Black Cat Kids imprint: 5 books

Sometimes just surviving second period is an accomplishment! Zach Ziegler’s mom says he’s “big-boned.”  His grandfather referred to him as “strapping.”  His dad, whom he never sees much, calls him “Sporto.”  No one uses the F-word:  fat.  But Zach’s arch-nemesis, Trevor,...

Movies, Mobsters & Mayhem! Charlie Barnett loves movies.  He’s such a fanatic that he’s become best friends with the manager at the local theater, Mr. Mankiewicz.  But when the mob comes looking for a mysterious object and Mr. Mankiewicz is kidnapped, Charlie is thrust into a real-life...

A lost goldmine... a forgotten ghost town... a terrifying creature! “Alaska is a huge place.  Easy for a man to get lost and never be seen again.”  These words ring in 12-year-old Brock Ford’s ears as he embarks for the frozen north with his uncle, world-famous anthropologist Dirk Armstrong. ...

A legendary treasure... a secret palace... one big adventure! When 12-year-old Brock Ford is invited to Africa with his globe-trotting anthropologist uncle Dirk Armstrong, he jumps at the chance to ditch his boring hometown to spend the summer on safari among wild animals and friendly natives. ...

Across the sea... Over the desert sand... And into the tomb of a missing mummy! When 12-year-old Brock Ford joins his anthropologist uncle Dirk Armstrong on an expedition to Egypt, he never imagines he’ll be shipwrecked at sea and thrust into an international mystery before he sees his first...