Walden Pond Press: 108 books
Guys Read: The Bloody Souvenir
A Short Story from Guys Read: Funny Business
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2011
Jack isn’t like the Pagoda brothers. He knows the difference between fun and stupid. Launching yourself across the backyard in a makeshift Roman catapult? Fun. Smoking an entire pack of cigarettes as fast as possible? Stupid. But when it comes to emergency self-surgery…Jack still has something...
Guys Read: Boys Will Be Boys
A Short Story from Guys Read: Thriller
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
A train ride home from a school field trip turns sinister when two kids spot a body on the tracks. A short story from Guys Read: Thriller, edited by Jon Scieszka.
Guys Read: A Fistful of Feathers
A Short Story from Guys Read: Funny Business
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2011
Sam has a problem: his dad doesn’t think he’s “man enough.” So Dad decides he’s going to toughen Sam up by getting a turkey to raise in preparation for Thanksgiving. But no one is prepared for the place Travis the turkey finds in the family, and Sam soon realizes the frightening truth: it’s...
Guys Read: I Will Destroy You, Derek Jeter
A Short Story from Guys Read: The Sports Pages
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Wes' life has been nothing but one tragedy after another since he went to see a game at Yankee Stadium, and it can all be traced back to one man: all-star shortstop Derek Jeter. Now, Derek Jeter must pay.
This short story from the collection Guys Read: The Sports Pages is a winner.
Guys Read: The Choice
A Short Story from Guys Read: The Sports Pages
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
CBS NFL Today anchor James Brown recounts the true story of how the decision he made as a young college basketball star shaped his life forever.
This short story from the collection Guys Read: The Sports Pages is a winner.
Guys Read: My Parents Give My Bedroom to a Biker
A Short Story from Guys Read: Funny Business
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2011
This all started when Steve wouldn’t take out the trash. A short story from the acclaimed collection Guys Read: Funny Business, edited by Jon Scieszka.
by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Jarrett J. Krosoczka is back with The Ostrich Conspiracy, the second installment in a fast-paced, action-packed, and hilarious middle-grade series featuring two platypus detectives, perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Big Nate, and Lunch Lady.
The opening of the Kalamazoo City Dome—the...
Guys Read: The Trophy
A Short Story from Guys Read: The Sports Pages
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Lucas and his friends are still reveling in their city-wide middle school basketball championship when the trophy they won goes missing. Foul play is afoot, and it's going to take all their basketball and detective skills to find it.
This short story from the collection Guys Read: The Sports Pages is a winner.
by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
From Jarrett J. Krosoczka comes Never Say Narwhal, the final installment in the hilarious, high-action illustrated middle grade series featuring two platypus detectives, perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Big Nate, and Jarrett's own Lunch Lady series.
Frank Pandini Jr. is the mayor of...
Guys Read: "What? You Think You Got It Rough?"
A Short Story from Guys Read: Funny Business
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
Kids. They think they got it so rough these days. But nobody has it worse than Papa Red did when he was a kid. And you better listen up when he talks. A short story from the acclaimed collection Guys Read: Funny Business, edited by Jon Scieszka.
by Jon Scieszka, Christopher Healy, Sharon Creech
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
Heroes and Villains, the seventh volume in Jon Scieszka’s Guys Read Library of Great Reading, is chock-full of adventure featuring an array of characters—with and without capes.
Featuring ten all-new, original stories that run the gamut from fantasy to comics to contemporary adventure to...
by Jon Scieszka, Jim Murphy, Elizabeth Partridge
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
Jon Scieszka's Guys Read anthology series for tweens turns to nonfiction in its fifth volume, True Stories. The fifth installment in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading features ten stories that are 100% amazing, 100% adventurous, 100% unbelievable—and 100% true. A star-studded group of award-winning...
by John David Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2014
John David Anderson returns to the world of superheroes he created in Sidekicked with an entirely new cast of characters in Minion, a funny and emotional companion to his first breakout tween novel—perfect for superhero fans who also love the work of bestselling authors Rick Riordan, Louis Sachar,...
Guys Read: Will
A Short Story from Guys Read: Funny Business
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
Will’s got it rough. He’s practically the only kid in school who hasn’t found out that he’s a wizard or a vampire or the child of a Norse god. But when a supervillain takes over the school and all the kids with powers are gone, it’s up to Will to try and save the day. A short story from the acclaimed collection Guys Read: Funny Business, edited by Jon Scieszka.