Most Popular Books by Wendy Mass

Archie Morningstar fights crime across the universe alongside his dad and Pockets the talking cat. In his sixth adventure, the space taxi navigation system goes down, stranding all the alien passengers on Earth! Will the team be able to find hiding spots for these otherworldly creatures before they''re discovered, or will this be the end of the operation for good? Get ready for another exciting intergalactic adventure.

Time Jumpers Chase and Ava are heading to prehistoric times in this newest adventure from New York Times bestselling author, Wendy Mass! Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic''s early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Get ready for Chase and Ava''s newest adventure! When they touch a dinosaur egg inside their magical suitcase, Chase and Ava jump back to prehistoric times! They''ll need to work to return the egg to its rightful nesting place before they become dinosaur dinner. But bad guy Randall is still following them... Will they finally get some answers about this mysterious bad guy? Newly independent readers will eat up this time-travel series from New York Times bestselling author, Wendy Mass!

Archie Morningstar learns a big family secret and helps save the universe. All before breakfast! It''s not every day a regular kid like Archie gets to wake up at midnight. But today is Take Your Kid to Work Day, and Archie is finally allowed to ride along in his dad''s taxi cab. He has been waiting eight years, eight months, and eight days for this moment to arrive. But he''s about to discover his dad is no ordinary cab driver...In fact, he drives an intergalactic space taxi! All night long, he shuttles aliens from one corner of the universe to another. And being a space taxi copilot is no easy task: Archie must steer them into wormholes, keep them from crashing into planets, deal with a very unusual cat...and save the universe from an evil mastermind! Space Taxi marks the debut of a brand new chapter book series from New York Times bestselling author Wendy Mass and teacher Michael Brawer, filled with humor, adventure, and plenty of science to impress your friends and teachers!

A look at the historical roots of the holiday Halloween and how it developed into the modern celebration.

Book five in the intergalactic science-based chapter book series from New York Times bestselling author Wendy Mass and Michael Brawer! Archie Morningstar fights crime across the universe alongside his dad and Pockets the talking cat. In Archie''s fifth adventure, Pockets is in a panic: all the tuna fish sandwiches on Akbar''s Floating Rest Stop have been stolen! He thinks it''s the fault of the irritating head of his alien fan club, but Archie suspects the mystery goes much deeper. Get ready for another thrilling and hilarious space adventure!

Meet Green Jolene: a green, clean, climate-conscious heroine. This illustrated chapter book series by New York Times best-selling author Wendy Mass is perfect for kids who are inspired by Greta Thunberg and love Beverly Cleary''s Beezus and Ramona and other classics like Ivy & Bean and Clementine. It all began (as the best stories do) with a very stinky backpack! Jolene wouldn’t have guessed that the first day of summer vacation would start with her trying to figure out if the squishy object smelling up her backpack was a half-eaten tuna sandwich or a six-month-old plum! (It was both!) While dumping old food in the trash and bringing out the recycling, Jolene sees the huge boxes of stuff her new neighbors got delivered. She realizes how many of her own belongings she doesn’t use anymore. Horrified by the idea of contributing to overflowing landfills and trash-filled oceans, Jolene hatches a big plan to not only deal with her own stuff, but her whole neighborhood’s unwanted items as well. Of course, big plans never work out quite the way we think they will! Clad in her favorite rain boots, Jolene is ready to save the world. Or, at least, to tackle her own neighborhood’s stuff and find some surprising new allies along the way. For fans of Ivy & Bean and Clementine comes Jolene, a can-do new hero who is discovering how to take an Earth-first approach to every problem she encounters. This book is part of the Disney Planet Possible Books program, aiming to inspire and empower young readers to take care of planet Earth through amazing stories and kid-friendly environmental activities.

Archie Morningstar''s dad drives a taxi through outer space! And with the help of a talking cat named Pockets, Archie and his dad help fight crime across the universe. In the second book in this series, Archie, his dad, and Pockets fly to a planet in peril: someone is stealing the water from this underwater world! Can Archie and Pockets save the day?

Archie Morningstar''s dad drives a taxi through outer space! And with the help of a talking cat named Pockets, Archie and his dad help fight crime across the universe. In the third book in the series, Archie, his dad, and Pockets visit a planet that resembles medieval Earth in every way but its inhabitants, who have rainbow colored hair and extra eyes. To beat the evil organization B.U.R.P., the trio must disguise themselves as aliens and rescue a princess! When Archie must act on his own, can he find the courage to save the day?

The girl''s been asleep for a hundred years. The boy''s got issues of his own. There are two sides to every fairy tale.... It''s not easy being Princess Rose. Especially when a fairy curses you and you find yourself avoiding all sharp objects . . . and then end up pricking your finger anyway, causing you to slumber for a hundred years or so.And it''s not easy being The Prince. Especially when your mother has some ogre blood and tends to chow down at the most unfortunate moments. A walk in the woods would help, you think. Until you find a certain hidden castle . . . and a certain sleeping beauty. Happily ever after? Not until the prince helps the princess awaken . . . and brings her home to Mother.Journey back to the days when fairy tales were true with this fun and fresh spin on a timeless tale!

Examines the problem of drug abuse among young people in the United States, discussing the various drugs that are used and why, consequences of drug use, and ways to prevent and treat this problem.

Turning 12 isn''t all it''s cracked up to be! Rory Swenson has been waiting her whole life to turn twelve. And she''s got a list to prove it. Whenever Rory asks her parents for something, they always say, "When you''re twelve . . ." Well, in exactly, 18 hours, 36 minutes, and 52 seconds it will finally happen. Rory''s life will officially begin!

At the flea market nine-and-a-half-year-old Chase and his younger sister Ava acquire an old suitcase filled with rows of carefully packed strange objects, and when they handle one of the objects (a dragon-headed doorknob) they find themselves in King Arthur''s castle, on a mission to save the King--and pursued by a strange man whom they first saw at the flea market, who is after their suitcase.

Wendy Mass tells the story of Beauty and the Beast, as never heard before When you''re stuck with the name Beauty, people expect a lot from you - like beauty and grace and courage and a sense of style. But what if you have none of these things? What if all you like to do is read books and search for odd objects that other people drop? Oh, and you have a perfect older sister who really should have had your name instead of you. And when you''re a prince, you''re supposed to be athletic and commanding and brave and tall. But what if you are none of those things? What if all you like to do is play the bagpipes (badly), study the stars, and try to figure out how to make worms live forever? Oh, and you also have a perfect older brother who is a lot more princely than you''ll ever be.

Chase and Ava are ready for their next adventure! When they touch a glowing cube in their magic suitcase, they jump forward in time! In the future, they find awesome flying cars and tons of robots. But they don''t have much time to explore... bad guy

Mystery and adventure collide in this humorous and heartfelt multiverse adventure from beloved, award-winning authors Wendy Mass and Nora Raleigh Baskin. Twelve-year-old Piper’s life has always been unusual: her parents are clockmakers whose inventions are anything but ordinary, and she’s the only kid she knows with a robotic talking dog. But her life takes a turn for the truly bizarre when she discovers her parents are in jeopardy and the key to saving them is a book full of strange equations. When Raisa and Lev travel through the portal to Piper’s world, Raisa can finally prove that her mother’s multiverse project worked. Now, she just needs the book containing her mother’s equations to get back to her world…if only she can find it! As Raisa and Piper adventure to the bounds of the multiverse, they’ll need to discover their place in the world if they ever want to find their way back home.

The action is on the page, on your device, and out of this world! This multiplatform series is part sci-fi, part eco-mystery, all action-adventure--and now the final books in the series are available in one far-out boxed set! Earth is in danger! The Alpha and Omega teams are in a race for the six essential elements that can fuse into a new source of clean energy. But the elements are scattered throughout the galaxy, and the teams are running out of time. Which group of remarkable kids will be the first to gather all the elements? And will they all make it back to Earth before it''s too late? Find more danger, aliens, and exciting new worlds in this final half of the Voyagers'' unforgettable mission.

This illustrated chapter book series by New York Times best-selling author Wendy Mass is perfect for kids who are inspired by Greta Thunberg and love Beverly Cleary''s Beezus and Ramona and other classics like Ivy & Bean and Clementine. This story may begin with a worm, but it''s really about bees. Jolene Greenfield is digging up her front yard. Why? Well, she got the idea when she learned something very important: bees are dying! There is so much she didn''t know about bees! Like how they help plants grow. And as land is developed, the areas where bees find pollen is being destroyed. When Jolene''s mom stops her from digging up the front yard for a garden to attract bees, Jolene must come up with a new plan to help them. But it''s a pretty big problem. Is this one even Green Jolene can''t solve? It''s a good thing she has neighbors and friends to help. This book is part of the Disney Planet Possible Books program, aiming to inspire and empower young readers to take care of planet Earth through amazing stories and kid-friendly environmental activities.

Quand on porte le nom d''une tortue vieille de 250 ans, on grandit en croyant que la vie est pleine de possibilités et d''émerveillement. Mais un bouleversement dans la famille d''Addie rend ces choses plus difficiles à voir pour elle.u200bAddie s’isole mais lorsque le travail d''été de son père les emmène à l''autre bout du pays, elle rencontre Mateo et se retrouve embarquée dans un projet passionnant. Avec l''aide d''un casque de réalité virtuelle, elle escalade les murs d''un château, évite des chatons en colère et découvre le monde d''une toute nouvelle manière. De plus, elle a une idée qui pourrait être plus grande que tout ce qu''elle a imaginé auparavant, mais peut-elle d''abord redresser certains torts ... ou est-il trop tard ?

En su primer cumpleaños, aprendieron a caminar. Cuando cumplieron cinco años, plantaron unas semillas en unas macetas que modelaron juntos. En su décimo cumpleaños, aprendieron que hay cosas que no deben decirse nunca. Amanda va a cumplir once años y debería estar contenta. En vez de eso, se tiene que poner un horrible vestido que eligió su madre para una aburrida fiesta de disfraces. Mientras tanto, al otro lado de la ciudad, Leo, su antiguo mejor amigo, está celebrando su cumpleaños con un fiestón, para el que ha contratado un hipnotizador, un jugador de fútbol, un lagarto gigante y una banda de rock. ¡NO ES JUSTO! Cuando por fin acaba el día, Amanda se siente feliz de dejar atrás un cumpleaños tan desastroso y poder despertarse a un nuevo día feliz y sin problemas. ¿Pero lo conseguirá? Porque parece que el día de su cumpleaños vuelve a repetirse... ¿Qué está pasando? Solo con tiempo, con la verdadera amistad de Leo y con un poco de suerte podrán descubrirlo. "Una divertida historia sobre la amistad, la magia y viejas rivalidades". TeensReadToo.com

Galaktische Spannung - galaktischer Lesespaß! 13 Monate, 1 Tag und 10 Stunden ... Endlich haben die Voyagers den letzten Planeten erreicht. Wenn die letzte Mission gelingt und das sechste Element gefunden ist, dann ist die Erde gerettet und sie können heimkehren. Doch die Zeit im Weltraum war lang, und jetzt müssen die Voyagers den Preis dafür bezahlen. Als einer von ihnen erkrankt, beginnt ein Rennen um Leben und Tod.

Vlak voor zijn 13e verjaardag krijgt Jeremy een kistje. Om het te kunnen openen moet hij vier sleutels vinden. Samen met zijn buurmeisje begint een hij een bijzondere speurtocht door New York. Vanaf ca. 14 jaar.

When Robin Hood and Marian are thrown together on a quest that requires bravery, quick-witted escapes, and the ability to get along, they discover there is no limit to what they can do together.

When high school junior Tessa Reynolds falls into a coma after getting hit in the head during gym class, she experiences heaven as the mall where her parents work, and she revisits key events from her life, causing her to reevaluate herself and how she wants to live

After her twelfth birthday, Rory checks off a list of things she is finally allowed to do, but unexpected consequences interfere with her involvement in the movie being shot at her school, while a weird prediction starts to make sense.

Shortly before her thirteenth birthday, shy and withdrawn Tara is sent to stay with her aunt, uncle, and cousin in her parents'' hometown of Willow Falls, where she makes friends and becomes involved with an elderly buyer and seller of collectibles, who seems to be trying to give Tara some kind of mysterious message.

"With her life recently turned upside down, 12-year-old Addie is uncomfortable in her own skin until the world of virtual reality sparks her imagination and leads to an exciting new project, a new friend, and to reconnecting with who she''s always been"--

Um mês antes de seu aniversário, Jeremy Fink recebe do correio uma caixa de madeira misteriosa com uma frase entalhada ''O sentido da vida - para Jeremy Fink abrir no dia do seu aniversário de treze anos''. A caixa tem quatro fechaduras, mas não há nem sinal de chaves. Para descobrir que segredos estão guardados ali dentro, Jeremy e sua melhor amiga Lizzy vão ter que usar a imaginação e rodar por todos os cantos de Manhattan em busca de pistas. Com uma mãozinha do sr. Oswald, dono de um antiquário, cada encontro revela uma nova pista que os ajudará a descobrir o conteúdo da caixa e, mais ainda, a desvendar o maior segredo de todos!

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Gods and goddesses of the ancient world, whether loved or feared, were an integral part of each culture''s heritage. An examination of the deities of the Vikings, the Aztecs, the Celtics, Greece, Rome, India, and Egypt helps us understand the role the gods and goddesses played in that society.

When Robin Hood and Marian are thrown together on a quest that requires bravery, quick-witted escapes, and the ability to get along, they discover there is no limit to what they can do together.