The Brilliant World of Tom Gates

Irritating his teachers with his lack of focus and creative excuses, Tom Gates spends his unmonitored times drawing pictures and writing down observations about everything from his grumpy sister and annoying classmate to an unsatisfying camping trip and his pursuit of concert tickets for his favorite band.

The Woodshed Mystery

A double puzzle involves an old friend of Aunt Jane's, romance, and a chase.

Ancient Egypt

Dig into the amazing past of ancient Egypt in this new Level 3 Reader from National Geographic Kids. From pyramids and mummies to pharaohs and gods, kids will learn all about the history and culture of this fascinating land. Level 3 text provides accessible yet wide-ranging information for fluent readers. The expert-vetted text, along with brilliant photos and a fun approach to reading have proved to be a winning formula with kids, parents, and educators.

Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci

Three friends, Sam, Joe, and Fred travel through time having action-packed, outlandish adventures. The snappy dialogue and classic "boy" humor in this series of chapter books will engage the most reluctant readers.

The Lucky Lottery

Lucky O'Leary feels lucky when the lottery ticket his grandfather sends him for Christmas turns out to be a million-dollar winner! But before Lucky can cash it in, someone sneaks into his house and steals it.

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Midnight Visitor

In each book, fifth-grade detective "Encyclopedia" Leroy Brown solves ten mysteries. Solutions are found in the back of the book, challenging readers to practice their own skills as sleuths (and critical thinkers).

Night Whispers

After the sharp-eyed Jay and the roaring Lion, peace will come on Doves gentle wing.Jayfeather and Lionblaze are determined to uncover the real reason that ThunderClan was led into the deadly battle with ShadowClan. Meanwhile, Dovepaw grapples with a startling fact and realizes that evil is sometimes no more than a whiskers length away. As tensions grow between the four Clans, one cat will make a stand for what is rightand another will be lost to the fight.

Thea Stilton And the Blue Scarab Hunt

The Thea Sisters have been invited to Egypt to participate in a fabumouse archeological excavation. They explore an ancient Egyptian temple and work enthusiastically to uncover the past. The mouselings are excited to find a huge monolith with a blue scarab on it. But they also discover that thieves are after the hidden treasure of the temple. It's up to the Thea Sisters to stop them!

The Vampire's Vacation

Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose investigate a mysterious man in black, whom Josh believes is a vampire.

High Time for Heroes (Original MTH #51, Merlin Mission #23)

A Little Shopping

Rosie, Lily, and Tess, three cousins who are living together with their aunt, decide to make a miniature flower shop just like Aunt Lucy's real shop, and give it to her as a gift.

Basketball Disasters

Here's the third entry in Claudia Mills's charming middle-grade series. Mason Dixon survived the school choir. He survived adopting his now-beloved dog named, uh, Dog. But now he faces his biggest challenge yet: joining the local basketball team. Not by choice, of course. Not only do his parents encourage it, but his dad even volunteers to be his coach. Now, with his best pal Brody and a team of misfits even worse at basketball than him (if that's possible), Mason must try to rally to beat his arch-rival, the school bully Dunk. Just another day-in-the-life of a disaster-prone fourth grader.