In this hilarious novel, written in the voice of eighth-grader Wyatt Palmer, Dave Barry takes us on a class trip to Washington, DC. Wyatt, his best friend, Matt, and a few kids from Culver Middle School find themselves in a heap of trouble—not just with their teachers, who have long lost patience with them—but from several mysterious men they first meet on their flight to the nation's capital. In a fast-paced adventure with the monuments as a backdrop, the kids try to stay out of danger and out of the doghouse while trying to save the president from attack—or maybe not.
Not since Nancy Drew has a nosy, crime-obsessed kid been so hard to resist.' -The New York Times
Thirteen-year-old Theodore Boone thought the dangerhad passed, but he"s about to face off against an old adversary: accused murderer and fugitive Pete Duffy.
On a field trip to Washington, DC, Theo spots a familiar face on the Metro: Duffy, who jumped bail and was never seen again. Theo"s quick thinking helps bring Duffy back to Strattenburg to stand trial. But now that Duffy knows who he is, Theo is in greater danger than he"s ever been in before. Even when everything is on the line, Theodore Boone will stop at nothing to make sure a killer is brought to justice.
This smart, fast-paced legal thriller for young readers is the newest adventure for clever and determined kid lawyer Theo Boone.
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At the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, fifteen-year-old Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the Nazis if the adults would not. Naming their secret club after the fiery British leader, the young patriots in the Churchill Club committed countless acts of sabotage, infuriating the Germans, who eventually had the boys tracked down and arrested. But their efforts were not in vain: the boys' exploits and eventual imprisonment helped spark a full-blown Danish resistance. Interweaving his own narrative with the recollections of Knud himself, here is Phil Hoose's inspiring story of these young war heroes.
Listeners can set sail for adventure with this full-length retelling of the live-action Disney film. They’ll follow every swashbuckling step as a brave young man teams up with a high-seas scoundrel to rescue the woman he loves from the clutches of a band of cursed pirates.
When Lyric Walker was 14-years-old her life was turned upside down when she witnessed a world-changing event-- the arrival of the Triton, a five-nation race of warrior merpeople who walked out of the sea and camped on the beaches of modern-day Coney Island. Suddenly, her neighborhood was home to a new minority group numbering in the tens of thousands. But the Triton' s arrival also revealed a shocking family secret: Her own mother was a mermaid.
From the team that brought you The 39 Clues and Spirit Animals comes a brand-new epic Egyptian adventure!
The adventure continues in Book 2!
When Alex's mother uses the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead to bring him back from the brink of death, she inadvertently summons a slew of other spirits from the underworld. In Book 2, Alex and his best friend, Ren, head to London, where people are going missing, treasures are disappearing, and a blood rain is pouring from the skies. Can they stop a powerful Death Walker from destroying the city?
Read the book, then continue the adventure online! Build an Egyptian tomb of your own, hide treasure and protect it with traps, then challenge your friends to play through!
THE NINTH AND ULTIMATE MAXIMUM RIDE STORY IS HERE! Legions of Max fans won't be disappointed by this encore episode in the beloved series about the incredible adventures of a teenage girl who can fly. As Maximum Ride boldly navigates a post-apocalyptic world, she and her broken flock are roaming the earth, searching for answers to what happened. All will be revealed in this last spectacular "ride"- a brand-new grand finale featuring all of the nonstop action, twists and turns that readers can rely on in a blockbuster Patterson page-turner!
The New York Times bestselling author of I Am A Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President reinvents the Excalibur legend-with rats!
When Joey is bitten by an elderly rat, he goes from aspiring seventh-grader to three-inch tall rodent.
At first, Joey is amazed by his new rat self. The city streets call to him at night. Smells that would have repelled him before are suddenly tantalizing. (A chicken bone? Yes! A squashed cockroach? Like perfume!) And wow, the freedom! But when a bout of hunger leads Joey to pull the spork from the scone, he finds himself at the center of a longtime rat prophecy.
Joey has unwittingly unlocked the sword Ratscalibur; and now, it is up to him to protect his new rat friends from the evil crows who seek to destroy their peaceful kingdom. But what does an eleven-year-old know about actual swordplay? And what happens when Joey no longer wants to be a rat?
Cosmoe was an adventure-seeking 13-year-old orphan back on Earth, until the strange night he was yanked into space. Now he's got all the adventure he craved and more aboard the Neon Wiener--part spaceship, part food truck--selling their trademarked dish of 'Galactic Hot Dogs'.
Cosmoe and his friends are serving up the wildly popular wieners at food competitions across the multiverse, until they run into some trouble. Princess Dagger, a half-evil, half-awesome princess manages to kidnap herself onto their ship and suddenly her all-evil mother is gunning for the Neon Wiener.
The friends travel the galaxy, driven by Cosmoe's oath to "fight space-jerks in all their many forms," visiting strange planets, battling alien monsters, dodging space pirates, and making the galaxy a better place--all while perfecting the recipe for the perfect hot dog!
The Fast and the Furious gets a futuristic twist in this action-packed debut!
On corporately controlled Castra, rally racing is a high-stakes game that seventeen-year-old Phoebe Van Zant knows all too well. Phee’s legendary racer father disappeared mysteriously, but that hasn’t stopped her from speeding headlong into trouble. When she and her best friend, Bear, attract the attention of Charles Benroyal, they are blackmailed into racing for Benroyal Corp, a company that represents everything Phee detests. Worse, Phee risks losing Bear as she falls for Cash, her charming new teammate. But when she discovers that Benroyal is controlling more than a corporation, Phee realizes she has a much bigger role in Castra’s future than she could ever have imagined. It’s up to Phee to take Benroyal down. But even with the help of her team, can a street-rat destroy an empire?
Wild Boy and Clarissa have cracked a number of cases under the guidance of their mentor, Marcus-member of a secret league of crime-solving Gentlemen. But in the eyes of a hostile public, the friends remain outlaws.
As winter freezes London, a new terror grips the streets: a poisoner leaves victims deranged with fear before exacting grim death. And Marcus is among the first to fall. Can the former sideshow freak and the feisty acrobat work on their own to expose a criminal mastermind, and find a cure, before all is lost?
In their second riveting mystery-adventure, Wild Boy and Clarissa race from rotten slums to royal palaces to save their city-and clear their names.
Trille's best friend, Lena, lives on the other side of a hole in the hedge in Mathildewick Cove, where hardly a day passes without the two of them inventing some kind of adventure that often ends in trouble. Whether it's coaxing a cow onto a boat or sledding down the steepest and iciest hill with a chicken, there is always a thrill-and sometimes an injury-to be had.
Trille loves to share everything with Lena, even Auntie Granny's waffles, but Lena is keeping a secret that could compromise their friendship. Trille knows that Lena is his best friend, but does she feel the same way about him?
