Ethan Sparks is psyched when he lands an assignment as a photojournalist with The Young Explorer Magazine. He's covering his dad's latest archaeological dig in China. While his dad excavates a Terra-Cotta Soldier, Ethan looks for ways to keep his article exciting. But excitement finds him instead. While on a tour of the Great Wall, a sniper attempts to assassinate his father. Ethan barely catches his breath before more trouble comes his way. He encounters a wacko with bloody tear ...

From the moment Ethan Sparks lands on the Greek Island of Santorini, he thinks his assignment for The Young Explorer Magazine is a bad joke. The thirteen-year-old reporter is covering his dads latest archaeological digand its a weird one. A modern-day oracle in Delphi has uttered that Poseidons Trident really exists. Now Ethans father believes the Trident is buried in a volcanic ledge under the Aegean Sea. Dr. Sparks wants to use the latest underwater archaeology equipment to find the Trid...

The moment Ethan Sparks arrives in Cairo, his trusty gut warns him hes landed in danger Big Time! The thirteen-year-old investigative journalist for The Young Explorer magazine is covering one of the biggest archaeological events of the year. Over three hundred of the worlds most prominent archaeologists are in Egypt for their International Symposium, and Ethans father, Dr. Sparks, is the keynote speaker. When a blond giant (code name: Hercules) starts tailing his dad, Ethan needs...

Bound for England, fourteen-year-old photojournalist Ethan Sparks quickly realizes that his summer jobshooting candids on The Young Explorers Castles and Stonehenge touris not the gig that he thought it would be. A billionaire genius plans to relocate Stonehenge so he can possess it for himself, recruiting a brilliant young engineer named Russell to mastermind the airlift. When Russell agrees to join forces with Ethan, the boys concoct a Double Cross to prevent the heist. But can ...

The Ethan Sparks Adventure books are fun, engaging books for young readers. They are wild rides to some of the great sites of archaeology, such as the tomb of the first emperor of China and his terra-cotta soldiers. I hope the boys and girls who read them will be inspired to get involved in real-life archaeologymaybe even on my own digs!-- Dr. Gary Stickel"the real-life Indiana Jones"London TimesExcavator at Achilleion (legendary birthplace of Achilles, her...

Written for a young audience, this intense memoir explores the harsh realities of life on the streets in contemporary North Korea.Every Falling Star is the memoir of Sungju Lee, who at the age of twelve was forced to live on the streets of North Korea and fend for himself. To survive, Sungju creates a gang and lives by thieving, fighting, begging, and stealing rides on cargo trains.Sungju richly recreates his scabrous story, depicting what it was lik...

Alexis, Nick, and Ruby have very different backgrounds: Alexis has spent her life covering for her mom's mental illness, Nick's bravado hides his fear of not being good enough, and Ruby just wants to pursue her eccentric interests in a world that doesn't understand her. When the three teens join Portland County Sheriff's Search and Rescue, they are teamed up to search for a autistic man lost in the woods. What they find instead is a dead body. In a friendship that will be forged in danger,...

Discover the original bone-chilling adventures that made Goosebumps one of the bestselling children's book series of all time! Gabe is exploring the tunnels of an ancient Egyptian pyramid. Unfortunately, Gabe is also lost! And Gabe is not alone. Someone else is in the pyramid, too. Someone. Or something. . . It's another fan-favorite prequel to R.L. Stine's blockbuster GOOSEBUMPS HORRORLAND series. Now with all-new bonus materials including a Q&A with the author and more!

Deep inside China's famous Wolong Nature Reserve, an endangered Giant Panda named Ling has disappeared, and for his seventh mission, Jack is paired with a surly, sixteen-year-old park assistant named Fong to help track the panda down. As a member of the evil Scorpion Gang, Fong and a partner Wong have been posing as assistants to steal Ling, and several other rare creatures from the reserve to sell on the black market. Now Jack must infiltrate the ruthless gang's Beijing headquarters, over...

Acclaimed author Michael Grant delivers a stunning follow-up to the globally bestselling Gone series—perfect for fans of Stephen King’s suspenseful writing.It’s been four years since a meteor hit Perdido Beach and everyone disappeared. Everyone, except the kids trapped in the FAYZ—an invisible dome that was created by an alien virus. Inside the FAYZ, animals began to mutate and teens developed dangerous superpowers. The terrifying new world was plagued with hunger,...

"Feathered Friends": Archie learns that trying to catch a lost parrot just to get an award is for the birds! "Party On": Mrs. Andrews is quite pleased with her freshly spotless home... but with Archie holding a party, could it possibly stay that way? "Great Expert-tations": To get a job at a local stationery store, Archie sells himself as a school supply expert, but can he actually sell the school supplies? PLUS: Other new and classic tales!

The GONE series may be over, but it's not the end of the story …MICHAEL GRANT'S ACTION-PACKED AND MUCH ANTICIPATED NEW BOOK, SET IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE BESTSELLING GONE SERIES.When the dome came down, they thought it was the end of the troubles. Truth is, it was just the beginning.Shade Darby witnessed events that day, with devastating consequences, and vowed never to feel that powerless again. Now, four years later, she gets her h...