Learning that a nearby park is about to be turned into a shopping center, Amy races against time to save the recreation center and the animal friends who live there.

In the twenty-first book of the Critter Club series, Amy discovers she has a real knack for training puppies. But when she takes on too many puppy clients, things get out of hand—or paw! When Amy meets the owner of a brand-new puppy at her mom’s vet clinic, she agrees to help the woman train her new pet. Amy does such a great job, she starts getting calls from more puppy owners! Things go great for a while, but soon, Amy is in way over her head. She can’t say no to a puppy in need and has taken on way too many clients! Amy barely has time for school or her friends in between all the puppies. Can she dig herself out of this hole before she goes barking mad? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.

Introducing The Critter Club! Amy and her friends solve a canine caper in this start to a pet-friendly illustrated chapter book series. It’s Spring Break in Santa Vista, and everyone has big plans...everyone except for Amy, that is! As her best friends head out of town on exciting adventures, Amy resigns herself to helping out at her mom’s vet clinic. At least she’ll be around cute animals! But when Santa Vista’s cold and elusive millionaire, Marge Sullivan, brings her puppy Rufus for a check-up, Amy encounters an unexpected mystery. After her friends return home, the girls get to the bottom of what happened to Rufus—and discover a way to help other lost and lonely animals in their town. With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

Smith chronicles his 14 years as a park ranger on a huge tract of government land in the Sierras, illuminating some startling truths about America's wild lands.

Marion plans a perfect girls weekend for her friends—with a surprise appearance from a snow bunny!—in the twentieth book of the Critter Club series. Marion has planned the ultimate girls’ getaway. There will be skiing, a trip to the spa, and of course, hot chocolate! What Marion didn’t plan was a snow bunny sighting! As members of the Critter Club, she and her friends are so excited to find the most adorable bunny. But when Marion’s kitten, Ollie, scares the bunnies away, Marion scolds him. That’s when she notices he’s been acting a little strange the whole time. What’s wrong with Ollie? And will the girls get to see the bunnies again? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for beginning readers!

Amy and her friends care for some chickens and prepare for the Santa Vista Quiz Bowl in the thirteenth book of The Critter Club series! Amy has never liked being in the spotlight. When all of her friends decide to form a team for the Santa Vista Quiz Bowl, Amy isn’t so sure it’s a good idea. She knows she can answer the quiz questions…but can she do it in front of hundreds of people? Meanwhile, the Critter Club is caring for a few chickens that need a home. And as the day of the Quiz Bowl gets closer, Amy starts to feel a little bit chicken herself! Will she get over her stage fright and help her team win? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for beginning readers!

Ellie tries her hand at softball in the eighteenth book of the Critter Club series, but she begins to wonder if she’s only meant for the stage! When Ellie joins a softball team, she quickly realizes that the sport is harder than it looks! Is she meant only for the stage, not the field? And what happens when Ellie goes searching in the woods near the field for a stray ball and finds an injured baby deer?! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for beginning readers!

What happens when Marion loses her class pet hamster and a mysterious letter turns up in her locker in this sixteenth book of The Critter Club series? Finally! It’s Marion’s turn to take care of Teddy, the class pet hamster! As a member of The Critter Club, Marion is used to being around animals, but she’s excited to bring one home. The problem is, after one night in her house, Teddy goes missing! The next day, Marion finds a mysterious letter in her locker with clues that lead her on a scavenger hunt. Does someone know where Teddy is? And who is that someone? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for beginning readers!

The murder of Assistant United States Attorney Daniel Franklin, and subsequent investigation, thrust rising superstar FBI Special Agent Amy Johnson deep into a dark world where geniuses, deviants, and psychopathic killers all intertwine in a criminal intrigue. The discovery of an actual video of AUSA Daniel Franklin's murder results in both the attempted murder of Johnson by the primary suspect, and the subject's capture and arrest. The simultaneous discovery at Franklin's home of evidence of local police corruption launches Johnson on a new investigation, one that leads down a dark path of deceit, murder, and malevolence of a nature never before encountered, exposing the rawest elements of human treachery and debasement.