Quicksilver is the story of Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and conflicted Puritan, pursuing knowledge in the company of the greatest minds of Baroque-era Europe, in a chaotic world where reason wars with the bloody ambitions of the mighty, and where catastrophe, natural or otherwise, can alter the political landscape overnight.

It is a chronicle of the breathtaking exploits of "Half-Cocked Jack" Shaftoe — London street urchin turned

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Between the pages of this book lies the secret to the best-tasting chocolate in all the world. I promise, your taste buds will tingle. Your palette will sing! Oh no, have I accidentally tempted you to read this book? I will warn you, however, the most delicious things are never good for you...and this story is particularly scrumptious!
In this tooth-rotting adventure, Cass's mom has been kidnapped by the evil dessert chef and chocolatier,...

After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.

A boy provides instructions as he searches high and low for an elephant, which the reader can find in the illustrations.

Accompanying her father on a wooly mammoth excavation in the Arctic, thirteen-year-old Maya discovers something hidden in the ice that will change her life forever.

Leafstar struggles to maintain control of her Clan as she figures out how Skyclan can survive in the gorge.

"The war in Lyssia is thrown into an entirely new direction, transforming Hector into Drew's most dangerous enemy yet." -- Publisher.

In this wordless picture book, a boy finds a mysterious key which leads him on an adventure one rainy day.

Zach, Alice, and Poppy, friends from a Pennsylvania middle school who have long enjoyed acting out imaginary adventures with dolls and action figures, embark on a real-life quest to Ohio to bury a doll made from the ashes of a dead girl.