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Riddles of Epsilon, The
by Christine Morton-ShawSomething dark has awoken on the remote island of Lume Jess is not pleased when her parents drag her off to live on the weird little island of Lume. But then she encounters an eerie presence in an abandoned cottage, and her anger turns to fear when it begins to lead her through a series of creepy riddles. As she slowly unravels the mysteries of Lume, she finds the writings of Sebastian, a boy who lived one hundred years ago and whose life contains unsettling reflections of her own. To her horror, the dangers he unearthed in 1894 now begin to threaten Jess and her family . . . and if Jess does not unlock the riddles in time, she may lose her mother forever.
Riddles, Riddles, Riddles: Enigmas and Anagrams, Puns and Puzzles, Quizzes and Conundrums!
by Joseph Leeming Shane MillerJoin in the pun! Hundreds of riddles, charades, puzzles, and word games -- accompanied by charming illustrations -- promise to keep readers of all ages chuckling for hours. Test your wits with a small sample of the many jests in store:What makes the Tower of Pisa lean?It never eats.What is the most difficult train to catch?The 12:50, because it's 10 to 1 if you catch it.What is the richest country in the world?Ireland, because its capital is always Dublin.Why does lightning shock people?Because it doesn't know how to conduct itself.What part of London is in France?The letter N.When a lady faints, what number will restore her?You must bring her 2.
Ride Beside Me
by Lucy KnisleyThe community that rides together, thrives together! New York Times bestselling comic creator Lucy Knisley celebrates the joys of biking in this picture book about coming together to build safer streets and a brighter future for all.A mother and son hop on their bike for a ride through the neighborhood, joining friends and neighbors along the way. There are people on unicycles and tandem bikes, tricycles and recumbents—all kinds of bikes for all kinds of riders.Before long, the bikes outnumber the cars and trucks, taking up more and more of the road until they form a parade of sorts, smiling and popping wheelies, ringing their bells, and celebrating the beautiful community they all share.
Ride It! Patch It!: An Acorn Book (Racing Ace)
by Larry Dane BrimnerAce enters a mountain bike race in this fast-paced, STEM-themed early reader!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!Ace polishes up her mountain bike and prepares for the big bike race! She oils the chain and tests the brakes. Then the race begins! But Ace's bike chain comes off the sprocket and then she needs to patch a tire! Will she be able to fix her bike in time and find her way to the finish line?With Larry Dane Brimner's simple text and Kaylani Juanita's full-color artwork on every page, this fast-paced, action-packed book is perfect for new readers!
Ride Like the Wind: A Tale of the Pony Express
by Bernie FuchsKnown for their courage, speed, and willingness to face adversity, the riders of the Pony Express quickly became legends in their time. Through dramatic oil paintings, Fuchs captures the spirit of one young rider as he and his beloved pony set off at top speed.
Ride On
by Faith Erin HicksIn Ride On, this middle grade graphic novel from Faith Erin Hicks, twelve-year-old Victoria is burned out from the high-pressure world or riding competitions. Can she get back to basics and rekindle her love of horses? Perfect for fans of Best Friends and Stargazing!Victoria has always loved horses. But riding in competitions is high stakes, high stress, and shockingly expensive. And even though Victoria’s best friend Taylor loves competing, Victoria has lost her taste for it.After a heartbreaking fight with Taylor, Victoria needs a new start—at a new stables. A place where she doesn’t have to worry about anything other than riding. No competition, no drama, no friends.Just horses.Edgewood Stables seems ideal. There are plenty of horses to ride, and Victoria is perfectly happy giving the other riders the cold shoulder.But can she truly be happy with no friends?
Ride for Your Life!: A Geronimo Stilton Adventure (Creepella von Cacklefur #6)
by Geronimo StiltonBreakout star Creepella von Cacklefur is back in another fur-raising adventure!The fair has come to Mysterious Valley! Creepella is looking forward to a fun, thrilling day of rides and games with her family and friends. But one spooky rollercoaster seems to be making everyone who rides it disappear! Creepella is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery -- but what will happen when she rides the coaster herself?
Ride on a Board (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading Kindergarten)
by Jaye SiegelNIMAC-sourced textbook
Ride or Die
by Delilah S. DawsonA sleepover at an amusement park turns into a night of terror in this scary middle school read from the New York Times bestselling author of Mine and Camp Scare.Tonight is Brie&’s chance to finally be accepted by the Ems—the most popular girls at school. If she can just keep one potentially reputation-ending secret under wraps, she&’ll have the best night of her life, screaming on scary rides and running the Wildwoods amusement park with her new friends.But when the Ems take a game of truth or dare too far, Brie ends up alone in a creepy abandoned section of the park. There, she meets a group of cool older teens that invite her to join them. They seem friendly enough.Little does Brie know she&’s about to come face to face with a reawakened evil that wants to take her on the ride of her life...make that her death.
Ride the Rails with Thomas (Thomas & Friends)
by Rev W. Awdry Tommy StubbsBoys and girls ages 3 to 7 can ride the rails with Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends in this paperback storybook featuring stickers, a pullout poster, a train card game, and more!From the Trade Paperback edition.
Ride, Fly Guy, Ride
by Tedd ArnoldWhile riding in the car with Buzz and his father, Fly Guy gets blown out of the window and finds himself riding in a truck, then a boat, a train, an airplane, and maybe even a rocket.
Ride, Fly Guy, Ride! (Fly Guy #11)
by Tedd ArnoldThe NEW YORK TIMES-bestselling Fly Guy series goes on an action-packed adventure by boat, train, plane, and beyond!Dad takes Fly Guy and Buzz for a car ride, but in a funny and wacky turn of events, Fly Guy is blown out of the car window and into a passing truck, where he lands in the driver's mouth! The driver spits him out, and Fly Guy tumbles onto a boat. Fly Guy then winds up on a circus train with an elephant and then an airplane ... and he just misses taking off with a rocket ship!This easy-to-read adventure concludes with Buzz, Dad, and Fly Guy returning home on a bike. Fly Guy loves RIDEZZZ!Using hyperbole, puns, slapstick, and silly drawings, Tedd Arnold delivers an easy reader that is full of fun in his NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Fly Guy series.
Rider in the Dark: An Epic Horse Story
by Victoria HolmesDORSET, ENGLAND, 1740. Everything in Helena's life is in perfect order. The daughter of magistrate Lord Roseby, she has a comfortable home on a grand estate, and with the help of her best friend, Jamie the stable boy, she is able to secretly ride her father's powerful horses -- without the confines of a sidesaddle. Then, suddenly, everything changes. Dangerous smugglers are on the loose in Helena's quiet village. And Helena's father brings home a mysterious and beautiful new stallion. Helena's world is suddenly turned upside down, and becomes more exciting than she ever could have imagined.
Riders of the Pony Express
by Ralph MoodyThe Pony Express existed for only a little more than a year, but in those short months it added a glowing chapter to Western history. A rider was given a red flannel shirt, blue trousers, a Bible, and a Colt revolver for the race against time. He needed them all -- particularly the gun. This is a thrilling and authentic account of the young men and boys who carried the mail almost two thousand miles in ten days and nights of merciless riding between San Francisco and St. Joseph, Missouri, over blizzard-swept mountains, across blazing deserts and through the heart of hostile Indian country.
Riders of the Realm: Across the Dark Water (Riders of the Realm #1)
by Jennifer Lynn AlvarezThe first book in an exciting, action-packed trilogy—from the imagination of Guardian Herd series author Jennifer Lynn Alvarez. Perfect for fans of Lisa McMann’s Going Wild, Brandon Mull’s Wild Born, or Erin Hunter’s Warriors series.Twelve-year-old Rahkki is a stable groom for the Riders in the Sandwen army, who must battle deadly spit dragons and hordes of warring giants. The Sandwens believe they have tamed all the wild pegasi in the lush jungles of the Realm and turned them into flying warhorses. But when a herd of wild steeds flies over their village, Rahkki and his clanmates are stunned.Meanwhile, a small herd of pegasi have journeyed across a treacherous ocean to settle in a new, and free, land. Led by Echofrost and Hazelwind, the Storm Herd steeds are unaware of the Sandwen clan. But when the unthinkable happens, Echofrost and the rest of Storm Herd will have to come to trust the Sandwens, or both may not survive.
Riders of the Realm: Beneath The Weeping Clouds (Riders of the Realm #3)
by Jennifer Lynn AlvarezFrom the author of the Guardian Herd series comes the final book in a thrilling fantasy adventure trilogy that SLJ called “perfect for fans of Erin Hunter’s Warriors series.” Echofrost, Shysong, and all of Storm Herd are finally free, but their freedom came with a price. Sandwen Rider Rahkki Stormrunner has been captured by the Gorlan giants, who are quickly losing their patience with the Fifth Clan. With Rahkki in grave danger, Storm Herd must join forces with the humans they have long feared to save him.And as sweeping monsoon rains threaten to ravage the region, enemies and friends, tame steeds and wild, will have to engage in one final battle to decide the fate of all three groups—the Sandwens, the giants, and the pegasi.
Riders of the Realm: Through the Untamed Sky (Riders of the Realm #2)
by Jennifer Lynn AlvarezThe second book in a thrilling fantasy adventure trilogy that SLJ called “perfect for fans of Erin Hunter’s Warriors series,” from the author of the Guardian Herd series.After winning the wild Pegasus mare named Echofrost in a contest, Rahkki Stormrunner is officially a rider in the Sky Guard army. Rahkki is terrified of heights though, and Echofrost doesn’t want to be tamed. But with Echofrost’s herd captured by the giants and a fierce battle on the horizon, the duo will have to conquer their fears if they want to fly with the army and free the herd. Meanwhile, back in his village, Rahkki learns of a growing rebellion to overthrow Queen Lilliam. Unfortunately, she suspects Rahkki’s behind it, and she places him under intense watch.As Rahkki and Echofrost escape to Mount Crim to save Storm Herd, Rahkki worries that the greatest danger may not come from the impending battle against the giants, but from within his own clan.
Ridiculous Riddles
by Cyl LeeWhat time do most people go to the dentist? Who earns a living by driving customers away? What two things can't you have for breakfast? Where do snowmen go to dance? I run but I never walk. I have a mouth but I never talk. I have a bed but I never lie. What am I? Learn the answer to all of these riddles and more!
Riding Camp (Saddle Club #10)
by Bonnie BryantThe three members of The Saddle Club -- Carole, Stevie, and Lisa -- are delighted when they get a chance to go to Moose Hill, a sleep-over riding camp in the hills of Virginia. It promises to be two wonderful weeks of riding, meeting new horse-crazy friends, and competing in a genuine horse show. Best of all, the camp has plenty of stable hands to do the heavy chores. It's going to be a real vacation!When the arrive at Moose Hill, the girls are in for some surprises: their groom isn't doing his job, and their cabin mates are snobs who care more about winning the horse show than making friends. Even Stevie's new boyfriend is convinced that he's the best rider around. Then a sudden an emergency at camp tests everyone's courage and results in some unexpected friendships -- adding up to an end-of-the-summer adventure the girls will never forget.
Riding Chance (Scholastic Press Novels)
by Christine KendallTroy is a kid with a passion. And dreams. And wanting to do the right thing. But after taking a wrong turn, he's forced to endure something that's worse than any juvenile detention he can imagine-he's "sentenced" to the local city stables where he's made to take care of horses. The greatest punishment has been trying to make sense of things since his mom died but, through his work with the horses, he discovers a sport totally unknown to him -- polo. Troy has to figure out which friends have his back, which kids to cut loose, and whether he and Alisha have a true connection. Laced with humor and beating with heartache, this novel will grip readers, pull them in quickly, and take them on an unforgettable ride. Set in present day Christine Kendall's stunning debut lets us come face-to-face with the challenges of a loving family that turn hardships into triumphs.
Riding Class (Saddle Club #52)
by Bonnie BryantEmily has cerebral palsy, but she and her specially trained horse get around just fine. The Saddle Club girls make friends with Emily and even take her on her first trail ride.
Riding Freedom
by Pam Muñoz RyanA reissue of Pam Munoz Ryan's bestselling backlist with a distinctive new author treatment.In this fast-paced, courageous, and inspiring story, readers adventure with Charlotte Parkhurst as she first finds work as a stable hand, becomes a famous stage-coach driver (performing brave feats and outwitting bandits), finds love as a woman but later resumes her identity as a man after the loss of a baby and the tragic death of her husband, and ultimately settles out west on the farm she'd dreamed of having since childhood. It wasn't until after her death that anyone discovered she was a woman.
Riding Home (Horse Crazy #6)
by Virginia Vail Daniel BodeThirteen-year-old Emily's wonderful summer at Webster's Country Horse Camp comes to an exciting end, as her cabin acquires a friendly but exhausting eight-year-old mascot and relatives begin to gather for Parents' Night. One of the Fillies, Dru Carpenter, is worried if her parents will show up again.
Riding Invisible
by Sandra AlonzoFifteen-year-old Yancy runs away from home on the night his brother viciously attacks his horse, Shy. With just a backpack, a flashlight, his horse, and a journal, Yancy takes to the California desert on a journey of self-discovery. There he will learn the hardships of being homeless, experience his first kiss, and meet a Mexican laborer, Tavo, who has a thing or two to teach him about life and love. Debut novelist Sandra Alonzo creates an honest portrait of a family dealing with mental disease.