Join the car mania! It's time to shift gears and zoom into the powerful world of muscle cars. Learn about the golden age of muscle cars, what they have under the hood, what the top models are, and how they are used in racing. After Reading Questions. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.

From the mad decade of the 1990s comes the tale of a man and his bid to make millions growing and selling marijuana in New York City's vast underbelly.Christian McIntosh, southerner, marijuana dealer, and recent college graduate, descends into the raucous and radiant conflagration that is New York in the last gasp of the millenium, and intends to go straight. His eyes are set firmly on Wall Street and making it as a highly successful trader. The city and the ganja itself, however, ...

A man walks into an unfamiliar library. He knows the sole person who works there, and he has practically all his life. In the shelves lie the books and stories that uncannily tell his own. Reading between the lines of the pages, he begins to question if this personal museum he finds himself walking within is real or is some sort of purgatory. Why does his friend from the checkout counter always seem to know more about this place and about him than he does? What is he meant to find here? An...

During a blustery winter night, two retired Navy Seals transporting a top secret cargo to NORAD are besieged by an unexpected blizzard. A terrible car accident unleashes a creature with unparalleled killing capacity. Within hours dozens of people are carved up and dismembered in the town of Mangas Pass, Colorado with no end in sight to the carnage. Police Chief, Don Girard pairs up with retired Green Beret Colonel, Elliot Harmon to try to stop the creature from decimating the entire town. ...

Unmask the savagery behind Carl Panzram with this morbidly fascinating true crime story.Providing a chilling glimpse into the twisted psychology of the infamous serial killer Carl Panzram, this disturbing true crime book offers readers an unparalleled look at what makes a murderer. Expertly recounting Panzram's gruesome killing spree and the cruel ideas that drove his grisly murders, this story sheds light on his tragic upbringing and adolescence, his frequent clas...

An inspirational morality tale of a little boy who holds a light within him—and his lifelong struggle to protect that flame and share its message.The Candle Maker offers a refreshing glimpse into the journey of faith throughout the entirety of a lifetime. The story of Phillip and his quest to understand how and why there is a candle within his chest is compelling and reads like a parable guiding toward a profound truth. Phillip's remarkable experience, the...

**Set during World War II, a twelve-year-old orphan who accidentally unleashes a shadow monster onto the streets of London must team up with unlikely allies to hunt it down.“The twists and surprises just keep on coming. My kind of book!"—R.L. Stine, author of Goosebumps and Fear Street**A 2025 Booklist Editors’ ChoiceSurviving on the streets of World War II London alone certainly hasn’t been easy, but Nimble Nottingham has...

Remember More Forget Less is a comprehensive guide to improving memory and retaining information. In this book, the author explores various memory techniques and strategies that can help individuals of all ages to remember more and forget less.The book is divided into several sections, each covering a specific aspect of memory improvement. The first section focuses on the science of memory, providing readers with an understanding of how memory works and why we sometimes forget thin...

Dragons! Short stories from a wide variety of diverse authors

Get ready for spine chilling terror! An ancient parasite slowly and painfully destroys a hapless young man. A skeptical doctor treats an extraordinary patient with dire results. A desperate woman and her children try to cross the border with bloody consequences. Karma does prove to be a brutal bitch for a spoiled, rich brat. Bugs in the lawn eat much more than just the grass. Political zealots find out what happens when crossing the line of morality. A deadly mythological creature wreaks h...

Co-workers head to an isolated cabin in the woods for a weekend away as society unravels and spins out of control, sparked by an occult-like religious fervor and obsession with the color Yellow. The quiet weekend away quickly transforms into a fight for survival as they work to understand and come to terms with the looming end of days for the world as they know it.

Brutal murders have been occurring in the rural villages of Caguas, Puerto Rico. A sinister force is beginning to show its terrifying presence. Michael Moretti, a seasoned expert in these matters, is hired by the Vatican City for his greatest challenge. But as he works with his partner Roberto, he begins to doubt his Catholic faith and capacity to defeat such an abomination. He falls in love with a beautiful woman who could jeopardize his mission. While the murders continue, Michael, Rober...