes of securing his freedom. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Upon meeting the bank-robbing Disco Queens, Frog Boy finds himself entangled in a government conspiracy where he is forced to track down other hybrids just like him. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Lola Jones is going on her first date with C.J Kline, the star point guard of the Washington Warcats basketball team, but can they keep their plans secret from Lola's big brother and C.J's best friend? Book #2 in the series.
Lola Jones is head over heels for her new boyfriend C.J Kline, but she's keeping a secret from him. She has never kissed anyone. Book #4 in the series.
Lola Jones has strong feelings for star basketball player C.J Kline. When her big brother finds out, the couple might be torn apart for good. Book #3 in the series.
Lola Jones does not think her big brother's best friend and basketball teammate, C.J Kline, knows she's alive, until one magical night at a high-school dance changes everything. Book #1 in the series
When Robot Boy discovers he isn't the only super cyborg on the block, he and Robot Girl have to team up to face a new threat--the clock-stopping villain, Tick-Tock. Robotics fan Imran always felt at home among machines. Then, he was bitten by an experimental robot designed using nanotechnology. It transformed him into Robot Boy, the most scientifically advanced superhero the town of Poppy Cobbler has ever seen. This graphic novel series includes character biographies, STEM-focused sidebars, hands-on activities, fast facts, table of contents, glossary, and index.
When Suni, Gale, and Shi-woo set out to free their principal from what they think is an unwanted spiritual possession, they'll uncover a shocking truth about the school! Suni, Gale, and Shi-woo are new students at the Nightmute Academy. They also happen to be the only students. Well, the only students who aren't haunting the place, anyway. Nightmute is filled with all kinds of ghosts! Join them as they piece together and solve the mystery behind Nightmute Academy. This graphic novel includes facts about ghost hunting, science-led research, and in-depth content about ghosts and hauntings, plus an activity page and character information.
