Max is a gifted eighteen year old, enrolled in a highly advanced technical school, making remarkable breakthroughs in the emerging field of robotics. He is proud of what he has built, believing his inventions will truly help people.

However, after Max completes his first robot, he discovers his talents were being used for nefarious purposes by the owner of the school.

Will Max keep his head down and let his robot be exploited for illegal activity?

Or will Max stay true to his beliefs and refuse to sit idly by?

Find out what happens in the first chapter of Medal Knight!

Wearing armor salvaged from his old robot, Max races to rescue his mom from the clutches of Gustave, bursting into the tyrant’s evil headquarters.

The operation is a success, but now Max and his family are firmly in the crosshairs of Gustave’s rage.

Where will Max go to escape?

Will he be able to protect his family from Gustave’s trigger-happy henchmen?

Find out what happens next in the Max: Medal Knight!

A riveting WWII account of survival at sea from Michael J. Tougias, the author of the New York Times bestseller The Finest Hours.

A Bank Street Best Book of the Year!

On May 19, 1942, during WWII, a U-boat in the Gulf of Mexico stalked its prey fifty miles from New Orleans. The submarine set its sights on the freighter Heredia. Most onboard were merchant seamen, but there were also civilians, including the Downs family: Ray and Ina, and their two children. Fast asleep in their berths, the Downs family had no idea that two torpedoes were heading their way. When the ship exploded, chaos ensued―and each family member had to find their own path to survival.

This inspiring historical narrative tells the story of the Downs family as they struggle against sharks, hypothermia, blinding oil, drowning, and dehydration in their effort to survive the aftermath of this deadly attack off the American coast.

New York Times bestselling author Michael J. Tougias adapts his histories of real life stories for young readers in his True Rescue Series, capturing the heroism and humanity of people on life-saving missions during maritime disasters.

The young squire Rodrigo must choose which lord to serve as a knight. He seeks out the great war hero Inigo of Loyola, who teaches him how to discover the goodness of God and the desire of his own heart.

Book two in the series called "truly magic in a reader's hands" by Jack Gantos, Newbery Medal winner for Dead End in Norvelt.

If the old toy soldier hadn’t come to life, Roger would never have discovered the magic.

And that would never have happened if he and his sister, Ann, hadn’t been sent to stay with their bossy cousins for the summer. And that wouldn’t have happened at all if their father hadn’t gotten sick and gone into the hospital. But all of that did happen, and now Roger, his sister, and their cousins find themselves in a bygone world of chivalry and knighthood, of Robin Hood and Ivanhoe.

In this knightly realm they can make a difference—and perhaps even save the person they most need to save—if only they are smart and brave enough, if only they are true to their hearts.

This funny and gentle classic series is an enjoyable read-aloud and also a strong choice for independent reading. For fans of such favorite series as The Penderwicks and The Vanderbeekers.

Enjoy all seven of the middle grade novels in Edward Eager's beloved Tales of Magic series!