New Releases by Todd Strasser

Kennin is determined to go legit despite the popularity he has gained with racing, but when his sister''s boyfriend starts causing trouble, Kennin decides he must put his family first and accept the risks involved.

During the Spanish colonization of Mexico, a young girl invents a diving bell to save her brother and her people.

Two books in one, the story starts with a boy named Jake seemingly doomed to repeat the first day of school over and over. In the second book Jake experiences the same phenomena at summer camp!

Riding the hottest summer trend around, the bestselling author "shoots the tub" with a new action-packed series for the "bros" featuring buff guys, hot girls, and fast surfboards. Original.

Food fights in the cafeteria are raging out of control. So Principal Chump hires some psycho lunch monitors to bust up the trouble. Armed with dishrags, hairnets, and a hidden camera, Kyle and his friends are about to strike back.

The first installment in a hilarious new series follows a trio of wickedly wily boys who cause an abundance of trouble with their amusing antics, but who never get caught! Original.

BUS-TED! WILSON: invents stuff -- and trouble DUSTY: can talk his way out of anything KYLE: the nice guy no one ever suspects Together they bend every rule in school -- but they never get caught! Now there''s a new driver on the bus route. Sarge used to work at a prison, and he treats all kids like they''re criminals. But Wilson, Dusty, and Kyle can''t take it. They''ll show Sarge who''s in charge!

The Rands are a popular and well-liked family in the village of Soundview Manor. But when Kit''s best friend accidentally uncovers "the terrible truth" regarding the history of the Litebody clan, public pressure builds for the Rands to get rid of their magical nanny. Faced with the prospect of becoming outcasts, Kit''s parents are tempted to fire Heavenly. Can Kit stop them?

Realizing that his friend Andy is trapped in the body of wrestler Bruce "Brianiac" Bloom, Jake switches bodies with Nick "No Nerve" Nelson in order to help his friend face Neutron Newman, the Human Bomb.

J''ai neuf ans. Je suis esclave sur la planète Tatooine. Je suis la propriété d''une créature nommée Watoo. Je n''ai aucun moyen de m''échapper. Un jour, un Jedi a débarqué sur ma planète. Il a dit qu''il sentait la Force en moi. Peut-être deviendrai-je un Jedi. Mais je devrai d''abord faire mes preuves. Avant tout, je dois survivre. Mon nom est Anakin Skywalker. Voici mon histoire.

Twelve-year-old Steven and his younger brother Benjy make a desperate attempt to force their extremely busy parents to spend more time together with them.

A group of fifth and sixth graders find a way to deal with personal differences, family problems, and some rock-throwing high school boys so that they can play the game they love.

The author of the "Against the Odds" series introduces a four-title miniseries featuring a tattooed, pierced, and magical nanny--a Mary Poppins for the new millennium. Heavenly Litebody comes to the rescue of the Rand family and helps the teenagers cruise through trials and tribulations.

When her intended prom date asks someone else, Nicole is faced with the challenge of turning her grungy next door neighbor into a suitable Prom King candidate. Ties in with the movie starring Melissa Joan Hart and Adrian Grenier.

When Heavenly Litebody, the Rand family''s magical nanny, tries to solve 14-year-old Kit''s romantic problems by attending the school dance, she turns everything topsy-turvy instead.

Henry Tompkins and his companions get lost in a desolate desert where they struggle to survive.

When Jake, Josh, and Andy switch bodies with three very different lunch ladies, students get in line for big laughs. School lunch will never be the same!

When Tyler Duvall arrives in Alaska for his dream vacation, He finds that his Uncle Jake is seriously ill and that he has to share Jake''s cabin with two other kids. Jake goes fishing when he disturbs a rogue grizzly bear, who follows him back to his uncle''s cabin.

Three teenagers find themselves adrift in the shark-infested waters off the Gulf of Mexico.

Ever since Dad died, Kelly and her sister, Sasha, have wished they could have him back again. One day, to their amazement, he does return--as a ghost! He does Kelly''s homework, gets the new boy at school to sit next to her, and even helps in her soccer games. Kelly knows she should do these things for herself, but what''s a girl to do when her dad''s a ghost?

A bully is beating up students in Jake Sherman''s eighth grade class and it looks as if no one can stop him, until Jake causes his buddy Josh to switch bodies with the principal.

Jake Sherman and his friends go to Camp Grimley, and find that their back-to-nature counselor is not what he seems.

Jake Sherman keeps having to relive the first day of summer camp, including the bus ride and the chop suey for lunch, and it''s getting really boring.

Find out how to "dis" the gang and slam back witty comebacks-- and tickle their funny bones at the same time

Jake got involved in a crazy experiment, now he''s swapped bodies with the geekiest teacher in school Being trapped in Mr Dirksen''s body is bad, but at least Jake can make lessons more fun for his friends. Jake has to get back into his own body, or he could become the most unpopular kid in school.

Nicole wants to stop global warming or find a cure for cancer--but all that can wait until after Brad invites her to the prom. When Brad invites Dulcie instead, Nuicole recruits grunge king Chase, her next-door neighbor and sandbox partner. She does a complete makeover on his image, transforming him into a stud muffin, and he gets his first taste of the P word--popularity. Young Adult.