Middle Readers

Get ready for a hilarious, fart-filled adventure with Ford Foghorn in *The Fart Activated Monster: The Hunt For Blue Blob. This action-packed series will leave young readers laughing out loud and begging for more. Ford Foghorn is still getting used to his new life as a Fart Activated Monster. During a camping trip with the Boy Scouts on Mount Methane, he accidentally eats a bowl of chili beans, sending his fart gas into overdrive. When Ford transforms into his blue monster form, his friends mistake him for the legendary Blue Blob Monster. As the Scouts turn into a lynch mob, Ford must find ...

The Case of the Missing Homework follows the misadventures of Marie Lane, a clever and imaginative pre-teen, as she faces a crisis: her homework has mysteriously disappeared! On what should have been a regular morning, panic strikes when Marie discovers her hard work is missing just before it's due. Her usual confidence gives way to frantic searching, from her cluttered bedroom to her school locker, but the elusive assignment is nowhere to be found. Not one to give up, Marie enlists the help of her friends, Mia and Kevin. Together, they retrace Marie's steps, diving headfirst into a series ...

Ten-year-old Emily Ellis doesn’t feel seen. Her family is busy, school is noisy, and the world seems to move too fast for a quiet, curious girl who would rather sketch than speak. But everything changes the day she ducks into the sleepy, echoing halls of the Grayson Gallery, where silence hums with secrets, and every frame hides a story. There, she meets Mr. Beauregard, a peculiar curator with a cane, a knowing smile, and a key to a world beyond the canvas. Because after closing time, the paintings come alive, quite literally. From dancing with Degas’ ballerinas to flying through Van ...

Sally Hemingway never meant to fall into a poster. But one lightning strike, one bad day, and one very peculiar bus shelter later, she finds herself in Boppington, a backwards world where time runs in reverse, “ugly” is beautiful, and a birthmark like hers isn’t something to hide… it’s a badge of honour. Alongside her best friend Louis, a malfunctioning Translator Mark IV, and three spectacularly misunderstood animals, Karl the Proboscis monkey, Victoria the hairless Chinese crested dog, and Roald the emotionally volatile ibis, Sally discovers that being different in Sydney made ...

They saved the farm. Now the Outback needs them again. After becoming global heroes, Tommy and his legendary Blue Heeler Lizzy are finally settling back into farm life… or so they think. When wild brumbies tear through fences and a secret threat begins unravelling the land they love, Tommy and Lizzy must rally their crew once more. Joined by six new four-legged recruits, and Ellie, a sharp, fearless newcomer who might just be more than a friend, Tommy leads the team across the red heart of Australia. From bush festivals to floods, fires, and betrayal, they uncover a shady land deal that ...

Did you always think that zombies were just made up to scare people? So did Tyler Bowers until his town was overrun by them. It is now up to him, his robot best friend Rob, and their martial arts expert friend, Kate, to save the town. Will they succeed in finding the source of the outbreak or will they too become the living dead? This story is a funny adventure that is engaging for children, middle school students, and grown-ups too! Check out The Undercover Brothers: Skateboard Spies (Prequel Story) to find out how it all began.

As soon as Mika runs from the abandoned house, the frightened cat in her arms, strange things begin to happen. Someone watches her house and a dark presence stalks her in the woods. Mika feels creeped out—but she also has lots of other things to worry about, like hiding Angel until she’s allowed to have a pet, handling her irritating brothers, and adjusting to Dad’s recent sad gruffness. Then the true owner claims the little cat. Mika gets a second chance to rescue Angel, and after a narrow escape, thinks the problem is solved – until Angel’s owner comes back with something that ...

Something strange is going down in the sleepy seaside village of Madderly Bay. Best friends Selena and Chloe are stuck in the most boring summer ever—until food starts coming to life and running wild in the streets. But that’s just the beginning. Earthquakes start shaking the village, and creepy claw marks show up, hinting at something dark stirring beneath the waves. Only Selena and Chloe know the real story about the zombie mermaids they faced before—and now they’re worried the threat they thought was gone might be back. As the tremors get worse and the water turns a scary green, ...

Grab your sunglasses and slather on the sunscreen! In this laugh-out-loud adventure for kids and animal lovers everywhere, summer is here and Junior is getting his very own doggy vacation. It's me, Junior, back again with another tail-wagging tale of mischief-making! I'll tell you all about the fur-raising time I had when my pet humans went on a trip without me, and the horrible place they left me.

Introducing kid detective Cora Flash! Book 1 in the 'Cora Flash' mystery books for kids series. Cora Flash is ecstatic when she finally convinces her mom to let her take a train ride by herself to visit a relative in the mountains. Once on board, Cora meets a cast of intriguing characters, and stumbles upon her very own mystery: A valuable diamond has gone missing, and only one of her fellow travellers could have stolen it. It's up to our novice detective to solve the crime before the train reaches its destination - or the thief reaches Cora. If you love Children's Mystery chapter books ...

The Last Caliph is a fictional account of a Central Intelligence Agency operation to capture self-proclaimed Islamic Caliph, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Baghdadi, was a terrorist from Samarra, Iraq who assumed leadership of Islamic State, ISIS, for five years, from 2014-2019. During his reign, al-Baghdadi operated primarily out of war-ravaged Syria, inflicting horrors, not only upon those living within the boundaries of his domain, but worldwide. Al Baghdadi's goal was to restore the Muslim theocracy to the status it enjoyed during its heyday prior to the fall of the Ottoman Empire. CIA ...

In the fog-drenched town of Griddlegloom, where smiles are forbidden and misery is law, four young rebels ignite a spark that could change everything. Felix Fizzle, a sly magician with a mischievous scarf and a knack for tricks, yearns to bring laughter to a place that bans it. Zara Zest, a fierce inventor armed with a wrench and a brilliant mind, crafts gadgets to defy the gloom. Polly Pimm, haunted by a sinister doll’s spell, battles to reclaim her joy. And Milo, a silent artist whose prophetic sketches hold the key to secrets, seeks his missing parents in a world that thrives on ...

Buckle up for a cosmic blast-off with Huckleberry T. Finn, space’s scrappiest runaway, in this wild ride inspired by Mark Twain’s classic 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'! When Huck snags the Serenity’s Gaze, a singing statue worth a gazillion credits, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot. But his pirate dad, Pap swipes it, cops cuff him, and now he’s stuck at Hannibal Space Academy with a four-armed grump named J’Aim, a devil may care schemer called Sawyer, and a purple cat-lizard that burps sparkles! The galaxy’s no picnic, bounty hunters zap, swamp monsters slobber, and glitchy ...

Fantasy, mystery, and adventure collide in this exciting story that will leave you believing in the magic of Christmas! The perfect book for kids ages 8 to 12 this holiday season. Leo spends his time drinking hot cocoa, inventing new toys, and celebrating Christmas––but he is no ordinary elf! Leo is Santa’s guardian and sworn protector of the North Pole. Leo's life is pretty great, until the day Santa Claus tells him the world’s Christmas Spirit is in danger. With Christmas just around the corner, Santa Claus sends Leo on a mission to find the evil Sorrow King, a powerful wizard who...

Being a kid can really stink. And no one knows this better than Greg Heffley, who finds himself thrust into high school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner and already shaving. Luckily Greg has his best friend and sidekick, Rowley. But when Rowley's popularity starts to rise, it kicks off a chain of events that will test their friendship in hilarious fashion.

It’s Halloween, and you know what that means! Candy! Costumes! More candy! What would happen if a kid ate a million hundred pounds of chocolate in one night? One thing’s for sure - when A. J. and his friends from Ella Mentry School go trick-or-treating, it will be a Halloween to remember.

Get ready for an exciting journey with Sebastian Whitmore’s middle-grade epic sci-fi adventure, Andromeda Reborn™! Prepare to be captivated as 13-year-old Cal Wallace, his sister Sophie, and friends Anusha and Mateo embark on a voyage across the stars in the cutting-edge spaceship Tranquility. Their mission: to find a peaceful new world after Earth’s tragic destruction. But their adventure takes an unexpected turn when they awake in the mysterious Andromeda galaxy. Enter a captivating new universe where Cal discovers he has superpowers! As they explore their new home on a ring world ...

After noticing that A.J. and his friends’ geography knowledge could use some work, Mr. Cooper invites to class just the person to help. Globetrotter Mrs. Barr speaks seven languages and has visited nearly 200 countries! But why does she carry a suitcasfe everywhere she goes? And why does she open a window whenever she walks into a room? Perhaps Mrs. Barr has something to hide!

The next chapter has begun… but someone else is holding the pen. When forgotten characters start vanishing and beloved tales return rewritten beyond recognition, 13-year-old Juniper Quill knows the stories are no longer safe. The Gilded Scriptorium, an ancient order of rogue curators, has begun an Ink War, determined to erase chaos, choice, and creativity from the world forever. To stop them, Juniper must journey through four fractured story realms: a mythic Greece stripped of emotion, a forest of abandoned fairytales, a mechanical world of manufactured fiction, and a land of unwritten ...

Can Aimi and her new high school classmates compete against teams sponsored by Silicon Valley's most powerful Internet behemoths? The teams board the Floating City to travel the world in search of hidden mythological relics that when found may open doors to new worlds for the winners. Aimi struggles to lead her team with a mentor who has a different agenda. Will Aimi sacrifice her integrity to win at all cost? Can she keep her team's best interest in mind? If you like honest characters, beautiful twists, and Christian themes, then you’ll love father-daughter writing duo Bill & Mia ...