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Funny Business, the first volume in Jon Scieszka's Guys Read Library of Great Reading, features ten short stories guaranteed to delight, amuse, and possibly make you spit your milk in your friend's face. There's something for everyone in this collection of short stories from some of the funniest...

Other Worlds, the fourth volume in Jon Scieszka’s Guys Read anthology series for tween boys, features ten thrilling new tales of science fiction and fantasy from some of the biggest names in children’s literature. Prepare yourself for ten trips into the unknown, as ten of your favorite...

Jon Scieszka's Guys Read anthology series for tweens turns to nonfiction in its fifth volume, True Stories. The fifth installment in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading features ten stories that are 100% amazing, 100% adventurous, 100% unbelievable—and 100% true. A star-studded group of...

A body on the tracks A teenage terrorist A mysterious wish-granting machine The world’s worst private detective The second volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading is chock-full of mystery, intrigue, and nefarious activity. Featuring some of the best writers around, and compiled by...

Heroes & Villains, the seventh volume in Jon Scieszka s Guys Read Library of Great Reading, is chock-full of adventure featuring an array of characters with and without capes. Featuring ten all-new, original stories that run the gamut from fantasy to contemporary adventure to nonfiction, and...

The Sports Pages, the third volume in Jon Scieszka's Guys Read Library of Great Reading, features ten short stories guaranteed to put you in the ring, under the basket, and right behind home plate. From fiction to nonfiction, from baseball to mixed martial arts and everything in between, these...

The Phenomenal #1 New York Times Bestseller In his classic guide to understanding the opposite sex, Dr. John Gray, provides a practical and proven way for men and women to improve their communication and relationships by acknowledging the differences between them. Once upon a time Martians and...

Be afraid, be very afraid of Terrifying Tales, the sixth volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading. Eleven masters of suspense—Kelly Barnhill, Michael Buckley, Adam Gidwitz, Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown, Claire Legrand, Nikki Loftin, Daniel José Older, Dav Pilkey, R.L. Stine, and Rita...

He was supposed to be my boss, not my soulmate... I thought taking a summer job at Battle Creek Ranch would be simple - earn some cash, get some experience, then head off to college. I never expected my new boss to be the most gorgeous man I've ever laid eyes on. Hank Montgomery is everything I never knew I wanted: rugged, commanding, and almost twice my age. Sure, he tries to keep his distance, but I see the way his eyes linger when he thinks I'm not looking, and I feel the way his hands tremble when they brush against mine. As the Montana summer heats up, so does the electricity between ...

SETH Dating isn't easy. Dating as a nonverbal man is even harder. Naturally, I balk when my favorite grandmother sets me up on a blind date. Even worse, she isn't told I don't speak. I can only hope she can see the man I am, not what I can’t do. EMBER Despite being a popular morning DJ, I haven't found the right man. People expect my crazy on-air persona. And while I love to talk, I'm not the wild woman they hear on the radio. So, I humor my grandma, agreeing to be set up with her friend's grandson. Maybe he can accept who I am, not who I pretend to be. Charming the Silent Guy is a steamy...

These three steamy stories are guaranteed to keep you up at night. All three romances feature strong, alpha, and billionaire heroes who are completely wrong for their women. But the heart wants what it wants, and these men will stop at nothing until they’ve proven themselves worthy. Book 1: Mr. Big Shot My friends dared me to ask him out. Biggest mistake ever. Turns out, Mr. Big Shot wasn’t just a random guy I met at a bar. He was about to become my billionaire boss. And what happened at the bar that night… was about to come back to haunt me. Book 2: Mr. Big Mistake My plan was to get...

The night before her wedding, Katie's carefully planned life takes an unexpected turn when a hotel room mix-up puts her face-to-face with Luke, her college sweetheart and the one who got away. What starts as an awkward encounter becomes something more when a sudden quarantine traps them together in the hotel. Now Katie has hours to figure out if she's marrying the right man or if fate just handed her a second chance with the one she never forgot. Sometimes the biggest mistakes lead to the best discoveries. A romantic comedy about timing, choices, and the courage to follow your heart, even ...

This fast-paced, high-energy collection of short works features today's most popular writers and illustrators on what it means to be a guy. Contributors include Chris Crutcher, Stephen King, Matt Groening, Daniel Pinkwater, Neil Gaiman, and many more...

One conversation changes everything. HANNAH I've been happily married to Eric for eight years, living our perfectly organized suburban life. But when my neighbor Jessica starts glowing about her unconventional arrangement with two men, I can't stop thinking about what we might be missing. So I do what any curious librarian would do: I research. And when our gorgeous new neighbor Caleb moves in across the circle, I start wondering if research might become reality. ERIC I've always been the analytical one, the planner who color-codes everything including our meal schedule. But when Hannah ...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor thrills with his new summer blockbuster starring Scot Harvath. A devastating series of bombings tears through Bangkok. Scores of American citizens are dead. The attacks send shock waves around the world. As global assistance pours into...

It's here: Volume One of the official Guys Read Library. Jon Scieszka's Guys Read initiative was founded on a simple premise: that young guys enjoy reading most when they have reading they can enjoy. And out of this comes a series that aims to give them just that. Ten books, arranged by theme...

Red Notice is a searing expose of the wholesale whitewash by Russian authorities of Magnitsky's imprisonment and murder, slicing deep into the shadowy heart of the Kremlin to uncover its sordid truths.

Born into a world with only seven days to live, Sim faces the same choice everyone does: how will he spend them? Is there something greater to hope for? A short story from Guys Read: Other Worlds, edited by Jon Scieszka...

I didn’t plan to get stuck here. But the storm came. And so did he. Ronan Black. Dark. Dangerous. And trapped with me in this cabin. I thought I could ignore him. I thought I could keep my distance. But his eyes—cold, intense—pull me in. He’s hiding something. I can feel it. A past he doesn’t want anyone to see. And yet, he’s here. With me. Each hour we spend together, the tension grows. It’s suffocating. Desires I didn’t know I had are unleashed. He takes control. Of everything. Of me. And I’m not sure I want to fight it. The storm outside is nothing compared to the storm...

Some might say I’d give the Grinch a run for his money. And they’d be right. But this hot little number thinks she can soften me. Not a chance. I won’t bend for anything or anyone. My past made me this way and I’m good with it. Then I start to feel love seeping in. Maybe there’s a way to save myself. Besides, she doesn’t want to ruin her reputation or risk her career. Another man might not have dared her to. But how can I resist those legs in high heels? Or her warm, welcoming heart? I can’t. Maybe something besides the snow is melting. ‘Tis the season, after all. Note to ...