The Trouble With Max

Jessie and her best friend, Max, do everything together. Jessie tries to keep Max out of trouble, which is not easy since her friend is wild and adventurous. Soon Jessie begins to notice things Max has tried to keep hidden: like that her stepparents are drug dealers. At the risk of losing their friendship, Jessie decides to confront Max with the truth.

“Double trouble finds comic relief.” —Kirkus Reviews From beloved author-illustrator Rosemary Wells comes a brand-new story about the inimitable brother and sister Max and Ruby. Max and Ruby’s family is expanding and soon enough nobody will be getting any sleep! Max and Ruby are in for a big surprise. Mama has a baby in her tummy and soon the family will be bigger and better. Luckily Ruby knows all about babies: what they eat, how to bathe them, and where they come from. Ruby tells Max all about it. Soon no one will be getting any sleep, but Max has an idea on how to help! Max and Ruby have their own TV show on Nick Jr.!

Contents: The Trouble with You Earth People (1968) Unhuman Sacrifice (1958) The Gambling Hell and the Sinful Girl (1975) Syndrome Johnny (1951) Trouble with Treaties (1959) with Tom Condit The Origin of the Species (1953) Collision Orbit (1954) The Fittest (1951) These Truths (1958) Contagion (1950) Brain Wipe (1973) The Missing Man (1971)

From the author of Stick Dog comes the fifth book in a highly illustrated early chapter book series about three best friends whose plans, missions, and schemes are sure to shake up their school. Time out! Simon got Max Brutus’s prized World Cup soccer ball stuck in the tallest tree in Picasso Park! Now he’s in more trouble than a tater tot in ketchup. Can his friends at Table 5 help him get the ball before the big game? Or has Simon’s luck maxed out? HarperChapters build confident readers one chapter at a time! With short, fast-paced books, art on every page, and milestone markers at the end of every chapter, they're the perfect next step for fans of I Can Read!

The epic trilogy of Irish immigrants and gangsters in twentieth-century New York City, now in one volume. The Trouble Boys Young immigrant Colin O’Brien settles with his family in New York and befriends Cuban-American Johnny Garcia. But life is hard and soon a shocking tragedy alters his life. As the boys grow into men, their friendship changes, and they begin working for different crime syndicates, with Colin joining charismatic Tom McPhalen’s Irish mob—and rising through the ranks . . . The Trouble Girls Camille O’Brien’s father was an Irish gangster who was betrayed and murdered. Violet McCarthy has inherited control of the Irish mob. The two women were once friends, but their paths have made them enemies . . . The Trouble Legacy Tommy comes from a family of gangsters, but against all odds, he’s become a police officer. Soon, he’s paired with top detective Dana Fitzpatrick, a good cop who must confront her own history and reconsider where her loyalty lies. And Tommy’s about to find out he’s more like his family than he wants to believe. Meanwhile, a husband and wife rule their criminal empire from the comfort of their luxurious suburb—but trouble is coming for them from afar . . . Praise for the trilogy: “Far more than a crime novel; a wise, carefully wrought narrative informed by a tragic sense of life.” —Stefan Kanfer, national bestselling author of Tough Without a Gun Perfect for Fans of Martina Cole, Kimberley Chambers, and Jessie Keane

The author of The Trouble Boys returns to the gritty streets of New York City as a new generation of the Irish mob battles for control. Camille O’Brien’s father was an Irish gangster who was betrayed and murdered. Violet McCarthy has inherited control of the Irish mob. The two women were once friends, but their paths have made them enemies. Camille believes that control of the mob should be hers. Now they must fight against each other as Camille strives to gain control of the mob in any way she can while Violet struggles to keep it. Love and loyalty are tested as they push each other to the edge. No matter how brutal. No matter what the cost. But who will come out on top? Series praise “Far more than a crime novel; a wise, carefully wrought narrative informed by a tragic sense of life.” —Stefan Kanfer, national bestselling author “Captures the atmosphere and the feel of the period to absolute perfection. I can just see this being made into a film. Superb.” —Books Monthly Perfect for Fans of Martina Cole, Kimberley Chambers, and Jessie Keane

Max Hunter and Jessie Miller, two sixth-grade girls living near the Cascade mountains, make an unlikely pair: Jessie has leukemia and is bald. Max dresses in thrift-shop grunge and acts tough in school. But their friendship holds life together when everything else falls apart. Then one day Jessie discovers Max's best-kept secret. Jessie wants to help her, but doing so means risking their friendship and possibly her life.

Mark Hopper is the smartest student in the sixth grade, and he knows it. When another Mark Hopper moves to town (the same age, with similar looks), Mark Hopper makes trouble for Mark Hopper. The Mark everyone knows isn't very nice, so the other Mark finds no one will talk to him. The new Mark isn't very brainy, so the other Mark worries that people will think he's a dummy. When a teacher forces them to be study partners, they realize that they can benefit from one another's strengths - and maybe win the Mastermind Challenge together. Trouble is, one of the Marks wants to win so badly that he's willing to steal from Mark.