Whereas the settings for the first two books in The Adventures of Archibald and Jockabeb series were inside the United States, the third book shifts to Brazil. When the two brothers fly south to visit their Uncle Charlie, a retired Merchant Marine who’d travelled all over the world before putting down roots in the Amazonian Rainforest, they have no idea what lies ahead. As the boys and their uncle travel further up river toward a remote village inhabited by the Minauri tribe and its wise o...

When Archibald and Jockabeb head to a secluded summer camp perched high in the mountains, they think they're in for a few weeks of camping and hiking. When they arrive, however, they find that they're the only two campers at Camp Bear Claw. They also discover that the area is plagued by an evil devil cat—or so the legend goes. As the boys investigate, they soon learn that the legend holds much more in store for them than they could ever imagine. A meeting with the extraordinary Tommy Two F...

Brought to you by Penguin.Since Lamont Cranston - known to a select few as the Shadow - defeated Shiwan Khan and ended his reign of terror over New York one year ago, the city has started to regenerate.But there is evil brewing elsewhere. And this time the entire world is under threat.Which is why Lamont has scoured the globe to assemble a team with unmatched talent.Only their combined powers can foil an enemy with ambitions and abilities be...

All sirens must earn their place on Paradise…even those born there.In 2132 AD, fifteen-year-old Kassiana’s life was royalty. Born on Nemal, the richest of the Paradise Planets, she had no idea how the people of Earth–the Gaians–suffered. But her idyllic and harmonious life was shattered when she was forcefully kidnapped and taken to live among them on a flooded Earth.After a near-fatal assault leaves Kassi without a voice–a siren's source of power–Kassi learns she must get ...

Brought to you by Penguin.Only two people know Lamont Cranston's secret identity as the Shadow, a vigilante of justice: his greatest love, Margo Lane, and his fiercest enemy, Shiwan Khan. Then Khan ambushes the couple, who find the slimmest chance of survival . . . in the uncertain future.A century and a half later, Lamont awakens in a world both unknown and strangely familiar. The first person he meets is Maddy Gomes, a teenager with her own mysterious sec...

All Sirens must earn their place on Paradise—even those born into it.In the year 2132, fifteen-year-old Kassiana Rivernova lives in luxury on Nemal, the most opulent of the Paradise Planets. She never questions the suffering on flooded Earth or the Gaians struggling to survive in its ruins.Until the day she’s stolen.Torn from her privileged world and forced to live among Earth’s outcasts, Kassi is silenced in the most devastating way. After a violent assault rupture...

When two young brothers, Archibald and Jockabeb, find and old leather map hidden in the forest just beyond their backyard, they can't help but sneak out one night to follow its path.So begins the first of the boys' amazing adventures. After a terrifying encounter with supernatural creatures, the boys meet a young Indian brave, Haktu, who shares with them the tragic story of how he was separated from his tribe and placed under an evil spell.The saga leads the two boys into H...

The New York Times bestseller is back! The career workbook Roadmap isbetter than ever.Roadmap has been updated and expanded with tons of brand new content—including chapters on changing directions mid-career and not letting your past define your future.Through inspirational stories and interviews, and practical career development information, this helpful resource will steer students, recent gradu...

Brought to you by Penguin.Straight from the harsh streets, American Cops is a first-person account of the days and nights of America's police force.PROTECTThese men and women are our eyes. Our ears. Our protectors. Those who wear a badge, doing their best to help people.SERVEThese cops serve their communities. They serve their country. They're in the business of saving lives-e...

Brought to you by Penguin.'A really entertaining thriller [that] like Michael Crichton . . . keeps ratcheting up the suspense' Booklist**____________________________Two sisters have always stood together. Now, they're the only ones left.**In the shadow of Mount Hood in the US Pacific Northwest, sixteen-year-old Tennant is checking rabbit traps with her eight-year-old sister Sophie.The girls are suddenly overc...

Brought to you by Penguin.At this school, the first lesson is survival.Dr Brandt Savage's plans for his sabbatical from the University of Chicago change drastically when he is enrolled in a school where he is the sole pupil.His professor is relentless in her lessons. She's also his captor.Savage is forced to undertake intense physical and mental training, with no idea why he was chosen or what is expected of him.But ...

Brought to you by Penguin.The dynamics are simple in the Wolf family. They eat you if you let them.Joe Wolf has raised his children to have the same cut-throat mentality that built his own California business empire: kill or be killed.When Joe's body is discovered adrift in the San Francisco Bay, his daughter Jenny finds herself head of the Wolf empire.With her brothers trying to seize her newfound power and assets ...