In the Glorious City a boy named Banang is selected to be heir to a strange and bloody tradition that will allow him to speak "the language of blood."

When a boy is given a box by an angel who asks him to care for it, the task shapes his entire life.

In the second book of the Nina Tanleven Mysteries, Nina, the world's number-one sixth-grade ghost buster, embarks on a treasure hunt with help from the ghost of a Civil War soldier Not too long ago, Nina Tanleven would never have thought that her dream vacation could take place at a creaky lodge in New York's Catskill Mountains. But when her architect father agrees to renovate the three-story inn, it's the perfect opportunity for Nina and her best...

Beloved for his hilarious and unexpectedly moving novels, Bruce Coville is also a master of the short story. In this follow-up to Oddly Enough, he again presents a collection of unusual breadth and emotional depth. A ghost who died under uproarious circumstances haunts a kitchen baking "Biscuits of Glory," while in the grand tale "The Golden Sail," there are unexpected consequences when a young teen goes in search of his seafaring father. The collection...

Mr. Elives's magic shop is back, and this time it is on the other side of Tucker's Swamp. And Tucker's Swamp is where Charlie Eggleston heads to escape a beating-for lying. Charlie can't seem to keep from lying, though sometimes his lies are for a good cause. When Charlie stumbles into Mr. Elives's magic shop, his eyes light upon The Skull. Charlie steals The Skull and it puts him under some sort of spell-he can only tell the truth. Trouble is, now...

To save heavily polluted Earth and his ailing mother, eleven-year-old Hurricane must travel to magical worlds, aboard a giant, winged tiger, to rescue the wind and other elements.--

Pleskit and Tim's plan to prank a bully goes horribly awry in this second book of the hilarious, fast-paced, and accessible sci-fi series Sixth-Grade Alien from the bestselling author of Aliens Ate My Homework, Bruce Coville. All Pleskit Meenom wants to do is fit in on his new planet. But bullies like his classmate Jordan Lynch make it clear he never will. Not even taking a trip to the mall and getting some Earth-style clothing is enough to stop Jordan's...

Return to Camp Haunted Hills for another wild and wacky adventure with Stuart Glassman and his pal, Robert - a highly mischievous ghost! This time around Robert has concocted a Jekyll Juice potion that will turn campers into monsters. As if that wasn't enough, there's a mummy with something on it's mind tracking Stuart's friend, Brenda. Chock full of laughs and scares, this is super fun reading.

A spy has infiltrated the island, and only the A.I. Gang can stop him Some days a gang of kid geniuses just can't win. As if it weren't bad enough that the A.I. Gang has Sergeant Brody's terrifying security robots crimping their activities and the mysterious Black Glove out to get them, now they've managed to get on the bad side of an international superspy who has secretly invaded Anza-bora Island. Of course, a little thing like that won't stop them...

Create your character and roll the dice-it's all just a game . . . or is it? Why can't Tansy's boyfriend, Travis, be into something normal-like football? Instead, he likes complicated games with magical characters and fantastic setups. In fact, Travis just discovered a new one called Spirits and Spells, which he's sure will be a huge hit.   To try it out, Tansy, Travis, and four of their friends gather one night in an abandoned mansion-the perfect...