'Paul Halter is France's answer to John Dickson Carr' Martin EdwardsThe ultimate locked-room mystery.In Paul Halter's The Fourth Door, the impossible becomes reality. A haunted room. An unbroken seal. A murder victim whose very identity is an enigma. And then, a second death in a house surrounded by untrodden snow. Both crimes defy reason – but master detective Dr. Alan Twist reveals that even the most baffling mysteries have ratio...

"The Lamp in the Window is a wonderful take on the classic ghost story, featuring tales within tales, unexpected twists, and gruesome turns that would make Dickens and James proud. Beautifully written and gorgeously realised, it's a total delight."—Tim Lebbon, New York Times bestselling author"There's a long tradition of telling ghost stories on Christmas Eve, and Tom Mead's novella conjures every bit of the atmosphere, suspense and enjoym...

Meet the snoligoster, who feeds on the shadows of its victims. The whirling whimpus, who once laid low an entire Boy Scout troop. And the hoop snake, who can chase prey at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour and then, with one sting of its venomous tail, cause it to turn purple, swell up, and—alas—die.These and 17 other fearsome creatures are among the most fantastical beasts in American folklore. Their stories, as narrated by one of the last surviving cryptozoologists, are best enjoy...

It's dark...You're tired. Not thinking straight. It's the worst time of all for you to make decisions, and maybe that's why you take a… WRONG TURN.In this new anthology offered by Blunder Woman Productions, you'll take a trip down twisty roads into forests, back alleys, and even across the border between life and death. Together these tales are funny, creepy, weird, contemplative, traditional, and speculative. This is a perfect collection for dark ...

As recently as 1924, a lone Algonquin Indian lived quietly in Pelham Bay Park, a wild and isolated corner of New York City. Joe Two Trees was the last of his people, and this is the gripping story of his bitter struggle, remarkable courage, and constant quest for dignity and peace.By the 1840s, most of the members of Joe's Turtle Clan had either been killed or sold into slavery, and by the age of thirteen he was alone in the world. He made his way into Manhattan, but was forced to ...

Newbery Honor author Laurence Yep's incredible JOURNAL OF WONG MING-CHUNG is now in paperback with a stunning repackaging!In 1852, during the height of the California Gold Rush, ten-year-old Wong makes the dangerous trip to America to live with his uncle, exchanging the famine and war of his native country for brutal bullies and grueling labor in America, Wong joins his uncle and countless others in the effort to strike it rich on the great "Golden Mountain." Unfortunately, he, and...

A collection of indoor and outdoor adventurous activities to bring out the best in girls of any age, plus tips for basic life skills.The Adventurous Girl’s Handbook isn’t just a book for tomboys or girly-girls; it’s somewhere in between. Father Stephen and daughter Lara Brennan have written a book that allows girls to make their own rules and choices, while providing useful information on all the things girls want to know about, such as:• Awesome w...

The journals of Dr. Wendell Wellington Wiggins might just be the most extraordinary contribution to the study of the earth's past since the discovery of the Rosetta Stone. In the incredible pages of these thought-to-be-lost diaries, Dr. Wiggins—whom we now must consider the greatest paleozoologist of all time—has divulged the secrets of the truly ancient animal world: a world before human beings; a world before dinosaurs; a world that, until now, existed well beyond the outer reaches of hu...

"This book is the third one in children's reading material. However, the author is a writer of collections of prose-poetry, humor and biography. The seven pieces in this book cover the following genre: JUV002000 JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General, JUV044000 JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Intermediate and JUV038000 JUVENILE FICTION / Short Stories. The reading is appropriate for children ages 9 to 12."