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Brian can think of a few places he'd rather spend his summer than with his aunt and uncle in Boring, Illinois. Jail, for example. Or an earplug factory. Anything would be better than doing summer school on a computer while his scientist dad is stationed at the South Pole. Boring lives up to its name until Brian and his cousin Nora have a fight, get lost, and discover a huge wooden house in the forest.

It's Halloween, and Splat is determined to be the scariest cat in the class. Unfortunately he's just too much of a scaredy-cat. He's afraid of a little spider, and everyone says his costume looks more silly than scary. And when Mrs. Wimpydimple tells a ghost story in the dark, Splat gets so frightened that he tips over his jack-o'-lantern. But when the lights go back on, the entire class is scared silly by a small, black, furry creature with a big pumpkin head. Whooooo can it be?

This best-selling first audiobook in the Tapper Twins series is a hilariously authentic showcase of what it's like to be in middle school in our digitally-saturated world, told as a colorful "oral history" with photos, screenshots, text messages, chat logs, and online gaming digital art. Twelve-year-old twins, Claudia and Reese, who couldn't be more different...except in their determination to come out on top in a vicious prank war.

Almost one year ago, Alice TodHunter Moon left her PathFinder village to become Apprentice to ExtraOrdinary Wizard Septimus Heap. Now, in faraway lands, the Castle is in peril. The brilliant blue stone is crumbling to dust, and both the witch Marisa and the wicked Red Queen have their eyes on the throne. But as Tod sets off on a hazardous journey to find a new Keystone, her life may be in the greatest danger of all. Can she save the Castle while evading the fate that befell her mother?

Bronte Mettlestone's parents ran away to have adventures when she was a baby, leaving her to be raised by her aunt Isabelle and the Butler. She's had a perfectly pleasant childhood of afternoon teas and riding lessons - and no adventures, thank you very much. But Bronte's parents have left extremely detailed (and bossy) instructions for Bronte in their will. The instructions must be followed to the letter, or disaster will befall Bronte's home. She is to travel the kingdoms and empires, perfectly alone, delivering special gifts to her 10 other aunts.

The latest hilarious audiobook in the ever-popular Tom Gates series! Working hard on my school project, I've found out ALL kinds of interesting facts I wasn't expecting to. Stuff like: Mum and Dad got together because of cake. (Full story inside). Cats sleep for 70% of their lives. Peppermint ice cream is just wrong. (True.).

The Kidds - treasure hunting family extraordinaire - are heading to China on a journey that will lead them beyond the Great Wall and into the underbelly of Berlin. Bick and Beck Kidd are desperately trying to secure the ancient Chinese artifact that will buy their mother's freedom from renegade pirates.

Rosie may seem quiet during the day, but at night she's a brilliant inventor of gizmos and gadgets who dreams of becoming a great engineer. When her Great-Great-Aunt Rose (Rosie the Riveter) comes for a visit and mentions her one unfinished goal - to fly - Rosie sets to work building a contraption to make her aunt's dream come true.

The Fletchers are back on Rock Island, home of all their best summer memories. But from their first day on vacation, it's clear that this year things have changed. Their favorite lighthouse is all boarded up, and the Fletcher boys can't figure out why or how to save it. Add a dose of Shakespeare, a very tippy kayak, a video camera, (maybe, possibly, or not) a swimming cat, and some new neighbors, and the recipe for a crazy vacation is complete.

Meet Rob Cunningham, a 35-year-old man who has made a few mistakes along the way. When his wife, Claire, catches him in the act with her own sister, she promptly evicts him and tosses his belongings onto the front lawn. Desperate for a place to stay, Rob finds himself reluctantly checking into a peculiar motel operated by Doris—an eccentric, muumuu-clad widow with an insatiable love for macaroni and cheese.

Georgia Khatchadorian plans to excel at Hills Village Middle School in all the places her troublemaking brother failed. She's even bet him that she'll quickly become one of the most popular girls in school. But Rafe left a big mark at HVMS, and no one will give Georgia a chance! Even worse, Rafe has sneakily signed up her band to play at the school dance, and she's terrified to embarrass herself in front of the snooty "Princesses" who run the school and the boy who's caught her eye. Will she be able to overcome her fears and win her bet with Rafe?

Die von Stibitz lieben es, Sachen zu stibitzen. Es ist beinahe so, als könnten sie gar nicht anders. Zumindest Mama Fia, Papa Ede, Oma Klaudia und die kleine Ella. Aber sie sind etwas besorgt wegen Ture, Ellas großem Bruder. Ture ist nämlich das weiße Schaf der Familie, stibitzt höchst ungern und macht nur, was erlaubt ist. Zum Glück ahnt er nichts davon, dass seine Sippe ihm zum Geburtstag den Riesenlolli aus "Jettes nette Zuckerecke", dem Süßigkeitenladen von Jette Menge-Plomben, stehlen möchte.

Es knarrt und knistert nachts in Paul Eisigs Haus. Deswegen möchte der Polizist nicht mehr zu Hause schlafen, weil er glaubt, dass es bei ihm spukt. Aber zum Glück hat er ja noch Familie von Stibitz als Nachbarn. Als er der kleinen Ella von seinen gruseligen Erlebnissen erzählt, macht sie sich auf die geheimnisvolle Suche nach dem Ursprung des Spuks. Doch sie entdeckt etwas ganz anderes: Auf dem Nachttisch des Polizisten liegt ein großer Golddiamant!

Die netteste Außenseiter-Familie seit Die Unglaublichen Die von Stibitz lieben es, Sachen zu stibitzen. Es ist beinahe so, als könnten sie nicht anders. Zumindest Mama Fia, Papa Ede und die kleine Ella. Bloß Ture macht nur, was erlaubt ist. Als der knallharte Polizist Klaus in die Stadt kommt, sorgt Ture sich natürlich besonders. Vor allem um Schnüffler, den Familienhund. Denn Klaus will sämtliche Einwohner überprüfen, und alle Hunde, die nicht ordnungsgemäß mit Quittung gekauft wurden, zum Nordpol schicken. Wurde Schnüffler etwa - wie alles, was die von Stibitz besitzen - geklaut?

Die von Stibitz lieben es, Sachen zu stibitzen. Es ist beinahe so, als könnten sie gar nicht anders. Zumindest Mama Fia, Papa Ede, Oma Klaudia und die kleine Ella. Aber sie sind etwas besorgt wegen Ture, Ellas großem Bruder. Ture ist nämlich das weiße Schaf der Familie, stibitzt höchst ungern und macht nur, was erlaubt ist. Und dass er nicht lügen kann, wird zum großen Problem, als seine Eltern die große Diamanten-Ausstellung besuchen, um dort etwas mitgehenzulassen.

Sisters Hope, Faith and Mercy have everything: fame, success, money and beauty. But what Hope wants most of all is love, and it doesn’t matter how far she has to go to find it. Except real life isn't like the movies. Even if you're a Valentine...

When Philip Digby first shows up on her doorstep, Zoe Webster is not impressed. He's rude and he treats her like a book he's already read and knows the ending to. But before she knows it, Digby - annoying, brilliant, and somehow...attractive? Digby - has dragged her into a series of hilarious and dangerous situations all related to an investigation into the kidnapping of a local teenage girl. A kidnapping that may be connected to the tragic disappearance of his own sister eight years ago.

Everyone knows that orphanages are horrible places. But Earwig has a surprising amount of power over everyone else at St Morwald’s Home for Children, and loves it there. So the last thing she wants is to be sent to live with the very strange Bella Yaga….

Ancient pyramids can be flat-out dangerous! Ever since Stanley was flattened by a bulletin board, there are places he can get to that no one else can. So when Stanley receives a letter from an archaeologist, he travels by airmail to Egypt to help find an ancient treasure deep in the heart of a great pyramid. But what if even the flattest boy on earth can't wriggle out of this dark tomb - and the terrible mess he finds himself in?

All over the country, a strange phenomenon is happening. Some teenagers who die aren't staying dead. They are coming back to life, but they are no longer the same - they stutter, and their reactions to everything are slower. Termed "living impaired" or "differently biotic," they are doing their best to fit into a society that doesn't want them. Fitting in is hard enough when you don't have the look or attitude, but when almost everyone else is alive and you're not, it's close to impossible.