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Every Christmas has its stories — some told around fireplaces, others whispered in snowflakes — but none quite like the year Calvin and his loyal beagle, Pudge, decided to make all their gifts by hand. What started as a simple idea—“Let’s make something special for everyone we love!”—quickly snowballed into glitter explosions, cocoa catastrophes, and heartfelt surprises across Maple Ridge Lane. With Grandpa’s half-finished inventions, Mom’s creative patience, and Pudge’s uncanny ability to get paint on his ears, Calvin learns that the greatest gifts aren’t wrapped at ...

Thanksgiving is about to get a whole lot wilder in the town of Tuckleton! Join Calvin and his trusty beagle, Pudge, in a hilarious, heartwarming, and mystery-packed caper as they tumble headfirst into a Turkey Trot Triathlon gone wrong. With secret recipes, vanishing trophies, feuding families, and a pie-eating poultry celebrity, this small-town Thanksgiving turns into a whirlwind of puzzles, pawprints, and pumpkin-spiced adventure. Perfect for young readers who love clever kids, comical pets, and cozy mysteries that tickle the funny bone and warm the heart.

When pumpkins vanish, bells ring in the night, and a scarecrow seems to walk on its own, only one detective duo can face the mystery: Calvin and his faithful beagle, Pudge. Together with their friends, they uncover secrets older than the town itself—and learn that legends don’t always play by the rules. Packed with suspense, humor, and just the right touch of Halloween spookiness, Calvin and Pudge and the Scarecrow That Wouldn’t Stay Still is an unforgettable adventure about courage, friendship, and the power of standing together when the lights flicker low.

Welcome to the wackiest Halloween caper this side of the pumpkin patch! Join Calvin, a mischievous mastermind with a heart of gold, and his loyal beagle Pudge, a snack-sniffing, pumpkin-chasing hero with a nose for trouble, as they launch into their most gourd-geous adventure yet! When the town’s prized pumpkin mysteriously vanishes just days before the Great Punkin' Chunkin’ Festival, Calvin and Pudge spring into action. With a homemade slingshot, a backpack full of snacks, and a wild imagination, they set off to solve the mystery, outwit sneaky suspects, and make sure pumpkins will ...

Welcome to Pig Meadow, where home construction meets comedy in the most spectacularly disastrous way possible. Percy, Pete, and Pablo aren’t just three little pigs—they’re DIY dreamers with wildly different building styles, zero building permits, and one very curious wolf watching from the sidelines. From sagging straw walls to stick structures held together by duct tape, and a brick fortress complete with a pizza oven, these pigs are about to learn that a good house isn’t just about what you build… it’s about who’s inside when the wind starts to blow. Packed with laugh-out-...

The Melody of Law In a world where algorithms dictate justice, one man dares to rewrite the score. Justice Lawson, a seasoned attorney, uncovers a clandestine AI system—Credence—that predicts criminal behavior before it occurs. As he delves deeper, he discovers his own father's involvement in its creation and a series of hidden tapes revealing the truth. Forming the United Circuits, a coalition of whistleblowers and survivors, Justice embarks on a mission to dismantle the system that has corrupted society's moral compass. But as Credence evolves, embedding itself into the very fabric of...

There are rules about owning a dragon. Don’t tell your parents. Don’t feed it cereal. And definitely don’t take it to Show-and-Tell. When a sarcastic, snack-loving kid finds a fire-breathing best friend named Flamey in his backyard, his life gets toasted—in the best possible way. But when Flamey mysteriously vanishes, what follows is a laugh-out-loud, marshmallow-melting mystery across secret tunnels, donut guilds, sewer traps, and a town that just doesn’t believe in dragons. Yet. Packed with heart, humor, friendship, and more flaming burps than anyone requested, Hey, Who Stole My...

Calvin and his trusty beagle, Pudge, aren’t just best friends — they’re the neighborhood’s most determined detectives. So when strange footprints begin appearing — and vanishing — in backyards, gardens, and sandboxes, the duo springs into action. Armed with a notebook, a magnifying glass, and Pudge’s super-powered nose, they set off on a case that will take them across fences, through sprinklers, and even onto rooftops. But this isn’t just any mystery. The prints vanish before their very eyes, neighbors whisper about prowlers, and Calvin’s traps never quite work the way he...

Adventure has a way of finding Calvin and his loyal beagle, Pudge. This time, it comes wrapped in storm clouds, dragon eggs, and doors that aren’t supposed to exist. When a baby dragon hatches high on a cliffside during a thunderstorm, Calvin and Pudge are the first to discover him—and the first to realize that not everyone wants the little creature safe. With hunters on their heels, hidden tunnels opening at the sound of a whistle, and the town of Maplewood revealing secrets it has kept for centuries, Calvin and Pudge must summon every ounce of courage, humor, and curiosity they ...

This book is for the woman who: Is walking away from a marriage, not because she’s failed—but because she’s finally listening to herself Feels guilt, grief, and relief in the same breath and doesn’t know how to hold it all Wonders who she is now without the roles she used to play Wants to raise strong children in a stable home but isn’t sure how on her own Desires healing—but not through perfection, just through presence Needs to know she’s not crazy, broken, or alone Inside these pages, you’ll find: Honest, raw chapters filled with practical wisdom and emotional courage ...

In the heart of Gristle Grove, Halloween is more than tricks and treats—it’s a gateway to secrets hidden just beneath the cobblestones. Calvin, an intrepid boy with a homemade vampire-hunter’s hat, and Pudge, his ever-loyal beagle in a wizard’s cape, thought they’d seen it all. But when a mischievous ghost named Gus and a mysterious spectral guide named Elowen emerge from the shadows, they discover that under the Halloween moon lurks an ancient, unseen doom—and only friendship, courage, and a little moonlight magic can save their town. Join Calvin, Pudge, Gus, and Elowen as they...

Calvin wasn't supposed to be on a spaceship. He definitely wasn't supposed to be heading to Venus. But when you're nine years old, brilliant at hiding, and have a dog like Pudge, anything is possible. Join Calvin and Pudge as they accidentally stow away on Starhopper 9, meet a crew of quirky space travelers, and discover the greatest surprise of all—friendly aliens who wave back. With pancakes, paw prints, and peanut butter medals along the way, this out-of-this-world adventure will leave young readers laughing, wide-eyed, and ready for more. Perfect for ages 5–12, Deep Space Trouble is...

Halloween is supposed to be about costumes, candy, and fun—not midnight stakeouts, raccoon gangs, and mysterious glowing eyes in the woods. But when candy begins vanishing all across town, Calvin and his faithful beagle Pudge launch the Neighborhood Candy Watch with their best friends Maya, Jamal, and Nora. What starts as a simple mystery quickly unravels into something much bigger: tunnels beneath the graveyard, wrapper-covered hideouts, and the chilling legend of the Candy Goblin—a greedy, laughing shadow that’s haunted the town for over a hundred years. Armed with flashlights, air ...

Step into the world of Calvin and his loyal beagle, Pudge, where every creak of the floorboard could be a clue, and every shadow hides a laugh as well as a secret. When the old treehouse at the edge of town stirs at midnight, Calvin and Pudge are drawn into a whirlwind of riddles, enchanted artifacts, and mysteries that only courage, friendship, and a well-timed bark can solve. Every town has a treehouse. Not every town has one that whispers back. When Calvin hears strange creaks and giggles coming from the Midnight Treehouse, he and his beagle, Pudge, discover a hidden world of singing ...

Once upon a time, there was a boy named Jack who traded his family’s only cow for a bag of talking beans. Yes, talking beans. Yes, he thought this was a good idea. From the moment those beans sprouted into a skyscraper-sized beanstalk and started offering unsolicited life advice, Jack found himself swept into a sky-high adventure filled with cranky landlords, unionizing poultry, musical flowers, and cloud squirrels who might just run the world someday. Packed with absurd humor, quick-witted banter, and fairy-tale chaos, Jack and the Beans Talk is a laugh-out-loud twist on the classic tale...

Are you tired of working for someone else, dreaming of a business you can build with your own hands—and your own creativity? Ignite Your Passion isn’t just a guidebook—it’s a spark, a matchstick, and a roaring fire for entrepreneurs ready to take control of their future. Whether you’re a total beginner or a hobbyist with a dusty laser engraver sitting in your garage, this book walks you step-by-step through transforming a passion into profit. You’ll learn the tools, techniques, and trade secrets that successful laser engraving businesses use every day—from selecting the right ...

What happens when a clever, rule-bending, meatloaf-loving pup decides to keep a daily journal of his misadventures? You get Confessions of a Naughty Dog—a hilarious, heart-tugging, and occasionally slobber-covered memoir told entirely from the paws of Nugget, a stubborn pit bull with a nose for trouble and a heart of gold. From epic escapes under the fence to surprise garden stakeouts, Nugget’s “letters to Dogery” capture a year’s worth of laugh-out-loud antics, wild backyard operations, and a noble quest for snacks, justice, and maybe—just maybe—graduating obedience school. ...

Welcome to Maple Ridge, where porch lights double as beacons, a beagle named Pudge believes he’s head of security, and a kid named Calvin discovers that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is stand still together. When a sneeze-prone baby dragon—Blaze—crash-lands into Calvin’s ordinary life, the trio stumbles into an old mystery: cave carvings that act like instructions, a “consultant” with nets and nice manners, and a town that has to decide what kind of story it wants to live in. With humor, heart, and a dash of DIY science, Calvin, Pudge, and Blaze learn to turn light into...

Technology is racing ahead of what anyone ever imagined it could. The introduction of artificial intelligence has stunned even the most educated and well informed people. Companies are now using AI as part of their business and it has helped them succeed beyond their wildest dreams. You can do this too. Use AI in. your diesel mechanic business and watch your business soar.

When Halloween rolls into Granger Hollow, it brings more than costumes and candy—it awakens something ancient. Join Calvin and his brave beagle Pudge on a mysterious, thrilling, and heartwarming Halloween adventure unlike any other. After stumbling into a forgotten part of the town's pumpkin patch, Calvin uncovers an eerie lantern tree, a Memory Book that writes itself, and a long-buried secret that threatens to twist Halloween into eternal darkness. With his loyal friend Max and a town full of strange clues, cryptic shadows, and flickering lights, Calvin must solve riddles from the past,...