Shortly after the Earth passes through the tail of a comet, people and animals begin to change into alien creatures. Two brave teens, Katelyn and Ethan are among the few humans left. They are forced to fight for survival against all the changes that are forced upon them. As the familiar becomes strange, they must battle for their lives, as all that they knew is turned upside-down in a strange new world.

Bonnie and Sam are best friends. No one loves horses the way they do. When Bonnie whispers to them, they understand, and Sam always knows if they need a drink, or a hug, or a race around the paddock.Come along with Bonnie and Sam on four great adventures:The Shadow BrumbyThe Circus PonyRacing the TideSaving Mr PintoAlison Lester is one of Australia's favourite storytellers. Many of the horses in these stories are her friends.'This book wi...

Imagine the worst winter storm you have ever been in. Dark skies overhead interrupted by jagged lightening bolts cutting through the sky and thunder so strong as though someone had set a cannon off right beside you. You would seek immediate shelter and safety. A chestnut mare, alone on a mountain, had to endure the fury of this storm. As she battled the elements, she was coping with the birth pains that signaled her delivery of her fist foal. The colt should never have survived except for ...

Henry Melton, author of the award winning Emperor Dad, brings you a Small Towns, Big Ideas science fiction adventure from Upper Peninsula Michigan.It could be the best prank in the history of Munising High School's unofficial Prank Day. Working for a next door neighbor inventor had left Jon Kish with unlimited quantities of lighter-than-air foam, perfect for building...say, a full-sized flying saucer! High school honor demanded it. Plus with the family stress of his mother's surger...

Tweens trying to escape the estate of a haunted mansion confront the mysterious creature who has been holding them captive.Poppy, Dash, Azumi, and Dylan may have made it out of Shadow House—but the grounds are a whole new nightmare. Someone they thought was a friend is hunting them, and there's no place that's safe now that they've woken the shadow creature.If they want to survive, they'll have to figure out once and for all what the house wants from them, an...

Juvenile delinquent and budding pyromaniac Max Segredo belongs in juvie hall. At least, that's what his most recent foster family would tell you. Instead, Max ends up on the doorstep of Merry Sunshine Orphanage-their very heavily guarded doorstep. As he begins to acclimate to his new home, Max learns a few things straightaway: first, cracking a Caesar Cipher isn't as hard as it seems; second, never sass your instructor if she's also holding throwing knives; and third, he may not be an orph...

Iggy is excited as he sets off with Dad on his first hunting trip. More so when they find a set of footprints too large even for a mammoth. Alongside are a heap of bones and a pool of slime the colour of egg white. Iggy wants to hunt the creature, but Dad is suddenly anxious to get back. Later, Iggy's Grumma tells him about the Slimosaur - a great scaly beast which coats you in slime before devouring you in one go. Many moons ago it terrorised the tribe and a dozen Urk children vanished. '...

The adventures of Inspector Flytrap and Nina the Goat continue in this next chapter book from New York Times bestselling author Tom Angleberger and Newbery Honor winner Cece Bell!Meet Inspector Flytrap. He's a Venus flytrap and world-class solver of BIG DEAL mysteries.Meet Nina the Goat. She's a goat and Inspector Flytrap's trusty assistant—except when she eats the clues!This time, they've got to crack a case for the President of the United...

Some houses are bigger than they look!Max has a problem: he's the new kid in school, and nobody wants to be friends. Until Ran invites him home.And that changes Max's life.Because Ran has a secret: his family has a time machine. And his uncle is lost somewhere in time.Can they rescue Ran's uncle? Can they FIND Ran's uncle?And can they get the dinosaurs out of the house?

Good Crooks Book Three: Sniff a Skunk! brings back our favorite pair of do-gooder crooks in a hilarious adventure that brings about an odiferous encounter with a skunk.Author Mary Amato is a star of state master and children's choice lists and returns to the age category of her popular Riot Brothers chapter book series with this funny, silly new series.

In The Further Adventures Book One, Bennie finds himself castaway with his friends Sarah Spider and Harvey Humblebee. Also lost is a baby owl named Octavia. Once again, the Plant Lady transcribes the stories for the Creatures of the Grass, this time Harvey the Humblebee and Bennie's grandma.Fall is approaching and winter is not far behind. The pressure is on for all the characters of this story, for winter is no time to be out and about if it can be avoided. Enjoy along with us. The...

With the help of Sarah Spider, Harvey HumbleBee and Hanna Sunshine, Bennie learns how to fish and feed a baby owl. Still unable to have time to find a way home for all of them, he must tend to first things first, first of all being feeding that fussy baby owl. Once they all put their thoughts and efforts into the project, they learn very quickly how to handle the situation, but the work is hard and the days are long for these friends, still learning to work together.