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"A terrific page-turner, full of unexpected twists and revelations. Buckle up!"?James PattersonThe second book in the acclaimed, action-packed series from New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman. Stranger Things fans, don't miss this trilogy!The clones of Project Osiris are free?but they're being hunted. After their narrow escape from their ?perfect? hometown, Eli, Tori, Amber, and Malik are finally in the real world and determined to expose the leaders of Serenity.They decide to track down Tamara Dunleavy, the mysterious billionaire and founder of Project Osiris. Evading capture by breaking laws and sneaking into houses, hotels, buses, and cars?are they becoming the criminals they were destined to be?What they discover will change everything, leading them straight into the Plastic Works and the heart of the experiment, in order to uncover the deadly criminals they're cloned from?and any evidence that will convince the outside world to believe the truth.But the outside world isn't exactly what they expected?strangers aren't just unfriendly, they're dangerous. And the wrong move could send them right back into the arms of Dr. Hammerstrom?and trapped in Serenity for good.On a breakneck journey from Jackson Hole to a maximum security prison?Eli, Tori, Amber, and Malik will stop at nothing to take Project Osiris down.

Amelia Bedelia and her parents are spending their beach vacation with Aunt Mary and Amelia Bedelia's cousin Jason.Amelia Bedelia loves the beach. Swimming, surfing, sailing, searching for treasure, picking blackberries, eating ice cream, hanging out with Jason . . . beach life is the best! But one night Amelia Bedelia spots Jason sneaking out of the house. Where is he going? Amelia Bedelia follows him, and this is what she learns: Jason thinks he's a pirate. Jason is up to no good. The town's annual Beach Ball is in jeopardy. It's up to Amelia Bedelia to stop him!Will Amelia Bedelia save her beach vacation before it's too late?

Perfect for fans of the Percy Jackson and Seven Wonders series, The Rogue World is the third book in an epic, fast-paced middle grade adventure trilogy by acclaimed author Matthew J. Kirby.After the shattering new discoveries they made in Egypt, Eleanor and her mother, Samantha, have been separated: Samantha working with the sinister Dr. Watkins to ensure the survival of only a small number of humans, and Eleanor and her friends uniting in the desperate hope of saving the entire planet. They are preparing for a trek to the icy Himalayas, where they believe they'll find the Master Concentrator and a chance to end the threat of the rogue planet?one way or the other. But that's when something happens that none of them expected: an alien spacecraft crash lands on earth, throwing the globe into crisis and changing everything for Eleanor. She has just begun to understand the mysterious power that sets her apart from everyone else on the planet; now, everything rests on her ability to control the same alien intelligence that has pushed us to the brink of extinction.

The darkest hour draws near. . . .As Candy Quackenbush travels through the magical islands of Abarat and across the Sea of Izabella, horror looms on the horizon. But how can Candy hide when trouble finds her wherever she goes?She soon discovers a secret plot, masterminded by the diabolical Mater Motley, who is obsessed with becoming the Empress of the Islands. Her method is simple.She will darken the skies. She will obliterate the suns, moons, and stars.She will bring Absolute Midnight.

The Battle And The Breeze: Or The Fights And Fancies Of A British Tar.This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with rich typography, graphics, high quality images, and table elements, giving our readers the feel of holding a 'fresh and newly' reprinted and/or revised edition, as opposed to other scanned & printed (Optical Character Recognition - OCR) reproductions.2. Correction of imperfections: As the work was re-created from the scratch, therefore, it was vetted to rectify certain conventional norms with regard to typographical mistakes, hyphenations, punctuations, blurred images, missing content/pages, and/or other related subject matters, upon our consideration. Every attempt was made to rectify the imperfections related to omitted constructs in the original edition via other references. However, a few of such imperfections which could not be rectified due to intentional\unintentional omission of content in the original edition, were inherited and preserved from the original work to maintain the authenticity and construct, relevant to the work.We believe that this work holds historical, cultural and/or intellectual importance in the literary works community, therefore despite the oddities, we accounted the work for print as a part of our continuing effort towards preservation of literary work and our contribution towards the development of the society as a whole, driven by our beliefs. We are grateful to our readers for putting their faith in us and accepting our imperfections with regard to preservation of the historical content. HAPPY READING!

In 1805, seventeen-year-old Tom Lockwood, his aunt and uncle journey westward from their Pennsylvania farm to join friends living in Missouri. Their peaceful trip down the big Ohio river, aboard a keelboat, turns deadly when the group falls into the hands of river pirates.With the help of friends made along the way, young Tom and his faithful dog, Cub, set about rescuing his family using all the grit, determination, and ingenuity they can muster.This classic Meader tale, written nearly 100 years ago, reads like it was penned just yesterday.Illustrated by Edward Shenton.

A Young Detectives Mystery(TM) for junior teens. Softcover edition. Pen & Ink illustrations by the author. Jason Lockwood and Wendy Whitecastle meet in a small fishing village called Crab Creek and are thrown into a mystery brimming with thrilling action and wild adventures as they, along with a raucous old seafaring captain, try to discover the secret of the haunted Skull Island. For all boys and girls, ages 10 to 14, who like thrilling adventure stories and Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys-type mysteries. Includes glossary of nautical terms. Reviews: "Great, fun novel for kids who like to lay in bed at night and read." and "I couldn't put the thing down, read it straight through and I'm 73."A mysterious young man turns up at a little fishing village called Crab Creek asking for a ride out to an even more mysterious Island that no one dares go hear. Because of its appearance on a nautical map, it was known as Skull Island, or was there another reason for the name? Lights in the old Sutton mansion could be seen going on and off-and there was supposedly no one on the island! Jason Lockwood, the mysterious young man, meets up with a pretty young girl named Wendy Whitecastle and her seafaring uncle, Captain Christopher, a raucous old white-bearded gentleman who lives in a lighthouse on a rocky precipitous overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The three soon find themselves trying to solve the strange goings-on on the mysterious island. They discover a haunted mansion and below it a huge underground cavern of dripping water and dark twists and turns. They have the adventure of a lifetime on a fishing trawler piloted by a crazy coot named "Catfish" as a banker named J.D. Tackert and his frightful crew of cutthroats follow close behind, everyone out to find a long lost hidden treasure.Donald Kirk, also know as the Captain," has been writing stories for kids since he himself was one. Starting at age 8, he was writing and illustrating cartoon strips, the most famous, Long Nose of Long Nose Town. In middle school, he wrote Professor Plugnickle's Theory of the Human Body and The Adventures of Commando Cudie. And in high school, he wrote illustrated books like Murphy's Mad Monster Murder Mysteries and Mistress Mary's Mortal Magic Mischief. The purpose of these books: to have stories to read to his two younger brothers. But writing was not his thing, his youngest brother became the writer of the family and Donald went on to study architecture, art, and filmmaking. It wasn't until the eighties that he wrote the screenplay for Discovery Bay, and later turned it into this entertaining and suspenseful novel guaranteed to keep anyone of any age on the edge of their seats.

Pedro el Pirata, capitán de la comida chatarra, es un pirata feliz y muy querido por su tripulación. Sin embargo, el amor del Pirata Pedro por la comida chatarra hace que la vida de Tony el Diente sea insoportable. Harto de la boca asquerosa y descuidada de Pedro el Pirata. Tony abandona la boca de Pedro. Ahora sin Tony, la sonrisa de Pedro ya no es la misma que antes, y el capitán se pregunta si alguna vez podrá recuperalo. Con su fiel compañero, Dule L. el loro piñonero, y el resto de su tripulación. Pedro el Pirata zarpa para descubrir el tesoro de una boca.Con Pedro el Pirata, los niños aprenderán que incluso los piratas pueden mejorar sus dientes y encias comiendo bien y teniendo buenos hábitos dentales. Con recetas, un proyecto científico interactivo y toda una serie de actividades para los niños. ¡Diente Ahoy! invita a los lectores a vivir el viaje do Pedro el Pirata y su tripulación con una vista y un delicioso bocado coda vez.

Pamela Hillan and Penelope Dyan, lifelong friends who used to like to pretend they were in a Nancy Drew book when they were kids, are back again, all grown up (and then some); and they are still pretending! And this is exactly why the Jan and Jenny books continue to be written and why they began!Penelope Dyan became a teacher, a published writer, a vocalist, and a mother and an attorney, while Pamela Hillan became a mother and a court reporter . . . and then finally, everything went back to what it was before all of that happened; and the Jan and Jenny books were born, beginning with their very first book in this series, "The Mystery On Burgundy Street".It was their combined lifelong experiences, and their great desire to do good in this world, along with their love for the law, and their deep concern for others that led to the creation of this latest book in the Jan and Jenny Mystery Series, and to each and every book in this series!This is the twenty-fifth book in this series; and our heroines, Jan and Jenny (as usual) are out to save the world! This time, they encounter Russian pirates with a sinister plan to overtake the cruise ship on which Jan and Jenny and Jan's mother and father and sister, Cindy, are vacationing. Find out why the Russian pirates want to take over a mere cruise ship, and how and why Jan and Jenny alert the FBI, the CIA, and the Mexican Police as their suspicions hit the mark, and why (this time) Jan's dad becomes involved in the excitement and adventure.

Meet LONG JOHN McRON, SHIP'S COOK . . . and the most unusual babysitter you've ever seen. Long John has a whole crew of wild pirates in tow, and?for one boy and his sister?he's about to transform a perfectly ordinary evening into a riotous adventure beneath a pirate moon. It's time to make some PIRATE STEW. Marvelously silly and gloriously entertaining, this tale of pirates, flying ships, doughnut feasts and some rather magical stew is perfect for all pirates, both young and old.With a deliciously rhyming text from master storyteller Neil Gaiman and spellbinding illustrations by the supremely talented Chris Riddell, this is the picture book of the year! Pirate Stew! Pirate Stew!Pirate Stew for me and you!Pirate Stew, Pirate StewEat it and you won't be blueYou can be a pirate too!

Keeping her promise, Jacqueline (Jacq) convinces Alexandria (Alex) along with the rest of their family and friends to take one last trip-to Africa. Once more the twin sisters are after treasure, but this time it is much more personal and precious than gold and silver.Jacq, Alex, and their companions must survive in the unfamiliar and formidable African wilderness. They struggle to keep their wits about them while encountering hostiles in a variety of forms and battling internal turmoil surrounding the changes their lives have brought them and the directions they are headed. Nothing is certain any more as they overcome doubt, betrayal, heartbreak, and even death.Things have never been easy for them, but the girls are determined to make it through this final adventure alive. Relationships are put to the test, character is called into question, and futures are at stake on this Venture to Africa.