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The Pirate's Coin: A Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventure
Written by Marianne Malone
Illustrated by Greg Call
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $10.99
Sixth graders Jack and Ruthie return in their third adventure in the Art Institute of Chicago's magical Thorne Rooms! During a school presentation, Ruthie and Jack discover that their classmate Kendra is descended from Phoebe Monroe, the young slave they befriended when they traveled to 19th-century South Carolina. Kendra tells them... Read more >
Written by Marianne Malone
Illustrated by Greg Call
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $10.99
Sixth graders Jack and Ruthie return in their third adventure in the Art Institute of Chicago's magical Thorne Rooms! During a school presentation, Ruthie and Jack discover that their classmate Kendra is descended from Phoebe Monroe, the young slave they befriended when they traveled to 19th-century South Carolina. Kendra tells them... Read more >
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The Pirate's Coin: A Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventure
Written by Marianne Malone
Read by Cassandra Campbell
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $35.00
Fans of magic, mystery, and adventure will love the third The Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventure—a perfect next step for kids who love the Magic Tree House series, and just right for readers who love Chasing Vermeer, The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, and Wonderstruck. Sixth Graders Ruthie and Jack return to the Art Institute of Chicago's... Read more >
Written by Marianne Malone
Read by Cassandra Campbell
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $35.00
Fans of magic, mystery, and adventure will love the third The Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventure—a perfect next step for kids who love the Magic Tree House series, and just right for readers who love Chasing Vermeer, The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, and Wonderstruck. Sixth Graders Ruthie and Jack return to the Art Institute of Chicago's... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover and a
hardcover library binding.
The Pirate's Coin: A Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventure
Written by Marianne Malone
Read by Cassandra Campbell
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $18.00
Fans of magic, mystery, and adventure will love the third The Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventure—a perfect next step for kids who love the Magic Tree House series, and just right for readers who love Chasing Vermeer, The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, and Wonderstruck. Sixth Graders Ruthie and Jack return to the Art Institute of Chicago's... Read more >
Written by Marianne Malone
Read by Cassandra Campbell
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $18.00
Fans of magic, mystery, and adventure will love the third The Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventure—a perfect next step for kids who love the Magic Tree House series, and just right for readers who love Chasing Vermeer, The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, and Wonderstruck. Sixth Graders Ruthie and Jack return to the Art Institute of Chicago's... Read more >
The Pool Party
Written by Gary Soto
Format: eBook, 112 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2013
Price: $3.99
Rudy Herrera is surprised and excited when he gets an invitation to a pool party. It's from Tiffany Perez, the richest and most popular girl in school.
Rudy's grandmother, "El Shorty," thinks he is going off to shoot pool. His sister, Estela, warns him not to make a fool of himself, or worse, embarass her. Rudy's father teaches him... Read more >
Written by Gary Soto
Format: eBook, 112 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2013
Price: $3.99
Rudy Herrera is surprised and excited when he gets an invitation to a pool party. It's from Tiffany Perez, the richest and most popular girl in school.
Rudy's grandmother, "El Shorty," thinks he is going off to shoot pool. His sister, Estela, warns him not to make a fool of himself, or worse, embarass her. Rudy's father teaches him... Read more >
Roosevelt's Centurions
FDR and the Commanders He Led to Victory in World War II
Written by Joseph E. Persico
Read by Dan Woren
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $32.50
All American presidents are commanders in chief by law. Few perform as such in practice. In Roosevelt’s Centurions, distinguished historian Joseph E. Persico reveals how, during World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt seized the levers of wartime power like no president since Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. Declaring himself “Dr... Read more >
FDR and the Commanders He Led to Victory in World War II
Written by Joseph E. Persico
Read by Dan Woren
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $32.50
All American presidents are commanders in chief by law. Few perform as such in practice. In Roosevelt’s Centurions, distinguished historian Joseph E. Persico reveals how, during World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt seized the levers of wartime power like no president since Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. Declaring himself “Dr... Read more >
Roosevelt's Centurions
FDR and the Commanders He Led to Victory in World War II
Written by Joseph E. Persico
Format: eBook, 672 pages
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $17.99
All American presidents are commanders in chief by law. Few perform as such in practice. In Roosevelt’s Centurions, distinguished historian Joseph E. Persico reveals how, during World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt seized the levers of wartime power like no president since Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. Declaring himself “Dr... Read more >
FDR and the Commanders He Led to Victory in World War II
Written by Joseph E. Persico
Format: eBook, 672 pages
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $17.99
All American presidents are commanders in chief by law. Few perform as such in practice. In Roosevelt’s Centurions, distinguished historian Joseph E. Persico reveals how, during World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt seized the levers of wartime power like no president since Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. Declaring himself “Dr... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
hardcover.
Ballpark Mysteries #7: The San Francisco Splash
Written by David A. Kelly
Illustrated by Mark Meyers
Format: eBook, 112 pages
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $4.99
Time for a seventh-inning stretch! The San Francisco Splash is book #7 in our early chapter book mystery series, where each book is set in a different American ballpark!
Splash! A hit soars over the walls of the San Francisco ballpark on the bay and drops into the water. But then... Read more >
Written by David A. Kelly
Illustrated by Mark Meyers
Format: eBook, 112 pages
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $4.99
Time for a seventh-inning stretch! The San Francisco Splash is book #7 in our early chapter book mystery series, where each book is set in a different American ballpark!
Splash! A hit soars over the walls of the San Francisco ballpark on the bay and drops into the water. But then... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
The Scarab Path
Written by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 22, 2013
Price: $11.99
The war with the Wasp Empire has ended in a bitter stalemate, and Collegium has nothing to show for it but wounded veterans. Cheerwell Maker finds herself crippled in ways no doctor can mend, haunted by ghosts of the past that she cannot appease, seeking for meaning in a city that... Read more >
Written by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 22, 2013
Price: $11.99
The war with the Wasp Empire has ended in a bitter stalemate, and Collegium has nothing to show for it but wounded veterans. Cheerwell Maker finds herself crippled in ways no doctor can mend, haunted by ghosts of the past that she cannot appease, seeking for meaning in a city that... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Science Delusion
Asking the Big Questions in a Culture of Easy Answers
Written by Curtis White
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $23.95
One of our most brilliant social critics—author of the bestselling The Middle Mind—presents a scathing critique of the “delusions” of science alongside a rousing defense of the tradition of Romanticism and the “big” questions.
With the rise of religion critics such as Richard Dawkins, and of pseudo-science advocates such as Malcolm Gladwell... Read more >
Asking the Big Questions in a Culture of Easy Answers
Written by Curtis White
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $23.95
One of our most brilliant social critics—author of the bestselling The Middle Mind—presents a scathing critique of the “delusions” of science alongside a rousing defense of the tradition of Romanticism and the “big” questions.
With the rise of religion critics such as Richard Dawkins, and of pseudo-science advocates such as Malcolm Gladwell... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
The Secret Ingredient
Written by George Edward Stanley
Illustrated by Linda Graves
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2013
Price: $3.99
At first Katie Lynn is excited when people start buying the walnut chocolate chunk oatmeal cookies she is baking with her grandmother's secret recipe, but then things get terribly complicated. Read more >
Written by George Edward Stanley
Illustrated by Linda Graves
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2013
Price: $3.99
At first Katie Lynn is excited when people start buying the walnut chocolate chunk oatmeal cookies she is baking with her grandmother's secret recipe, but then things get terribly complicated. Read more >
The Secret of the Seal
Written by Deborah Davis
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2013
Price: $3.99
While hunting, a 10-year-old Eskimo boy befriends a seal pup. "When Kyo learns that his uncle is hunting for a seal to take to the zoo, he must use every bit of resourcefulness he can muster to save his vulnerable playmate. Readers are not hit over the head with the theme... Read more >
Written by Deborah Davis
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2013
Price: $3.99
While hunting, a 10-year-old Eskimo boy befriends a seal pup. "When Kyo learns that his uncle is hunting for a seal to take to the zoo, he must use every bit of resourcefulness he can muster to save his vulnerable playmate. Readers are not hit over the head with the theme... Read more >
Seeing Voices
Written by Oliver Sacks
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2013
Price: $11.99
Like The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, this is a fascinating voyage into a strange and wonderful land, a provocative meditation on communication, biology, adaptation, and culture. In Seeing Voices, Oliver Sacks turns his attention to the subject of deafness, and the result is a deeply felt portrait of... Read more >
Written by Oliver Sacks
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2013
Price: $11.99
Like The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, this is a fascinating voyage into a strange and wonderful land, a provocative meditation on communication, biology, adaptation, and culture. In Seeing Voices, Oliver Sacks turns his attention to the subject of deafness, and the result is a deeply felt portrait of... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Pee Wee Scouts: Super Duper Pee Wee!
Written by Judy Delton
Format: eBook, 144 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2013
Price: $3.99
Join the Pee Wee Scouts for fun and adventure as they make friends and earn badges.
Dear Pen Pal . . .
The Pee Wees latest project is to write to another Pee Wee Scout in a different troop in a different town! When they draw names of their new pen pals, Molly... Read more >
Written by Judy Delton
Format: eBook, 144 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2013
Price: $3.99
Join the Pee Wee Scouts for fun and adventure as they make friends and earn badges.
Dear Pen Pal . . .
The Pee Wees latest project is to write to another Pee Wee Scout in a different troop in a different town! When they draw names of their new pen pals, Molly... Read more >
Swamp of the Hideous Zombies
Written by Geoffrey Hayes
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2013
Price: $3.99
Illustrated in black-and-white. When a creepy fortune-teller moves into Boogle Bay, spooky things start happening. One by one, people disappear, and those who remain begin acting very oddly. Otto is convinced that zombie monsters are up to some sneaky tricks--he even spotted one skulking by the movie theater! Will the swamp... Read more >
Written by Geoffrey Hayes
Format: eBook, 80 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2013
Price: $3.99
Illustrated in black-and-white. When a creepy fortune-teller moves into Boogle Bay, spooky things start happening. One by one, people disappear, and those who remain begin acting very oddly. Otto is convinced that zombie monsters are up to some sneaky tricks--he even spotted one skulking by the movie theater! Will the swamp... Read more >
Pee Wee Scouts: Teeny Weeny Zucchinis
Written by Judy Delton
Format: eBook, 112 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2013
Price: $3.99
Join the Pee Wee Scouts for fun and adventure as they make friends and earn badges.
It's time for the Harvest Fest.
There will be rides and booths and lots of fun things to eat. Each of the Pee Wees is going to help out. They can work in the first-aid tent or... Read more >
Written by Judy Delton
Format: eBook, 112 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2013
Price: $3.99
Join the Pee Wee Scouts for fun and adventure as they make friends and earn badges.
It's time for the Harvest Fest.
There will be rides and booths and lots of fun things to eat. Each of the Pee Wees is going to help out. They can work in the first-aid tent or... Read more >
The Blue Blazes
Written by Chuck Wendig
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $6.99
Meet Mookie Pearl.
Criminal underworld? He runs in it.
Supernatural underworld? He hunts in it.
Nothing stops Mookie when he's on the job.
But when his daughter takes up arms and opposes him, something's gotta give...
File Under: Urban Fantasy [ Family Matters | When Underworlds Collide | Thrill of the Hunt | Chips and Old Blocks ]
From... Read more >
Written by Chuck Wendig
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $6.99
Meet Mookie Pearl.
Criminal underworld? He runs in it.
Supernatural underworld? He hunts in it.
Nothing stops Mookie when he's on the job.
But when his daughter takes up arms and opposes him, something's gotta give...
File Under: Urban Fantasy [ Family Matters | When Underworlds Collide | Thrill of the Hunt | Chips and Old Blocks ]
From... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
The Eighth Court
Written by Mike Shevdon
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $6.99
The Eighth Court has been established, but petty rivalries and old disputes threaten its stability. The mongrels that make up the court are not helping, and Blackbird enlists the help of the warders to keep the peace.
Has Blackbird bitten off more than she can chew, and can the uneasy peace between... Read more >
Written by Mike Shevdon
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $6.99
The Eighth Court has been established, but petty rivalries and old disputes threaten its stability. The mongrels that make up the court are not helping, and Blackbird enlists the help of the warders to keep the peace.
Has Blackbird bitten off more than she can chew, and can the uneasy peace between... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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Tim McCarver's Baseball for Brain Surgeons and Other Fans
Understanding and Interpreting the Game So You Can Watch It Like a Pro
Written by Tim McCarver and Danny Peary
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2013
Price: $11.99
Tim McCarver, major league baseball's premier analyst, has been surprising and delighting viewers for years with his remarkable insight. Fans who once were content to merely watch baseball were stimulated into wanting to think baseball as well. McCarver brings to the booth a combination of twenty-one years of major league service... Read more >
Understanding and Interpreting the Game So You Can Watch It Like a Pro
Written by Tim McCarver and Danny Peary
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2013
Price: $11.99
Tim McCarver, major league baseball's premier analyst, has been surprising and delighting viewers for years with his remarkable insight. Fans who once were content to merely watch baseball were stimulated into wanting to think baseball as well. McCarver brings to the booth a combination of twenty-one years of major league service... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Told You So
The Big Book of Weekly Columns
Written by Ralph Nader
Introduction by Jim Hightower
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $29.95
“What sets Ralph Nader apart is that he has moved beyond social criticism to effective political action.”
—The New York Times
The column is the most natural literary form for a citizen’s advocate, and Ralph Nader may be its most robust and forceful practitioner. The Big Book of Ralph Nader Columns presents a... Read more >
The Big Book of Weekly Columns
Written by Ralph Nader
Introduction by Jim Hightower
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $29.95
“What sets Ralph Nader apart is that he has moved beyond social criticism to effective political action.”
—The New York Times
The column is the most natural literary form for a citizen’s advocate, and Ralph Nader may be its most robust and forceful practitioner. The Big Book of Ralph Nader Columns presents a... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Truelove Bride
Written by Shana Abe
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2013
Price: $6.99
The curse will last one hundred full years...
A notoriously fierce soldier, Marcus Kincardine wears his clan's tartan as a symbol of his heritage--and a reminder of the curse that haunts his kin. To rid them of this evil, the legend says, Marcus must wed a fabled warrior maiden with hair like... Read more >
Written by Shana Abe
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2013
Price: $6.99
The curse will last one hundred full years...
A notoriously fierce soldier, Marcus Kincardine wears his clan's tartan as a symbol of his heritage--and a reminder of the curse that haunts his kin. To rid them of this evil, the legend says, Marcus must wed a fabled warrior maiden with hair like... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
Twerp
Written by Mark Goldblatt
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $10.99
It's not like I meant for Danley to get hurt. . . .
Julian Twerski isn't a bully. He's just made a big mistake. So when he returns to school after a weeklong suspension, his English teacher offers him a deal: if he keeps a journal and writes about the incident that... Read more >
Written by Mark Goldblatt
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $10.99
It's not like I meant for Danley to get hurt. . . .
Julian Twerski isn't a bully. He's just made a big mistake. So when he returns to school after a weeklong suspension, his English teacher offers him a deal: if he keeps a journal and writes about the incident that... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
hardcover and a
hardcover library binding.
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Twerp
Written by Mark Goldblatt
Read by Everette Plen
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $40.00
"A vivid, absorbing story about one boy’s misadventure, heartache, and hope for himself." --Rebecca Stead, Newbery Award-winning author of When You Reach Me
It's not like I meant for Danley to get hurt. . . .
Julian Twerski isn't a bully. He's just made a big mistake. So when he returns to school... Read more >
Written by Mark Goldblatt
Read by Everette Plen
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $40.00
"A vivid, absorbing story about one boy’s misadventure, heartache, and hope for himself." --Rebecca Stead, Newbery Award-winning author of When You Reach Me
It's not like I meant for Danley to get hurt. . . .
Julian Twerski isn't a bully. He's just made a big mistake. So when he returns to school... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover and a
hardcover library binding.
Twerp
Written by Mark Goldblatt
Read by Everette Plen
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $20.00
"A vivid, absorbing story about one boy’s misadventure, heartache, and hope for himself." --Rebecca Stead, Newbery Award-winning author of When You Reach Me
It's not like I meant for Danley to get hurt. . . .
Julian Twerski isn't a bully. He's just made a big mistake. So when he returns to school... Read more >
Written by Mark Goldblatt
Read by Everette Plen
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $20.00
"A vivid, absorbing story about one boy’s misadventure, heartache, and hope for himself." --Rebecca Stead, Newbery Award-winning author of When You Reach Me
It's not like I meant for Danley to get hurt. . . .
Julian Twerski isn't a bully. He's just made a big mistake. So when he returns to school... Read more >
Twin Spica, Volume: 03
Written by Kou Yaginuma
Format: eBook, 200 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2013
Price: $4.99
Read more >
Written by Kou Yaginuma
Format: eBook, 200 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2013
Price: $4.99
Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Twinky the Dinky Dog
Written by Kate Klimo
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $3.99
The world treats Twinky like a dinky dog. The only problem is that Twinky doesn't feel dinky. What can a little dog do to prove the age-old adage that size doesn't matter? With engaging characters, easy-to-follow plots, and popular topics, Twinky The Dinky Dog is an ideal Step 3 reader for... Read more >
Written by Kate Klimo
Format: eBook, 48 pages
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $3.99
The world treats Twinky like a dinky dog. The only problem is that Twinky doesn't feel dinky. What can a little dog do to prove the age-old adage that size doesn't matter? With engaging characters, easy-to-follow plots, and popular topics, Twinky The Dinky Dog is an ideal Step 3 reader for... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
