Ronald Reagan assumed the presidency at a time when Japan and Europe, fully recovered from wartime devastation, threatened America’s position as the number one economy in the world. Manufacturing was in decline; traditional industries were being beaten by foreign competitors; many American industries had grown complacent. President Reagan named Mac Baldrige, a successful industrialist (and card-carrying member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association), Secretary of Commerce to address...

Picking the perfect pet for the Peppers is a lot harder than it seems in this hilarious family comedy for fans of The Simpsons and Family Guy.**Meet the Peppers.Funny runs in the family.**Annie Pepper has her heart set on adopting a Chihuahua in need. But none of the Peppers can agree on the perfect pet, and they're not above sabotage to get their way. Soon they end up with a heartbroken lovebird, the tarantula that ate San Pimiento, a prissy French kitty, and a h...

Two witch’s pets get into some magical mischief in this first book in the Styx and Scones Level 2 Ready-to-Read Graphics series!Styx the cat and Scones the dog live with two friendly witches. When one witch leaves her wand out by mistake, Scones thinks it’s a stick and wants to play with it, and Styx joins in on the fun. Soon, unpredictable bursts of magic are everywhere! Can the duo clean up their magical mess before the witches find out?Ready-to-Read Grap...

Enough is enough when one of the Peppers decides to divorce her family in this hilarious comedy for fans of The Simpsons and Family Guy.**Meet the Peppers.Funny runs in the family.**Maria Pepper wants to win her school's mascot competition. But her tryout goes terribly! Her always-embarrassing family manages to humiliate her for the millionth time. So Maria decides enough is enough. The Pepper Party is about to get one person smaller!

A funny and fresh chapter book series with hilarious illustrations aimed squarely at fans of CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS and THE YETI FILES!Dexter's next mission? Catch a cat burglar!On a school field trip to the museum, Dexter puts his brand-new super-secret spy skills to the test. Someone has broken into the Egyptian exhibit to steal Pharaoh Hun-Ga-Re's greatest treasure...a sacred sandwich that can raise the dead! But who could be hungry enough to want a six-thousand-year-old snack? With...

Curses and ghouls are running amok in this spootacular, hilarious family comedy for fans of The Simpsons and Family Guy.**Meet the Peppers. Funny runs in the family.**For the Pepper family, Halloween means costumes, candy, and... curses? When Beta Max puts on Great-Grandfather Presto's ancient magic hat for some spooky fortune-telling, he never expects his wild predictions to come true. But soon a poltergeist is haunting the hallways, his parents are zombies, and ...

Silliness is the Pepper Family's superpower in this hilarious family comedy for fans of The Simpsons and Family Guy.**Meet the Peppers. Funny runs in the family.**Megs Pepper has been grounded! But she can't miss San Pimento's ComicCon and a chance to meet her favorite superhero, Diana Pence the Unstoppable Unicorn Woman. So Megs dons a makeshift costume and sneaks out of the house. And when she foils a would-be purse snatcher, Diana makes Megs he...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • November 1933. London. Seven people receive mysterious letters. Someone knows their terrible secrets. They are summoned to a posh townhouse where one is stabbed right in front of the others, but somehow no one saw a thing. Can you help Scotland Yard solve the mystery?A “delightfully witty interactive mystery packed with theatrical characters and exciting twists” (G.T. Karber, author of Murdle) from the bestselling author and illustrator of ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Considering a trip to a quaint English village? You’ll think twice after learning about the countless murderous possibilities lurking behind the bucolic façades, thanks to this illustrated guide from #1 bestselling author Maureen Johnson and illustrator Jay Cooper—perfect for fans of cozy mysteries.A weekend roaming narrow old lanes, touring the faded glories of a country manor, and quaffing pints in the pub. How charming. That is, unless you ...

Joe and Rob are sent to Bot School Jail for a prank they didn’t commit. Now it’s up to Tinny to save them in this ninth adventure in the hilarious Bots chapter book series.Many years ago, scientists on Earth sent video satellites out to the end of the universe to see what was hiding in deep space. Now, years later, these satellites have begun sending their first videos back to Earth...and the stars of the show are two goofy robots.When Joe and Rob are found...

Joe and Rob visit the robotic wild west in this second adventure in the hilarious Bots chapter book series.Many years ago, scientists on Earth sent video satellites out to the end of the universe to see what was hiding in deep space. Now, years later, these satellites have begun sending their first videos back to Earth.Welcome to the Wild West the way it was intended to be: with robots as the cowboys! In this second adventure, join Joe and Rob as they mosey...

Meet Joe Bot and Rob Ot, the two most big-hearted, but goofily annoying robots in the entire universe in this first chapter book in a hilarious new series!Many years ago, scientists on Earth sent video satellites out to the end of the universe to see what was hiding in deep space. Now, years later, these satellite have begun sending their first videos back to Earth.Meet Joe and Rob, the two most big-hearted, but goofily annoying robots in the entire univers...