Books with author Michael Anthony Steele

Leon had only bought his Wasp cycle because cycling had been the new craze and all his friends had been taking it up. Two years later however, it was his prized possession and his whole ambition lay on the cycle track. He was consumed, and cycling had become the most precious thing to him. The Games were Coming chronicles Leon's life in the three months preceding the Southern Games, held in Marabella, Southern Trinidad. Focused and unwavering, not even the infectious Carnival Spirit which takes hold of Leon's young brother, Dolphus, nor the advances of Sylvia, Leon's girlfriend, can steer the determined young cyclist away from preparation for the games. Feeling rejected, Sylvia becomes inextricably involved with another man and resorts to a devious plan involving young Leon to save herself. Set in Michael Anthony's homelandTrinidad, and written in his trademark simple yet elegant style, this coming of age story has it all: ambition, love and the loss of innocence - all of the angst of that transition to young adulthood, as relevant today as it was when the novel was first published in 1963.

Mission: movie sequel! Agent Cody Banks, the junior James Bond, is back on the big screen - with gizmos, gadgets, spy skills and . . . acne.In the sequel to the original hit, our young Agent Cody Banks finds himself back at summer camp--it's actually a CIA agent development training camp. But when a training session goes bad, Cody is shipped off to an exclusive music program in London where his mission involves retrieving a mind-control device that's fallen into evil hands. Scholastic's junior novelization is fun, funny and action-packed, just like the movie.

Spend a day at the garage fixing trucks in this funny LEGO(R) City storybook!Eric is spending the day working at his dad's LEGO(R) City garage. He's excited to help fix all the trucks and motorcycles, but there seems to be trouble around every corner! First Eric knocks over a pyramid of tires, then he spills oil all over the floor, and finally he soaks the whole garage with water. Dad wonders if maybe Eric is just too young to be helping out at the garage. But in the end, Eric finds his dad's lucky wrench tucked away in a corner. Only Eric could have found it since he's so small!

This brand-new comedy-adventure novel for young readers is based directly on the hilarious movie of the same name, released nationwide in May '09, and starring Ben Stiller as the whimsical museum guard Larry Daley. Both the film and its novelization are sequels to the 2006 box office winner and New York Times best-selling novelization, Night at the Museum. In this new book, the good-hearted dreamer Larry Daley must say good-bye to his famous friends from history who magically came to life during closing hours at New York's Natural History Museum. They are being replaced by virtual hologram exhibits, and the originals have been packed up and shipped off to the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. Then, Larry learns that the ancient Egyptian tablet of Ahkmenrah was also shipped by mistake, which allows the new acquisitions to come back to life! Among them are an evil ancient pharaoh, Ivan the Terrible of Czarist Russia, the American gangster Al Capone, France's Emperor Napoleon, and the famous woman pilot Amelia Earhart. It's Larry's job to stop a nefarious plot by evil-doers in that group. Fortunately, Larry gets vital help from Amelia Earhart. Here's a delightful concoction of comedy, adventure, and fantasy that kids won't want to put down until they've reached the last page.

Dramatic action. Amazing gadgets. The thrill of super-villains being shut down by the guardian of Gotham City's shadows. That's right -- THE BATMAN is back!When there's an exhibit of the world's biggest diamonds at the Gotham museum, Batman knows Mr. Freeze won't be able to resist trying to steal all that crystal ice. How can Batman stop the criminal, though, while protecting the other priceless exhibits in the museum from freezer burn?

They're Rock Stars. They're Brothers. They're Too Young to Drive.The Naked Brothers Band are playing in a Battle of the Bands, but they've got some stiff competition in the form of a hip-looking band called the L.A. Surfers. The Naked Brothers Band are worried, especially Nat when he finds out that Rosalina has a huge crush on the Surfer's lead singer, Bobby Love. Who will win the Battle of the Bands? And more importantly to Nat, who will win Rosalina?

That big, green, swamp-loving ogre is back! Join Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey in an exciting new book series from Scholastic!Shrek is not a crook!When the village near Shrek's propertyis struck by a rash of burglaries,the villagers believe Shrek is the thief!During Shrek's quest to clear his name,he discovers a band of outlaw squirrelswith a secret hideout in his swamp.The hideout's magic passwordis also the keyto prove Shrek's innocence!