Books with author Robert Le Roy Ripley

Bradley just discovered a secret. He thought he lived the typical life of a modern day middle schooler. Battles with bullies, the perils of pop quizzes, and an endless need for more sleep consumes most of his time. This all changes after he discovers a journal in his attic, written over 100 years ago, describing his every move. Somebody is watching…or WAS watching. This sparks the discovery of a family secret passed down through the generations. Bradley is a time traveler.With his dad’s guidance, Bradley learns how to use his new abilities and navigate the dangers that accompany them.Packed with action, suspense, and humor, "The Time Travel Family Adventures" is a family friendly science fiction adventure that can be enjoyed by readers of all ages.

"Prepare to eat toast, dirtbats!"Kids who love videogames will love this second book in the "Lost Inside a Video Game" series about a 12-year old boy's adventures as he survives the dangers of a video game world and searches for a way to get back home.Patrick loves playing his favorite video game, Battle Royale Island, but never intended on becoming part of it! Now, after out surviving 98 other players, he must solve the mystery of how to get back home. Along the way, he meets a 7-year old boy with mysterious abilities and questionable loyalty. He also discovers there is much more to Julie, his epic gamer friend from school, than is seen on the surface. Together, they must battle their way past a new villain who can't seem to get her villainess catch phrases quite right. Can Patrick survive the challenges of this new world and get back to his family, or will he stay a character inside of a video game forever?

Sometimes you regret what you wish for.This becomes clear to Patrick after a series of unexpected events pulls him inside of his favorite online video game. Now every choice he makes can make the difference between life or… game over. Survival in this virtual battle royale world isn’t what he expected. How did he get here? How does he get back home? How are you supposed to build a fort when you can’t even build a bird house in the real world! Will he survive? Where are the toilets in this place? It’s ALMOST enough to make him wish he was back in 6th grade math class. Almost…The suspenseful and funny adventures of “Lost Inside a Video Game” will keep all readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.

Following hot on the heels of last year's best-selling edition, "Ripley's Believe It or Not! 2012" offers an entirely new compendium of bizarre facts and features in a stunning new design, including a section on the wacky and amazing feats of the Olympic games past and present, and an 8-page pull-out featuring Ripley's first ever odditorium, which opened in 1933. For the legions of dedicated Ripley's fans, and anyone else on the planet who loves unbelievable facts and jaw-dropping images, the latest annual in the bestselling series is a feast of delights. Meet the man who chews molten lead, the cat that can predict death, the vending machine that dispenses live crabs and the artist who paints portraits with burger grease. Intriguing interviews with some of the astounding individuals who feature in the book spotlight their achievements and reveal their motivations, and informative 'Ripley's Research' boxes give the scientific explanation behind some of the most incredible tales, such as how people have turned their fingers into magnets.

This fascinating facsimile diary offers a first-hand account of Robert Ripley's travels to far-flung exotic corners of the globe in search of the weird & wonderful during the 1930s. Inside, Ripley's own drawings, cartoons, & memorabilia evoke the strange & bizarre world that unfolded before his eyes. From lakes of soda & bridges of blood to the shrunken heads themselves, Ripley's discoveries are laid out for you to explore in fantastic three-dimensional detail in this extraordinary book.