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Midnight for Charlie Bone (Charlie Bone #1)
by Jenny NimmoClassic magic and mystery from one of Britain’s best-loved authors of fantasy adventure. Perfect for fans of Harry Potter, Eva Ibbotson, Cornelia Funke’s Inkheart and Shane Hegarty’s Darkmouth. An Academy for magic and special talents. A destiny unfulfilled. A secret legacy.
The Midnight Charter (The\agora Trilogy Ser. #1)
by David WhitleyIn the city of Agora, anything can be bought and sold. Even children are possessions until their twelfth birthday.Mark has been sold by his father, and Lily, an orphan from birth, has bartered for her life. Thrown together by chance, in the ancient tower of Count Stelli, they face an existence of poverty and servitude, unless they can find a way to break free. But, unbeknown to Mark and Lily, they are being watched by the ruler of the city. Can they survive the traps and treachery that await them and discover the dark secret that binds them together?Their lives depend on this question: what is the Midnight Charter?
Middleworld: Jaguar Stones Book One (PDF)
by Pamela Voelkel Jonathan VoelkelMiddleworld ( Jaguar Stones #1 )
Middle School: (Middle School 2) (Middle School #2)
by James PattersonRafe Khatchadorian is getting the Hollywood treatment in a film version of Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life starring Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle and Thomas Barbusca.After sixth grade, the very worst year of his life, Rafe Khatchadorian thinks he has it made in seventh grade. He's been accepted to art school in the big city and imagines a math-and-history-free fun zone. Wrong! It's more competitive than Rafe ever expected, and to score big in class, he needs to find a way to turn his boring life into the inspiration for a work of art. His method? Operation: Get a Life! Anything he's never done before, he's going to do it, from learning to play poker to going to a modern art museum. But when his newest mission uncovers secrets about the family Rafe's never known, he has to decide if he's ready to have his world turned upside down.James Patterson's winning follow-up to Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life is another riotous and heart-warming story about living large.
Middle School: (Middle School 4) (Middle School #4)
by James PattersonRafe Khatchadorian is getting the Hollywood treatment in a film version of Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life starring Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle and Thomas Barbusca.Rafe Khatchadorian, the hero of the bestselling Middle School series, is ready for a fun summer at camp – until he finds out it’s a summer school camp! Luckily, Rafe easily makes friends with his troublemaking cabin mates and bunkmate, a boy nicknamed Booger Eater, who puts up with endless teasing from the other kids. Rafe soon realises there’s more to a person than a nickname, though, and Booger Eater might be the kind of friend you want on your side when the boys from the Cool Cabin attack.This fourth book in the massively popular Middle School series is an unforgettable summer of hi-jinks, new friends, and surprises, all told with the hilarity and honesty readers have come to expect from blockbuster author James Patterson.
Middle School: (Middle School 3) (Middle School #3)
by James PattersonRafe Khatchadorian is getting the Hollywood treatment in a film version of Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life starring Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle and Thomas Barbusca.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? Find out THE TRUTH about Rafe Khatchadorian's sister in the first Middle School story from the point of view of the hilarious Georgia - a girl who's ready to speak her mind!
Middle School: (Middle School 6) (Middle School #6)
by James PattersonRafe Khatchadorian is getting the Hollywood treatment in a film version of Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life starring Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle and Thomas Barbusca.After a rough summer, Rafe is heading back to the dreaded Hills Village Middle School, the site of the very worst years of his life. And as if that's not bad enough, Rafe's learned that he's going to be held back a year unless he can prove himself on an outdoor survival excursion – complete with dangerous white-water rafting, dizzying rock climbing and military style counsellors. Rafe and the rest of the pack of 'delinquent' trainees are forced to cooperate as they prepare for the final test: a solo excursion in the deep woods.Can Rafe come out of the experience in one piece? And if he does, will anyone recognise him as the kid they once knew?
Middle School: (Middle School 7) (Middle School #7)
by James PattersonRafe Khatchadorian is getting the Hollywood treatment in a film version of Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life starring Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle and Thomas Barbusca.In this seventh Middle School episode, Rafe heads back to the place his misadventures began: the dreaded Hills Village Middle School, where he's now being forced to take 'special' classes... He also finds himself joining the school's football team – alongside his main tormenter, Miller the Killer!But Rafe has grand plans for a better year: First, he decides to start a super-secret art project that's sure to rock the school. Then, if Rafe manages to make a play to save his team, he might have to deal with something completely new: popularity!
Middle School: (Middle School 8) (Middle School #8)
by James PattersonRafe Khatchadorian is getting the Hollywood treatment in a film version of Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life starring Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle and Thomas Barbusca.It's a dog-eat-dog world, and Rafe Khatchadorian is just trying to live in it. Life in middle school is finally starting to seem bearable – until Rafe spots his grandmother standing in the free-meal line at the local soup kitchen.To help earn some money for the family, Rafe concocts a brilliant plan – a dog-walking business that soon turns into a huge money-making neighbourhood empire. He'll even have extra cash to buy his own WormHole Deluxe Multi-Platform GameBox!That is, until two terrible twins launch the Great Dog War by sabotaging Rafe's flyers and stealing his customers. Plus, his bratty kid sister Georgia has skipped a grade – so now she's in all of Rafe's classes. Throw a kid a bone!
Middle School: (Middle School 10) (Middle School #10)
by James PattersonJames Patterson's bestselling Middle School series is now a major motion picture! Catch up with everyone's favorite troublemaker, Rafe Khatchadorian, when he gets lost in London on the worst field trip EVER!After a mostly-successful stint at Hills Village Middle School, Rafe is excited to visit the incredible city of London with his class. Sightseeing around a foreign country sounds like a blast, until Rafe finds out his roommate will be none other than Miller the Killer, bully extraordinaire!Then Rafe is forced to work on a class project side by side with his crush Jeanne Galletta and her too-perfect boyfriend, which might be even more torturous than rooming with Miller. And it's no surprise that Rafe's bad luck follows him across the pond, putting him in one crazy situation after another – all under the watchful eye of his bad-tempered principal.Out of all of his adventures, this trip could prove to be Rafe's most embarrassing yet, undoing everything good he has going for him back home!
Middle School: (Middle School 9) (Middle School #9)
by James PattersonRafe Khatchadorian is getting the Hollywood treatment in a film version of Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life starring Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle and Thomas Barbusca.Rafe isn't exactly considered a winner in Hills Village Middle School to say the least, but everything's about to change: he's won a school-wide art competition, and the fabulous prize is getting to jet-set off to Australia for a whirlwind adventure!But Rafe soon finds that living in the Land Down Under is harder than he could've ever imagined; his host-siblings are anything but welcoming, the burning temperatures are torturous, and poisonous critters are ready to sting or eat him at every step. So with the help of some new misfit friends, Rafe sets out to show everyone what he does best: create utter mayhem!Previously published as Middle School: Rafe's Aussie Adventure
Middle School: (Middle School 11) (Middle School #11)
by James PattersonIt's not easy being Rafe Khatchadorian's sister. He's got quite a reputation around school, and Georgia's got it hard enough as is! With a super secret crush on her classmate Sam Marks, a Rube Goldberg machine challenge to dominate, and constant confrontations with vicious Missy Trillin and her evil Princess Patrol to look forward to, Georgia can't help but throw all her energy into the one thing that makes her happy: her kick-butt, all-girl rock band, We Stink!When Georgia's favourite rock band, Lulu and the Handbags, advertise a major music competition where the winner gets to jam with Lulu herself, Georgia will pull all the stops to make sure We Stink wins - even if it means asking her annoying older brother, Rafe, for help! Will his crazy ideas work, or land her in serious trouble?
Middle School: (Middle School 1) (Middle School #1)
by James PattersonRafe Khatchadorian is getting the Hollywood treatment in a film version of Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life starring Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle and Thomas Barbusca.Rafe Khatchadorian has enough problems at home without throwing his first year of middle school into the mix. Luckily, he's got an ace plan for the best year ever, if he can pull it off. With his best friend Leonardo the Silent awarding him points, Rafe tries to break every rule in his school's oppressive Code of Conduct. Chewing gum in class - 5,000 points! Running in the hallway - 10,000 points! Pulling the fire alarm - 50,000 points! But when Rafe's game starts to catch up with him, he'll have to decide if winning is all that matters, or if he's finally ready to face the rules, bullies, and truths he's been avoiding.
Middle School: (Middle School 13) (Middle School Ser. #13)
by James PattersonRafe Khatchadorian is back in the latest adventure in the bestselling Middle School seriesGUESS WHERE I'M GOING?ON AN ALL-EXPENSES-PAID ART TRIP TO CALIFORNIA!And it's going to be awesome.I can't wait to see the big Hollywood sign, walk right past celebrities on the streets, and go to a red-carpet movie premiere.And this time, nothing's going to go wrong!Famous last words, right?Well, let's just say there's actually no Hollywood on my trip, but there is camping, diamond thieves, and a big, hungry crocodile.This field trip is going to be a CATASTROPHE!HELP!Previously published in Australia as Middle School: Going Bush
Middle School: (Middle School 12) (Middle School #12)
by James Patterson Chris TebbettsIn this blockbuster instalment of the bestselling Middle School series, Rafe and all the favourite characters from James Patterson's books for kids get caught up in a hilarious adventure – together for the first time!Rafe and Jimmy, two misunderstood troublemakers, are finally up to something good. They're in charge of a huge celebration of books and reading – but when a small issue snowballs into a big problem that threatens to derail the whole event, they need to work fast to keep things on track!And the best part? Rafe and Jimmy are joined by the funniest storytellers they know, including Jamie Grimm from I FUNNY, Jacky Ha-Ha, the Kidd family of TREASURE HUNTERS, super-genius Max Einstein – everyone's favourite characters from James Patterson's bestselling series for kids!
Michael Jordan: Legends In Sports (On the Court with…)
by Matthew F ChristopherExamines the life and basketball career of the high-scoring player with the Chicago Bulls, who made a brief attempt to play minor league baseball in 1994.
Micah's Super Vlog: To Sketch a Thief (Micah's Super Vlog #3)
by Andy McGuireIn the third book of the Micah's Super Vlog series based on JellyTelly's popular animated web show, Micah and his friends learn the importance of honesty and of believing the best about each other.When Armin's sketchbook, Lydia's lunch, and Micah's shoes go missing at school, will the gang turn against each other before discovering the truth?Based on the popular JellyTelly show, Micah's Super Vlog, in book three of this series things mysteriously go missing at school. Accusations fly and friendships are put on the line. Faced with the struggle, can Micah and his friends learn to believe the best about each other, and work together to uncover who (or what) is really to blame?
Micah's Super Vlog: To Sketch a Thief (Micah's Super Vlog #3)
by Andy McGuireIn the third book of the Micah's Super Vlog series based on JellyTelly's popular animated web show, Micah and his friends learn the importance of honesty and of believing the best about each other.When Armin's sketchbook, Lydia's lunch, and Micah's shoes go missing at school, will the gang turn against each other before discovering the truth?Based on the popular JellyTelly show, Micah's Super Vlog, in book three of this series things mysteriously go missing at school. Accusations fly and friendships are put on the line. Faced with the struggle, can Micah and his friends learn to believe the best about each other, and work together to uncover who (or what) is really to blame?
Micah's Super Vlog: Micah's Got Talent? (Micah's Super Vlog #1)
by Andy McGuireThere's a talent show at school and the prize is too good for Micah to pass up. Will he discover his talent in time to win?Based on the popular JellyTelly show, Micah's Super Vlog, in book one of this series Micah wants to win the big talent show prize. There's just one problem...he doesn't know his talent. So, he sets out to try just about everything (especially the things his friends are good at) in order to find "his thing." Discouraged with the process, Micah struggles with his identity but finally learns to have confidence that, in time, he'll uncover his special gifts.
Micah's Super Vlog: Micah's Got Talent? (Micah's Super Vlog #1)
by Andy McGuireThere's a talent show at school and the prize is too good for Micah to pass up. Will he discover his talent in time to win?Based on the popular JellyTelly show, Micah's Super Vlog, in book one of this series Micah wants to win the big talent show prize. There's just one problem...he doesn't know his talent. So, he sets out to try just about everything (especially the things his friends are good at) in order to find "his thing." Discouraged with the process, Micah struggles with his identity but finally learns to have confidence that, in time, he'll uncover his special gifts.
Micah's Super Vlog: Just Chill (Micah's Super Vlog #4)
by Andy McGuireIn the fourth book of the Micah's Super Vlog series based on JellyTelly's popular animated web show, Micah and his friends learn about identity and what it means to be compassionate.There's a new kid in school. Will Micah give him a chance before writing him off?Tre is cool but there seems to be more going on than meets the eye. Micah intends to find out what this guy is all about. When he discovers the new kid really does have a secret, will Micah accept Tre for who he is or continue to avoid him?
Micah's Super Vlog: Just Chill (Micah's Super Vlog #4)
by Andy McGuireIn the fourth book of the Micah's Super Vlog series based on JellyTelly's popular animated web show, Micah and his friends learn about identity and what it means to be compassionate.There's a new kid in school. Will Micah give him a chance before writing him off?Tre is cool but there seems to be more going on than meets the eye. Micah intends to find out what this guy is all about. When he discovers the new kid really does have a secret, will Micah accept Tre for who he is or continue to avoid him?
Micah's Super Vlog: The Big Fail (Micah's Super Vlog #2)
by Andy McGuireWhen deciding whether to keep up the lie of his "A paper," will Micah admit his mistakes or risk losing his friends?Based on the popular JellyTelly show, Micah's Super Vlog, book two in this series finds Micah wrestling with a decision facing every kid his age: to study or play video games? Micah chooses to ditch his responsibility, so it's no surprise when the result is a big . . . F. Seeing that his friends did well on the same test, Micah is too ashamed to show his grade before changing the F to an A with a marker. Although he knows it's wrong, Micah feels the need to keep up the façade . . . which only leads to more lying. Will Micah continue to be dishonest, or admit his mistakes before things spin so far out of control that he loses his friends?
Micah's Super Vlog: The Big Fail (Micah's Super Vlog #2)
by Andy McGuireWhen deciding whether to keep up the lie of his "A paper," will Micah admit his mistakes or risk losing his friends?Based on the popular JellyTelly show, Micah's Super Vlog, book two in this series finds Micah wrestling with a decision facing every kid his age: to study or play video games? Micah chooses to ditch his responsibility, so it's no surprise when the result is a big . . . F. Seeing that his friends did well on the same test, Micah is too ashamed to show his grade before changing the F to an A with a marker. Although he knows it's wrong, Micah feels the need to keep up the façade . . . which only leads to more lying. Will Micah continue to be dishonest, or admit his mistakes before things spin so far out of control that he loses his friends?
Mia Hamm: On the Field with...
by Matt ChristopherWomen's soccer has never been more popular. At the top of the sport's list of star players is Mia Hamm. Her speed, aggressive play, and ability to "read the field" have sparked every team she's ever played on. At the University of North Carolina, she helped the Tar Heels capture four NCAA championships. Her continually stellar performances with the United States national team led them to win two out of three Women's World Cups, first in 1991 and again in 1999. And as a member of the 1996 gold medal-winning Olympic team, she played an outstanding final game on a sprained ankle. The holder of the world record for most goals scored in a career, she is the hero of thousands of soccer fans worldwide. Readers will devour every detail of this insightful biography of the best women's soccer player in the world. Get an up-close look at this superstar athlete with Matt Christopher, the number one sports series for kids. For more information on the Matt Christopher Sports Bio Bookshelf, please turn to the last pages of this book.