It’s 1960. In a small logging town called Calamus that’s about as far in the middle of nowhere as you can get, Wade Curren, star of the high school baseball and football teams, is content living out his role of local hero, holding court in the corner booth of the town diner where his girlfriend Lorna waits tables.Lorna, working to support her family, is plotting her escape from their small town. Fiercely independent and an avid reader of the kinds of books that aren’t taught in sch...

A gripping graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the Attack of The Grizzlies, 1967, with text adapted by Georgia Ball.No grizzly has ever killed a human in Glacier National Park before... until tonight. Eleven-year-old Melody Vega and her family come to Glacier every year. Mel loves it here — the beautiful landscapes and wildlife make it easy to forget her real-world troubles. But this year is different. With Mom gone, every m...

This the story of the end of the world - as told by a teenager.Things are really beginning to heat up in Briar's school.Captain Albino's kid-programming sessions are underway.Under the blue light Briar and his friends are transformed physically.Under the yellow light Briar and his friends are transformed mentally.But it isn't until Captain Albino takes Briar to the burning barrel that Briar finds out just how bad things can really get.You DEF...

Brother detectives Frank and Joe face perils in the wilderness as they try to track down their missing teacher in this thrilling Hardy Boys adventure.As part of a research unit, Bayport High’s Green Environment Conservation Club (GECO) is taking a field trip—camping on nearby Black Bear Mountain, where the students will help field biologist Dr. Max Kroopnik investigate local flora. Frank’s there to geek out about nature while Joe’s along for the thrills. Not only d...

The epic conclusion to the exciting Jaguar Stones series and a rip-roaring adventure into the heart of North America!With his parents in jail and the Maya Death Lords in possession of all five Jaguar Stones, fourteen-year-old Max Murphy is pretty sure that he'll never get to leave the rainforest.But the Lords of Death have a problem—a new king calling himself Great Sun claims to have the Jaguar Stones, too. And they want Max to prove the guy's a fraud. Or el...

"The Story of HollyWolf" is about working through our differences by recognizing our strengths. Even the most unlikely individual can be a hero as forest animals work to save that which already thrives.Mother Beaver takes in all the orphaned animals and when she slaps her tail, they all fly into action. Skunk saves the day when he squirts poachers in the face.When they try to shoot Skunk, nearby biologists experience how it used to be.I started writing "The Story of Ho...

Mia is a new volunteer at the Rocky Ridge Riding Center, and she's having some trouble adjusting. Diamond is a new horse at the center, and he's also having trouble adjusting to the new environment. Mia and Diamond must learn to work together so they can stay at the Rocky Ridge Riding Center.

Max, a zookeeper, cares about the animals at the zoo and they know it. The animals even let Max in on a secret because they knew they could trust him. In this sequel to Zookeeper, Max ends up with a helper who is cares about the animals as much as Max does. No other person has ever been invited into the Raptor House but that is about to change. The animals aren't sure what to think. Will their secret stay safe?

In dangers way is a fact of life for most cops but Samuel O’Brien is fourteen. Following in his sister Hanna Rae’s footsteps solving a mystery is in his blood. His mother’s words ‘even seasoned cops get hurt’ made no difference because he simply doesn’t get it.Life is full of mysteries and Sam’s relationship with his father was beyond understanding. His father wasn’t around for the first nine years. The last five he’s been around more than what Sam wants. Things become shaky with t...

Teenager Alice is a shy English girl growing up in 1970's America, where she struggles to fit in with a world of fast food, flirting and fashion. She has a high IQ and sees things differently from most - numbers have colours - and so do flavours and days of the week. Gawky Alice is too naive to be popular, until she gets caught up with the strange happenings of a lodge in the woods near her home. What she discovers leads her to challenge her preconceptions of life and herself, as jealousy,...

Author D.L. Luke vividly portrays the intriguing tale of one of life's greatest fears-being lost in the wilderness. In Adirondacks, Artemis faces not only her present fears but fears for the future with only her dog and past experiences to guide her through her lonely introspection, her strengths, and weaknesses. Artemis and her dog are left deserted and alone with winter approaching, in the Adirondacks, with only a prayer and a hope for survival. Real and imaginary fears cloud Artemis's j...