Laban Carrick Hill

Before there was hip hop, there was DJ Kool Herc. On a hot day at the end of summer in 1973 Cindy Campbell threw a back-to-school party at a park in the South Bronx. Her brother, Clive Campbell, spun the records. He had a new way of playing the music to make the breaks the musical interludes between verses longer for dancing. He called himself DJ Kool Herc and this is When the Beat Was Born. From his childhood in Jamaica to his youth in the Bronx,...

The reader's decisions control the course of an adventure involving an ancient mask from the Amazon rain forest that can change people into flies.

The reader's decisions control the course of a story in which a kid at a new school discovers that all the other students are ghouls.

A fun way to learn how to be a super spy. This handbook has all the facts and tricks you need to know. From special operations and secret covers to codes and ciphers, soon you'll be the hush-hush, top secret agent in town. Just remember to practice activities with willing friends and family members.