Born covered in black feathers, abandoned as a baby in the slums of the Maze, Poe has lived his entire eleven-year-old life hidden away under the protection of his adoptive father, Gabriel. He spends his days secretly helping the Mice, bands of orphans who roam the slums, but there is a whisper of an altogether more sinister figure in the shadows, making street children disappear. When Bianca, an over-protected girl from the wealthy City beyond the...

"Torn from their lives as regular kids of overworld miners, Max, Inky, and Luke must now live in a hidden library outpost--underwater! While their parents scramble to safeguard books from the wrath of the evil pillagers, the trio form an adventurous S.Q.U.I.D. Squad for investigating the deep mysteries of the ocean. Just when they are getting comfortable in their new home, seven librarians are captured and held for ransom by ancient sea-monsters called...

Retells some of the most famous Greek myths about gods, goddesses, humans, heroes, and monsters, explaining the background of the tales and how they have survived.

In 1928, nine-year-old investigator Lottie and her friends try to save the British Museum from shuttering its doors by looking for a buried treasure in a secret tunnel beneath the museum, only to discover they must solve a series of puzzles to find the treasure as well as their way out of the maze of passageways.

Asperger Syndrome has become an increasingly common disorder. One in 300 individuals may have AS--exhibiting characteristics such as average to high intelligence, obsessive behavior, intense special interests, and difficulty dealing with everyday social situations--and it is now more prevalent than childhood cancer and Down's syndrome. In addition to discussing what AS looks like and how parents can guide their unique child through the social, emotional,...

Jackson Opus and his family have been forced into hiding because his identity as a powerful young hypnotist has been leaked out--but his enemy Dr. Mako is still out to find him to use his mesmerizing skills for evil purposes.

Stink may be a super science freak, but even Dr. Stinkelstein is feeling freaked out about having a slime mold living and growing in his very own room. At Saturday Science Club, Stink learns that these one-celled organisms are smart enough to find their way out of mazes and gang up on food sources.

Left alone when Rush, Mark, and Mona go away to boarding school, Randy and Oliver are lonely and bored until a mysterious letter brings the first of many clues to a mystery that takes all winter to solve.

"Sam, Antonio, and Lucy know their school is alive. But they are surprised when the woods behind Eerie Elementary come to life, too! Soon, the friends are trapped in a wild maze! And the jungle gym is out to get them! How far does Orson Eerie's power reach? Will the friends ever make it back to school?"--p. [4] of cover.