Synopsis: What motivated men to risk their lives sailing to and exploring unknown lands in the New World? Was it the quest for fame, wealth, or new trade routes? Explorers to the New World: Moments in History explains why many men came, what they accomplished, and why we remember them. Book jacket.

Synopsis: Told in assonant free verse, Levi was once a premature baby who suffered from respiratory problems; he recovered, and now in seventh grade, he struggles to demonstrate to his divorced mother and overprotective brother that he is okay--so when his father suggests he take up boxing he falls in love with the sport, but he still must find a way to convince his family to set him free to follow his dream.

Synopsis: After years of overachieving at her elite school, Mara James has a complete meltdown during her calculus exam and, embarrassed by the incident and the viral video evidence, goes to live with her ski bum father in Squaw Valley, where she hopes to find a place to figure out where her life is headed, and maybe even finally understand her father.

Synopsis: HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics.'The man's cub is mine, Lungri - mine to me! He shall not be killed. He shall live to run with the Pack and to hunt with the Pack; and in the end, look you, hunter of little naked cubs - frog-eater - fish-killer - he shall hunt thee!'Mowgli, the man-cub, is raised in the Indian jungle by a pack of wolves. As he grows older, he learns the 'Law of the Jungle' with the…

Synopsis: "Dear Reader, if you have not read anything about the Baudelaire orphans, then before you read even one more sentence, you should know this: Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are kindhearted and quick-witted; but their lives, I am sorry to say, are filled with bad luck and misery. All of the stories about these three children are unhappy and wretched, and this one may be the worst of them all. If you haven't got the stomach for a story that includes a…

Synopsis: Jack London's stories are classic American favorites. Recorded unabridged in Bookcassette Audio are "Call of the Wild" and three special Klondike stories: "To Build a Fire," "Love of Life" and "To the Man on the Trail." In "Call of the Wild," a domestic dog is kidnapped from his comfortable life on a California estate and thrown into the wild north woods. Buck, half St. Bernard and half Scottish shepherd, is a strong dog but not accustomed to…

Synopsis: 'The land was enormous, white with snow and silent. Into the still, lifeless silence broke the sounds and movements of life - of dogs breathing, and men calling to the dogs ...' White Fang is one of these dogs and the greatest fighter of them all. A classic adventure story by Jack London who wrote The Call of the Wild (also available as a Penguin Reader, Level 2). Recommended for younger learners.

Synopsis: Precocious Katy Thatcher comes to realize what a gentle, silent boy did for his family. He meant to help, not harm. It didn’t turn out that way. “The author balances humor and generosity with the obstacles and injustice of Katy’s world to depict a complete picture of the turn of the 20th century.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred

Synopsis: When Karen spots a reindeer in the neighborhood, she makes up a special plan to reunite him with Santa. Karen waits for a sign from Santa at the school assembly, where Karen is playing Rudolph.

Synopsis: Owen and his friends travel to Denmark, the site of an ancient Viking battle, to search for the last piece of the Trident of Eden and uncover the truth behind their collective unconsciousness.

Synopsis: Dylan Barstow has finally crossed the line. After getting caught on a late-night joyride in a stolen car, Dylan is shipped off to live with his ex-Marine uncle for the summer. But Uncle Todd has bigger plans for Dylan than push-ups and early-morning jogs. Deep in the steamy jungles of Papua New Guinea, there's a WWII fighter plane named Second Ace that's been lost for years, a plane that Dylan's own grandfather barely escaped from with his…

Synopsis: William and Kathleen Lankford's neighborhood is no longer safe. Angry mobs are attacking British agents and soldiers because of increasing taxes. Homes are being burned and properties destroyed. When a young British soldier is shot right in front of William and Kathleen, they must decide whether or not to help him.

Synopsis: Bill joins his brother Curt as crew on a flatboat hauling cotton down the mighty Mississippi River. They meet other flatboat men, trade with Indians, and watch for danger in the water, like hidden trees that can flip a whole boat over!--Back cover.

Synopsis: Beset by an enemy from within, Dan searches for the gypsies he once knew in York and is led inexplicably into a calamity involving the Black Death in a hostile country among frightened and superstitious people.

Synopsis: There's nothing eleven-year-old Marty Preston enjoys more than spending time up in the hills behind his home near Friendly, West Virginia.But this time is different. This time Marty sees a young beagle on the road past the old Shiloh school-house.Marty feels sure the dog is being abused by his owner. When the dog runs away to Marty's house, his parents say he must bring him back. But it hurts Marty to return the runaway dog to his cruel master…

Synopsis: When 12-year-old KT Wynn learns that she has to move from Iowa City to Florida, she's distraught. Not only does she have to leave behind her best friends and the only home she's ever known, she also has to deal with being the new kid in school. And she's especially worried about how her wheelchair, Sprinkles, will affect things.On the bright side, she'll still have her big sister, Lucy, with her, and she'll even get to see a dolphin-her favorite…

Synopsis: Readers met the comical Kevin in Liar, Liar and Flat Broke.  Kevin gets serious about Tina Zabinski, the Most Beautiful Girl in the World. Finally, finally, he's worked up his courage—he's going to ask her out. Or will his trademark scheming get in his way?

Synopsis: Months after Kiranmala's adventure in the Kingdom Beyond, a vision of the Demon Queen starts showing up in her bedroom, trying to tell Kiran something, but getting cutoff before she can finish; then she starts seeing an advertisement for an archery contest on her family's interdimensional television and Kiran realizes that she must return to her place of birth--where society is falling apart, a reality show is taking over, her friends are in…

Synopsis: "It's been a year since the horrific events at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, and Charlie is just trying to move on. Even with the excitement of a new school and a fresh start, she's still haunted by nightmares of a masked murderer and four gruesome animatronic puppets. Charlie thinks her ordeal is over, but when a series of bodies are discovered near her school bearing wounds that are disturbingly familiar she finds herself drawn back into the world…

Synopsis: HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics.'We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words.'When his beloved owners are forced to sell him, Black Beauty leaves his life as a young, carefree colt and embarks on a working life of misery, pulling cabs in London. As he passes through the hands of a number of different masters…