I see dead people…and so does everyone else, because more and more teenagers who have returned from the grave are converging on the small town of Oakvale, Connecticut, inspired by the words the “voice” of Generation Dead, Tommy Williams, writes on his blog MySoCalledUndeath.com. Tommy’s people—Mal, Karen, Sylvia, Takayuki, Tayshawn, Colette, Popeye, Melissa and the gang at the Haunted House—aren’t zombies that want to eat your brains or feast on your entrails, they just want to do the same...

There is a green and blooming world beyond our own, fighting back against the human pollutant. This cruel Otherworld is unknowable. Yet, if we are to survive, we must rescue it from our history. Should we fail, more than cities will fall.ROOTS WILL RISE. CITIES WILL FALL.Roots, once suffocating under cement, tear through the streets of London to throttle buildings. Vegetable homunculi hold up banks with automatic weapons. There is a green and blooming world beyond our own, f...

We live in a drinking obsessed world. We drink in baby showers and parties, brunch and book club, ceremonies, and funerals. Yet nobody challenges the ubiquity of alcohol— in reality, the one thing that has ever been questioned is why somebody isn't drinking.It's a requirement for entry, and if you don't imbue, you're an exception. As a community, we are concerned with health and well-being, but retain alcohol as some sort of magic elixir. If you're in a spiral, h...

The phenomenon that's been sweeping the country seems to be here to stay. Not only are the teenagers who have come back from their graves still here, but newlydeads are being unearthed all the time. While scientists look for answers and politicians take their stands, the undead population of Oakville have banded together in a group they're calling the Sons of Romero, hoping to find solidarity in segregation.

From author Adam Rex comes the first book in the Cold Cereal Saga—a hilarious, clever, and action-packed adventure series with an educational hook.Scottish Play Doe—aka Scott—is used to being a little different. Sometimes he hallucinates things no one else can see. But then one of these hallucinations tries to steal Scott's backpack, and he comes face-to-face with an honest-to-goodness leprechaun named Mick who's on the run from, of all things, the Goodco Cereal Company. With the h...

Jake is one very smart kid, and his little brother knows it. Sometimes being smart get you into trouble because you think of things you shouldn't. Things that leave you feeling like a lobster in a pot of boiling water. When their dog comes home with Mrs. Wilson's dead rabbit in its mouth, the boys know they need a foolproof plan to deal with the situation. But the lie they've told is taking them deeper into trouble. Could the way out be easier than they thought? Your 6- to 10-year-old will...

Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your...video game? Navigate your way through three different versions of the classic fairy tale. Will YOU CHOOSE the path that leads to your happily ever after?

As a computer game addict, you somehow find yourself at your favourite arcade - unfortunately with no money. If you can find a way to play what machine will you take on? Will you be able to get the high score? Or will it end up being the worst day of your life?

When Earth’s new spacefaring allies let Humans into their school, Tammy leapt at the chance. Maybe one of these days, she’ll even pass—preferably before her alien friend gets a girlfriend.(A short story of about 3,800 words.)Catati TY #01

The zombie apocalypse sucks, sure, but high school wasn’t much better. You gotta wonder how having the brains to ace tests helps you out when a slobbering zombie is on your tail, wanting to eat said brains. Moving to the woods cut down on such occurrences, but it can’t last forever. And when all the dumb zombies eat all the dumb humans, what will be left?Brains is a short story that will only take a few minutes to read.

My big brother Jake love eggs, climbing trees, and snakes. I hate all three. But when a dangerous snake escapes from the zoo and begins stealing our eggs from the chicken coop, we have to come up with a plan. I sure hope Jake is smart enought to outwit the snake! Says Phil Callaway, "The response to these little books has been amazing! Children are finding they can read a chapters book in one sitting and parents tell me they're grinning the whole time. I think they mean both them and their...

What would happen if you woke up every single day with a different, surprise SUPERPOWER?! Find out in this zany, hilarious illustrated novel from Mary Winn Heider and Chad Sell.The morning of his mom's business trip, Switcheroo wakes up to discover he has telekinesis. Which is super convenient when he has to give his babysitter-robot the slip to fight crime all day. But it's less convenient when he's recruited to fight crime again the next day, only to rea...