It was 1964 in the brand-new state of Alaska, a vast land of staggering beauty and heart-stopping dangers. Eleven-year-old Jack had grown up living happily with his parents in an off-the-grid cabin, miles from their closest neighbors. Grizzlies and wolves outnumbered people, and dark winter days were 30 degrees below zero. Jack had always thought of himself as strong--"Alaska tough". But then the most powerful earthquake in American history--the Good...

Billy isn't one to back down from a bet. But this one is gross: If he eats fifteen worms in fifteen days, Alan will pay him fifty dollars. Billy takes the bet and tries worms smothered in ketchup, drowned in mustard, even breaded and fried. Worm by worm, Billy gets closer to victory. But Alan won't let him win that easily ...

"... [A] young boy gives his perspective on several things the grown-ups running the country could do differently. His recommendations are both playful and profound. How much happier would be if all the adults went to kindergarten once a month to remind themselves how to play? How much safer would we be if Christmas lights were left up all year round to light everyone's way home?" -- Inside jacket.

Follows fifth grader Max as he searches for his best friend who disappeared, leaving behind a strange note.

"Meet Rollo, a little bulldog with a Big personality. Rollo's getting ready for a big party tonight, but what coat should he wear? His winter coat? No, that's not right... What about his raincoat? Nope, that's not it, either!"-- Provided by publisher.

Now that he has new glasses, fourteen-year-old Jaylin is anxious to put his speed and accurate shot to use on offense, but his lacrosse team has always relied on his stellar defense, and without it too many goals are ending up in their net--so the team needs to come up with a strategy to balance both halves of his game.

A forgetful boy gets himself into trouble when he repeats what each person he meets on the road says to him, in a multicultural retelling of an Appalachian folktale.

"Snakes, grizzlies, a missing dad, a menacing drone... Carl Hiaasen delivers a wickledly funny, slightly subversive tale in his latest New York Times bestseller. Some facts about Billy Dickens: * He once saw a biker swerve across the road in order to run over a snake. * Later, that motorcycle somehow ended up at the bottom of a canal. * Billy isn't the type to let things go. Some facts about Billy's family: * They've lived in six different Florida...

"When fifth-grader Atticus Finch Martin uncovers a plea for help, he must put aside his quest to find a fossil of the world's largest dinosaur."--Provided by publisher.