A filmnoir novel featuring a hardboiled, narcoleptic teenage PI who solves mysteries for his fellow high schoolers.

Fifteen-year-old slacker Charlie Harker is stuck in the sleepy town of Rolling Hills for the summer, helping his mom renovate his great-grandfather’s creaky old inn. It’s not entirely dull, thanks to Charlie’s new neighbor Miles Van Helsing, who insists there’s paranormal activity happening in Rolling Hills. Charlie chalks it up to Miles being the town nutcase. But many townspeople are falling prey to a mysterious illness, and wisecracking Charlie quickly gets wise¬: there’s something sini...

Jack Lime, amateur private eye, solves mysteries for his high school classmates in exchange for future favors. He stops at nothing — except for an occasional bout of narcolepsy — to crack three seemingly standalone cases while dodging bullies, Principal Snit and tireless reporter KC Stone. In the tradition of 1950s noir but with a thoroughly modern hero, these stories — shot through with Lime’s acid wit — are best served with a root beer float.

I'm telling you why we broke up, Ed. I'm writing it in this letter, the whole truth of why it happened.Min Green and Ed Slaterton are breaking up, so Min is writing Ed a letter and giving him a box. Inside the box is why they broke up. Two bottle caps, a movie ticket, a folded note, a box of matches, a protractor, books, a toy truck, a pair of ugly earrings, a comb from a motel room, and every other item collected over the course of a giddy, intimate, heartbreaking relation...

Discover the series that inspired the Middle School movie with this hilarious installment of James Patterson's hit series starring everyone's favorite underdog, with non-stop laughs on every page.It's a dog-eat-dog world, and Rafe Khatchadorian is just trying to live in it. Life in middle school is finally starting to seem bearable-until Rafe spots his grandmother standing on the free-meal line at the local soup kitchen. In order to help bring in more mone...

"Fans of Griffiths, Gleitzman and Jennings will be thrilled to have this in their collection … What a great book." Kids Book ReviewI'm Tom Weekly. This is a nail-biting - make that toe-biting - thrill ride through my life.This is where I pour out whatever's inside my head. Like the time a bloodthirsty magpie out to get me. Or when I had to eat Vegemite off my sister's big toe. And don't forget the day I ate 67 hot dogs in ten minutes. My life gets ...

A teenage girl's guide to handling life's problems, from how to be a better friend to dealing with parents and school.Be Who You Want to Be. Learn more about yourself and who you are and what makes you sad or made or happy. What do you like to do? What do you have to do? And how come some days are just so darned hard to get through? Sometimes it feels as if we just aren't smart enough to succeed, nice enough to be likes, or pretty enough for anything....

The Stuffed Emissary: Those lovable Bronx Zoo bears named after Archie, Betty, Jughead, and Veronica are back! Due to popular demand, the fuzzy quartet, who first made their appearance in the 550th issue of Archie have returned... and this time, they're helping introduce "Grizzly," the soon-to-be famous stuffed animal who promotes wildlife conservation! "That Certain Sound": Archie is fed up with all the noisy machines that are ruining his nice tranquil summer... until he realizes the leaf...

The Big Jinx, Down Memory Lane, & Wait and See Its almost Friday the 13th when Archie and Jughead get grilled by Weatherbee for selling lucky charms, but when Superintendent Hassel grills Weatherbee about luck, its a race to find the trashed charms before The Big Jinx! Then, Archie goes into exercise overdrive Down Memory Lane to try to improve his memory. Lastly, Wait and See that when Archie becomes a waiter in a restaurant full of beautiful waitresses, its a recipe for disaster!

The Great Riverdale Comic CON.' The gang converges at the first-ever Riverdale Sci-Fi Convention and find themselves entered in an epic costume contest - but who's the mysterious robot trailing them? And can Veronica win the top prize when an old rival shows up in the same costume? It's a pop culture explosion of fun as the Archies, Sabrina, Josie, and more cross paths at the biggest entertainment event Riverdale's ever seen!

The Lost Land Part 1. What is the secret of San Mantana? In the "Lost Land," the gang heads south of the equator for an archeological expedition. On a routine hike, the gang discovers dinosaur bones that are only a few months old! And then discover dinosaur bones... on a hungry live dinosaur!

AN ALL-NEW, JAW-DROPPING STORY STARTS HERE! "The Ultimate Betrayal" Part One: The Robot Masters have been defeated—but that doesn’t mean Dr. Wily has lost yet! A battle-weary Mega Man rushes home to save his family—but is he too late? Has Dr. Light’s faith been shattered beyond repair? Is this the end for our heroes?! The adaptation to the legendary game Mega Man 3 begins here, with cover art from the equally-legendary Patrick "SPAZ" Spaziante