When Louis Proof collapsed in pain in front of his uncle's store, he thought he was going to die. Instead he awoke in Midlandia, a place of the impossible. Almost as soon as he arrives, three eNoli -- people who look human but are otherworldly -- try to kill him. In fact, it seems as if everyone in Midlandia is trying to kill Louis and the other two human teens, Cyndi Victoria Chase and Devon Alexander. The three are Favorites. If they survive Midlandia,...

A graphic novel adaptation of L. Frank Baum's "The Marvelous Land of Oz," which follows the adventures of a young boy named Tip as he escapes servitude to an evil witch and runs away with his magical companion, Jack Pumpkinhead. They make go to Emerald City and meet King Scarcrow, but when Jinjur overthrows King Scarecrow and the evil witch Mombi returns, Tip, Jack, and Scarecrow must enlist the aid of Glinda, the Good Witch, to save Oz.

Young fans won't want to miss this junior novel based on the upcoming Marvel film, Spider-Man.

The year is 1602, and strange things are stirring in England. In the service of Queen Elizabeth, court magician Dr. Stephen Strange senses that the bizarre weather plaguing the skies above is not of natural origin. Her majesty's premier spy, Sir Nicholas Fury, fends off an assassination attempt on the Queen by winged warriors rumored to be in service to a mad despot named Doom. News is spreading of witchbreed sightings - young men bearing fantastic...

Amazing medical breakthroughs are made every day. In the past decades, medical researchers have cured diseases that were once deadly and devised new methods to heal that were once unimaginable. This title follows the development of antibiotics, including premodern forerunners to antibiotics, groundbreaking discoveries and the doctors who made them, and where the science is heading in the future. Learn how antibiotics work and why scientists need to...

Amazing medical breakthroughs are made every day. In the past decades, medical researchers have cured diseases that were once deadly and devised new methods to heal that were once unimaginable. This title follows the development of gene therapy, including the discovery of DNA, groundbreaking discoveries and the doctors who made them, and where the science is heading in the future. Learn how gene therapy works and why future applications of the technology...

Billionaire inventor and businessman Tony Stark has seen and done it all. The same could be said for Iron Man. But what happens when they both encounter an enemy unlike any they have ever faced? When the mysterious Mandarin destroys all that Tony holds dear, including his Iron Man suits, the armor-less avenger must now embark on a quest to save Pepper Potts, his best friend Rhodey, and the President of the United States, before it's too late. With...

Explores the history, challenges, technologies, and successes of organ transplantation.

Amazing medical breakthroughs are made every day. In the past decades, medical researchers have cured diseases that were once deadly and devised new methods to heal that were once unimaginable. This title follows the development of vaccines, including the race to stop polio, groundbreaking discoveries and the doctors who made them, and where the science is heading in the future. Learn how immunization and vaccines work and how scientists are making...