Cousins Leo and Mimi return to the world of Rondo through their family's enchanted music box to rescue a missing wizard and foil the plans of the evil Blue Queen.

Want to identify fiction books that boys in grades three through nine will find irresistible? This guide reveals dozens of worthwhile recommendations in categories ranging from adventure stories and sports novels to horror, humorous, and science fiction books. In Get Those Guys Reading!: Fiction and Series Books that Boys Will Love, authors Kathleen A. Baxter and Marcia A. Kochel provide compelling and current reading suggestions for younger boys—information that educators, librarians, and parents alike are desperate for. Comprising titles that are almost all well-reviewed in at least one major professional journal, or that are such big hits with kids that they've received the "stamp of approval" from the most important reviewers, this book will be invaluable to anyone whose goal is to help boys develop a healthy enthusiasm for reading. It includes chapters on adventure books; animal stories; graphic novels; historical fiction; humorous books; mystery, horror, and suspense titles; science fiction and fantasy; and sports novels. Within each chapter, the selections are further divided into books for younger readers (grades 3–6) and titles for older boys in grades 5–8. Elementary and middle school librarians and teachers, public librarians, Title One teachers, and parents of boys in grades 3–9 will all benefit greatly from having this book at hand.

For generations the Dragonriders protected Dragonspire Village Now Yaz has to rescue them. He only hopes that they know where his father was taken. Meanwhile, the Dark Sages have finally captured Ariel. With her in their grasp, they set out to seize the final Dragonspire. Only a mad cult stands between them and fulfilling their mad ambitions. Can Yaz free the Dragonriders and find his father before it’s too late?

Everyone in Yaz’s village has vanished. The only clue, a strange golden coin marked with mysterious runes. Can Yaz and his friends figure out what the coin means before it’s too late? And what are the sinister Dark Sages up to in the northwest? It can’t be anything good for our heroes. It’s a race against time to rescue the missing villagers. These mysteries and more will be answered the exciting second book of The Dragonspire Chronicles.

There are four rules to the old, painted music box:Wind the box three times only. Never wind the boxwhile the music plays. Never shut the box while themusic plays. Never move the box until the musicstops.Leo wouldn't dream of breaking these rules, but hisstubborn cousin Mimi never does what she's told.She winds the box four times--and suddenly thepaintings on its side come to life and a powerfulwitch is released. Now Leo and Mimi must stop thewitch, if only they can find the key to the musicbox--and the magical world it contains.

Weirdbook returns with another jam-packed issue full of great fantasy and horror tales! Included this time are: • HARLOT ROAD, by Michael Bracken • WITH A POET’S EYES, by John C. Hocking • THE WISHING WELL, by Robert Graves • O KING OF PAIN AND SPLENDOR!, by Darrell Schweitzer • YOU’D DO IT FOR DIAMONDS, by Adrian Cole • DREADFUL APPETITE, by Franklyn Searight • THE HANDMAID OF THE KEY, by R.C. Mulhare • BLUE MOON, by Allen Mark Price • SHE WHO GIVES LIFE, by C. I. Kemp • AN IMPLEMENT OF ICE, by W. H. Pugmire • NIGHT OF THE CIRCUS, by Sharon Cullars • WOLVERS HILL, by Tim Jeffreys • RAFTS, by Lorenzo Crescentini • CLEAN SWEEP, by Edward Ahern • LEAVING MALAGA, by Cynthia Ward • CATTLE CALL, by Gregg Chamberlain • ABOMINATION IS HER NAME, by J.N. Cameron • KACHINA, by Kenneth Bykerk • FLAT IS FLAT AND THAT IS THAT, by David J. Gibbs • DEATH IS NOT MY MASTER, by Scott Harper Poetry: • THE OLD ROCK, by Russ Parkhurst • SLEEPING WITH MAD SHADOWS, by Frederick J. Mayer • THE LIQUID PROFESSOR, by Jeff Barnes • THE TOAD STOOL PEOPLE, by Chad Hensley • THE PROMISE OF A POLIDORI SORE THROAT, by Clay F. Johnson • THIS HUNGRY EARTH, by S. L. Edwards

Yaz knows where his people are being held. But rescuing hundreds of villagers scattered across the kingdom is no easy task, especially with Carttoom’s army hunting you. When some of the more militant slaves start burning farms and killing people, all Hell breaks loose. Meanwhile, The Dark Sages are determined to capture Ariel and enslave her power for their own evil ends. The battle is joined. The Slave War has begun.