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McKenna Barney is trying to hide her worsening eyesight and has been isolating herself for the last year. But at the request of her little sister, she signs up for a commemorative mail run race in the Canadian wilderness - a race she doesn't know if she can even see to run. Winning would mean getting her disease - and her sister's - national media coverage, but it would also pit McKenna and her team of eight sled dogs against racers from across the globe for three days of shifting lake ice, sudden owl attacks, snow squalls, and bitterly cold nights.

The seventh animal in the hilarious AWESOME ANIMALS series – awesome adventures with the wildest wildlife. Watch out for Larry the drama-loving llama in the next instalment of the wonderful AWESOME ANIMALS series...

Tallulah the spider and her friend Buck the horse live in a meadow at the edge of the Old Forest. One day a dark and dense fog creeps into the Meadow, and Buck enters a deep and dreamless sleep. The very life of the Meadow is threatened. Tallulah doesn’t know how to help her friend until a tiny magical bird tells her the secret of how she can fly.

The fourth and final installment of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series based on the worldwide phenomenon The Last Kids on Earth—now adapted for audio! In this final LAST COMICS adventure, our superheroes must face a mysterious new threat: Someone is stealing kids'...

Seventy years later, Pearl Harbor comes to life for a new generation of readers! History's most terrifying moments are brought vividly to life in the action-packed fictional I SURVIVED series! Do you have what it takes to survive ... the bombing of Pearl Harbor? Eleven-year-old Danny Crane is alone on his favorite beach in Hawaii when the world is torn apart and World War II officially hits the United States. Does he have what it takes to find his way home in the midst of the bombs, the smoke, and the destruction of the day that will live in infamy?

The stand-alone companion to Rosanne Parry’s New York Times bestseller A Wolf Called Wander tells the wilderness survival story of the wolf pup known as Warm. This Voice of the Wilderness Novel features extensive back matter, including a map. Warm is the smallest pup, the one his father calls...

The story behind Banjo Paterson's iconic Australian song. 'Once a jolly swagman camped by a Billabong Under the shade of a Coolibah tree And he sang as he watched and waited till his Billy boiled You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me...' In 1894, twelve-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to...

However, the Nether Dragons waged war against the humans who first explored the Nether some hundreds of years ago. In this battle, the fierce and cruel humans hunted and captured the leader of the Nether Dragons, known as “The One”. This creature was taken back to the Overworld, and eventually it escaped. But some believe the escapee became what is known today as the Ender Dragon! Calvin and his friends must capture the Ender Dragon and bring him somehow back to the Nether dimension where it truly belongs.

Abandoned at birth, Ace the axolotl struggles to survive both human and animal predators in his quest to save himself—and his entire species—in this epic middle grade fantasy for fans of Warrior Cats. There’s danger lurking in the depths of the lake. Ace learns this early—when his twin...

Propelled from their classroom, Daisy, Archie, and Isabella stumble into a remarkable adventure. To find the source of life itself. The Garden of Eden. But they are not alone. A primeval force stands in their way. And it seeks its revenge. Failure is not an option. Now, the children of our present must conquer the evils of the past to save our future.

Into the fire ... Don't miss the final part of this breathtaking new trilogy from multi award-winning author Teri Terry. Shay has followed Xander and joined his mysterious scientific cult at their remote Scottish compound. She's desperately searching for Callie, who went missing before the start...

"Addison Cooke is Indiana Jones and James Bond rolled into one for the middle-grades set."--Booklist Addison Cooke's second laugh-out-loud adventure--a journey through Asia in pursuit of the legendary tomb of Genghis Khan! Fresh off of a victorious treasure hunt and rescue mission in South...

Sean develops a troubled relationship with his father after his parents' divorce, which is complicated by his inability to retain the sailing maneuvers his father teaches him. When Sean reluctantly takes the helm and the wind suddenly picks up, he finds himself in a situation where he must act quickly to prevent disaster.

Do YOU have what it takes to win the Race? ‘You’ll LOVE racing to Imagination Island!’ MAZ EVANS ‘Joyful!’ JENNY MCLACHLAN ‘Riotously fun!’ HANNAH GOLD Our hero Luca is back for the second leg of the Race to Imagination Island! This time, our plucky Racers create team mascots to...

Thirteen-year-old Kyle thought spending a vacation on the Oregon coast with his family would be great. He'd never flown before, and he'd never seen the Pacific Ocean. But Kyle's vacation becomes a nightmare when he's babysitting his sister BeeBee and an earthquake hits. Can Kyle and BeeBee outwit and outrun nature's fury to save themselves from tsunami terror?

Eleven-year-old Mouse is travelling to see his grandparents on Christmas Eve with his mother and two sisters. But it's snowing, visibility is bad and the car goes off the road, and crashes. Mouse is thrown from the car. When he wakes, he's not in his world any more. He meets a sheep named Bar, who can only say Baaa, and a sarcastic horse named Nonky, who is a surprising mix of his beloved toy horse and his older sister. So begins a quest to find a castle in a world of wonder.

Lamashtu lurks. Can Jimmy and his squad cancel the Apocalypse? Listen to Surfer Villager 20 to find out.

C.P.’s perseverance is put to the test after the destructive manager of the Grape Donut space hotel attempts to destroy the structure’s satellite network. Catty Poo, along the way, meets a new crew of friends who agree to help him overcome this predicament. Like our courageous caterpillar, time is fragile. Can Little Catty Poo save the Grape Donut? Hope so, our galaxy is counting on him.

Some lies can't be forgiven ... Don't miss this startling second book in a breathtaking new trilogy from Teri Terry, queen of the teen thriller and author of the bestselling SLATED trilogy. An epidemic is sweeping the country. You are among the infected. There is no cure, and you cannot be...

“An exciting adventure...a winning tale that artfully combines history, nature and suspense.” —School Library Journal A DANGEROUS MYSTERY AND A BOY DETERMINED TO SOLVE IT... After a sailing ship breaks up on the rocks off Washington’s storm-tossed Cape Flattery, Nathan MacAllister, the...