Reilly, a teenager with extraordinary abilities, lives in an idyllic island town in the Pacific Northwest. After his sixteenth birthday, everything changes! Unforeseen events threaten his confidence, his peace--even his life--and he needs answers. His friend Eilam, an old guru from another time and place (who most people call crazy) guides him to find a magical heirloom--a Stelladaur. With this treasure, Reilly travels through invisible portals to different dimensions where he learns how t...

When Reilly goes through the next portal, he arrives in Ireland 1896, but the only thing that comes with him is the Fireglass, the ruby, and the red flower he had given to Norah.Change comes from the most intimate part of one's soul ...Just beyond the Embassy lies Black Castle. There the Deceptors hold their captives until the eleventh hour of Hallow's Eve, when every demon of that Hell takes possession of a body.Your contempt in delicious! Now come clo...

Life at the Bleak was anything but a game. There were rules to follow. What if Reilly didn't follow the rules?Something bizarre happens to Reilly when he returns from Ireland 1896 through the portal to the library near his home. He feels different. Almost as if he's not the same person that he was before he left ... or worse!Finally, he kisses Norah! But that leads to haunting flashbacks of people and places he doesn't remember. A surprise voyage through an...

There isn’t much worth living for in Gypsum, Missouri—or Trashtown, as the rich kids call the run-down neighborhood where sixteen-year-old Hailey Tarbell lives. Hailey figures she’ll never belong—not with the popular kids at school, not with the rejects, not even with her cruel, sickly grandmother, who deals drugs out of their basement. Hailey never knew her dead mother, and she has no idea who her father was, but at least she has her four-year-old foster brother, Chub. Once she turns eigh...

Angela Katz-McNair has never felt quite right as a girl, but it’s a shock to everyone when she cuts her hair short, buys some men’s clothes, and announces she’d like to be called by a new name, Grady. Grady is happy about his decision to finally be true to himself, despite the practical complications, like which gym locker room to use. And though he didn’t expect his family and friends to be happy about his decision, he also didn’t expect kids at school to be downright nasty about it. But ...

This engaging introduction to Black Elk will show you how one person can accomplish big things.This colorful book introduces you to the world of Black Elk, one of the most amazing people of the twentieth century. You will learn about Black Elks lifefrom his childhood in the American West to his efforts to teach the world about his peoples religion and culture, preserving the Native American way of lifeand his belief that we all have the power to make the world a better place. Through ...

Children and teenagers experience Canada’s North in a way that adults do not. They have shaped its history, and yet how often are they asked to tell its story? Northern Kids is a collection of tales about the unforgettable young people of the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and remote regions of the western provinces. Based on personal interviews and thorough archival research, each true story is narrated in the voice of a young northerner. Travel along with these kids as t...

You can’t help but crush on this start to a tween series full of drama and romance!Twelve-year-old Lauren Silver is ready to hit the beach for her annual family vacation. Aside from the sun and sand, she’s especially thrilled to be reunited with her gorgeous summer crush, Charlie Anderson. Sure, she’s only spoken to him once, for exactly thirteen seconds, but she knows they are meant to be together. She’s even spent all year developing The Love Plan, a foolproof wa...

Learn about the childhood of Sacagawea, one of the first female all-stars in American history—and honored in US currency on the dollar coin.Sacagawea was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition, acting as an interpreter and guide, in their exploration of the Western United States. She traveled thousands of miles from North Dakota to the Pacific Ocean between 1804 and 1806 and greatly contributed to the process of peace negotiations and navigation....

Cafeteria food may be hazardous to your health.Poor Milo Groot -- he's sprawled on the cafeteria floor, his cracked glasses inches away from his white face. Could it be the apple chili dogs?Could it be poison?Kids at the middle school are dropping like flies, and Sebastian Barth suspects there's something fishier than tuna dreamboats behind the epidemic. The trouble is, too many cooks have had the chance to spoil the stew.

Track the facts about cowboys, ghost towns, outlaws, and more!When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #10: Ghost Town at Sundown, they had lots of questions. What is a ghost town? Why do we call the Old West wild? What are cowboys? Who was Billy the Kid? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts about the American West.Filled with up-to-date information, photographs, illustrati...

Chief Joseph was the name given to the leader of the Nez Perce Indians by the white men who couldn't pronounce Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekht (Thunder Rolling in the Mountains).Inheriting the leadership of the Wallowa Band from his father Tuekakas in 1871, Joseph led his people in the Nez Perce war of 1877, the first and only war between the Nez Perce and the whites.Find out about the life of this man who led the Nez Perce on their epic run for freedom in this 15-minute biography...