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Gordy has been stuck in a starship so long, he's outgrown his space boots. Nothing fits anymore, and he's still growing! He curls up on his hammock with his black cat Spooky. Gordy has never felt so alone. When Gordy and his cousin Virginia are caught in...

Olivia Black does not feel safe. Nightmares plague her sleep and haunt her days. If she has to endure one more minute stuck in a safe house in rainy Portland, she's going to lose it. When Mike Palmer sneaks off to find her sister Kaylee without her, it's...

In the aftermath of a brutal tragedy, Jason and Passion are on the run. Marcus is lost beyond reach, and The Hold is in shambles. If that weren't enough, Olivia Black has been taken by the CAMFers to be used as Dr. Fineman's personal lab rat in his...

Olivia Black is back. Only this time she's not the one in need of rescue. Samantha James, rich, popular, and an award-winning composer at age seventeen, is the next target on the CAMFers' list. In order to convince Samantha to come with them, Olivia and...

Hello. My name is Miss Annie and I'm the visiting teacher in this class today.An inventors journal we are making, footprints for the future is what I say, because our ideas could lead the way.There is a history of young inventors that I've shared with...

Finally, the definitive illustrated bio of the controversial creator who reinvented the comic biz, Smilin' Stan Lee. This detailed critical overview of Lee's life and career unflinchingly deals with still-open questions about who really "created"...

Jonas is a typical teenager who wakes up one day to find the world has gone crazy. An evil businessman has challenged society's acceptance of diversity. He persuades religious groups to fight to the death, as he schemes to wipe out the human race. Will...

Trapped below the water's surface and desperate to breathe air, Kris fears he has reached the end of his nine year old life. As he gives up hope and lets the water enter his airways, he is still conscious of the river around him. Assuming he is dead, he...

The faerie world is fading. Human greed is giving rise to the evilest of faeries. Only Rionnag's marriage will prevent earth's doom. But she will have none of it. The Twelfth Stone is a Celtic American fantasy, adventure, romance and cautionary faerie...

Blanca's white fur marks her as different. In a sea of dark brown hides, she always stands out, and other young buffalo treat her cruelly because of it. Even her one trusted friend, Battus, disappears from her life. Blanca just wants to be normal-to love...

The world of Henry Roach-Dairier continues, but the torch of chronicling the events has past to his grandson and namesake. Some twenty to twenty-five thousand years after the extinction of human beings, the earth is quite different. It is dominated by...

In 1769, the court of Empress Maria Theresia witnessed one of that era's most amazing feats of engineering: a machine that could play chess. Artfully constructed by a Hungarian nobleman named Wolfgang von Kempelen, the chess-machine played a unique game...

Though three hundred years have passed since Alexi's death, Vögelein finds herself still haunted by the unkept promise she made to her first Guardian. Now the clockwork faerie must confront her past with the help of Mason, an itinerant musician whose...

When Jakob, Vögelein's Guardian of fifty years, dies quietly in his sleep one night, her life is thrown into utter turmoil. Left without someone to wind her, the tiny clockwork faerie has less than five hours to live - unless she can find someone to...

A TALE OF TWO SYDNEYS is a no-messing, straight-talking, manga-inspired, self-improvement story. It's a light-hearted means to revealing some life-changing advice around a fist full of learnings that, should you choose to adopt them, seriously threaten...

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This book will help teens understand the many meanings of virginity: its literal definition as well as its contexts within society and within a person's value system. Understanding these aspects of virginity will help teens make responsible choices...

Hepatitis can be contracted in a variety of ways, including as an STD, and teens are one group at very high risk. Some strains of hepatitis are potentially fatal and may go unnoticed for years. This book describes the numerous strains of hepatitis and...

Orpha doesn't speak about what got her into prison. No one would listen. No one would believe her. Haunted by nightmarish flashbacks and withering in the miserable conditions of Tothill prison, 16-year-old Orpha perseveres, doing what she can to befriend...

Nuclear physics investigates the properties and behavior of the central portion, or nucleus, of the atom. This branch of physics had perhaps the biggest impact on the world in the 20th century because it evolved into the knowledge used to build the most...

As our knowledge of matter grows, so too do the number of materials. Metals saw early uses as swords, coins, and later, in the building of airplanes. The 20th century witnessed several new materials: plastic that is versatile enough to find use in...

Explores the science of electromagnetic radiation and its tremendous variety of applications. This book includes discussions of the optics of image formation, the intense beams produced by lasers, the role of light in biological processes and medical...

Electrical equipment is vital not only to the commuters traveling to and from the office but also to the fighter pilots who soar through the sky in swift and maneuverable airplanes. Other electrical devices have long been used to store and play music,...

Which business structures are best suited to the unpredictable 21st century? How can a business reconfigure itself with minimum disruption and maximum impact?Every executive grapples with problems of restructuring--and most need hands-on guidance to...

"How can companies recruit, retain, train, motivate, and reward great employees--especially in a tight labor market? How can they win new customers and boost sales? The secret is to lighten up and get a little weird! Creativity and productivity can go...

"Ever wonder what makes us buy from a certain salesperson or prefer one TV news announcer over another? In each case, a human voice is subtly captivating our ear and commanding our attention. Now celebrity voice coach Renee Grant-Williams reveals the...

A collection of Robert E. Howard's best historical fiction, including "Treasures of Tartary," "Son of the White Wolf," "Black Vulmea's Vengeance," "Boot Hill Payoff" and "The Vultures of Whapeton."

This is the original Roots for Kids, based on a twelve-week course the author developed for her fourth-grade class. This is now the 3rd edition of this classic book, with updates reflecting both the recent explosion of interest in genealogy and the...

This guide provides an introduction to a critical analysis of Edgar Allan Poe''s poems. It features a few poems, offering a variety of viewpoints by different critics on the important aspects of each work and an analysis of the texts.'

Each book in the Bloom''s Major Poets series covers three to six poems offering a variety of viewpoints by different critics on the important aspects of each work. These guides introduce critical analysis to students of poetry.'

The thrilling follow-up event to the timeless classic Infinity Gauntlet, with the entire Marvel Universe at war! After Adam Warlock's return in Infinity Gauntlet, his dark half, the Magus, wasn't far behind! The struggle for ultimate power over the...

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This third volume by Larry Carey and Sylvia Tompkins focuses on character salt and pepper shakers. Featured in this book are popular television, movie, and cartoon characters. Also included are well-known mascots or symbols, such as the Loch Ness Monster...

Peanut butter glasses were made in the 1950's in three sizes to sell commercially produced peanut butter, primarily from the Boscul Peanut Buitter Company of New Jersey. The glasses were decorated with colorful painted images of flowers and a few birds,...

There's something special about spending time at a coffee shop with a friend--engaging in a meaningful conversation, then leaving refueled and ready to tackle the rest of the day. What if your quiet times with God energized you the same way?Coffee Shop...

Set in Pennsylvania's Amish country, SummerHill Secrets follows fourteen-year-old Merry Hanson as she navigates the struggles and triumphs of life and faith. Volume Two contains House of Secrets, Echoes in the Wind, Hide Behind the Moon, Windows on...

From the author of The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender comes a haunting maelstrom of magic and murder in the lush, moody Pacific Northwest. When Rona Blackburn landed on Anathema Island more than a century ago, her otherworldly skills might...

"One might think Knowles isn't creating but channeling the adolescent mind. A fascinating study of misperceptions, consequences, and the teen condition." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Thanks to a bully in gym class, unpopular Nate suffers a broken...