Middle Field

"Middle manager." The term evokes a bygone industrial era in which managers functioned like cogs in a vast machine and bureaucracy ruled. In recent decades, midlevel managers became a favorite target for the chopping block—underappreciated, often considered a superfluous layer of the organization. Not only does this outdated perspective need to change, the future demands it. In Power to the Middle, McKinsey thought leaders Bill Schaninger, Bryan Hancock, and Emily Field call for a profound reimagining of what middle managers can and must be able to do.

In this hilarious installment of the bestselling Middle School series, Rafe faces a cranky crocodile, a quirky campout, and a dastardly diamond plot in his most topsy-turvy adventure yet. Things have quieted down for lovable troublemaker Rafe Khatchadorian, and after all the mishaps and...

In Jawbreaker Gary Berntsen, until recently one of the CIA’s most decorated officers, comes out from under cover for the first time to describe his no-holds-barred pursuit of Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda. With his unique mix of clandestine knowledge and paramilitary training, Berntsen...

In 1119, the people of the Near East came together in an epic clash of horses, swords, sand, and blood that would decide the fate of the city of the Aleppo - and the eastern Crusader states. Fought between tribal Turkish warriors on steppe ponies, Arab foot soldiers, Armenian bowmen, and European knights, the battlefield was the amphitheater into which the people of the Near East poured their full gladiatorial might. Carrying a piece of the true cross before them, the Frankish army advanced, anticipating a victory that would secure their dominance over the entire region.

England, 1065: The Saxon kingdom is under threat of invasion at both ends. From the north comes Harald Hardrada of Norway intent on pillage, while across the Channel, Duke William of Normandy is about to enforce his claim to the throne. Between the two lie the villages and townships defended only by part-time armies maintained by the Earls of Wessex, Mercia and Northumbria, barely united under King Harold Godwineson. It falls to brave and determined young men like Will Riveracre and Selwyn Astenmede to stand firm against whichever marauding invader reaches them first.

She had an affair with a young Petroleum Engineer employed by her husband. Will the affair remain a secret? The affair occurred in a time not so long ago. Karen Walker and Ryan Henderson met when he was a poor college student, and mistakenly delivered a duffel bag of dirty clothes to her house. Despite the difference in age and social class they became passionate lovers for a brief period. Two years later Ryan is a college graduate eager to begin a new life as a Petroleum Engineer, and finds himself working for the same oil company as Karen’s husband. Karen and Ryan rekindle their passion...

In the late 2000s, when the three-decade-long Left Front rule in West Bengal was crumbling, Parimal Bhattacharya began to travel outside the well-trodden urban centres to different parts of the region - from the Sundarbans to tribal Jangalmahal, from the outskirts of Kolkata to villages on the...

Calvin never planned on saving the world. He just wanted to explore with his best friend, Pudge the beagle, and their fearless ally Sky. But when glowing mushrooms, broken vows, and shadowy forces threaten to unravel reality itself, the three of them must step forward. From volcano summits to thorn-choked orchards, from shattered bridges to fractured glasslands, every step they take weaves hope—or risks breaking the world apart forever. This isn’t just another adventure. This is the one that will test everything Calvin, Pudge, and Sky believe about courage, friendship, and what it means...

In this adventurous installment of James Patterson's bestselling Middle School series, everyone's favorite underdog hero Rafe Khatchadorian is headed to the dangerous wilds of Australia! Rafe isn't exactly considered a winner in Hills Village Middle School to say the least, but everything's...

Stranger Things meets Sideways Stories from Wayside School in this quirky supernatural middle grade novel about a boy on an unlikely quest to uncover an enchanted book to defeat an unearthly nemesis—from New York Times bestselling author Alyson Noël. When he first started seeing ghosts, Max...

She rang the bell. And everything changed. Twelve-year-old Finley is the kind of kid who notices everything and says almost nothing. While her loud, fearless little brother Liam makes friends everywhere they go, Finley hangs back — watching, cataloging, disappearing into the walls. So when her family drags her to Fort Ross State Historic Park on the California coast instead of letting her go to a sleepover, she's furious. Then a park guide named Maddie leads her to a small, tarnished bell inside a two-hundred-year-old chapel. One pull of the rope, and Finley wakes up in 1820. Fort Ross is...

An inspiring book about resilience on and off the field for 8 to 12-year-old soccer sports fans Eleven-year-old Adi has settled nicely into her new life. She loves school and cherishes her friendships with other kids. Playing soccer for the Seaside Rosellas on Sundays fuels her dream of becoming a women’s soccer star one day. In Adi’s mind, life could not be better. But now, this life has been turned upside down—again. Her mother has found a fancy private school that offers Adi a scholarship for Year Seven. Adi is devastated. She does not want to leave her friends behind. From day one...

They are not just operating in the Middle East. They are already here. What if the most dangerous threat to American security is not a distant battlefield, but a structured network expanding quietly inside the systems we trust? While attention remains fixed on nuclear negotiations and diplomacy, a more disciplined and enduring threat has taken root beneath the surface. This book is not built on distant analysis or academic theory. It draws on more than three decades of firsthand experience in conflict zones where these networks operate in real time. Shadow Soldiers exposes how the Iranian ...

In Jawbreaker Gary Berntsen, until recently one of the CIA’s most decorated officers, comes out from under cover for the first time to describe his no-holds-barred pursuit of Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda. With his unique mix of clandestine knowledge and paramilitary training, Berntsen...

Help Your Students Develop Critical Skills Through Field Studies Field studies are considered by many to be the most powerful tool to teach the Critical Skills. A field study is a project conducted by a team of students to address a problem or issue in the “real world” under faculty supervision. They provide rigorous and learning rich experiences where students can practice and master their skills while working productively with an educational partner. Given the opportunity, virtually any student can participate and contribute as a field study team member. Field studies offer an ...

Homecoming week at Willow Brook High is supposed to be simple: football, school spirit, sparkly dresses, and plenty of nachos. But when the beloved bull mascot vanishes on the night of the first game, sixteen-year-old Lila Jameson finds herself in the middle of a new mystery… one that’s about to shake the entire town. Lila doesn’t see the world like everyone else. Retinitis pigmentosa has narrowed her field of vision, and Charles Bonnet Syndrome sometimes fills the edges with shadowy, impossible shapes. But that doesn’t stop her. It only sharpens the instincts that make her the ...

CONNECTICUT'S WILDEST LEGENDS MEET TALL TALE HUMOR Ever heard of the Pukwudgie? The Wampus Cat? Ghostly soldiers from the Revolutionary War still wandering Connecticut's battlefields? Join legendary cowboy Pecos Bill as he rides through the eerie woods, haunted battlefields, and mysterious towns of the Connecticut Panhandle! From ghostly soldiers of the Revolutionary War to mischievous cryptids like the Pukwudgie and Wampus Cat, Pecos Bill faces down the supernatural forces that linger in the shadows of the land. PERFECT FOR AGES 10+ These stories are ideal for middle grade readers, teens, ...

What happens when strangers choose truth over politeness—and a cornfield becomes a confessional? Welcome to Table Seven at an Iowa festival where the fried Oreos are hot, the drinks are honest, and the conversation cuts deeper than it should. In Cornfield Dialogues, a diverse group of Americans—men and women, young and old, broken and brave—gather around a campfire to speak the kind of truth polite society forgot. They tackle everything from love and loneliness to politics, parenting, masculinity, money, marriage, shame, and the quiet ache of modern life. Told entirely through raw, ...

In this hilarious sixth middle grade book in the Middle School and Other Disasters series that started with New York Times bestseller Worst Broommate Ever!, witch-in-training Heidi Heckelbeck has a new rival. When a new student comes to Broomsfield Academy, Mrs. Kettledrum informs the students...

Bloomsbury presents A Field Guide to Broken Promises by Leah Stecher, read by Michelle Weisbom In this heartfelt follow-up to her critically acclaimed novel The Things We Miss, Leah Stecher explores the pressure of living up to perfection. When Evie Steinberg’s family moves right before...