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Sara Leung is prepared for a long, quiet night when she tags along on her mom's overnight inventory shift at a discount store in Galveston, Texas. But it isn't long before the night turns spooky when Sara spots ghostly children playing in the aisles of...

City-boy Robby Warner is spending the Fourth of July holiday in the small town of Hibbing, Minnesota, where the only thing that's happening is his large, chaotic family reunion. It isn't long before he and his cousins decide to escape the crowd to...

Miles Watley is pretty sure he's going to die of boredom when his family moves to the small town of Adams, Tennessee. The only thing that is remotely interesting to him is the Bell Witch Cave that local lore claims is haunted. While exploring the cave,...

Every state has its own spine-tingling stories of ghosts and mysterious hauntings grounded in its regional history. The Haunted States of America series uses real-life ghost lore as jumping-off points to new, chilling tales. An author's note provides...

Life at Second Chance Ranch becomes hectic after Grace offers to take in animals from a petting zoo. Even though her impulsiveness earns her the responsibility of taking care of the big Berkshire pig, Daisy, she is happy that the llama, Harry, is also...

When Natalie saves enough money to buy Apocalypse, she's certain she has found her heart horse: a horse that's so special it's as if they're a part of your heart. She hopes he's the horse to help her win a barrel-racing title too. But Eleven arrives at...

Amigo, the oldest dog on the ranch, isn't doing well, but Abby doesn't want to believe it. Although he is retired, Amigo is more than a service dog, he is her friend. When the unthinkable happens, Abby gives up the thing she loves most: caring for the...

When Buddy, the class rabbit, goes missing, Emily is distraught. It was her responsibility to take care of Buddy over spring break, and now he is gone. The angry glares from her classmates don't help her blues either. The only bright spot is her new...

It's August 1941 when Sumiko Adachi starts at a new school in Phoenix, Arizona. In spite of her first-day jitters, she finds a friendly face in Emi Kuno. But everything changes after Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, and the United States enters World War II...

Hattie Jacobs has a secret dream: to go to school to become a teacher. But her parents were formerly enslaved and are struggling to survive in Nashville, Tennessee, after Reconstruction. When the Jacobs family joins the Great Exodus of 1879 to Kansas,...

The Quetlock Quavers have reached the pinnacle of their middle school careers: the statewide Music and Variety Talent Contest. They've drafted Bert Bishop, retired music teacher and bassist extraordinaire, for an important solo at the start of their...

Sam Witt's sandwich was a marvel on a plate. The sandwich to end all sandwiches. If life were a movie, there'd have been trumpets and drums playing as Sam paraded his delicious STEAM fair project into class. But not more than two hours after the...

It's April Fools' Day at Harwington Middle School. The eighth graders are on guard for mischief, waiting to see who can top last year's classic white-toothpaste-filled-Oreos prank. But fake cockroaches are one thing. Missing math tests'and the threat of...

Ms. Abaza's fifth-grade class is beyond excited when she brings in live mice for them to care for. The students spend the day thinking up names for their new furry friends. Should they be named after soccer players or computer scientists? The...

Twelve-year-old Brubeck Farrell has two problems. First, she needs to help the Science Squad of Central Wisconsin raise enough money for quality ultrasound equipment to record bat sounds. Second, she needs to convince her mom to marry her longtime...

It's summer vacation and Ned Bolling is stuck in Maryland. Determined to make the most of his time off, Ned convinces his Science Squad to devote their summer project to tracking down the Chinese Mitten Crab, an invasive species that could be threatening...

Budding reporter Tala Mendoza thinks life in 1965 Delano, California, is boring. But that's before her father and other members of the local Filipino grape workers' union vote to strike. While the strike brings Filipino and Mexican farmworkers together,...

It's 1935, and the Great Depression and California drought has left eleven-year-old Joseph McCoy shining shoes to help his family survive. Through his hard work and games with his sister, Joseph has figured out how to get by as one of the few black...

Isabella Rodriguez is thrilled that she and her sister get to spend a week with their aunt in sunny Los Angeles, California. A budding photographer, Isa keeps her camera at the ready to capture all the iconic sights, especially those of the historic...

Manchac Swamp in New Orleans, Louisiana, is rumored to be haunted, but Josh Athens doesn't believe it. It certainly didn't affect his decision to take a job with Bayou Boat Tours. But while trying to reach a stranded boat of tourists, Josh's coworker,...

According to local lore, the town of Chester, New Jersey, has a resident ghost. But neither Kara nor her best friend (and newest Chester resident) Natalie have ever heard of these stories. Yet it isn't long before the girls discover the legend of the...

Alejandro Padilla isn't superstitious and he doesn't believe the stories that an old sailor doll in a Key West, Florida, museum is haunted. Robert the Doll might look creepy, but that doesn't mean the doll is cursed. So Al ignores the tour guide's...

Every state has its own spine-tingling stories of ghosts and mysterious hauntings grounded in its regional history. The Haunted States of America series uses real-life ghost lore as jumping-off points to new, chilling tales. An author's note provides...

Bouncer's name fits him perfectly. The Jack Russell terrier is definitely full of energy. But when Shawn and Kat agree to take Bouncer for a long weekend, they discover just how much energy, and mischief, Bouncer has. Can Shawn and Kat find a way to keep...

Buddy is an eight-year-old goldendoodle who loves to play hide-and-seek . . . at least he used to. Buddy is losing his vision and can't do many of his favorite activities anymore. So when he comes to Doggie Daycare, Shawn and Kat try to find something...

Star is a playful Siberian husky that needs a lot of exercise. She's well-trained, so Shawn and Kat let her off leash at the park. But Star gets excited and accidentally knocks a little girl to the ground. Furious, the girl's mother insists that Star...

Fifi is a pampered show dog entrusted to Shawn and Kat for the week. The siblings are under strict orders to limit the bichon frise's time outdoors. But Fifi proves to be a terror. She barks too much, chews on the furniture, and even attacks the toilet...

Today is the grandest of all sixth-grade days at Marcy G. Middleton Middle School: the Great Ancient Greece Extravaganza. So far, it's a herculean success, with kids wrapped in bedsheets performing onstage, a backdrop of Mount Olympus standing tall, and...

Chart-topping singing sensation Switchback has returned to his hometown of Switchington Falls to open its new music venue. The opening ceremony centers on the unveiling of a life-size statue of Switchback himself. But when the pop star pulls back the...

Green Valley Middle School's theater students knew their production of Pirates and Lost Boys was cursed. After months of snow days, the flu, and flaring rivalries, they have finally made it to opening day. But when the lights go out and props and...

The Fall Family Fitness Festival promises to be the highlight of Justice Payne Middle School's year, as long as the sixth graders can overcome their nerves long enough to present their physical activities to the public. But one hour before the festival's...

Ruby knows it is important to keep the unicorns behind Magic Moon Stable a secret. Her big sister Iris won't let her forget it! Yet when her friend is injured, Ruby decides to sneak a unicorn, Starfire, into the hospital to cheer her up. Later, Ruby...

Sometimes Iris wishes her mom and aunt still remembered that there are unicorns behind Magic Moon Stables. But the women don't know, or rather, don't remember, that unicorns exist. So why does their childhood friend Annie know about the unicorns? Not...

Ruby's new classmate, Cole, has a mysterious key. It looks a lot like Ruby's key to the Magic Gate. Could Cole be a Unicorn Guardian too? But there are bigger problems in the Enchanted Realm. Starsong was stolen by dragons and taken to the Fire Mountains...

Iris cannot wait for Heartsong to have her foal. Unicorns go into the Fairy Forest to have their babies, so Iris isn't surprised when Heartsong goes missing for a few days. Yet when the unicorn does not return, Iris and Ruby have to go in and find her...

Olive Oh can't wait to spend a weekend camping with her best friend Marcus Wong and his family. They'll get to see stars, observe nature, and, best of all, get away from Olive's older siblings, whose bossy advice is driving her nuts. But a week of rainy...

When Olive Oh's third-grade teacher announces that the whole school will be having an art show, Olive is thrilled. Being creative is what she does best. Plus, she has just found her lucky red beret. Olive is sure she'll have all kinds of great ideas. But...

Jett Ryder has set his sights on the iconic Space Needle in Seattle. He and his best friend Mika want his next freestyle motocross stunt to be the hugest in the history of the sport. But figuring out the trick is tough, the Space Needle is way too tall...

In the world of freestyle motocross stunts, Jett Ryder has seen his share of crashes and wrecks. But none of those come close to the biggest wreck in history: the Titanic. Jett and his best friend Mika want to do an amazing trick that pays tribute to...

When Jett Ryder arrives at Niagara Falls, he knows he has a lot to prove. Jett needs his next freestyle motocross stunt to be more amazing than ever before. At first, Jett and his best friend Mika aren't sure what they should do, surely Jett can't jump...