A gripping tale of Occupation, Resistance, and the Quest to reclaim stolen masterpieces.In 1940, as German forces race towards Bordeaux, a Jewish physician faces an impossible choice before the darkness descends, sending his wife and daughter to safety in America or keeping them close. Underground resistance cells form in the shadows, but every act of defiance is met with Nazi brutality. Survival means trusting no one.Decades later in Boston, lawyer Corin H...

Southerners love the South. And some souls never leave. Savannah, New Orleans and St. Augustine are among the most haunted places in America, and chilling stories abound nearly everywhere below the Mason-Dixon line. At Seaman's Bethel Theater in Mobile, Alabama, actors and staff are frightened by the unnerving sounds of a child's laughter. The ghost of Alfred Victor DuPont, a noted ladies' man, is said to harass female employees in the stairwell at DuPont Mansion in Louisville, Kentucky. T...

The lights and sounds of a haunted house can be thrilling, but they can turn horrifying quickly when a young sister gets separated from her older brother in the chaos of a carnival crowd. Detective Booger McClain is on the case when little Abby Wilkinson goes missing on Halloween, but he soon finds himself in a heap of trouble with a local judge and the Connorville mayor when the carnival owners threaten to sue the city if the nosy investigator isn’t pulled off the case.Ultimately,...

Ghost stories from the Southwestern United States have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!The haunted history of the Southwest comes to life--even when the main players are dead. Visit Fort Huachuca to catch a glimpse of the ghosts of Buffalo Soldiers. Or spend the night at the Museum of Colorado Prisons in Canon City, but don't count on getting much sleep while surrounded by restless spirits. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of ...

Alabama has a historic and haunted side. This book highlights the most interesting sites and stories, from Auburn and Birmingham to Tuscaloosa and Mobile.

One team. One dream. One kid in charge!Ten-year-old Amar is his local football team Blunderhampton Wanderers' biggest fan. But the once-great club is falling apart, with clueless tactics, hopeless players and a stadium that's more rust than roar.So when Amar wins the chance to manage the Wanderers for a week, he's thrilled. How hard can it be? Pick a line-up, cheer from the sidelines, bask in glory - easy! Except now he's got to pick the starting line up, f...

Beth doesn’t really have friends until she meets Lizzie, the girl who’s just moved into the upstairs apartment. At first it seems like a perfect match. Lizzie likes all the same stuff and wants to hang out constantly. But the friendship turns creepy when Lizzie starts copying Beth’s style down to the smallest detail, and Beth can’t shake the strange feeling that she’s being silently studied. Did Beth find a BFF . . . or something more sinister? In this Scary Graphics tale, easy-to-read tex...

Join the cadets Mira, Jay, Kai and Luna in Mythic Park as they learn to look after the mythical creatures that live there. In this story, the cadets are in the Stone Valley for a rockfall drill. But the siren is much too loud and wakes up the enormous rumble beasts who start smashing everything! They must work together to calm the rumble beasts and help the shy pebble troll ...Reading Champion Graphic readers is a new strand in the Reading Champion programme. Each story follows the...

Join the cadets Mira, Jay, Kai and Luna in Mythic Park as they learn to look after the mythical creatures that live there. In this story, the cadets are in the Mind Meadow, where a dream bird is acting strangely and making odd illusions appear. Could she be trying to send the cadets a message, and will they understand?Reading Champion Graphic readers is a new strand in the Reading Champion programme. Each story follows the adventures of the same set of characters in exciting comic ...

Democracy didn’t fall overnight. It was taken.When the Prosperity Party rises to power, investigative reporter Connor Bourne is one of the first to see the truth behind the slogans—foreign alliances, manufactured chaos, and a calculated dismantling of American democracy.He warned the country.No one listened.Now the regime controls the courts, the media, and the streets. Connor has lost his career, his safety, and the woman he loves. Marked a...

Author Alan Brown shines the light on some of worst characters in Mississippi history. Mississippi's nickname--"The Magnolia State"--highlights the region's natural and architectural beauty. However, Mississippi is also home to a rogue's gallery of thieves and murderers, beginning with the nation's first serial killers--the Harpe Brothers--and continuing to the present with Glen Rogers, "The Cross Country Killer." Lurking through Mississippi Scoundrels is a wide variety of scalawags, rangi...

Join the cadets Mira, Jay, Kai and Luna in Mythic Park as they learn to look after the mythical creatures that live there.Reading Champion Graphic readers is a new strand in the Reading Champion programme. Each story follows the adventures of the same set of characters in exciting comic book form, perfect for encouraging reluctant readers. The books have been book banded to support children's reading in the classroom. Mythical Creature Cadets books have all been banded at book band...