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But just when things are looking amazing for ol' Spidey, along comes the Hobgoblin to raise a little ruckus.

A biography of the Jewish heroine, Luba Tryszynska, who saved the lives of more than fifty Jewish children in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during the winter of 1944/45.

A forbidden friendship with a badly disfigured soldier in the aftermath of World War I forces thirteen-year-old Annie to redefine the word "hero" and to question conventional ideas of patriotism.

Presents true stories of survival, including those of Anne Frank, Nelson Mandela, and the people involved in the Iranian embassy siege.

Retells 25 myths and legends of Rome and includes an index to the people and places in the stories and a guide to the symbols in the illustrations, plus map.

In 1620, a boy and his dog are rescued from the doomed ship, Flying Dutchman, by an angel who guides them in travelling the world, eternally helping those in great need.

Contains profiles of fifty American men and women from the past and present who have made exceptional, positive contributions to the world, including artists, activists, aviators, scientists, teachers, musicians, inventors, athletes, journalists, jurists, and others.

Sophomore Samantha Madison stops a presidential assassination attempt, is appointed teen ambassador to the United Nations, and catches the eye of the very cute First Son.

Fictionalized accounts of true incidents from across the United States in which teenagers used their knowledge and skills to save their own or someone else's life.

Ben and Ned, a boy and dog gifted with eternal youth and the ability to communicate with one another nonverbally, encounter pirates on the high seas and rescue a kidnapped prince from a band of gypsy thieves.

After escaping slavery, Evanlyn is taken captive by a Temujai warrior, leaving Will to use his Ranger training to find her, despite being outnumbered by an enemy scouting party and the entire Temujai army.

After a terrorist attack by Magneto that killed millions in New York City, teenage Peter Parker is dating Gwen Stacy and mutants have been outlawed.

Sixth-grader Josh Miller discovers that everything that happens to Mascot, the superhero sidekick in a comic book series, happens to him, so when he learns Mascot will die in the next issue, Josh knows he has to do something fast.

Presents photographs and first-person accounts of the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks, and provides profiles of people related to the event including firefighters from Ladder Company 6 in New York.

Twenty-one poems celebrate and chronicle the actions of real-life persons--and one dog--who have performed heroic acts in service to others.