Middle Readers

Some lockers open. This one follows. Milo Carter never wanted attention. He liked his quiet life of pudding cups, occasional sarcasm, and staying out of trouble. But everything changes the day a dented red locker appears in his middle school hallway—with his name already engraved on it. Now Milo’s stuck in a school that’s turning into something else—something automated, haunted, and hungry. As strange voices whisper from the vents and mirror versions of students begin replacing the real ones, Milo must team up with Gwen, a classmate with a conspiracy folder and ninja-level sarcasm, ...

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 ...

Jax Carter can do it all - football, baseball, basketball, you name it, he’s a legend! Since catching a ball at eight weeks old (seriously), everyone in Willow Creek has had one plan for him: go pro, make millions, save the town. But Jax has a secret. He’d rather be sketching comic books and writing songs than scoring touchdowns. When three life-changing events land on the same day, a baseball final, a football championship, and the school art show, Jax is forced to make the biggest play of his life: follow the crowd... or follow his heart. Told in Jax’s hilarious, heartfelt voice, ...

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 ...

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.

Can Aimi defeat a bigger competitor than teams sponsored by Silicon Valley's most powerful Internet behemoths? The teams boarded 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 was defeated by her mentor in part one of this epic voyage. Has Aimi sacrificed her integrity to no avail? Can she make her way back to her team? If you like honest characters, beautiful twists, and Christian themes, then you’ll love father-daughter writing duo Bill & Mia Belew’s wonderful tale. Buy sixth-in-series, ...

In the heart of the Australian outback, where red dirt meets endless sky, thirteen-year-old Tommy Archer and his blue heeler, Lizzy, are no strangers to the wild. But when a mysterious invitation summons them to the European Working Dog Expo in Paris, their lives are thrust into a whirlwind of adventure, danger, and ancient secrets. From the fire-scorched paddocks of their station to the glittering arenas of Paris, Tommy, Lizzy, and her chaotic pups, Boomer and Tilly, uncover a legacy that stretches back centuries - a bloodline of guardian dogs, woven into the very fabric of history. As ...

The Great Paddleboard Race is over and George Bailey and Associates have another case. This time George, Walt and Sharon need some expert help because gambling appears to be involved. They recruit their fellow classmate Henry Lido, a caddie at the Hamilton Island Golf Course and the hardest working kid on the Island. He also knows a lot about gambling. Fans of the George Bailey series will enjoy the addition of Henry to the team. It's another fun fast -paced mystery set in the 1930's when the new sports of surfing and paddleboard racing first appeared on the California Coast.

Some kids dream big. Finn Harper dreams dangerously! Every night, thirteen-year-old Finn slips into the Dreamscape, a realm of surreal worlds, wild creatures, and whispered fears, armed only with Flicker, his moody, half-magical lantern. As a junior Dreamkeeper, his job is to patch up nightmares before they spill into the waking world. No pressure! But when his best friend Lila’s little brother falls into a coma, and a forgotten villain known as the Nightmare Weaver resurfaces, Finn is pulled into a dangerous quest that spans collapsing dreambubbles, shape-shifting monsters, and a ...

Get the Poop: The Diary of a Dung Beetle Dookie is a friendly but hungry young dung beetle whose life revolves around poop. He eats poop, drinks poop, and even bathes in poop. At the end of the day, Dookie loves nothing more than to wash his hair with seagull poo in a nice warm bubble dung bath. Dookie and his best friend Turdy aren't fussy when it comes to eating poop. They'll devour unhealthy fast-poop from McDumps or fresh seapoo from Poopie Joe's Seapoo Shack. These poop-eating beetles will get poop however it's served! Dookie's mom needs an elephant pooball to lay her eggs, so she asks...

This young listeners edition of the worldwide best seller Three Cups of Tea has been specially adapted for younger listeners and updated by Greg Mortenson to bring his remarkable story of humanitarianism up to date for the present.

Amidst the rubble of war, a boy searches for hope. When thirteen-year-old Zaid is forced to flee his home during the Siege of Aleppo in 2012, he’s thrust into a nightmare no child should ever face. Bombs rain from the sky. Streets once filled with laughter are now cloaked in fear. Families are torn apart. But in the midst of chaos, Zaid must find the courage to survive—and lead others to safety. The Heart of Aleppo is an emotionally powerful, fast-paced young adult novel based on real events from the Syrian Civil War. Through Zaid’s journey, readers are taken on a heart-wrenching ...

Life was about to get a lot more exciting for eleven-year-old Tyler Bowers. The boy detective and his new robot pal discover some suspicious goings-on in their town. They waste no time in putting their awesome spy skills to use. This is an unforgettable tale of true friendship. An exciting adventure with plenty of laughs along the way. Engaging for children, middle school students, and grown-ups. Check out The Undercover Brothers: Ninja Invasion (Book 1)

When Stink Moody's second grade class goes on a field trip to the Gross-Me-Out exhibit at the science museum, he learns that his very own nose has amazing sniffing abilities - and that some people have real jobs sniffing stuff for NASA! Soon Stink is engrossed in toilet water, corpse flowers, and all things smelly. But is his fetid footwear foul enough to win a Golden Clothespin Award? Loyal fans will be holding their breath for Stink's latest outrageous solo adventure.

Sharanjit Thind is sick of his drab, regular life, and cannot wait for school to end for the summer. Looking forward to some excitement at last, he is in for quite a surprise, for it is on the last day of school, right after a farewell party for their seniors, that Sharan comes face to face with terrifying events that will change his life forever... Within the next twenty-four hours, he will be visited by an alien, kidnapped by the creature, and his friends - Umang and Qamar - will be gravely endangered. Not only will their sanity be threatened, their beloved planet Earth will come ...

TOOTS. TREMORS. TOTAL CHAOS. Just when Max Muckworthy and Gertie McStumble (orGassy Gertie as she hates to be known) thought Gunkville couldn’t get any stinkier, a mysterious fartquake splits the town in two—and out stomps a monster with a backside so powerful it could flatten cities. Meet Fartypantszilla: a skyscraper-sized, thunderbutt lizard with chili-breath, burp-blast feet, and a bad attitude. As the government rolls in with soap cannons and lavender bombs, Max and Zara team up with their old gooey friend Sludge and a heroic warthog named Puddles to uncover the truth: ...

Teacher. Former Student. Big Surprise. Margaret Kitchens was a 43-year-old English teacher, and she never expected to have a fling with a former student. She taught school in a time before voice mail, instant messaging and social media. Ryan Henderson was a Quarterback on the football team, and one of Margaret’s brightest students. Whenever Margaret eyed him across the classroom Ryan would look away and try to focus his thoughts on academic matters. After high school graduation Ryan went to college, became a Petroleum Engineer, and reunited with a former classmate while Margaret had an ...

A hidden painting. A spiral of secrets. A race to uncover the truth—before history is rewritten forever. When young detective Cora Flash wins a trip to Paris, she’s expecting pastries, museums, and maybe a few touristy mysteries. What she doesn’t expect is to uncover a hidden clue in a famous WWII-era painting—one that leads her and her dog Calvin deep into a decades-old cover-up. Soon, Cora, Calvin, and best friend Shelby are swept into a spiral of secret codes, forged artwork, and a mysterious figure known only as the Clock Collector. As the clues wind through galleries, catacombs...

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 ...

Something hairy just ripped a thunder-fart through the jungle… and it’s headed for Gunkville. Meet King Kong Pong—a skyscraper-sized gorilla with banana breath so bad it melts tree bark, dreadpits that launch pong grenades, and a tail-slap that creates actual stinkquakes. When the jungle starts gagging and the clouds turn brown, Max Muckworthy, Gertie McStumble, Sludge, and their rainbow-farting warthog Puddles must face their most toxic mission yet. With the help of burping fruit bats and a legendary artifact called the Sacred Nosebell, they’ll have to swing, slide, and stink-blast...