The old woman's gift-a small bronze figurine of the ancient Egyptian cat-goddess Bastet-is fine, but why does it grow hot in Maggie's hand?

And why, everywhere she goes in Cairo with her artist father and diplomat mother, does Maggie see cats? Do they have some connection to Bastet, goddess ...

Robby doesn't smile so much when Jim, his best friend and co-captain of the team, is suspended from the team for drinking, the sadistic coach finally crosses the line in practice, and the girl he's interested in turns out to be eccentric and unpredictable, with a bad secret.

And Robby's got to...

It's the year 2024, and your beloved baseball team hasn't won the World Series again for 20 years, long before you were born. So you and your buddies (and your cat) put together a Plan to help the Red Sox win the series again, even if you have to steal it for them....

THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Nick is a good kid in bad trouble. He's slow in school, and with an alcoholic father who abuses him and his beloved sister, a dead mother, rough school days, and aggressive special ed classma...

YOUNG GHOST VS. COOL KIDS

Middle School is never a piece of cake, but it's even harder when you lose your best friend to the "cool kids". You know the cool kids with belly-button rings, tattoos, packs of cigarettes in their stylish tiny purses and the mean personality.

A...