"A mysterious gentleman named Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune that he can travel around the world in just eighty days. Accompanied by his hapless servant Passepartout, Fogg sets out on a journey through jungles, deserts and mountains, across oceans and into great dangers"--

The victims at Carmichael High decide it is time to put a stop to the bullying and join forces against their tormentors.

One ill-fated evening at the Reform Club, Phileas Fogg rashly bets his companions that he can travel around the entire globe in just eighty days -- and he is determined not to lose. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, the reserved Englishman immediately sets off for Dover, accompaned by his hot-blooded manservant Passepartout. Traveling by train, steamship, sailboat, sledge, and even elephant, they must overcome storms, kidnappings,...

A beautiful new clothbound edition of Alexandre Dumas's classic novel of wrongful imprisonment, adventure and revenge. Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of the Château d'If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and becomes determined not only to escape but to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible...

"The beach town of Wreckers Cove is rugged, beautiful and just a little spooky--the perfect place for a luxury resort. The town's Museum of the Macabre features a chilling new exhibit of human bones and skeletons. The owner claims they're all fake--but journalist Wilma Roberts believes otherwise"--P. [4] of cover.

A threat to steal a priceless violin called The Dark Lady through an anonymous email has the members of the symphony orchestra trying to figure out who is the culprit.

Two young men Dale and Bode became friends on a basketball team despite coming from two different backgrounds. Bode gets sent back to prison for selling drugs, and Dale sent him letters but Bode never answered them.

Alana, a new student at Oceanside High, decides it is time to take action when the sexual harassment of a group of boys nearly pushes a friend to commit suicide.

"James Fenimore Cooper's romantic adventure brings the wilds of the American frontier and the drama of the French-Indian War vividly to life. The most popular of Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, The Last of the Mohicans portrays the inevitable conflict of opposed cultures and stands as a testament to the ways in which this struggle has been mythologized. Featuring the well-loved noble woodsman Natty Bumppo, or "Hawk-eye," Cooper's novel is a memorable...

"As one of the many installments in Jules Verne's Voyage Extraordinaire series, Journey to the Center of the Earth promises high stakes and thrilling adventure. When Professor Otto Lidenbrock bought an ancient runic manuscript, which chronicles the lives of Norwegian Kings, he did not expect to learn of anything but the history of Icelandic leaders. However, upon further inspection, Lidenbrock and his nephew, Axel, find that the manuscript includes...