Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain reigned over a prosperous and peaceful time and were among the best-loved monarchs in Spain. So why, in 1480, did they allow 25,000 people to be persecuted and burned at the stake? Your mission is to go back in time and gain entry into the Spanish courts and find out why two monarchs who hated bloodshed so much gave their blessing to such terrors. The Time Machine series challenges young readers to use their imagination and decision-making skills to write their own story. Options in the text allow readers to choose any path they like within the plot. Readers must draw on background information about the period to make the right choices. This makes the series a great educational device for youngsters to learn about history and all the different cultures, events, and periods that shaped it.

After a fifth grade class trip to the Museum of Strange Sciences and Inventions Danny Keegan developes strange powers.

C.D. Bitesky realizes he has a big problem when his fifth-grade teacher asks everyone in class to bring in an old family recipe for a Thanksgiving celebration. Sure, his Transylvanian ancestors all had their favorite nourishment--but then vampires have such peculiar tastes!

Wonder Hill amusement park is about to open and excitement in high, but--Wonder Hill is haunted.

Danny and his monster friends are surprised when Stevie, the class bully, says that he wants to be a vampire.

Fifth-grader Howie Wolfner is tired of his sudden transformations into a wolfboy, so it's up to his friends to try and find a cure.