Eli Hancock is all about facts and scoffs at his friend Freddy's superstitions. But after the pair find a gold coin in a sinkhole at Broken Brand Ranch and good things start happening to Eli, he thinks it might be lucky. He returns to the ranch and takes an old pocket watch. What's a little more luck? Then, the coin begins to glow and his dreams turn haunted. Are the coin and pocket watch he found actually cursed?

Ollie Iguana is the cleverest lizard at Riverside School of Innovation, and he's not about to let his paradise be overrun by humans! Ollie's hilarious and crafty attempts to reclaim his home might just land him a new job. Will Ollie manage to outwit the humans, or will he become an unexpected hero?Vowel team syllables are practiced in this funny story.

Life has been tough since Rosa Vieja's dad went missing. On top of the rumors that her dad walked out, the sophomore is haunted by a strange voice coming from the mist. The voice becomes more persistent after a classmate—the football team's wide receiver and Rosa's not-so-secret crush—disappears. She finds herself drawn toward the mysterious voice. Does the voice have anything to do with the nearby sinkholes? What does it mean when it says "innocent blood," and what will make it stop?

Bacillus anthracis causes anthrax in all mammals, including humans. Depending upon the route of entry of B. anthracis spores, infection can result in cutaneous lesions, which are readily treatable with antibiotics, or systemic lethal disease, which is nearly always fatal. The continuing worldwide incidence of anthrax in animal populations, the risk of human infection associated with animal outbreaks, and the threat of use of B. anthracis as a biological weapon warrant continued investigati...

The Skunk Squad, an elite space defender force, is used to smelly jobs. When they get a call from a fancy fragrance festival, it’s clear that they are the wrong animals for the job. But someone is sabotaging the festival. Can the Skunk Squad save the day and prove what they are capable of?Practice vowel r-words with this exciting adventure.