New Releases by Matthew Loux

Explore Japanese culture with Penny, Paulie and magical Shimesu! Twins Penny and Paulie are super excited to be in Tokyo--even if they''re stuck in a boring hotel while their dad attends "important" meetings. But when the twins meet a strange frog-like creature named Shimesu in the hotel pond, their trip suddenly becomes a wild ride! Shimesu is a yokai--a supernatural creature--and he''s in big trouble. He''s been kicked off Yokai Mountain and needs help getting back. Soon Penny and Paulie are diving through his magical water vortex to places across Japan--and experiencing Japan like no visitor has before! Blending an exciting adventure with fun facts about Japanese culture, this book explains: How ancient Japanese castles kept enemies out and what samurai warriors wore into battle The rules for visiting a Shinto shrine and what the objects there mean The trendy pop culture of Tokyo''s Harajuku and Akihabara districts The many kinds of noodles, street food and seafood eaten in Japan And much more! Experienced comic book artist Matthew Loux creates the perfect balance of humor, page-turning action and cultural detail. Kids, parents, teachers and librarians will all want this book on their bookshelf!

From Time Museum creator Matt Loux comes Prunella and the Cursed Skull Ring, a sweet and gently macabre graphic novel for young readers. There are whispers around the village that monsters are lurking outside the gates. Prunella doesn''t pay this talk much mind—until she unearths a strange skull-shaped ring in her garden. When she places it on her finger she''s transformed into a skeleton girl, terrifying her monster-fearing town! Exiled, Prunella wanders the wilderness, where she discovers that monsters aren’t as bad as she’s been led to believe. With her new friends, undead pirate Captain Rip Skeleton and Francis, a floating, fiery skull, at her side, Prunella is sure to find a way to reverse this curse...but does she really want to?

In this second volume of the Time Museum duology by Matthew Loux, Delia and her team of time travelers head to Versailles in 1778. Delia and her fellow time travelers are ready for their next big mission, and this time they won’t be working alone. With the help of a more seasoned Epoch Squad, led by none other than President Richard Nixon himself, the team heads back in time to save a historical alliance between the United States and France. The plan goes awry and they find themselves trapped in the wrong reality, where the only ones who can help them are...themselves? Will the team be able to ditch their itchy French formal wear and escape the time loop they’re trapped in? Or will this be their last mission?

Science-loving Delia Bean is expecting to have a pretty boring summer vacation, but when her Uncle Lyndon offers her an internship in his Earth Time Museum, everything begins to look better.

Jack is taken prisoner aboard the ghost ship Nutmeg, and it''s up to Benny and Angus to rescue him. With the help of an old friend, Benny unravels the mystery of The Hidden History of Chowder Bay, but will he get to Caldera and the Nutmeg in time to save Jack?

Brian, Brad and Matt are best described as lovable perpetual losers. They''re good guys who just lack direction and are all too happy to be enjoying that lazy time after high school. Their favorite thing to do in life is to play video games, eat junk food and kick around the suburban town they live in. All of this tranquil laziness is interrupted when Brian, Brad and Matt discover that the new girl Amber (of whom Matt is sweet on) is going to that night''s big local rock show with Richard, the bully football jock. Determined to steer her away from Richard, the boys are launched off of their lazy rears and forced into a grand adventure. Chased by an irate football team, a vengeful troop of Girl Scouts and a stalking evil cat that may actually be possessed by Satan, our heroes are thrust into a giant rock ''n'' roll videogame adventure.

No one ever said being a smuggler was easy! Before they ever met Luke Skywalker or Princess Leia, Han Solo and Chewbacca had already lived a lifetime of adventures. In this action-packed tale, Han and Chewie are caught between gangsters and the Empire, and their only help is Han''s former partner—who may be worse than either! Star Wars Adventures is a series of graphic novellas designed for readers of all ages!

This is a digest-sized series featuring the classic characters from the original trilogy, including Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo.

When Jack Putnam and his younger brother Benny are forced to spend the summer with their parents in a small Maine town called Chowder Bay, they discover that life in the country is not as boring as they originally thought.