On the night of its premiere, "Smallville*" broke the record for the most-watched pilot ever on the WB network. Since then, the WBUs hottest and highest-rated new show has received rave reviews. Now, in this exciting new book series, fans can follow legendary Clark Kent, Lana Lang, and Lex Luthor as they set out on original adventures.
In the tenth book of the Capital Mysteries—an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from Washington, D.C.—KC and her best friend, Marshall, wake up to a trick not a treat the morning after the White House Halloween costume party. With the presidential election only a week away, someone has posted damaging photos of the president on the Internet, photos that were digitally doctored! Will they ruin President Thornton's chances for a second term? Or can KC and Marshall rescue the election? Each book highlights one of the famous museums, buildings, or monuments from the Washington area and includes a map and a two-page fun fact spread with photographs. Parents, teachers, and librarians agree that these highly collectible chapter books are perfect for emerging readers and any kid who love mysteries!
N is for Nugget... Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are spending a week at a dude ranch. Everything is normal in a cowboy kind of way–until Josh finds a huge gold nugget! Just as they are deciding what to do with their newfound riches, the nugget disappears. Will the kids be able to track down the thief before it’s time to mosey on home? Card catalog de*ion When Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose visit a dude ranch in Montana, they find themselves with another mystery to solve, this one involving the theft of money from the ranch's safe and of a large gold nugget that Josh had found.
The star of the PBS series "Postcards from Buster" showcaseshis visits to various parts of the country in these new leveledreaders that celebrate America's rich cultural diversity. Fullcolor.
It’s a red, white, and blue mystery from popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy! A Spy in the White House In the fourth book of the Capital Mysteries—an early chapter book mystery series featuring fun facts and famous sites from Washington, D.C.—KC's mom is getting married...to the President of the United States! KC wants the day to be perfect, but someone keeps leaking wedding secrets. They newspapers have even printed where the president and his bride are going on their honeymoon. To save the wedding, KC and Marshall have to track down the spy in the White House! Each book highlights one of the famous museums, buildings, or monuments from the Washington area and includes a map and a two-page fun fact spread with photographs. Parents, teachers, and librarians agree that these highly collectible chapter books are perfect for emerging readers and any kid who love mysteries!
Q is for "Quicksand. . . . Everyone in Green Lawn is quaking about the ducks that keep crossing River Road. But just when the town raises enough cash to build a special duck bridge, the money is stolen! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are on a quest to find the culprit. But to catch their quarry, the kids have to go wading . . . through quicksand!
Based on the Emmy Award-winning PBS animated television series, this chapter book series is for fans ready to read on their own.
Dink, Josh, And Ruth Rose are back! This time, they’re off to acamp for detectives! The camp directors have set up a week oflessons in forensics and fun mysteries for the campers to solve.The kids are following the planned clues when they stumble upon areal crime. This exciting extension to the A to Z Mysteries chapterbook series features favorite characters, a longer plot, alphabetclues, and a 26-letter message hidden in the art. “I will be so sad when I have read Z, and there will be no moreDink, Josh, and Ruth Rose.”—Jack P. “I think if you’re not that busy, you could do every letteragain.”—Abigail D. With the publication of The Zombie Zone in April 2005, the Ato Z Mysteries series was complete. But, A to Z fans, no need tofear . . . the A to Z Mysteries Super Editions are here! The fanswanted more, and they’re getting it—more adventure, moreillustrations, more Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose—all in a book nearlydouble the length of standard A to Z Mysteries. The alphabet may befinish
One of Junie B. Jones’s top front teeth is loose! Only JunieB. is not that thrilled about this development. Because what if shelooks like toothless Uncle Lou? And even worse . . . what’s allthis tooth fairy business? Like, who is this woman, really? Andwhat does she do with all those used teeth? So many questions, solittle time.
Buster and his father visit South Dakota and send postcardshome describing their visit to the Crazy Horse monument, theirexperience with buffalo, and more.
In the fifth book of the Calendar Mysteries—a new early chapter book mystery series featuring the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries detectives—twins Bradley and Brian Pinto are getting ready to celebrate Mother's Day by treating their mom to a show by Hypo, the world's greatest hypnotist. Brian hopes that if Hypo can hypnotize his mom into loving ducks, then she will let him raise ducks in their backyard. But when the Pinto family gets home from the show, the twins' mom starts acting strange. She splashes in the bathtub for hours, she leaves corn kernels all over, and—could it be?—she quacks! Bradley thinks his mom has actually turned into a duck! How did this happen? Can Bradley and Brian, with help from their friends Lucy and Nate, turn their mom back into their mom?
Buster sends postcards to his friends back home when he goesto Oregon and learns about pumpkins.
What's the bestest job ever? A beauty shop guy, that's what!And Junie B. Jones is going to be one when she grows up. But firstshe needs a little practice. And a few volunteers. Like her bunnyslippers. And her dog. And maybe even...herself? Is Junie B. on herway to a great new career? Or is she about to have the worst hairday ever?
Capitalize on kids' interest in President Obama, Washington, D.C., and the White House with the newly rebranded Capital Mysteries series! Legend says that on each dead president's birthday, his ghost haunts the grounds of the remote retreat Camp David. But KC and Marshall aren't worried, even though they will be there on October 14, President Eisenhower's birthday. That is, they aren't worried until strange things start happening. How did a bat get trapped in their cabin? Why is there blood-red dirt in the trunk by the couch? And what is making the weird thumping noise underground? It's not Eisenhower's ghost... is it?
A brand-new series by Ron Roy, spun off from A to Z Mysteries! It's a Valentine's Day party! Bradley is passing out his class's valentines, but one of them has no name on it. Inside, the card tells the class to look in the closet. When they open the closet door, the kids find a rabbit named Douglas in a cage! What mysterious "friend" left him there? And why? Then the bunny gets sick. It's up to Bradley, Brian, Lucy, and Nate to track down his owner and figure out what is wrong with poor little Douglas.
String garlic by the window and hang a cross around your neckThe most powerful vampire of all time returns in our Stepping StoneClassic adaption of the original tale by Bran Stoker. FollowJohnathan Harker, Mina Harker, and Dr. Abraham van Helsing as theydiscover the true nature of evil. Their battle to destroy CountDracula takes them from the crags of his castle to the streets ofLondon... and back again.
Buster Plays Along takes Buster to San Antonio for theInternational Accordion Festival. Buster visits the Alamo, samplesTex-Mex food, and listens to his new friend Robert practicingaccordion.
Junie B. is the bestest spier in the whole world. That's 'causeshe has sneaky feet. And her nose doesn't whistle when shebreathes. But guess what? Junie B. might be real sneaky. And realpeeky. But when she spies on Mrs., she could get into real trouble!
Three new chapter books feature Arthur and his friends for fans ready to read on their own. Each book features longer Arthur Adventures at a third-grade reading level and has loads of kid appeal. Arthur is in top form as he attempts to settle a huge argument, hosts the Brain for a weekend, and tries to keep Francine from taking over a class play. Arthur fans will want to read and collect all of these new chapter books
