"This is not your parents' scouting survival manual! From extreme weather to just leaving the house every day, who doesn't have a lot to be worried about? The World Almanac Guide to Getting Out Alive prepares readers to face any obstacle head-on, with the best possible action. Whether you're worried about surviving something uncommon (like a volcanic eruption, shark attack, or plane crash) or something more common (like going to the dentist or giving...

"Standing up for yourself can be hard...Jeremiah decides he's done being the butt of his coworker's jokes at their small game studio. Joel is counting the days until he can quit his family's garden center and hit the road to a new life. Aimee finally works up the courage to ditch her loud-mouthed, annoying friend at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. But when it comes to Five Nights at Freddy's, even the most well-meaning actions can reap horrible consequences"--Back...

"Haunted by the past...To avoid confronting an ugly truth, Nole falls prey to a monster that punishes past transgressions. Growing weaker by the day, nine-year-old Jake looks back on the time before he was sick, imagining life as if he were well again. And, forever desperate to prove his worth to his arrogant brother and distant father, Toby chases victory at an arcade game with horrifying consequences. But, in the unpredictable world of Five Nights...

The Ones have a plan to rise from the ashes of defeat and return to their rightful place as the dominant race in the universe, but first, they have to eliminate the humans. Meanwhile, the Rakshesha, giant ant like creatures have taken over the One's Dyson Sphere and are feeding on the ancient Ones still in stasis. The Hidden One, who cannot hear, but sees sound waves as they are spoken, has just the right plan. But part of that plan will depend on...

Eight-year-old Wisper Grant has her life turned upside down when an underground explosion on her home planet releases alien spores that transform her from a happy little girl into Mordratha, the Queen of an ancient alien life form called the Rakshesha, the eaters of man. Knowing there aren’t enough humans on the planet to sustain her new hive for long, she must find a way to get off the planet… and do it soon. Jessie and Patrick are the only survivors...

While twelve-year-old Wyatt rides out the zombie apocalypse on his crew's cobbled together train, a mysterious girl arrives with stories of a potential cure for the zombie parasite.

"Nora O'Malley knows her murderous stepfather will come after her when he is released from prison, but she is prepared to do whatever it takes to protect the people she loves"--

Most of the Face Card games continue to be a deadly challenge to Borderland's visitors, their often complicated or confusing rules meant to trick players into dooming themselves. In contrast, the King of Spades' game is refreshingly direct--kill or be killed! Can an uneasy coalition of visitors band together to take down the sniper King before his bullets declare game over for everyone?

A merciless wilderness. A harrowing attack. A desperate escape. When a tragic accident sidelines Miley's dreams of Olympic gold, she takes a summer job at a mountain guest lodge. The Frank Church Wilderness is remote, but it's the perfect place to train and recover. Local lore about a staffer who died years ago doesn't scare her. But it should. Miley's plans take a terrifying detour when she's abducted during a morning run. Held captive in a desolate...

"It's been two years since Jo's parents divorced. Two years since the idea of being alone became terrifying. But now, Jo is determined to prove that she and her mother can survive on their own. With their entire lives stuffed into a pair of thirty-pound packs, Jo and her mom are about to set out on the Superior Hiking Trail. It's a hike that Jo's dad did with her brother, a trip he has always promised her they'd do together, too. Now, without Dad...