Finding a dead body impaled on a tree thirty feet in the air would be enough to rattle anyone…But Matt Brennan isn't rattled. He has other worries — like getting Lonely Lake Lodge opened and sold, so he can return to his career as an RCMP officer. This body isn't his problem. Or is it?When his brother Brian is charged with the murder, Matt's priorities change. Mired in the day-to-day challenges of operating a remote wilderness lodge, he must somehow find th...

Anyone who visits Pinterest can quickly see that it is different from other social media apps. Instead of focusing on other people’s likes, this app allows users to celebrate their own interests. Created in 2010 by a man with a fondness for collecting, the app is now available to anyone over the age of thirteen. In 2022, Pinterest became the third most popular social media app in the United States, with 40 percent of teens using it to organize and display photos, artwork, and more. Part of...

With her best friends off enjoying Paris and her mom expressing disapproval at every turn, Tamika Warren knows her summer can’t get any worse. Then her family gets the news that her great-aunt has fallen into a coma. Tamika is stuck joining her mom in Virginia to prepare Aunt Lati’s old farmhouse for when she wakes up. As if that weren’t bad enough, a friendly neighbor describes the farmhouse as “haunted.” Tamika is stunned from the moment she steps into the farmhouse–but from the beautifu...

Women in Science and Technology: Grace Hopper gives readers in grades 1-3 a brief biography of one of the world's first computer programmers. Her work and ideas helped pave the way for modern computers. Grace believed there was always more than one way to solve any problem, and she used that belief in her lifelong work to bring computers to everyone. Grace asked the questions and helped solve the problems that transformed computers from giant machines that filled rooms to objects you can h...

Thirteen-year-old Tom Goodwin is not happy about moving hundreds of miles away from his best friend, thanks to his dad’s new job. His new classmates think his Boston accent is weird, his new school is seriously old, and his new friends—just kidding. He has no new friends here. But at least he’s not as weird as Lata Seth, a fellow eighth grader who skips class to stare at an empty wall of the school hallway in the belief that a door will randomly appear there. Sure, she’s sad because her si...

You can tell readers how much an elephant eats. You can reveal key moments in Babe Ruth’s life. You can list facts about Mars, airplanes, or Halloween. You can write excellent reports!

The Monster Hunters head to Nevada where their destination is Lake Tahoe. While seeking a monster called Tahoe Tessie, they discover how much damage invasive species can do. A close call underwater shows the team the importance of scientific research, and a glimpse of Tahoe Tessie! Calico Chapter Books is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.

Up2U Adventures—where the ending is Up2U! Ana thinks that her new school is very strange. Middlehurst Elementary School has a lot of rules. And everyone follows them. Or else. When Ana and her new friend Bryce discover a secret passage, they know that something suspicious is going on. Will they discover the school is a secret training ground, an illegal experiment, or something else? The ending is Up2U, so which ending will you choose? Calico Chapter Books is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a d...

A search for Bigfoot takes the Monster Hunters to Florida, where they learn the importance of swamps and the creatures in them. Only to discover that not everyone has the same respect for nature especially natural predators. When the team runs into a Florida panther, a Skunk Ape makes a surprise appearance. Or does it? Calico Chapter Books is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.

Gabe Brown's brother Ben has his own show on the Internet called Discover Cryptids. Gabe and his friends Tyler and Sean help Ben hunt down these monsters and make sure the show goes on! For this episode the Monster Hunters travel to Canada where something in Turtle Lake is smashing up boats. Are the boats hitting snags? Or is it the Turtle Lake Monster? Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.

Andy has been looking forward to mountain biking all day. Finally school is over, and he can hit the trail with his friend Josh. But Josh gets sidetracked by a nest of snakes and comes up with the idea to catch one and take it to school the next day to pull a prank on their classmate Megan. Josh thinks it’s a great idea. Andy isn’t so sure. Sure enough, the snake gets loose in the school hallway. What will Andy do? The ending is Up2U.

Gabe Brown's brother Ben has his own show on the Internet called Discover Cryptids. Gabe and his friends Tyler and Sean help Ben hunt down these monsters and make sure the show goes on! For this episode the Monster Hunters travel to West Virginia in search of the Mothman. Some of the locals think the creature might be an owl. But if so, what exactly had they seen in the woods? Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a divisio...