Austin comes to England knowing as an American he'll stick out at his new school. But when an errant owl lands him at Hogwarts he's in for more than he expected.If it’s not hard enough being the only American at Hogwarts, Austin’s sorted into the most despised of all the houses. Then bumbling around the dungeon while trying to find his common room, he unwittingly helps the monster from the Chamber of Serpents. Will he discover the secret of the Chamber before he becomes another vic...

Includes two free additional short stories.That's three 'terrorific' short stories for one low price.No Way out - Mike takes a bet to go inside a haunted house, but will he live long enough to collect?Also includes:The Price of Friendship - How much is a best friend worth? Joey finds out the hard way.Hobgoblin Horror - Jake only volunteered at the retirement home because Shelby works there. So, it's no wonder he's doesn't hear Mr. Fitches' warnings abo...

Includes two free additional short stories.That's three 'terrorific' short stories for one low price.Playing hide-and-seek in a cemetery is disrespectful. When it happens to be cursed, the results can be deadly. Or even worse, as Jason finds out when he takes a bet to play an ill-fated game on Halloween.Includes the bonus short story: Brother's Keeper - Zack would be wise to spend less time looking for his missing sled and more time worrying about what is lurking out...

In this collection of stories from ten groundbreaking authors of fiction for 9-12 year olds, explore new worlds and discover the surprises that lie just beneath the surface of everyday places.In these tales, you'll read about:--The horrifying truth behind the tapping on a boy's window in a snowstorm.--Priscilla the Great's hilarious revenge on Christine the Mean at summer camp.--Kian's struggle with loyalty as his birthright involves returning to a clan he'd s...

For a limited time, includes two free additional short stories.That's three great short stories for the price of one.Could there be a hidden room somewhere in your house? And just what would you find lurking there?Nate, his little sister, and best buddy Dan, stumble upon a hidden room during a sleep-over. What they find inside is anything but friendly.Includes the bonus short story: Steven, Space Stowaway (originally published in the June issue of Spaceports ...

Austen comes to England knowing as an American he'll stick out at his new school. But when an errant owl lands him at Hogwarts he's in for more than he expected.If it’s not hard enough being the only American at Hogwarts, Austen’s sorted into the most despised of all the houses. Then bumbling around the dungeon while trying to find his common room, he unwittingly helps the monster from the Chamber of Serpents. Will he discover the secret of the Chamber before he becomes another vic...

Maggy's grandfather knows he'll be dead by the time she's born. The only gift he can afford is one he makes with his own hands.As he finishes the little wooden chair, he has no idea that his gift will not only be her protector and companion, but it will teach her the meaning of Love.Includes a free bonus story: The Price of Friendship.Independent Reviewer Captainlock: Amazing BookThis book may seem like a book for little kids, but once you start reading it, i...

When hungry aliens begin their 'rain' of terror, break out the umbrellas—the aliens can't eat you with an umbrella shoved in their huge mouths.Looking for yummy human tenders, Admiral Nact-bauk invades the local school. Zack and Zoey lead the counterattack armed with rulers, protractors, and dodge balls.They might have a chance, if Nact-bauk didn't gulp down the only teacher brave enough to stand up to him. Even worse, he forces Zoey onboard the alien vesse...

Many of the most effective treatments for disease have been discovered empir ically. Nowadays, however, we think that understanding the biology of a disease will lead us to design better treatments, and to improve the application of treatments we already have. To accomplish this, vast sums are expended on cancer research. Even so, to the casual observer of clinical oncology the proliferation of studies and trials of ever-different combinations of therapies looks like empiricism, at the bes...

Monster Mashup - Spooky Short Story Ominbus -- with Special Bonus Zombie ShortNow with twelve short stories.Monsters, magic, goblins, zombies, and more. Be prepared to sleep with the lights on. This collection of short stories will have you looking over your shoulder, avoiding mirrors, and jumping at the slightest sound.From fiendish creatures hiding in your bathroom mirror, to Halloween pranks gone deadly wrong. Each story will scare, delight, and surprise....

There is no shonage of books on cancer. Why publish another? Simply because the subject is important: possibly the most important challenge facing medicine today, and consequently the focus of one of the faslest-growing areas of fundamental biological research. The quest to understand and control cancer is so absorbing that from time 10 time we really need to pause for a moment and try to take stock of the situation. Given the sheer breadth of cancer-related research that is not an easy ta...

Most of the anti-cancer drugs in use today were discovered by happy accident rather than design, yet the rational design of better anti-cancer drugs remains a cherished goal, and one of the most important challenges facing medical science.This book represents a compilation of views and progress reports which illustrate the diversity of approaches to the problem. Recent research has confirmed the belief that critical genetic changes are at work in cancer cells. The genome, then (DNA ...