Foiled Again

Follows New York City high school fencer Aliera Carstair's continuing adventures as the defender of the Seelie realm.

Heroes, villains, derring do and music abound in this suite of two delightful new musical versions of our most popular one act melodramas: Curse You, Jack Dalton! and He Ain't Done Right by Nell.

It's a robot invasion! Today, Chirp and his friends Squawk and Tweet are playing at being secret agents on a top-secret mission -- they must shut down an evil robot factory! Unfortunately for secret agents Chirp, Squawk, and Tweet, the factory is filled with dangerous traps! Somehow they must find the control room and stop the evil robots once and for all. With some fancy robot dance moves and the pushing of many buttons, will the three friends manage to save the day? The Chirp books invite readers into a world of imagination where Chirp, Squawk, and Tweet work together to solve problems, using everyday objects and their limitless imaginations. Inspired by Chirp Magazine, the Chirp books are designed to encourage learning through imaginative play and will open up the world to preschoolers, one awesome adventure at a time. LEVELING Grade Range: Pre-K-3 Fountas & Pinnell: J Reading Recovery: 17 Lexile: 690L COMMON CORE RF.1.1,1a,3,3f,3g,4,4a W.1.1,2,3,5,7,8 SL.1.1,1b,1c,2,3,4,5,6 RL.1.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9 L.1.5b,5c,5d,6 L.1.1,1b,1d,2,2a,2b,4,4a,4c,5

This first graphic novel by celebrated fantasy author Yolen introduces readers to Aliera, a young fencing champion, whose life changes in strange ways after her mother buys her a fencing foil with a ruby glued to the hilt.

Robert Gilbrinkle is blind in one eye, which makes dodging punches in his Anti-Hero Maneuvers class especially difficult, but his lack of depth perception is the least of his troubles. Nox Academy¿s senior project deadline is fast approaching, he's failing three classes, and, naturally, his evil twin Rupert keeps trying to kill him every chance he gets. But the real trouble begins when Robert¿s pathetic superpower--a very unwicked superwink that fixes anything broken--starts to evolve. The kids at Nox used to laugh and call him "Rob Repairman" but nobody is laughing now. His wink threatens anyone who threatens him. Robert's newfound respect in the villain community can't last. He feels like a fraud. When a series of heroic acts gets him expelled, he crashes into the hero town across the forest. The suspicion of the townsfolk and his own need to belong make him question his place between good and evil. With the end of the semester looming, time is running out to choose sides. What haunts him the most is the revelation that maybe he and Rupert aren't as different as he thought. Battling a common enemy brings them closer than either twin can handle, but the lives of their friends are at stake and the thirst for revenge is strong. Maybe even stronger than their disdain for each other.With the playful cartoonish style and broad crossover appeal of Disney¿s SKY HIGH, and the coming of age heroic drama of Matthew Cody¿s POWERLESS, Robert¿s story will resonate with kids from 8 to 14 who love to escape to that comic book world of good vs. evil and often wonder where in the midst of that universe they fit in.