The Santa Snatcher

Christmas is coming and the Turtles are psyched. But then they learn of a villain called the Santa Snatcher, who is set on ruining the holidays for everyone by nabbing Santa. Can the Turtles save Christmas? Full color.

When the Turtles hear a Santa snatcher is on the loose, they try to catch him, before he spoils Christmas for the city.

Meet Myron: a third-grade detective who loves logic, facts, and solving mysteries. He doesnot love new things. Unfortunately, everything is new this year: Myron has a new baby sister, his family has moved across town, and now he's starting his first day at a new school. But when the school kitchen is burgled, leaving the morning snacks nowhere to be found, Myron gets his chance to crack the case with help from his classmates from Resource Room 15. Myron's unique perspective from the autism spectrum makes him a top-notch sleuth. Similarly, the other kids in his resource room demonstrate creative problem solving and unique talents that come in handy for the case. Together with his detective partner, the hyper-energetic Hajrah, and tech-savvy Danielle, known as Glitch,” Myron gets to the bottom of the mystery all while trying to avoid the school bully, Sarah Smasher” McGuintley, who's intent on sabotaging their efforts. Black-and-white spot illustrations accompany the text in this fun and accessible page-turner for independent readers.

The holidays are over and Massie's room is chock-full of new things from Santa: jeans, sweater, and a new . . . roommate? Once Claire unpacks, Massie's room feels more crowded than a Zac Posen sample sale. But what's worse, Claire isn't the only person moving into Massie's territory -- Alicia's hot cousin, Nina, shows up from Spain and starts edging in on all the Briarwood boys, including Massie's crush! Will Nina, with her super-tight mall clothes, make every boy in Westchester fall in love with her? Or will Massie toss her out faster than last season's Sevens jeans? The social minefields of Westchester County's most privileged middle school girls drive the page-turning action of this addictive series, set in New York City's most elite suburban county. The Clique . . . the only thing harder than getting in is staying in.

The history of the ultimate holiday trait...the cookie plate! Santa needs The Cookie Snatchers every Christmas Eve to help him devour the millions of cookies left by children across the world. The Cookie Snatchers have been hiding in Santa's beard and helping him out since before reindeer and even elves existed! These tiny Cookie Snatchers stand about one inch tall and make their requests of what kinds of cookies need to be left on the cookie plate each Christmas, otherwise BEWARE...your name just might be placed on the Naughty List!

The SCI-FI FILM FIESTA eBook series is intended as a salute to the pioneering work of science fiction film makers. May future generations have the privilege of enjoying your work and never stop wondering....What if? The classic science fiction films featured in this volume of the Sci-Fi Film Fiesta series: "Volume 6 – Invasion," played on the fears and paranoia prevalent during the Cold War period. But what if our planet was to be actually subjected to an alien invasion, incursion of infestation? Could it happen? If so, what then could happen?

Dracula and Frankenstein's Monster are horror cinema icons, and the actors most deeply associated with the two roles also shared a unique friendship. Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff starred in dozens of black-and-white horror films, and over the years managed to collaborate on and co-star in eight movies. Through dozens of interviews and extensive archival research, this greatly expanded new edition examines the Golden Age of Hollywood, the era in which both stars worked, recreates the shooting of Lugosi and Karloff's mutual films, examines their odd and moving personal relationship and analyzes their ongoing legacies. Features include a fully detailed filmography of the eight Karloff and Lugosi films, full summaries of both men's careers and more than 250 photographs, some in color.