A gripping tale of Occupation, Resistance, and the Quest to reclaim stolen masterpieces.In 1940, as German forces race towards Bordeaux, a Jewish physician faces an impossible choice before the darkness descends, sending his wife and daughter to safety in America or keeping them close. Underground resistance cells form in the shadows, but every act of defiance is met with Nazi brutality. Survival means trusting no one.Decades later in Boston, lawyer Corin H...

One team. One dream. One kid in charge!Ten-year-old Amar is his local football team Blunderhampton Wanderers' biggest fan. But the once-great club is falling apart, with clueless tactics, hopeless players and a stadium that's more rust than roar.So when Amar wins the chance to manage the Wanderers for a week, he's thrilled. How hard can it be? Pick a line-up, cheer from the sidelines, bask in glory - easy! Except now he's got to pick the starting line up, f...

The lights and sounds of a haunted house can be thrilling, but they can turn horrifying quickly when a young sister gets separated from her older brother in the chaos of a carnival crowd. Detective Booger McClain is on the case when little Abby Wilkinson goes missing on Halloween, but he soon finds himself in a heap of trouble with a local judge and the Connorville mayor when the carnival owners threaten to sue the city if the nosy investigator isn’t pulled off the case.Ultimately,...

Democracy didn’t fall overnight. It was taken.When the Prosperity Party rises to power, investigative reporter Connor Bourne is one of the first to see the truth behind the slogans—foreign alliances, manufactured chaos, and a calculated dismantling of American democracy.He warned the country.No one listened.Now the regime controls the courts, the media, and the streets. Connor has lost his career, his safety, and the woman he loves. Marked a...

Author Alan Brown shines the light on some of worst characters in Mississippi history. Mississippi's nickname--"The Magnolia State"--highlights the region's natural and architectural beauty. However, Mississippi is also home to a rogue's gallery of thieves and murderers, beginning with the nation's first serial killers--the Harpe Brothers--and continuing to the present with Glen Rogers, "The Cross Country Killer." Lurking through Mississippi Scoundrels is a wide variety of scalawags, rangi...

Join the cadets Mira, Jay, Kai and Luna in Mythic Park as they learn to look after the mythical creatures that live there. In this story, the cadets are trying to find the missing seeds of the Heart Tree. Without them, the forest will lose its magic. A three-tailed fox seems to have the answer, but how can the cadets help the sick unicorn and return the seeds?Reading Champion Graphic readers is a new strand in the Reading Champion programme. Each story follows the adventures of the...

Join the cadets Mira, Jay, Kai and Luna in Mythic Park as they learn to look after the mythical creatures that live there.Reading Champion Graphic readers is a new strand in the Reading Champion programme. Each story follows the adventures of the same set of characters in exciting comic book form, perfect for encouraging reluctant readers. The books have been book banded to support children's reading in the classroom. Mythical Creature Cadets books have all been banded at book band...

In the South, mystery comes heaped with added richness. And in this collection of comfort food for the curious mind, author Alan Brown guides readers into the most delightful medley of mystery the South has on offer. Witches in Tennessee. The devil's hoofprints in North Carolina. Voodoo in New Orleans. In this South, meat rains from the sky in Bath, Kentucky. A professor's thigh makes the case for spontaneous combustion in Nashville. UFO-induced radiation sickness befalls Huffman, Texas. F...

Ghost stories from America's "Heart of Dixie" have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!Welcome to the spooky state of Alabama! Stay alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms.Did you know that every February, a sunken ship rises again on the Tombigbee River? Or that the man peeking out of the Pickens County Courthouse window was wrongfully imprisoned there…150 years ago? Can you believe the sounds ...

The Ozarks in Southern Missouri is a majestic place. In the fall, when the tourists are gone, and the leaves change from green to amber and orange, it is difficult to find a more beautiful place.Nestled between three lakes in the valley and mountains just beyond is a unique college few people know about. The college is small, with about 500 students attending, but its grounds span nearly 400 acres. It is a free college where students work in exchange for an education. It is a Chris...

Settle in for a juicy bushel of Peach State bafflement. Turn a metaphorical shovel of red Georgia clay to find a world teeming with inexplicable, head-scratching mystery. The legends here predate the state's founding by hundreds of years, when Native people settled in and began grappling with the land. Now treasure hunters ply Civil War sites for the Confederacy's lost treasure, spectral soldiers galloping nearby. Hairy beasts lope through dark woods, the night sky above bustling with disc...

Ghost stories from the Southwestern United States have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!The haunted history of the Southwest comes to life--even when the main players are dead. Visit Fort Huachuca to catch a glimpse of the ghosts of Buffalo Soldiers. Or spend the night at the Museum of Colorado Prisons in Canon City, but don't count on getting much sleep while surrounded by restless spirits. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of ...