Britanny and her family head to New York to visit her childhood friend, Danielle "Avenger" Carter, who's been dying to meet Tifanny. When they arrive, they find Dani's apartment trashed and Dani abducted by the nightmarish supervillain, the Green Pumpkin. Leaving Tif' with Auntie Gina, Brit' and Stryyp set off to show the Pumpkin a real nightmare scenario!

The international bestseller! The book beaches were made for! When New York billionaire Adam Gold moves to London, every red-blooded woman wants to get him into bed...and down the aisle. Karin is a successful fashion entrepreneur and London's most glamorous socialite. Her name is synonymous with style and class, and Adam Gold could be her perfect accessory -- but can the whispers surrounding her ex-husband's death keep her from her prize? Erin, a young, naïve country girl with literary aspirations, never dreamed of traveling in such lofty social circles until she finds herself in the role of Adam's personal assistant and protégé. As her sights grow higher, the promise of riches, and lust for her handsome boss, threaten everything she once valued. Molly, a fading eighties supermodel, can't seem to leave her glory days, or her expensive drug habit, in the past. Ultracompetitive, unabashedly ruthless, Molly will risk everything to secure the man who may be her last chance at marriage. Summer, Molly's daughter, is an innocent beauty living in the shadow of her famous mother. When she lands a television deal and becomes the latest "it girl," Adam Gold takes notice. From Monte Carlo to Lake Como, St. Moritz to St. Barts, Gold Diggers takes a heady journey through the social circuit of the superrich into a world of sizzling passion, ruthless ambition and scorching betrayal.

It's that time of year again and the big Christmas dance is upon us. But how is Veronica supposed to celebrate when she's fighting the common cold? It's up to Betty and Sugar Plum the Fairy to come to Ronnie's rescue before she misses the holiday event of the season. Will Mrs. Claus' home remedy do the trick or will the cold go from bad to worse? Find out in "Tis the Season to be Jolly!"

Tale of a boy who gets separated from his family on the way to the gold fields of California, gets rich and finds his long-lost grandfather. Gerstaecker was a German who prospected in the 1849 gold rush, and the geography of the story is accurate. Gerstaecker wrote many non-fiction works on California and America for German readers.

Ayane is invited to join Gina's class on a field trip to one of Gina's earliest expedition sites, the Tomb of Tyranthraxus in the Iranian wilderness. When the class reach the "Historian," a device that reveals elements of the distant past, they're confronted by dangerous ancient guardians who ignore everyone except Ayane! There's mystery, action, and revealed clues to Ayane's hidden past and true identity!

The perfect companion to cinema's most spectacular genre, The Rough Guide to Film Musicals reveals how an escapist entertainment became Hollywood's most ingenious art form. From such enduring classics as Singin' In The Rain and West Side Story to recent successes like Evita and Chicago, this book reviews 50 essential musicals, including several forgotten gems. There are profiles of musical icons such as Fred Astaire, Judy Garland and George Gershwin and details of musicals from around the world. Complete with a list of the best soundtracks, websites and books for further reading, this Rough Guide takes a behind the scenes look at this magical movie genre.