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A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781602911444

A Christmas Carol is without question one of Charles Dickens' greatest works. This extremely popular story introduces some of the most timeless, internationally known characters such as Scrooge, the unforgettable miser; Bob Cratchit, the underpaid clerk; and Tiny Tim, Cratchit's frail, loving son.

Don't Get Caught

Eleanor Robins (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781612472386

Paris is worried that Max isn't really visiting his grandparents. She thinks he's dating another girl. Instead of asking Max her real question, Paris takes her cousin's advice and accepts a date with Blake. After all, if Max can date someone behind her back, why can't she? Besides, no one will know her at the Wayfield homecoming game... or will they?

Moby Dick

Herman Melville (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781602911611

Moby Dick is an exciting story about Captain Ahab's compelling obsession to get his revenge and defeat the Great White Whale. The story truly portrays the tragedy of hatred. This timeless epic is considered one of the strangest yet most powerful stories ever written.

Just Be Yourself

Eleanor Robins (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781602919730

The students of Carter High return for their senior year. These books continue the stories from Carter High Chronicles and introduce new characters. Topics are involving and pertinent to young adult readers: romance, sports, friendships, exams, work, family. In just 48-pages, struggling readers can easily complete each novel. Starting your senior year at a new school is tough. Harder still when you can't hear some of what is said to you. Rick wanted the Carter High students to like him. He thought if they knew he wore a hearing aid, they wouldn't want to be his friends.

The Black Tortoise: A Peter Strand Mystery

Ronald Tierney (author)

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers ISBN: 9781459812413

Peter Strand is half Chinese and half Cherokee and was adopted by an elderly white couple from Phoenix. Now he's a forensic accountant in San Francisco, where he's struggling with his identity. When his employer asks him to investigate a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization, Strand meets a cast of quirky characters who all seem to be hiding a secret. Peter soon finds evidence of a probable fraud, but when fraud leads to murder, he's drawn deeper into a murky mystery. The Black Tortoise is the second book in the Peter Strand Mystery series.

Ben Cody's Treasure

Janet Lorimer (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781602919112

Leo sets out to teach his sister, Toby, that there are lessons to be learned by exploring the past. Little did they know that would stumble upon the answer to an old mystery.

High Wire

Melanie Jackson (author)

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers ISBN: 9781459802384

Zack Freedman has complete control and feels a sense of calm on the high wire. If only he could say the same about the rest of his life. His fellow youth circus performer and roommate, Cubby, hates him, and his aunt dumps a yappy, excitable dog on him. When a necklace is stolen during a circus performance and the victim of the theft threatens to shut down the circus, Zack is desperate to solve the mystery so he can keep his place on the wire.

Bear Market

Michele Martin Bossley (author)

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers ISBN: 9781554692224

While volunteering at the local zoo, Robyn, Nick and Trevor learn that grizzly bears are being poached and their gall bladders removed for use in alternative medicine. Always ready to solve a mystery, the kids set out to find the poachers. Bear is not only big game, they learn, but big money to poachers. The stakes are high and the suspects many, as the kids head into their most dangerous adventure yet.

Skate Freak

Lesley Choyce (author)

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers ISBN: 9781554690442

Dorf is all about skateboarding and so far that's worked out fine. But now that he's in a new city, the terrain has changed. He's no longer free to skateboard where he wishes, school is more difficult, and his passion for skateboarding garners him the nickname and reputation of a freak. With daring stunts he gains the grudging respect of local troublemakers, but he needs to tap into another kind of courage to effect real change.

Fraud Squad

Michele Martin Bossley (author)

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers ISBN: 9781554691166

When Trevor, Nick and Robyn visit the Royal Tyrrell Museum, Robyn is inspired to raise funds for a dinosaur dig that will close soon if it doesn't find funding. The kids are caught up in another mystery when a chain of suspicious events, including the disappearance of important fossils and a fraudulent discovery at the dig, leads them to wonder what's going on. Is the new visiting scientist behind the fraud, or did Robyn's enthusiasm to save the dig lead her astray?

Cracked

Michele Martin Bossley (author)

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers ISBN: 9781551437040

Trevor, Nick and Robyn are ready to solve another mystery. When bobsledder Josh Gantz is accused of deliberately injuring a fellow competitor, he runs the risk of being thrown out of the sport -- right before the World Cup. Courtney Gantz asks Trevor, Nick and Robyn to help clear her brother's name. Can they find out who framed Josh? What is the meaning of the strange coded messages they keep finding around Olympic Park? Who eats orange bananas, anyway? The kids must unearth the clues in a race against time, before Josh's championship dreams end up on ice.

The Call of the Wild

Jack London (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781602911437

Follow the adventures of Buck, a loving family pet, who is stolen from his comfortable home to become a sled dog in the Yukon gold rush territory. As Buck faces freezing temperatures, starvation, and cruelty, he learns that he must be brutal to survive.

Tough Girl

Janice Greene (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781602919426

To Wesley Chan, Zoe is beautiful in spite of her messy hair, ragtag clothes and smart mouth. His parents disapprove of their relationship.

Student Bodies

Janet Lorimer (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781602919419

Something downright creepy is happening on campus. When Jake's girlfriend, along with several other students mysteriously disappears, he does some research.

Bus 99

Terri Thomas (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781602919365

Normalcy gets turned on its head when the bus Jamal usually take takes to school enters a wrinkle in time and space. His father explains, "destiny has many paths." But what does that message mean- especially coming from a man who's been dead for 8 years?

The Barge Ghost

Terri Thomas (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781602919334

Looking for adventure, Sunni and Bree take summer jobs on a salmon-processing barge in Alaska. When they dig into the history of the old ship, they're shocked to hear an actual voice from their past!

Sounds of Terror

Anne Schraff (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781602919280

Cindy lives in a fancy gated community. Philip lives in a tacky trailer park. Which of them comes from a loving home?

The Woman Who Loved a Ghost

Janet Lorimer (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781602919297

Is Alex losing her mind? What else could explain the mysterious young man that no one else can see?

No Place Like Home

Janet Lorimer (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781602919259

Karen yearns to move back to her old apartment building- until she discovers that people are much more important than places.

No Exit

Janice Greene (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781602919242

Homeless street kids find refuge in the most unusual place. It's great to have food and a bed- but is it worth their freedom?

Death Grip

Janet Lorimer (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781602919228

How does it feel to be an outcast? Katie learns a lesson about prejudice from a woman who's been dead for 50 years.

Breaking Point

Janice Greene (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781602919211

The boys claim that they were only kidding. But their harassment pushes one girl right to the edge.

The Bad Luck Play

Janet Lorimer (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781602919204

Did an ancient curse cause the fire in the community theater? Some cast members think so, but the director means to prove otherwise.

The White Room

Janice Greene (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781602919198

Andy is hired by Marcus Chiang to fix a window in his apartment. He's told to play the radio loudly and mind his own business. But Andy has to explore and meet Lily, who is kept a virtual prisoner in her own home.

The Tiger Lily Code

Janet Lorimer (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781602919174

Who is revealing Sweet Scents corporated secrets to rival Eden Cosmetics? When Kim's sister is accused of spying and is fired by Sabrina Sweet, Kim becomes a detective.