Books with author Michael Anthony

They're Rock Stars. They're Brothers. They're Too Young to Drive.The big day is finally here - the MTV Video Music Awards! The Naked Brothers Band are honored to be nominated, but what they really want is to win. The band is feeling good until Alex reads his super unlucky horoscope and refuses to leave the apartment. But, maybe as long as he avoids falling objects and moving vehicles, he'll be OK . . . maybe.

• The book includes 10 unique illustrations that are relevant to its content.The Prisoner of Zenda is an adventure novel by Anthony Hope, published in 1894. The king of the fictional country of Ruritania is abducted on the eve of his coronation, and the protagonist, an English gentleman on holiday who fortuitously resembles the monarch, is persuaded to act as his political decoy in an attempt to save the situation. The villainous Rupert of Hentzau gave his name to the sequel published in 1898, which is included in some editions of this novel. The books were extremely popular and inspired a new genre of Ruritanian romance, including the Graustark novels by George Barr McCutcheon.

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.

Fear rises amongst the supernatural students at Nightmare Academy.After surviving the first couple months of her undercover assignment at the school, vampire teen Francesca Lucas finds herself fighting a war on two fronts. On one side stands her mission, working for the resistance against the evil supernatural leader King Dalca by infiltrating the Nightmare Academy and learning it's secrets. On the other stands the handsome warlock who has captured her heart, Jasper. He is powerful, kind and makes her feel alive for the first time in decades. Yet fears cloud Francesca's mind, as memories of her last love Alan being taken from her still warn her against any happiness.As she struggles with these internal battles, a new threat arrives at the school. An ancient being of myth and legend makes his presence known. It's All Hallows Eve at the school, and this legend has come to hunt. When Francesca's roommate Faith is pressured into taking part in the Freshman Hunt, a rite of passage given by the Dean's vampire daughter as a means of thinning the herd, Francesca must run into the path of danger once more. In order to save her friend from certain death, Francesca must risk everything to stop this immortal threat. With her mission, her love for Jasper and her life on the line, will Francesca be able to stop this monster from unleashing untold horrors? Find out when the horn blares and the time comes for the... Freshman Hunt!

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!