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On a cold November morning, a jogger runs through the woods in the peaceful Quebec village of Three Pines. On his run, he finds a dead man hanging from a tree. The dead man was a guest at the local Inn and Spa. He might have been looking for peace and quiet, but something else found him. Something horrible. Did the man take his own life? Or was he murdered? Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is called to the crime scene. As Gamache follows the trail of...

Have you ever dreamed of doing the impossible? Of going faster, climbing higher, traveling farther than anyone has ever done? Adventure athletes are ordinary people who do that. They trade safety and comfort for experiences they'll never forget.

"How long can you stay on a smoking volcano before it blows up? How do you jump off a cliff safely? How can you climb a cell tower without falling to your death? What does it take to live in space? Can you scuba dive in sewage? Meet the people who do these jobs. Do you have what it takes?--Back cover.

The nonfiction side teaches students about an important life skills topic, and the fiction side helps them generalize the skills as they read about teens in real-world situations.

Great Expectations is at once a superbly constructed novel of spellbinding mastery and a profound examination of moral values. Here, some of Dickens's most memorable characters come to play their part in a story whose title itself reflects the deep irony that shaped Dickens's searching reappraisal of the Victorian middle class.

An overview of of the role of stunt men and women in making movies.

"Lena's little sister needs help. She thinks her friend Liz is about to join a gang. Liz feels she has no one else to turn to. Can Lena get the gang to back off? Shane is spending all his time on a computer game. How will that help Liz?"--Back cover.