Scholastic Press.

Scholastic Press

557 Broadway, New York NY 10012

www.scholastic.com

Susan Campbell Bartoletti's THE BOY WHO DARED (0439680131, $16.99) tells of one Helmuth Hubener, a German schoolboy caught up in the bravado of the new Nazis who offer hope to his world. His patriotic spirit is stirred--until he sees the rights of Germans diminishing, the persecution of Jews, and a dangerous world created. A series of flashbacks brings his world and its conflicts to terrifying life. David Almond and 9 other notable authors join to create CLICK (0439411386, $16.99), a novel co-authorized by a group and centering around the mystery of a camera, some photos, and a box of seven shells. The puzzle slowly comes together and changes the lives of Maggie and Jason who inherited more than a camera from their famed photojournalist grandfather. Gordon Korman's SWINDLE (0439903440, $16.99) tells of Griffin's plans for spooky sleepover in a haunted house, where he discovers a rare Babe Ruth baseball card which could mean millions--until a swindler tricks him out of the card. Can he return the favor and get it back? Elvira Woodruff's FEARLESS (0439677033, $16.99) tells of a pre-teen who is stranded when his father's boat goes down in a storm. He must walk across the wilds of Cornwall with no guide, no money and facing his own nightmares of drowning and a possibly dead father. A chance encounter will change his course forever in this thriller. Blue Balliett's THE CALDER GAME (0429552072, $17.99) tells of two missing Calders: one a sculpture, one a boy. A remote village in England produces mystery and danger and when Calder vanishes, it's up to his friends to help his father find him in an adventure packed with twists and turns of plot.