Jan Fields

Meri wants to share her magic mirror with her friends, so she has invited her whole reading group to a party--but when nobody else can see Mary Lennox from "The Secret Garden" in her mirror she has to lie and say she was making it up.

A wealthy but unpublished author hires Uncle Dan to turn his book into a virtual world so that he can get the attention of a publisher. But soon Carter and Isabelle begin to suspect this author is a little too desperate for success. In fact, he's lifted characters and dialog directly from classic books for his masterpiece. Can Carter and Isabelle reveal the plagiarism of Edgar Allan Poe's The Purloined Letter and convince Uncle Dan to put a stop to...

Meri knows best friends forever don't always last, but why did her ex-best turn into the meanest girl in school? With help from one of the spunkiest girls in children's literature, Anne Shirley of Anne of Green Gables, Meri works to unravel the mystery of best friend turned worst bully. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO. Fourth grader Meredith Mercer, known...

It turns out Storm never had Uncle Dan at all! He is now safe at home and the virtual reality system is secure against all hacking. Uncle Dan has finished his prototype and arranged for a buyer. The buyer, a young woman, says she wants to try the suit first and she needs a guide. So Carter agrees to enter Great Expectations with her. What the family doesn't know is the young woman is actually Storm and she's got one last trick up her sleeve -- revenge!...

A vacation in New York City, New York, turns into a stinky situation when the Monster Hunters seek out alligators that live in the sewers. When team members get lost in the underground maze they panic! Can they find their way out before the rising tide carries them away, or worse? Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO. Gabe Brown has the coolest stepbrother...

Carter Lewis is thrilled when he gets a coded message from his computer-programming uncle offering him the coolest job in the world - helping test a new virtual reality program. Carter will even put up with Uncle Dan's other new helper, Carter's brainiac cousin Isabelle. Everything is fantastic until Uncle Dan discovers someone has tampered with the code in The Three Musketeers. The hacker has left clues to his identity, so Uncle Dan sends the kids...

On an adventure to Texas, the Monster Hunters learn that most Chupacabra sightings are thought to be coyotes with mange. Research shows them the damage these parasites can do to a coyote's coat. But is that the answer? When the team heads out one night to see for themselves, they get a surprise they never expected! Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO. Gabe...

You can tell readers how much an elephant eats. You can reveal key moments in Babe Ruth's life. You can list facts about Mars, airplanes, or Halloween. You can write excellent reports!

Elizabeth is tired of being mistreated in her orphanage, so she runs away and hides in a ship's cargo hold. But when, the ship sets sail, two crewmen discover her during a storm. They think she's a jinx! What will become of Elizabeth now? Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spellbound is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.

The Creative Girls Enchanted Adventures series follows six girls who accidentally open a secret door into a magical world and discover that each has a unique magical power tied to her creative talents and imagination. An irresistible mix of crafts, magic, adventure, and wit, the books in this series show how every girl is creative in her own special way. The princesses of the Six Kingdoms must join forces to save the Realm and save any chance of ever...