Tom has spent most of his life locked behind the cruel walls of Weatherly Orphanage, but when he learns that his parents might still be alive, Tom knows he must do what he can to find them. He can't leave Weatherly without his best friend Sarah, so arms with a single clue to his past, the word Britfield, the two make a daring escape by commandeering a hot air balloon. Now they're on the run from a famouse Scotland Yard detective and what looks like...

Griffin Bing is in big trouble when a Super Bowl ring disappears from his middle school's display case, replaced by Griffin's retainer, and the more he and his friends investigate, the worse his situation becomes.

"When Lolo Long's niece Jaya begins receiving death threats, Tribal Police Chief Long calls on Absaroka County Sheriff Walt Longmire along with Henry Standing Bear as lethal backup. Jaya "Longshot" Long is the phenom of the Lame Deer Lady Stars High School basketball team and is following in the steps of her older sister, who disappeared a year previously, a victim of the scourge of missing Native Woman in Indian Country. Lolo hopes that having Longmire...

Thirteen-year-old Sammy's penchant for speaking her mind gets her in trouble when she involves herself in the investigation of a robbery at the "seedy" hotel across the street from the seniors' building where she is living with her grandmother.

This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! DRAGON MASTERS has it all! Dragons, a Dragon Stone, a king, a wizard, and magic! In the first book in this fully-illustrated series, 8-year old...

Who would want to harm an adorable pet piglet? Could it be the suspicious next-door neighbor, Mrs. Budge? Or how about the annoying class joker, Gordy Fletcher? It's up to Milo and Jazz to find out the identity of the mysterious pig poisoner. And there's no time to lose!

Before the Black Pearl, there was a teenage stowaway named Jack Sparrow Book 4: The Sword of Corts. He has the enchanted sheath. Hes read the mystical incantation. Hes holding the all-powerful Sword of Corts in his hands. But unfortunately for Jack Sparrow, he also has the specter of the Swords first masterHernn Cortswatching over his shoulder. Now, stranded on a snowy Caribbean island, the fate of the Barnacles crew hangs in the balance. Jack must...