Jane B. Mason Books In Order

Bella Baxter Inn Trouble

Plaster Paint Wallpaper A skunk A skunk? Bella Baxter can’t believe her nose. Her parents new dream inn is a disaster The place is a wreck, her mom and dad are losing their minds, and guests are arriving in a week But Bella is one smart cookie she knows just where to go for help. When she gets there, she finds more than she imagined. But it’s going to take brains, luck, and lots of elbow grease to get the stinky Sea Inn smelling like a rose in time.

Bella Baxter and the Itchy Disaster

Ever since Sea Inn opened, Bella Baxter has been doing nothing but. Every day she makes the beds and clears the table, but Bella has even more work to do. She wants the guests at Sea Inn to feel truly at home. She decides to find out each person’s interests, so she can add special touches to the rooms.

In three short days an important guest, Dr. Frederick Fauna, is arriving the perfect guest for Bella’s special welcome. But unfortunately Bella’s ‘special’ welcome nearly becomes an itchy disaster!

Don’t miss all of Bella’s adventures at Sea Inn!

Bella Baxter and the Lighthouse Mystery

Lights at night…
footsteps…
strange sightings…
Bella is smack in the middle of a mystery!The old lighthouse right near Sea Inn is supposed to be abandoned, but someone or something has been there recently. With the help of her old friend, Trudy, and a couple of new friends, Bella uncovers a long kept secret!

How to Be a Girly Girl in Just Ten Days (By:Lisa Papademetriou)

When mortal enemies Veronica Lopez and Heather Simms get hit by a bar code scanner while fighting over the last copy of Queen of Twilight, it takes them a moment to realize that they aren’t in a New Jersey bookstore anymore. In fact, they’re in the novel. Too bad they don’t realize it until after they accidentally kill the book’s hero*ine, Princess Arabelle, aka ‘The One.’ Only The One can restore light and peace to the land of Galma, long held in thrall to the evil Twilight Queen. Now Vero and Heather have no choice but to try to save Galma from the Twilight Queen. But can the two girls find their way to the end of the story and home again without destroying Galma-or killing each other?

Callie For President (By:Robin Wasserman)

There are lots of things Callie Singer would like to change about her middle school. But when she finds herself accidentally in the running for student council president, she doesn’t take the race too seriously. After all, Brianna Blake the most popular girl in school is a shoo in to win.

Then Brianna humiliates Callie in front of the whole school…
and steals her best friend. Callie may be the underdog, but she’s not going down without a fight!

The Sister Switch

Twins Andie and Caitlin are best friends but they couldn’t be more different. Andie loves sports and hanging out with her friends Caitlin is passionate about music and loves learning at school.

Now that Junior High is starting, the girls will finally get a chance to pave their own way. They can’t wait!

But when Caitlin discovers she’ll have to pass a fitness test or spend every day after school doing gym, she fears her year is ruined before it even begins.

If only someone could take the fitness as*sessment for her.

The girls make the switch. While Andie pas*ses the fitness as*sessment for Caitlin, Caitlin goes to class for Andie. Everything goes great maybe TOO great. Now it seems like the girls keep wanting to change places ‘just one more time.’

With each switch the girls get in deeper. Will they be able to straighten things out before they’re in over their heads?

Snowfall Surprise

With 2.5 million copies sold, the Candy Apple line is hotter than ever and this brand new title will warm readers on a snowy day!A fresh new Candy Apple sure to warm readers’ hearts! Savannah can’t wait for her birthday, which she’s spending with her parents and her two best friends at a cabin in the snow for the whole week of winter break. But when she sprains her ankle on the first day, her friends take off without her! Savannah feels left out in the cold. But soon she discovers that her friends haven’t forgotten her at all. They’ve been planning a winter wonderland surprise birthday party!

Rumor Has It

When a slam book gets passed around the seventh grade, no one is safe from the gossip and the truth sometimes hurts! A sweet new Candy Apple about the sticky mess gossip and secrets can create!Audrey is fascinated by the new girl at school, Mailee. But she isn’t sure how to get to know her Mailee is nice to everyone, but Audrey can’t tell if she wants to be friends. So Audrey launches the perfect plan: a slam book! She secretly circulates a notebook with space to comment on all the sixth grade girls, including herself, hoping it’ll reach Mailee soon. But does Audrey really want to know the truth?

Ice Dreams (By:Lisa Papademetriou)

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.

Black Manta and the Octopus Army

The deep sea super villain BLACK MANTA is out to destroy ATLANTIS once and for all! He’s engineered an army of evil octopi to crush the underwater city and destroy its heroic ruler, AQUAMAN. If the SEA KING can t stop the underwater marauder and his squid soldiers, ATLANTIS could be lost again!

Super Hero Splash Down

After traveling through the universe, the GREEN LANTERN B’DG chills out at a water park on Earth. However, when the RED LANTERN DEX-STARR shows up, his day in the sun is anything but fun. This fearsome feline chases B’DG through the pool, down the waterslide, and into outer space. While there, the two opponents discover a common enemy…
the SINESTRO DOG CORPS! These parched pooches are looking for a place to soak their snouts. If B’DG and DEX-STARR don’t team up and stop them, their favorite water park will become mutt puddle.

History’s Mysteries: The Dead, The Doomed, and The Buried

Welcome to history’s dark side, where long buried secrets are revealed and nothing is what it seems. You’ll meet sneaky students who steal dead bodies, unlucky passengers on a sinking ship, and even a few mysterious mummies. Packed with quizzes, photos, and bone chilling facts, this creepy chronicle investigates the people and places whose fates were doomed to disaster. Come learn all about them, but be careful: once you’re drawn to the dark side, you may never want to leave…

Now You See Me … (With: Sarah Hines Stephens)

Best friends Lena and Abby love searching through thrift stores for lost treasures. When they find an old Polaroid camera, they can’t wait to try it out. But the photos that develop are troubling things that weren’t really there appear in the pictures. Creepiest of all is the image of a boy, dark and angry looking. He shows up, over and over, clearer each time. Can the girls discover what the ghost boy wants before it’s too late?

If the Shoe Fits

Can Snow White’s friends help her face the wickedest witch of all…
her own stepmother?The Maiden Games are fast approaching and Snow White is frozen with fear. It’s bad enough that Princess School will be facing off against the nasty witches who attend the nearby Grimm School. But Snow’s awful stepmother, Malodora, is one of the Grimm School’s judges, and her icy stare alone is enough to make Snow quake. She’s sure something terrible will happen. But if she doesn’t participate, Snow will be letting down her whole school, including her best friends. Snow needs Rapunzel, Ella, and Rose more than ever. But what match are the princesses for a powerful witch like Malodora?

Who’s The Fairest?

Can Snow White’s friends help her face the wickedest witch of all…
her own stepmother?The Maiden Games are fast approaching and Snow White is frozen with fear. It’s bad enough that Princess School will be facing off against the nasty witches who attend the nearby Grimm School. But Snow’s awful stepmother, Malodora, is one of the Grimm School’s judges, and her icy stare alone is enough to make Snow quake. She’s sure something terrible will happen. But if she doesn’t participate, Snow will be letting down her whole school, including her best friends. Snow needs Rapunzel, Ella, and Rose more than ever. But what match are the princesses for a powerful witch like Malodora?

Let Down Your Hair

Can Snow White’s friends help her face the wickedest witch of all…
her own stepmother?The Maiden Games are fast approaching and Snow White is frozen with fear. It’s bad enough that Princess School will be facing off against the nasty witches who attend the nearby Grimm School. But Snow’s awful stepmother, Malodora, is one of the Grimm School’s judges, and her icy stare alone is enough to make Snow quake. She’s sure something terrible will happen. But if she doesn’t participate, Snow will be letting down her whole school, including her best friends. Snow needs Rapunzel, Ella, and Rose more than ever. But what match are the princesses for a powerful witch like Malodora?

Beauty Is a Beast

Everyone expects Briar Rose to be perfect. But there’s more to Beauty than meets the eye…
Briar Rose is sick of everyone thinking she’s perfect. Her parents won’t stop doting, her guardian fairies are being real pests, and even her teachers act like she can do no wrong. Her classmates at Princess School copy everything she does and, ugh, they keep calling her Beauty. Only Ella, Rapunzel, and Snow seem to like Rose for who she really is. Rose is fed up and determined to prove that she’s more than just a pretty face. She’s forming a secret plan to do just that. But what if Rose goes too far?

Apple-y Ever After

After years lost at sea, trapped by a curse, Snow White’s father is back on shore. Snow is overjoyed, but the dwarves are wary and it’s soon apparent that the sopping sire hasn’t washed off the curse completely. He has no idea who Snow White is! Snow and her friends will do anything to help her father remember the past, even if it means sneaking into the place that Snow fears most the enchanted castle where her stepmother Malodora keeps the dreaded magic mirror.

Thorn in Her Side

Nobody is surprised when Rose lands the part of Princess Perfecta in the school play. At first Rose bristles at once again being cast as perfect, but soon she throws herself into her role especially her scenes opposite Nettle, who plays the Scary Fairy. Everyone else is wary of sour little Nettle, but Rose is impressed. Nettle is a brilliant actor who always stays in character even offstage he gives Rose withering looks and acts like he’d really like to curse her. It’s almost as if Nettle actually is an evil fairy with a special grudge against Rose…
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Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Movie Storybook (With: Sarah Hines Stephens)

Here is the definitive souvenir book of Star Wars: Episode II, fully illustrated with the most exciting color photographs from the movie.

Obi-Wan’s Foe (With: Sarah Hines Stephens)

As a very special extension of our acclaimed and bestselling Step into Reading line, Star Wars Jedi Readers will feature photographs from Episode III and text that is carefully designed to help children learn to read. This Step 5 Jedi Reader will focus on Obi Wan Kenobi’s adventure from the movie!

Girls Got Game! (With: Sarah Hines Stephens)

Zoey 101: Zo’ Cool lays out the welcome mat to PCA: Pacific Coast Academy. It’s a story of ‘firsts’ Zoey Brooks’ first day as a member of the first class at PCA to include girls; her first struggles with her ‘could the be more opposite?’ roommates, and her first tryouts for the formerly all boys basketball team. Zoey’s the girl all readers want to be friends with she’s Zo’ Cool!!

Dramarama (With: Sarah Hines Stephens)

Being the first group of girls at a formerly all boys academy has its big ups as in, boys, boys, everywhere! Choosing ‘the one’ is as easy as, ‘Eeiny, meany, mighty, Whoa!,’ isn’t it? Maybe not so fast. As Zoey, Dana, Nicole and Quinn find out, some of the guys this means you, Logan! have ‘eyes’ where the girls definitely do not want them!

Back to Normal

Nickelodeon conquers tweens with their TeeNick block featuring Zoey 101!What would be worse? Having a total drama queen as a roommate, or living next to someone whose snoring registers on the Richter scale? Try both. Zoey and the gang are ready to rock a new school year at PCA, but things start to get real strange real fast. Some old faces are gone, and some new faces would be better off that way. This is definitely NOT what Zoey expected and it seems like things are going from weird to weirder. Will life ever be normal again?

Pranks for Nothing! (With: Sarah Hines Stephens)

Nickelodeon has a hit with the Tween audience with Zoey 101 starring Jamie Lynn Spears, l’il sister of ‘the Brit ster!’Zoey’s first year at a formerly all boys’ boarding school continues or does it? It’s Prank Week at Pacific Coast Academy and it’s all fun and games until Zoey almost gets expelled for a prank gone wrong. Can the boys and girls stop pranking each other long enough to get Zoey out of hot water with the principal or will Zoey have to say goodbye to PCA?

Lights Out! (With: ,Sarah Hines Stephens)

The TeeNick block, featuring Zoey 101, is must watch, must TIVO, must discuss viewing for tweensIt’s Halloween and following PCA tradition, the upperclassmen are creating a haunted house for the younger kids. Logan is determined that it’s going to be the scariest, spookiest, creepiest night of the little kids’ lives. But when two of them vanish, including Zoey’s little brother, the night takes a turn that no one imagined!Then let the debate begin: it’s Zoey vs. Logan in a PCA web cast. Who’s got the best argument? Who’s got the strongest case? How does Logan’s hair look? Get all the answers here. Based on the episodes Haunted House and Broadcast Views.

Spring Break-Up (With: Sarah Hines Stephens)

Grab your friends, get your shades, put on the SPF 15 it’s time to hit the beach with Zoey and her friends from the Pacific Coast Academy. Zoey and the gang have a week of fun in the sun planned for Spring Break. They’re headed to Logan’s father’s mansion on the coast. Things get weird when they realize that they’re actually there to test a new reality show called ‘Gender Defenders’. Its boys against the girls to see who gets to be on the REAL show! But when Chase accidentally sends a text message proclaiming his true feelings for Zoey, will this Spring Break prove to be a Spring Bummer?

Girls vs. Boys (With: Sarah Hines Stephens)

Nickelodeon conquers tweens with their TeeNick block featuring Zoey 101!It’s Zoey vs. Chase for president, and while they’ve promised that the election will never damage their friendship, they didn’t count on Logan deciding to get involved. Now Zoey and Chase aren’t speaking to each other, and no one else at PCA wants to talk to them either. Can they find a way to make it all right?And what happens when the boys ban the girls from their rooftop hangout? Zoey and her friends set out to prove that the boys can be boys even if there are girls around. Based on the Zoey 101, season 2 episodes: ELECTION and GIRLS WILL BE BOYS.

A Quinn in Need (With: Sarah Hines Stephens)

The TeeNick block, featuring Zoey 101, is must watch, must TIVO, must discuss viewing for tweens. Based on the following two episodes:21. Robot Wars Sick and tired of hearing how smart a group of science nerds think they are, Zoey decides to wage war…
Robot War! Only problem? Zoey and the crew don’t know the first thing about building a robot so they recruit Quinn to help them. But when she overhears Logan making fun of her, Quinn bails. Is the battle lost before it begins? Luckily Zoey has a few tricks up her sleeve, and she’s going to show those nerds that all is fair in Robots and War. continued on Extended Summary

The Curse of PCA (With: Sarah Hines Stephens)

Zoey Brooks and her friends Quinn and Lola are among the first girls to attend Pacific Coast Academy. The clas*ses are tough, but getting the boys to accept them is even tougher! But there’s lots of sunshine, good times and good friends to go around. And that’s what it’s all about, right? A brand new novel based on two episodes from the hit TV show.

King Arthur (With: Sarah Hines Stephens)

Tales of knights and adventure!In the center of the courtyard of a medieval church stands a single block of marble. On top of the marble lies a heavy black anvil. Struck deep through them both is a glittering sword. Whoever can remove the sword from the stone is the rightful king of Britain. Brave knights, important lords, and strong men from across the kingdom all try and fail. Then one steps forward whose touch frees the sword like magic. But could the next king of Britain really be…
a young boy?

The Jungle Book

Mowgli is a boy who was raised by wolves. He lives in the jungle and spends his days climbing trees, eating honey, and swimming in forest pools. The jungle is Mowlgi’s home but not everyone wants him there. Mowlgi has a dangerous enemy, the ferocious tiger Shere Kahn. Mowgli knows that someday he will be forced to fight Shere Kahn or leave the jungle for good.

Hello, Two-Wheeler!

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. It isn’t easy being the only kid who still rides a bike with training wheels. Here’s a humorous, realistic look at a universal childhood experience. Color illustrations. An All Aboard Reading edition.

Flying Horse: The Story of Pegasus

The classic myth, simply retold for the very youngest readers. With the help of the goddess Athena, Perseus tames the winged horse Pegasus and destroys a dreaded monster. Full color.

The Nutcracker (With: E.T.A. Hoffmann)

For nearly two hundred years, E.T.A. Hoffmann’s tale of the Nutcracker has enchanted readers, inspired artists and composers, and delighted audiences around the world. In cities and towns everywhere, children thrill to annual performances of Tchaikovsky’s classic Christmas ballet about a girl named Marie who helps a wooden nutcracker defeat an evil army of mice, and is rewarded by a visit to the magical dream world, the Land of Toys. Lisbeth Zwerger’s stunning, all new interpretation on The Nutcracker, adapted from the original Hoffmann tale, rounds out the story depicted in the ballet, exploring the background of the feud between the Nutcracker and the seven headed Mouse King, the true role of the mysterious Drosselmeier, the tragic fate of Princess Pirlipat, the spell cast by Mistress Mousie that is finally broken by loyal Marie, and the satisfying, happily ever after conclusion to the great battle and fantastic journey. In pictures filled with wit and whimsy, drama, mystery, and magic, Lisbeth Zwerger transports us to the darkest reaches and brightest beauty of this fairy tale world.

Inkheart Movie Novelization (With: Cornelia Funke,Sarah Hines Stephens)

Twelve year old Meggie Folchart has often wondered what happened to her mother who mysteriously disappeared when Meggie was a young girl. As she learns about her father’s ability to read characters out of books, and read and people into them, she realizes, that this unusual power runs in the family. Soon, the truth of Inkheart unravels itself and Meggie finds herself risking everything to rescue her mother. But does Meggie stand a chance against the evil lord Capricorn and Inkheart’s most vicious villain, the Shadow?

The Shadow Stealer

While the Mask works desperately to save the city from the evil duo known as The Shadow Stealers, he must also hide his secret identity from the police and the feds, who are trying to un Mask Stanley. TV tie in.

The Lost World, Jurassic Park: The Movie Storybook

4 Compact Discs / 4 HoursRead by Anthony HealdThe sequel to Michael Crichton’s bestselling Jurassic Park. It is now six years since the secret disaster at Jurassic Park: six years since that extraordinary dream of science and imagination came to a crashing end the dinosaurs destroyed, the part dismantled, the island indefinitely closed to the public. There are rumors that something has survived. Michael Crichton is at it again. The Lost World continues the horrifying and thrilling tale begun in Jurassic Park. Airframe, Jurassic Park, Disclosure, Eaters of the Dead, Rising Sun, Sphere, Congo, The Andromeda Strain, The Great Train Robbery, and The Terminal Man, by Michael Crichton are all available from Random House AudioBooks.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (With: Washington Irving)

When Washington Irving first published this collection of essays, sketches, and tales originally entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. readers greeted it with enthusiasm, and Irving emerged as America’s first successful professional author.’The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ and ‘Rip Van Winkle,’ two of America’s most recognizable and loved works of fiction, display Irving’s ability to depict American landscapes and culture so vividly that readers feel themselves a part of them. And it is on the basis of these two classic tales that Irving is generally credited with inventing the short story as a distinct literary genre. This volume also contains gently ironic pieces about life in England that reflect the author’s interest in the traditions of the Old World and his longings for his home in the New.

Looney Tunes Back In Action Movie Storybook

Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck are teaming up with old friends and new on a wacky mission to find the mystical Blue Diamond and keep it from falling into the evil clutches of the ACME Corporation. With ACME henchmen like Yosemite Sam, Marvin The Martian, and the Tasmanian Devil on their tails, count on chills, spills, and side splitting thrills for the whole family!The movie storybook tells the story of the movie in pictures, and also includes cool pop ups, quotes, and facts from the ‘Looney’ characters themselves.

Stella And The Berry Thief

Stella And The Berry Thief is a Marshall Cavendish publication.

Gymboree Face Painting (With: Sarah Hines Stephens)

Gymboree Face Painting is the perfect choice for parents who want to interact with their child in a creative way while encouraging the child’s imaginative abilities. The book is packed with innovative ideas for simple face and body art and includes all the tools parents and children need to take dramatic play to a new level of educational fun and excitement. Starting with the nose and working all the way down to toes, young artists create everything from colorful painted hand puppets to favorite jungle creatures. Complete with songs, rhymes, and ideas to act out, Gymboree Face Painting stimulates the imaginations of children of all ages. Included in the kit a colorful set of paints safe for use on both face and body.

Gymboree Dance Play (With: Sarah Hines Stephens)

Designed to put children’s bodies and minds in motion, these child tested activities are an enjoyable way to encourage greater physical activity. From swinging and swaying to rhyming games and a grand parade, these lively, fun filled ideas get children off the couch or away from the desk, stimulate their senses, and ignite their imaginations. With Gymboree Dance Play, youngsters dance, whirl, laugh, and learn.

Paul Bunyan and Other Tall Tales

This book introduces readers to great men and women in a larger than life collection of America’s tallest tales.