New Release Books by Peter Lerangis

Twins Andrew and Evie search for their mother, a secret agent hiding from the Company, by solving the clues she has left for them in San Francisco, while trying to avoid the Company's agents, who hope the children will lead them to her.

This trilling collection includes the first 3 adventures from 39 Clues Part 2: Cahills vs Vespers, plus an additonal card pack! An explosive new series from the bestselling 39 Clues franchise - the adventure is just beginning! The Clue hunt is over, but Amy and Dan's adventures have just begun. Cahills across the globe have been kidnapped by a new enemy, the Vespers, and it's up to Amy and Dan to perform a dangerous ransom--a race that will take them from the hidden tunnels of the Roman Coliseum to the ancient city of Timbuktu. If Amy and Dan can't stop the Vespers...the whole world will pay. With more than 9 million copies in print and 1.3 million online users, The 39 Clues is a global phenomenon

Join Max, Jessica, Quincy, and Selena as they try to save Crump's Playworld from being shut down.

When the Vespers continue their abductions and cross a line by kidnapping Atticus, an 11-year-old non-Cahill civilian and Dan's only friend, Dan and Amy confront their biggest challenge ever in order to keep Atticus alive.

The Cahills aren't the only family searching for the Clues. . . .The Cahills thought they were the most powerful family the world had ever known. They thought they were the only ones who knew about Gideon Cahill and his Clues. The Cahills were wrong. Powerful enemies -the Vespers- have been waiting in the shadows. Now it's their time to rise and the world will never be the same. In Vespers Rising, a brand new 39 Clues novel, bestselling authors Rick Riordan, Peter Lerangis, Gordon Korman and Jude Watson take on the hidden history of the Cahills and the Vespers, and the last, terrible legacy Grace Cahill leaves for Amy and Dan.

When Amy and Dan Cahill trace the footsteps of a formidable military leader from the Cahill bloodline, they uncover a devastating secret about the family that changes everything, in the seventh title of the series written by the author of Book Three, The Sword Thief.

On a secret American expedition to the South Pole in 1910, Jack Winslow and his sons face mutiny, doubt, and disaster, and must risk their lives to make a daring rescue attempt.

This useful and fascinating book about energy (solar and wind) comes with a cool solar car to build! YOU can help to keep the planet “green.” Find out all about using energy from the sun and the wind with this eco-friendly book! Solar and Wind Power is packed with fascinating facts and true-life success stories about the use of Earth’s most natural sources of energy (40 pages are about solar power; 24 pages are about wind power). Plus, you’ll find everything you’ll need for putting together your own solar-powered car. Photos, color illustrations, and more accompany this informative and fun book. Best yet, it’s printed on recycled paper! Contents include: -- Storing the sun’s power -- Modern wind “farms” -- Harnessing the wind to make electricity -- Myths, legends, and historical truths -- Ridding the world of greenhouse gasses Solar Car Components: -- Car body -- Solar cell -- Motor unit -- 4 wheels -- 2 axles Photos, color illustrations, and more accompany this informative and fun book. Do your bit, and go green!

From Shrek's favorite recipes (ratatouille, vomelets, french flies) to an A to Z glossary of grossness, this hilarious collection will turn readers' stomachs as they turn the pages.

Provides the story of an Eskimo boy who, after being brought from his home in Greenland to New York City by explorer Robert Peary, was forced to deal with the death of his father, and the loss of everything familiar to him.

After Quincy finds a strange-looking statue in the Abracadabra Club's new magic chest and hears a funny rattling sound inside when the statue is shaken, he becomes convinced that a hidden treasure is inside.

Kidnapped by a strange boy, a girl is brought to an island where she soon discovers that the island's residents never grow old because no one can ever age there. Original.

-- The Sixth Sense home video has a street date of March 28, 2000, ensuring a breakout of more Sixth Sense fever. Buena Vista Home Video will work with Scholastic on promotional tie-ins. -- Scholastic plans to publish a series of original stories, with the creative input of the man who dreamed up The Sixth Sense: M. Night Shyamalan. -- The Sixth Sense is the 12th highest grossing movie of all time -- and is still in theatrical release.

While searching for her birthparents, Eve Hardy discovers that she is actually a clone, the product of a bizarre scientific experiment, and only has a few days to live unless she can unlock the secrets of her creators.

Tulio and Miguel want just two things in life: fame and fortune. Then fate hands them a map to the place of their dreams: the city of gold, El Dorado.

What is going on in Lab 6? Whatever it is, Sam Hughes is somehow involved. He hears a strange voice calling from within his mind and from behind the lab door. The closer Sam gets to the truth, the more the danger grows. The secret of Lab 6 will blow him away.

Chronicles Bruce Wayne's transformation into Batman, as he overcomes a childhood fear of bats and other drawbacks to fight crime in Gotham City.

A hilarious, goofy, fast-paced, exciting series for young readers, with fun, smart characters.

Ichabod Crane is an eccentric investigator sent to Sleepy Hollow to probe a series of murders allegedly committed by a legendary Headless Horseman.

In a bizarre story reminiscent of The Twilight Zone, thirteen-year-old Jake Branford becomes part of the action when he stumbles upon the secret set of a film crew which is in town to shoot a bloody Civil War epic. Original.

Offers a collection of jokes, riddles, comic lists, quizzes, and other humor based on the characters and situations in the animated film, "Madagascar."

In 1909, a secret group of American explorers, including the leader's teenage son and stepson, and their sponsor's nephew, must concede defeat and give up their dreams of reaching the South Pole, yet going back to civilization isn't nearly as easy as they thought it would be and so each passing day becomes a battle for survival against the elements.

Watchers have power. They can see things that other people can't. Like David Moore, who glimpses his father in the phantom subway station of another world. And then comes the twist. . . .

Adam Sarno is a Watcher. His new video camera can rewind reality. Just point, focus, and see the past unfold. The he steps into the picture.

After Jessica and the other members of the Abracadabra Club start hearing ghost sounds all over school, especially around the theater in which they are about to stage their first big show, they decide to investigate.

When Max attempts to pull a fake rabbit out of a hat and pulls a real one out instead, starting a wave of bunnies popping up all over school, he and his friends in the Abracadabra Club must figure out how to stop them.

When Quincy, Jessica, Max, and Selena find a treasure map while on a field trip to practice their magic tricks, they decide to search for the buried treasure, but first they have to make it past Andrew Flingus.

When Ethan Krantz's unusual science experiment ends up being added to the lunch special in the cafeteria, a hideous new creature forms.

Kirsten's not a very good driver. And the driver's ed classes aren't helping. No matter how hard she tries, she just can't get the hang of being behind the wheel. When Rob offers to give Kirsten a few tips on how to improve her driving, he turns up missing after the first lesson. Now Kirsten's getting a crash course--in murder.

While most students are preparing for the science fair, Max is only causing trouble with his magic tricks, until he and the rest of the Abracadabra Club get involved with finding the culprit of some more serious antics.

When the strange Gheik kids cast a spell on the adults in Hopnoodle, every child's springtime wish becomes the command of their elders, and soon the local students are partaking in skateboarding races and video lessons. Original.

The Three Investigators look into mysterious accidents plaguing the star of a new musical.

The third book in the thrilling SEVEN WONDERS series. “A high-octane mix of modern adventure and ancient secrets... I can’t wait to see what’s next.” Rick Riordan

The day after 12-year-old Jack McKinley is told he has only months to live, he awakens on a mysterious island where a secret organization promises to save his life—with one condition: he and his three friends must retrieve seven long-lost magical orbs from amid the ruins of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and only when they are combined can the friends' lives be saved. First stop: The Colossus of Rhodes. 150,000 first printing.