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Howard is a lonely, geeky tenth-grader dealing with a father who's had some kind of breakdown, a flaky, overprotective mother and frightening waking dreams.

In the second installment of the Desert Legends Trilogy, Ghost Moon follows young James Doolen's story after he discovers the terrible truth about his father in Written in Blood.

Jim Doolen discovered his father's fate in Written in Blood and met Billy the Kid in Ghost Moon.

In this bonus book in the Desert Legends Trilogy, Jim Doolen has his final encounter with the infamous Billy the Kid.

Set in the harsh desert world of the Arizona Territory and northern Mexico during the 1870s, Written in Blood follows young Jim Doolen as he attempts to find some trace of the father who abandoned

On a visit to a seaside town in Australia, fifteen-year-old Sam meets Annabel, who works at the local museum.

Rappy the Raptor's class has to write poems about their favorite things for Poetry Week, and the best poet will win a cupcake! Will Rappy discover he's a poet and he didn't even know it?

Did you know that Albert Einstein was a high-school dropout and that he failed his physics class when he finally made it to college?

Set during the last year of the American Civil War, this grim portrayal of the brutality of war through the eyes of a young soldier, Jake Clay as he joins the Union Army in the spring of 1864, dete

Did you know that Muhammad Ali was so terrified of flying on planes that he would bring a parachute? Or that he won the Presidential Medal of Freedom?

Steve is looking forward to a relaxing (and perhaps romantic) time under the Spanish sun with his friend, Laia.

Steve Is off to Spain, armed with only a letter from his grandfather that sends him to Barcelona.

In this high-interest novel for middle readers, Sam and Annabel are on vacation in Italy and discover a hidden stash of gold.

In this high-interest novel for young readers, teen sleuths Sam and Annabel solve a mystery in the Arctic that has ties to the Franklin Expedition.

In this middle-grade novel, Steve travels to northern Ontario and ends up looking for the skull of a famous painter.