Best Selling Books by Paul Mantell

Sixth-grader Will is looking for an after-school activity, but when he joins the mountain biking club, his old friendships and values are challenged.

Thirteen-year-old Kelly, softball star, has to face new challenges in her life, including assignment to a different softball team and her mother''s new boyfriend.

When thirteen-year-old Tim Daniels gets a chance to go to basketball camp, he is faced with trying to be accepted by the popular players and remaining true to his friend who has become the butt of practical jokes. Simultaneous.

Introduces the places, people, historical events, myths, culture, and philosophy of ancient Greece. Includes forty hands-on activities, such as making an early Greek theater, building an Ionic temple, and pressing olives for oil.

The first five books in the New York Times bestselling middle grade series inspired by the life of iconic New York Yankee Derek Jeter are now available together in a collectible boxed set! This paperback boxed set contains the first five middle grade novels in the New York Times bestselling Jeter Publishing program. Inspired by Derek Jeter’s own life, The Contract, Hit & Miss, Change Up, Fair Ball, and Curveball focus on setting your goals high, thinking before you act, dealing with growing pains, learning the world isn’t always fair, and finding the right role models. The Wall Street Journal raved, “the play by play action is exciting and the lessons many.” This is the perfect series for every baseball fan.

"Based on the blockbuster TV series"--P. 1 of Cover.

Kid-loving music makers Hart and Mantell present a variety of activities based on music, including singing and dancing, improvisation, and making homemade instruments.

In fun and fresh language, this guide helps young chess players imagine themselves as generals of their own armies, warriors geared for the fight. At the same time, it conveys all the basic rules and strategies of the chess game in a clear, straightforward way.

Everyone knows the legend of Bigfood, but no one really believes in a huge, hairy monster wandering around a forest, or do they? ...

Frozen statues by day and dedicated protectors by night, the gargoyles of medieval Scotland are placed under a spell for one thousand years, and when the spell is broken, the Gargoyles are called upon to protect modern-day New York City. Original.

Attempting to connect all living beings into a single collective intelligence, the Phalanx, a techno-organic life form, kidnaps the X-Men

When the new boy from Tokyo takes over Stogie Crane''s position as shortstop, the two boys encounter the first of several barriers to their friendship.

Read the inspiring, fictionalized biography of young tennis champion, Arthur Ashe. Includes grey-scale illustrations, editors? note, table of contents, illustration index and research sources. Chapter Book: 19 chapters.

The X-men are lured into a trap and implanted with the daughters of the Brood Queen, and only Wolverine, with his healing powers, is able to resist

At the first practice of the season, Derek takes note of who is on the team. They have some good players, for sure--but also some weaker ones. There''s still one kid missing, and Derek hopes it''s a really good ballplayer to round out the roster. But when the kid arrives, everyone is shocked: she''s a girl! Can Derek''s team come together to have a winning season?

Dr. Hank McCoy, the mutant also known as Beast, tries to help a young blind woman regain her sight, only to arouse the bigotry of Friends of Humanity, so Wolverine goes undercover to help out.

Learn about the childhood of the Buddha, who left behind his kingdom and belongings in search of enlightenment. Includes table of contents, editors¿ note, glossary and research sources. Chapter Book: 15 chapters.