"Marian Lindberg grew up being told that Walter Lindberg, the man who raised her father, was a brave explorer who had been murdered in the Amazon. She took her father's claims at face value, basking in her exotic roots, until she started to notice things. The unverified legend became a riddle she couldn't solve. As Lindberg moved from journalism to law, fell in love, and sought a family of her own, her father repeatedly interfered. He had a closed...

"Harry Potter, Bruce Wayne, Annie, and Oliver Twist can go #&©% themselves! There's a new orphan badass in town. Homeless teenager, Jesse "Street Angel" Sanchez cuts school and fights ninja gangbangers, mad scientists, cops, time-traveling pirates, J-horror cliches, an evil version of her future self, ancient gods, rednecks, and hunger. In America's cold, hard streets, the PRINCESS OF POVERTY defends the destitute, downtrodden, and defenseless with...

Gannon and Wyatt join an expedition into the Great Bear Rainforest in search of the mythical spirit bear, but when members of the expedition go missing, the brothers bravely set out on a search-and-rescue mission. As they find themselves lost in a dangerous forest, they are guided by the wisdom of the First Nation people and uncover a sinister plot. The brothers must risk everything to save those who are missing and restore balance to the Great Bear....

Jean-Claude Forest's timeless Erotic Sci-Fi series recounting the spatial adventures of the beautiful titular character is now available in a brand new English-language adaptation. In Book 1 (first collected in 1964), Barbarella's spaceship breaks down, she finds herself trapped on the planet Lythion. There, she has a series of adventurous, and bawdy, encounters with a variety of strange beings, from robots to angels. In Book 2, "Wrath of the Minute-Eater"...

Twelve-year-old Perri and nine-year-old Archer travel through time to medieval England to return an item from their aunt's Emporium of Curiosities.

In an adventure reminiscent of Homer's Odyssey, fifteen-year-old Odilia and her four younger sisters embark on a journey to return a dead man to his family in Mexico, aided by La Llorona, but impeded by a witch, a warlock, chupacabras, and more. Cuando Odilia y sus cuatro hermanas encuentran un cadáver en un pozo de río, se embarcan en un viaje heroico para devolver al muerto a su familia en México. Pero su regreso a Texas se convierte en una...

"In a high-interest format, describes famous escapes from danger, including prison breaks, and escapes from kidnappers, wild animals, and natural disasters. Includes a quiz to test the likelihood of readers' ability to escape danger"--

First biography of the little-known real-life Tom Sawyer (a friend of Mark Twain during his brief tenure as a California newspaper reporter), told through a harrowing account of Sawyer's involvement in the hunt for a serial arsonist who terrorized mid-nineteenth century San Francisco.

Discover five of the most amazing adventures and treks in history. Join some of the world's greatest explorers as they embark on the most unforgettable expeditions in history.