Losing Joe’s Place, by Gordon Korman. 240 pages. Ages 10-14. If your son likes to laugh, he will love this hilarious story. Three friends, Jason, Don and Ferguson sub- lease an apartment for the summer, from Jason’s older brother Joe. All they have to do is pay the rent each month, but that turns into a challenge. They start looking for jobs, and run into one wacky character after another, such as the nutty landlord, Plotnick, and Rootbeer, who thinks he is a WWF wrestler. Hilarious events unfold, one after another, involving stolen cars that aren't really stolen, police chases, running businesses, trying to impress girls, night clubs and more. It is a summer that the three friends will never forget. It is well written, funny and sarcastic from beginning to end. In Stock. $5.99     Add to CCNow Cart

The Boys From Brooklyn: The Great Robbery. Salvatore Tomasi. 148 pages. Ages 10-14. Your son won't be able to put down this entertaining story of eight boys getting themselves into all sorts of predicaments. It's the summer of 1974. Nicky and his friends are typical young teenage boys growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y. The summertime living is easy and filled with fun, laughs and drama: Stickball. Johnny on the Pony. The fireworks. Terror in the train yard. Fights. Yes, the summertime living is easy until Tommy dares the boys to do something risky. Something that can screw them up for the rest of their lives. Themes such as friendship, competing, father-son relations, mom’s guiding hand, ratting on your friends, and “doing the right thing” unfold in a real life and boy-friendly style. Your son will connect with Nicky, Frankie, Abe, Rob, Tommy, Zach, Victor and Jimmy. He might even learn an important lesson about peer pressure, but don’t tell him! In Stock. $9.95   This book is supplied with a separate set of questions, answers and explanations.    Add to CCNow Cart
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Tangerine, by Edward Bloor. Drama / Sports. 288 pages. Ages 10-14. This is an unusual dramatic story that will draw your son in, right from the beginning. Compelling themes such as sports and rivalries, being ignored because an older sibling is getting all the attention, friendships and doing the right thing, the burning desire to fit in, discovering a haunting secret that has been hidden for too long and empowerment will keep your son turning the pages. 12 year old Paul Fisher, his older brother and football star, Erik, and their parents have just moved to Tangerine County, Florida. The author quickly provides a sense of foreboding with Paul starting to have flashbacks of something painful that happened to him when he was five, resulting in near blindness. Paul’s eyesight has improved since then, and he has become an excellent soccer goalie. However, he is still considered to be legally blind, and must wear thick glasses. Erik quickly fits in as the new football star for the high school, and Paul becomes the soccer goalie in the middle school. Surreal events start to occur. Paul is kicked off the soccer team, due to insurance regulations regarding handicapped kids playing sports. After a Florida style sinkhole swallows part of the middle school, Paul is transferred into a nearby middle school, populated with a rougher crowd of students. The story continues to unfold vividly. With some help from Mom, Paul is able to join the soccer team. He earns the respect of his tough new friends, by becoming embroiled in a controversial series of events. Paul continues to have painful flashbacks, finally remembering what really happened to him. A riveting, well told and empowering story, which should leave your son jumping up and down at the end. In Stock. $6.95   Add to CCNow Cart

Great American Warriors, by Sal Tomasi. Ages 10-14. 97 pgs. Have your son meet some of the real Supermen from American History:
Army Rangers to the Rescue: They were the untested leaders of a dangerous rescue mission inside enemy territory, desperately trying to save five hundred American prisoners from being slaughtered.
Raiders of the Invincible Empire: These men lifted an entire country off its knees and restored America’s courage, after the sneak attack on the USA at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
The Defiant Sea Captain: His ship was on fire and sinking. Much of his crew had been killed or wounded. The British naval captain demanded that he surrender. The American sea captain roared back his defiant reply: “I HAVE NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT!”
The Rebel General: His leadership is why the United States exists today, and his actions set the example for future American leaders.
These amazing short stories will grab your son’s attention from the first sentence. They provide instant gratification for boys that are quickly bored. These educational stories can also be useful material for book reports on American History.
After your son experiences the heroic actions of these Great American Warriors, he may ask himself: Did these men really do these things? The answer is yes. In Stock. $9.95.  This book is supplied with a separate set of questions, answers and explanations.  Add to CCNow Cart
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Holes, by Luis Sachar. Adventure / Drama. 230 pages. Ages 10-14. This is a school classic that boys actually like to read! An original and captivating story about a young teenager named Stanley who is sent to juvenile detention camp for a theft he did not commit. At the detention camp he meets other so called juvenile delinquents named Zero, Magnet and Armpit. They are forced to mindlessly dig holes in the desert. The book is more intriguing and multi-layered than most. There are several engrossing storylines told in the present and a previous time that climax in a very satisfying ending. Your son will be drawn into Stanley’s new world, his ancestors, his new juvenile delinquent friends, as well as his corrupt captors and their hidden agenda. The author skillfully combines adventure, mystery and suspense to produce an entertaining and thought-provoking story that your son will enjoy, and not soon forget. In Stock. $6.99   Add to CCNow Cart

No More Dead Dogs, by Gordon Korman. Comedy. 180 pages. Ages 10-14. This is another story by one of our favorite authors that is funny, entertaining and creative. Wallace Wallace is the 8th grade football star and has one small problem- he is totally honest. His English teacher asks for a report on the novel Old Shep, My Pal in which the dog dies at the end. Wallace tells the truth in his report, which is that the book is boring, predictable and sad, and starts a mini-war between himself and the teacher. He gets detention, and the teacher makes him attend the rehearsals for a play on the same novel. Little by little, Wallace transforms the play from a boring version of the novel into a fun rock musical. The story is loaded with funny dialogue, teen speak, with a bit of drama and mystery sprinkled in. In Stock. $5.99   Add to CCNow Cart

The Babe Ruth Story, by Babe Ruth. 244 pages. Ages 10 and up. How could your son not love a book that starts out by declaring: “I was a bad kid.” If he loves baseball, or likes to learn about the great sports legends, he will never forget this book. This is the story of Ruth’s life, written by arguably the greatest sports legend that will ever live. Your son will feel like Ruth is speaking directly to him. This book has that kind of power. Ruth’s book covers it all. His troubled childhood in Baltimore. Being raised by St. Mary’s Industrial School for boys, because his parents gave up on him. Ruth’s description of Brother Matthias: “The greatest man I ever met.” Your son will be in awe of Ruth’s life, and engrossed by his stories. The monstrous home runs and descriptions of World Series games. He will be amazed at the wild adventures and the intensity that the game was played at. The fights on the field. This was baseball at its best. No steroids. Just pure pride. Ruth had a soft spot in his heart for kids. He would routinely visit sick kids in the hospital. One of those boys credited his recovery from a severe illness to Ruth. After your son reads this book, he’ll know why Ruth dedicated his book to the kids of America. He won’t be able to stop telling his friends about it. We only stock the version that contains actual photos in the middle of the book. The photos really help to bring Ruth’s story to life. Only available used, with some yellowing to the pages. In stock. $12.95 This book is supplied with a separate set of questions, answers and explanations.     Add to CCNow Cart

Rats, Paul Zindel, 176 pages, Ages 10-14. Flesh tearing rats go berserk in this fast paced story! Perfect for boys who are bored quickly, and love blood and gory action. The action starts at the beginning, with vicious rats eating a sanitation worker alive! Methane gas in the Staten Island, N.Y. landfill has turned the rats into horrible, killer mutants! Your son won’t be able to stop reading this book. One gruesome, graphic scene follows another. Michael and his sister Sarah witness one of the early attacks, and narrowly escape one ambush after another. Can they figure out a way to stop the rats? In Stock. $4.99   Add to CCNow Cart

Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card. 336 pages. Ages 12-14. An imaginative sci-fi page turner. This is great book for boys who are quickly bored, or like science fiction. The intense action starts at the beginning, and does not stop. Ender Wiggin is one of many youngsters who have been bred to be potential military leaders. Earth has barely survived two Alien invasions. The military command is preparing to invade the alien world in far outer space, before they can attack Earth again. Ender Wiggin is one of many boys selected to start battle training in space. Ender is believed to be Earth’s best chance at leading the invasion attack against the aliens. But he first has to survive intense mental and physical battle exercises, attacks by jealous rivals, and psychological attacks by the military command. Vivid and entertaining battle scenes will keep your son turning the pages. In stock. $5.99   Add to CCNow Cart

The Transall Saga, by Gary Paulsen. Ages 10-14. 256 pages. The author of Hatchet deftly combines futuristic science fiction, mystery, adventure and survival themes, and a thought provoking ending, to deliver a truly engrossing story. 13 year old Mark loves camping, but his first solo trip ends with a blinding blue light transporting him to another reality, in another time: A planet filled with strange animals, and creatures that are not quite human. The sky is a sulfur red, to match the crimson sand. He barely survives attacks by these strange creatures, and is befriended by some sort of tribe, after he saves the life of the chief’s daughter. The author delivers the action and suspense consistently throughout the story, with twists and turns along the way. Mark continues to survive and thrive over several years, culminating with a fatal confrontation with an intriguing enemy, and the answers to his questions. In stock. $7.50 Add to CCNow Cart

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