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An enchanting preface by Newbery Award winner Jane Yolen introduces this collection of 15 dragon stories from England, Western and Eastern Europe, Korea, Japan, and China. Illustrations.

"Seek" is a novel in dialogue that can be read or performed. Newbery Award winner Fleischman creates a symphonic weave of voices and memories that traces a 17-year-old boy's search for his father.

In this new addition to the series, author San Souci and illustrator Ouimet join forces to present 13 deliciously frightening tales. Elements of urban legend and folklore are utilized to weave powerful and suspenseful (yet age-appropriate) stories that young readers are sure to revisit. Illustrations.

At the start of the 1920 baseball season, 16-year-old Hank Cobb is assigned to train the New York Giants' new mascot, a Mexican wildcat named Bill Pennant. Bill's not too trainable, though, even with the help of sardines and mice. And if Hank can't handle a cat, how can he handle his next charge, an undisciplined slugger for the Yankees named Babe Ruth? Ruth's manager asks Hank to keep an eye on Ruth, and since both teams play at the same stadium, it's doable. But is it wise? A disastrous "road trip" to Coney Island lands both Babe and Hank in hot water with their respective managers. Hank, who's fallen under Babe's spell, walks out on the Giants, determined to ditch school and become a big-league ballplayer. But another, far more serious incident, causes Hank to rethink his priorities. Evocative descriptions of the sights, sounds, and personalities of baseball's heyday add to this exciting story about loyalty, responsibility, and the rules of the game -- both on and off the field.

Geraldine McCaughrean brings the same flair for action, suspense, and humor that characterizes all of the books in the acclaimed "Heroes" series to perhaps the most beloved and famous of all Greek myths, Hercules and his twelve labors. Readers learn about Hercules, the human with superhuman strength, born of a mortal and the king of gods, Zeus. When the goddess Hera, wife of Zeus, discovers her husband's mortal son Hercules, she vows to destroy him. Thus begins Hercules's legendary and epic journey in which he is forced to take on a series of seemingly impossible tasks. He battles an array of both amazing and terrifying beasts, including the mighty Cretan Bull, the many-headed Hydra, the ferocious Nemean Lion, and the three-headed guardian of hell, Cerberus. With the help of the gods Athena and Apollo, can Hercules triumph in the end? McCaughrean's striking descriptions and taut prose draws even the most reluctant young readers into the fray.

Hoping to escape her evil, doughy foster father, Emma Drinkwater sneaks into Kokonino County, the human-free home of the New Muses. She quickly finds herself embroiled in the Great Pie War launched by Kokopelli, flute-playing Muse of Tunes and Tricks, against Urania, the high-minded Muse of Astronomy. The stakes are high: Mr. Drinkwater is holding Emma's teacher hostage in the cellar while he attempts to decode a secret message involving Emma's real parents. The Muses could help, but not while they're distracted by flying pies, which are rapidly escalating from Smart Pies to Smarter Pies to SMARTEST PIES - state-of-the-art, satellite-guided pies hurtling through the air, zeroing in with greater and greater accuracy as the Great Pie War crumbles to a messy conclusion. Gonick's alternate universe is crammed with off-the-wall characters and sly, smart humor, along with plenty of spot illustrations to help reluctant young readers make the transition from graphic novels to narrative fiction.

With its driving narrative and compelling illustrations, "Stealaway" is an exciting read for fans of horse stories, ghost stories, and the moody mysteries of the bleak Scottish highlands. Illustrations.

From the files of "Cricket" magazine, founded in 1973, comes the best in American children's stories and poems, along with the memories of such contributing luminaries as Isaac Bashevis Singer, Jane Yolen, and Shirley Hughes. Illustrations.

Third-grader Robert is back and learns some wacky facts when he and his friend Paul start training to be contestants on a game show. When Robert discovers that he's too young to be on the show, he submits his teacher's name. Nothing goes as planned after that, but Robert tries his best to set matters straight. Illustrations.