The Skeleton on the Skateboard


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Who's the new hot dog on Skateboard Hill? He's the only one who can take Dead Man's Curve alive. Skate and Vickie are determined to meet him--he may be their only chance to beat Eddie Hoover in the skateboard contest. If the phantom boarder gives them the secret of his awsome moves, will they have to take the ultimate wipeout in return?







The Skeleton on the Skateboard


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Skate and Vickie risk more than skinned knees when they set out to learn enough from the mysterious new skateboarder in town--the only one to master Dead Man's Curve--to beat Eddie Hoover in the upcoming competition.




The Skeleton's Revenge


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Skate McGraw and his family are spending Thanksgiving at his Uncle Edgar's house on an island. It sounds cool, but when they arrive, Skate immediately gets the creeps. The discovery of a skeleton in his uncle's study makes him uneasy. Then he begins to hear sounds at night--sounds like bony feet walking the floor, and bony fingers turning the doorknob of his room. And then he sees a familiar--and horrifying--figure. Has the skeleton on the skateboard returned for the ultimate revenge?




Los Gatos Black on Halloween


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Follow los monstruos and los esqueletos to the Halloween party Under October's luna, full and bright, the monsters are throwing a ball in the Haunted Hall. Las brujas come on their broomsticks. Los muertos rise from their coffins to join in the fun. Los esqueletos rattle their bones as they dance through the door. And the scariest creatures of all aren't even there yet! This lively bilingual Halloween poem introduces young readers to a spooky array of Spanish words that will open their ojos to the chilling delights of the season. Los Gatos Black on Halloween is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year, the winner of the 2008 Pura Belpre Medal for Illustration and a Pura Belpre Honor Book for Narrative.




Halt's Peril


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The international bestselling series with over 5 million copies sold in the U.S. alone! The renegade outlaw group known as the Outsiders may have been chased from Clonmel, but not before killing Halt's only brother. Now Rangers Halt and Will, along with the young warrior Horace, are in pursuit. The Outsiders have done an effective job of dividing the kingdom into factions and are looking to overtake Araluen. It will take every bit of skill and cunning for the Rangers to survive. Some may not be so lucky. The international bestselling Ranger's Apprentice series turns up the tension in John Flanagan's latest epic of battles and bravery. Perfect for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, T.H. White’s The Sword in the Stone, Christopher Paolini’s Eragon series, and George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire series.




Let's Scare the Teacher to Death!


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Lizard People


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Michael is trapped in the land of lizards and if he can't find his way out, he'll soon be one of them.




The Headless Bicycle Rider


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New student Algie (short for Algernon) Green is just beginning to enjoy his new school when he takes on a paper route and meets a bicycle-riding phantom.




One for the Road


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Building on experience from 60 countries worth of independent travel, the author takes you on three journeys to places you may never have considered visiting, although you probably should and you definitely could. Learn about a low-budget cruise to Antarctica, understand what the Trans-Siberian Railway really is like, enjoy the natural wonders of Southern Africa. The book is a fun read, but you will also learn about far-away destinations and about how to travel independently anywhere. It's not a travel guide or a travel journal, it's both!More details, including free downloads, available from http://bjornfree.com/