The mousemaid Mariel achieves victory at sea for the animals of Redwall Abbey, fighting the savage pirate rat Gabool the Wild, warlord of rodent corsairs.

Mattimeo, the son of the warrior mouse Matthias, learns to take up the sword and joins the other animal inhabitants of Redwall Abbey in resisting Slagar the fox and his band of marauders. Sequel to "Redwall."

"Mia is still getting used to living with her mom and stepfather, and to the new role their Jewish identity plays in their home. Feeling out of place at home and at her Jewish day school, Mia finds herself thinking more and more about her Muscogee father, who lives with his new family in Oklahoma. Her mother doesn't want to talk about him, but Mia can't help but feel like she's missing a part of herself without him in her life. Soon, Mia makes a plan...

"During World War II, twelve-year old Miriam secretly spirits other Jewish people out of Nazi-occupied France after being separated from her family and forced into hiding"--

Sam Fox is on holidays with his family in Antarctica when their ski plane crashes on the ice. As the unstable iceshelf cracks apart, Sam and his younger brother become separated from the rest of the group. Before long, they're stranded on a wobbly icefloe. Just when it seems things couldn't get any worse, a massive creature emerges from the deep. A creature with huge jaws, and rows and rows of enormous teeth.

"All Vlad really wants is some friends and he knows just where to find them - school. But fitting in at human school isn't easy for a little vampire, especially with his pet bat tagging along!"--Page [4] of cover.

Sam Fox is on vacation at the Great Barrier Reef, when he and a young Japanese tourist are swept off a coral shelf by a freak wave. Before they know it, a strong current has pushed them out into open water. First, Sam must fight to keep himself and his new friend from drowning. Then, as night falls over the inky black ocean, the underwater predators start moving in ...

"Misery Manor is home to the Impalers -- the bravest vampire family that ever lived. Except for Vlad -- he's not brave at all. He's even a bit scared of the dark! Vlad's annoying cousin Lupus is visiting. He's brilliant at all the vampire skills: turning into a bat, flying, and mind control. And he's popular at school. Is there ANYTHING Vlad can do better than Lupus?"--Page [4] of cover.

"The stage is set for the school play and Vlad wants to be the star. But if his family find out he's been going to human school, there'll be serious trouble...To keep it secret, Vlad needs to put on the best performance of his life!"--Page [4] of cover.

Twelve-year-old Lyla sets out to write the perfect fantasy novel in her creative writing class, but discovers some unexpected twists and turns, both on and off the page. Includes twenty-five ways to overcome writer's block.