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The Last Life of Prince Alastor (Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding)
Par Alexandra Bracken. 2019
Three hundred years ago, fate bound Prosper Redding and Prince Alastor of the Third Realm together. Now the human boy…
and fiend heir to the demon kingdom must put aside a centuries-old blood feud to save everything they love.Dogtown
Par Katherine Applegate, Gennifer Choldenko. 2023
From beloved authors Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko, Dogtown is an uplifting story and a page-turning adventure.Dogtown is a shelter…
for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have outgrown them.Chance, a real dog, has been in Dogtown since his owners unwittingly left him with irresponsible dog-sitters who skipped town.Metal Head is a robot dog who dreams of being back in a real home.And Mouse is a mouse who has the run of Dogtown, pilfering kibble, and performing clever feats to protect the dogs he loves.When Chance and Metal Head embark on an adventure to find their forever homes, there is danger, cheese sandwiches, a charging station, and some unexpected kindnesses along the way.There&’s trouble brewing of mythic proportions, making the residents of Kersville go mer-mad, in this sixteenth adventure in the Desmond…
Cole Ghost Patrol series!Something is fishy at the Kersville Aquarium and it&’s not just the fish. Okay, it is the fish, but there&’s a bigger mystery lurking in the water. It&’s slimy. It&’s sneaky. And it sings an eerie song so strong that no one ever escapes! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.The Show Must Demon! (Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol #18)
Par Andres Miedoso. 2023
A demon takes the stage in this eighteenth spooky adventure in the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol series!What&’s worse than dealing…
with a demon? Being onstage in a school play with one in front of a live audience! Join Desmond and Andres as they act their way through the most cursed school play ever. With easy-to-read language and illustrations on every page, the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.The Critter Café (Isla of Adventure #5)
Par Dela Costa. 2023
In the fifth Isla of Adventure chapter book, Isla discovers a surprising competition hosted by the animals of Sol!Isla&’s grandparents,…
the reigning pastry champions, are once again participating in the annual Sol Bake-Off! Isla can&’t wait to help, but when sets off in search of the freshest ingredients Sol has to offer, she notices the bushes have no berries, no coconuts hang from the palm trees, and even the creatures of Sol have gone silent. That&’s when she uncovers a festival the creatures of Sol host for themselves: The Critter Café! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Isla of Adventure chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.Poached: Belly Up; Poached; Big Game (FunJungle)
Par Stuart Gibbs. 2014
Teddy Fitzroy&’s back for another zoo mystery—this time it&’s a koala caper—in this action-packed follow-up to Belly Up that School…
Library Journal called a &“whopper of a whodunit that delivers plenty of suspects, action, slapstick, gross bodily functions, red herrings, and animal trivia.&”School troublemaker Vance Jessup thinks Teddy Fitzroy&’s home at FunJungle, a state-of-the-art zoo and theme park, is the perfect place for a cruel prank. Vance bullies Teddy into his scheme, but the plan goes terribly awry. Teddy sneaks into the koala exhibit to hide out until the chaos dies down. But when the koala goes missing, Teddy is the only person caught on camera entering and exiting the exhibit. Teddy didn&’t commit the crime—but if he can&’t find the real culprit, he&’ll be sent to juvie as a convicted koala-napper.Starry, Starry Ghost (Isla of Adventure #4)
Par Dela Costa. 2023
In the fourth Isla of Adventure chapter book, Isla is excited about her first-ever sleepover! Isla is invited to Tora&’s…
for a sleepover! Snacks, movies, fancy pajamas, scary stories at night—Tora has it all planned out! But what the girls didn&’t anticipate is a strange fluttering sound in the attic…Could it be a ghost? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Isla of Adventure chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2)
Par A. F. Steadman. 2023
Skandar&’s adventure among the warrior unicorns continues in this spectacular sequel to the instant New York Times and international bestseller…
Skandar and the Unicorn Thief.Skandar Smith has achieved his dream: to train as a unicorn rider. But as Skandar and his friends enter their second year at the Eyrie, a new threat arises. Immortal wild unicorns are somehow being killed, a prophecy warns of terrible danger, and elemental destruction begins to ravage the Island. Meanwhile, Skandar&’s sister, Kenna, longs to join him, and Skandar is determined to help her, no matter what. As the storm gathers, can Skandar find the key to stop the Island tearing itself apart before it&’s too late for them all?In the fifth book in the New York Times bestselling Spy School series, Ben goes undercover in the White House…
to take on a SPYDER operative determined to assassinate the president.Thirteen-year-old Ben Ripley has had a lot of field success despite only just beginning his second year at Spy School, something even graduates rarely experience. But he&’d never have survived without the help from experienced agents and his friends. Now he&’s been called in on a solo mission—and the fate of the United States of America is on his shoulders alone. The mission: Prevent a presidential assassination by infiltrating the White House and locating the enemy operative. And when everything goes wrong, Ben must rely on his spy school friends to save his reputation…but even friends can double-cross or be swayed to the enemy&’s side.Dark secrets and forbidden love threaten the very survival of the Shadowhunters in Cassandra Clare&’s Queen of Air and Darkness,…
the final novel in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling The Dark Artifices trilogy. Queen of Air and Darkness is a Shadowhunters novel.What if damnation is the price of true love? Innocent blood has been spilled on the steps of the Council Hall, the sacred stronghold of the Shadowhunters. Their society now teeters on the brink of civil war. One fragment of the Blackthorn family flees to Los Angeles, seeking to discover the source of the disease that is destroying the race of warlocks. Meanwhile, Julian and Emma take desperate measures to put their forbidden love aside and undertake a perilous mission to Faerie to retrieve the Black Volume of the Dead. What they find there is a secret that may tear the Shadow World asunder and open a dark path into a future they could never have imagined. Caught in a race against time, Emma and Julian must save the world of the Shadowhunters before a deadly curse destroys them and everyone they love.This is the fifth and last book in "The Dark Is Rising" sequence. The Dark is rising in its last…
and greatest bid to control the world. The servants of the light: Will Stanton, the last of the Old Ones, the mysterious Professor Merriman, and the strange albino Welsh boy, Bran, are helped by three ordinary children in this last desperate battle.Michael Vey 6: Fall of Hades (Michael Vey #6)
Par Richard Paul Evans. 2016
Michael and his friends try to recruit Hatch&’s Electric Youth to their side as the thrilling action continues in this…
electrifying sixth installment of the New York Times bestselling series!Michael and the Electroclan are about to embark on their deadliest mission yet. Some of them may not make it back. The head of the resistance, known only as the voice, believes that the best way to wipe out the Elgen is to steal their money. That means capturing the Joule, the Elgen boat that serves as a floating treasury. To do this, Michael and his friends need help…a lot of help. They’ve learned about a highly placed member of the Elite Elgen Guard named Welch, who wants to defect. They also know that Hatch has condemned three of his electric youth to death. If the Electroclan can get to Welch before the Elgen do, and if they can rescue Quentin, Torstyn, and Tara, they just might be able to steal the Joule. But it’s a big “if”… The stakes have never been higher, and Michael and his friends are about to be tested in ways they never imagined.On the Midwinter Day that is his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers a special gift-- that he is the last…
of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to keeping the world from domination by the forces of evil, the Dark. At once, he is plunged into a quest for the six magical Signs that will one day aid the Old Ones in the final battle between the Dark and the Light. And for the twelve days of Christmas, while the Dark is rising, life for Will is full of wonder, terror, and delight.Deep in the Rain Forest (Isla of Adventure #3)
Par Dela Costa. 2023
In the third Isla of Adventure chapter book, Isla investigates mysterious sounds coming from the rainforest!There&’s a croaking, hissing, snapping…
creature scaring everyone in Sol&’s rainforest! With her best gecko friend, Fitz, and a few new animal friends, Isla sets out to figure out what&’s hiding deep inside! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Isla of Adventure chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.Whale Done (FunJungle)
Par Stuart Gibbs. 2023
In the eighth novel in New York Times bestselling Stuart Gibbs&’s FunJungle series, Teddy Fitzroy returns as FunJungle&’s resident sleuth…
to find the culprits behind a blown-up whale and a string of beach sand thefts.After an escaped kangaroo starts a fire that burns down his house, Teddy Fitzroy accepts an invitation to go to Malibu with his girlfriend, Summer, and her mother, Kandace. He&’s hoping to spend some time relaxing on the beach, but wherever Teddy goes, trouble isn&’t far behind. First, a massive dead whale has washed up on the beach—and before anyone can determine what killed it, it explodes. Doc, the head vet from FunJungle, suspects something fishy is going on and ropes Teddy and Summer into helping him investigate. Then, Teddy stumbles upon yet another mystery involving tons of stolen sand. And the paparazzi start spreading rumors about Summer dating a celebrity, leading Teddy to question their relationship. Without Summer as his trusted partner, can Teddy navigate the rough waters of this glitzy world and uncover what&’s going on?When Giants Burn
Par Beth Vrabel. 2023
In this &“poignant&” (Publishers Weekly), riveting middle grade novel that&’s &“a &‘Hatchet and Gretel story&’&” (Booklist), two unlikely friends fly…
off on an adventure they hope will set them free—only to learn the value of what they left behind. Gerty has a secret: She&’s building an airplane. She wants to join the Civil Air Patrol, where pilots as young as twelve help with disaster relief—but she knows her parents would be outraged. They&’re survivalists who raised her to be independent and only enrolled her in middle school to show her why they&’ve decided to opt out of society. Still, Gerty is determined to protect her beloved Pando, a nearby ancient aspen forest. Hayes has some problems of his own, but they aren&’t the kind that can be hidden under a tarp. His mom is back from prison, but he&’s not sure he&’ll ever stop missing the mom she used to be. One thing is certain: He&’s never going to be like her. He follows the rules. But Gerty is the only person at school Hayes doesn&’t hate, so after she tells him about her hidden plane, he helps her finish it. When wildfires break out nearby, Gerty wants to fly to Pando and make sure it&’s safe—and Hayes is tempted by the chance to escape everything on the ground. But the duo will soon realize that they can&’t escape their roots—and that holding onto those connections might be the real key to survival.The Labyrinth of Doom (Once Upon a Tim #2)
Par Stuart Gibbs. 2022
Knight-in-training Tim and his best friend, Belinda, embark on a quest to save Princess Grace in this second book in…
the hilarious, highly illustrated Once Upon a Tim middle grade series from New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs.Prince Ruprecht is VERY UPSET that knights-in-training, Tim and Belinda, have thwarted his plans and ruined his chances with Princess Grace. And so, to get even, he has kidnapped the princess and trapped her in the most complicated, dangerous, complex, dastardly, biggest (okay you get the point)…and scariest maze in all the world! Now it&’s up to Tim, Belinda, Ferkle, and Rover to fend off menacing beasts (like the minotaur), conquer treacherous obstacles (like chasms filled with cave sharks), find their way through the labyrinth (which is very tricky), and rescue the princess before time runs out. Oh, and also they need to remember how to get back out again…or they&’ll be trapped inside the maze forever.Three siblings embark on an epic quest for a mythic grail in this first installment of Susan Cooper&’s epic and…
award-winning The Dark Is Rising Sequence, now with a brand-new look!All through time, the two great forces of Light and Dark have battled for control of the world. Now, after centuries of balance, the Dark is summoning its terrifying forces to rise once more…and three children find themselves caught in the conflict. The Drew siblings—Simon, Jane, and Barney—are on a family holiday in Cornwall when they discover an ancient map in the attic of the house they are sharing with their Great Uncle Merry. They know immediately that the map is special but have no way of knowing how much. For the map leads to a grail: a vital weapon for the Light&’s fight against evil. In taking on the quest to find the grail, the Drews will have to race against the sinister human beings who serve the dreadful power of the dark—an adventure that puts their own lives in grave peril.The Sea of Terror (Once Upon a Tim #3)
Par Stuart Gibbs. 2023
Join Tim and his friends on a treacherous journey across the seas in the laugh-out-loud funny, highly illustrated third book…
of the New York Times bestselling Once Upon a Tim series from Spy School author Stuart Gibbs.After helping Princess Grace foil the villainous Prince Ruprecht—twice!—junior knights Tim, Belinda, and Ferkle are on a new quest—this time to recover the Queen of Merryland&’s precious golden fleece (and more importantly, the protective amulet in its pocket) from the Kingdom of Dinkum. The safety of all Merryland depends upon them. But first, they must face the deadly Sea of Terror and the dastardly perils it contains. Tim and his friends will have to use every ounce of bravery, valor, and intelligence they possess to navigate the treacherous waters—or else risk becoming flotsam on the waves.Big Game: Belly Up; Poached; Big Game (FunJungle)
Par Stuart Gibbs. 2015
Teddy Fitzroy returns as FunJungle’s resident zoo sleuth when a rhinoceros is at risk in Big Game, a follow-up to…
Belly Up and Poached—which Kirkus Reviews called a “thrill-ride of a mystery.”When someone takes aim at Rhonda Rhino, FunJungle&’s pregnant (and endangered) Asian greater one-horned rhinoceros, the zoo steps up security measures in order to protect this rare animal and her baby. But the extra security isn&’t enough—someone is still getting too close for comfort. Teddy and company start to suspect that whoever is after Rhonda is really after her horn, which is worth a lot of money on the black market. For the first time ever, the head of the zoo enlists Teddy for help—for once, he doesn&’t have to sneak around in order to investigate—and the results are even more wacky, and even more dangerous, than ever before.