Describes haunted places around the world--Provided by publisher.

For young readers, this book will be an interesting and detailed introduction to the nation of Japan. Through colorful photographs and fun, quick facts, kids will discover the nation's geography, its government and economy, what animals live there, what holidays are celebrated, the sports people enjoy, and how Japanese people go about their daily lives. Important facts about Japan's history, language, and food are also included. This book will help...

When Kendra and Seth go to stay at their grandparents' estate, they discover that it is a sanctuary for magical creatures and that a battlebetween good and evil is brewing.

Leven discovers that he must travel to the island of Alder to find the answer that will save the realm of Foo from destruction.

"Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and at their new home -- until they find a secret place, walled off in an unfinished attic bedroom. A portal opens to another reality, Askí, bringing them onto frozen, barren grounds, where they meet Ochek...

The Smon Smon, who lives on the planet Gon Gon, falls into a zon zon on his daily journey to gather ron rons and must get help from the Klon Klons to pull him out.

When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan.

Twelve-year-old Jason Specter, self-proclaimed clearing house for the weird, introduces and presents his favorite stories of the paranormal--one from each state of the Union--submitted to the Web site he created after his own encounter with a ghost at school three years earlier.

Brienna's worst fear comes true when she does not recieve a patron in her seventeenth summer, but she puts aside her suspicions when offered patronage by a disgraced lord with ties to a plot to overthrow the king of Maevana.

Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams.