Books published by publisher Zumaya Thresholds

Megan Montgomery's Easter holiday plans are disrupted when her father brings home Mr. Hemmlich, a potential client who is also an archaeologist to stay with them at the Parthenon, the manor where the Montgomery's live. Mr. Hemmlich brings with him Deidrich, his teenage son. Things look better for Megan, that is, until Hemmlich the elder begins asking suspicious questions about the manor and the eccentric and mysterious man who built the manor. When he discovers the Library of Athena, Megan and her friends find themselves trapped in another enchanted book, this time in Ancient Egypt, where the only way home is to follow the clues, complete the tasks, and find an artifact that once belonged to the Goddess Isis.

From EPPIE Award winner Kathryn Sullivan come stories of magic and off-world adventure sure to appeal to readers of all ages. Here are tales of wizards training apprentices and interstellar operatives protecting “primitive” worlds. How does one university cope with a student from very far away, and where do some wizards get their supplies? And what’s the deal with the cat whiskers?The Zumaya Thresholds edition includes new stories and old favorites, all certain to keep pages turning and imaginations stirred.

Peter Burns doesn’t believe in magic, but when horses talk to you and a witch hound swoops out of the sky, how long can you disbelieve?Jeanne Tucker believes in magic, but she’s teamed with someone who’d rather examine the special effects.The two friends must learn to work together in order to defeat a trio of evil witches and unravel a curse that has enslaved an entire land.

Jesse Alvarez is tired of being the new kid every time his dad takes a job on another ranch. It doesn’t help that Cade Savage, the boss’s son, is a bully who has everything Jesse wants—money, a permanent home, horses, and most of all, a mother who lives with his family.Then Jesse meets Aaron Little Elk, who lives on the Wind River Reservation, steals scraps of yarn from the art room to make dreamcatchers, and never stops talking about his older brother Reuben.Despite that, they become friends, and when Aaron stops coming to school, Jesse worries—and learns of a secret Aaron has been harboring. As he tries to find out what’s happened to his friend, Jesse must unravel the mystery of Aaron’s dreamcatchers and their connection to the wild paint mustang only Aaron can handle.Part contemporary western, part ghost story, Dreamcatcher is ultimately a novel about friendship, the pain of letting go, and the importance of holding on to what remains behind.

Peter Burns doesn't believe in magic, but when horses talk to you and a witch hound swoops out of the sky, how long can you disbelieve?Jeanne Tucker believes in magic, but she's teamed with someone who'd rather examine the special effects.The two friends must learn to work together in order to defeat a trio of evil witches and unravel a curse that has enslaved an entire land.

Getting a date shouldn’t be this hard.Jordan Lake discovers an ancient bracelet in her grandmother's house and uncovers a family mystery that links her favorite actress, Audrey Hepburn, a romantic movie, and an aunt she never knew. Jordan hopes the bracelet will bring her love. Instead, it brings one nightmare after another, unleashing Hathor, the Egyptian love goddess, who decides it's fun to mess with the McKnight High School social scene.Jordan holds the key to vanquish Hathor, but will she figure out what it is in time to save her school, one of her best friends, and get a date to the Valentine’s Day dance?

Everyone knows how Dorothy and Toto save Oz from the Wicked Witch of West...or do they?How will Dorothy survive in a land filled with haunted bags of straw, hollow metal men and giant smelly cats? How will she fight off killer bees, mad wolves and really annoying monkeys? How will she defeat a witch with mind control and an all-seeing eye?And how will Dorothy ever find the way home?The simple truth is that she won’t, at least not alone. Of course, she’s not alone—she has Toto, her best friend.That is, Toto used to be her best friend. But in Oz, Dorothy spends more time talking to a cat than to him. And Toto finds new friends, too. Maybe, he should just take his wolf friends back to Kansas instead…

Rupert Starbright, separated from his guide and protector Dream Weaver, has been kidnapped by two boys who have vowed to help the evil dragon-man Murkus defeat Queen Chroma and conquer Far-Myst. As Murkus continues to terrorize the people of Far-Myst with his deadly dark sun, Rupert must seek a way to stop him. Can Rupert escape from his kidnappers and find his inner strength to stop Murkus?

Yeah, baby, she’s got it.Jordan’s body, that is, and “she” is Aphrodite. Bored with life in wherever it is Greek goddesses hang out, she’s decided she prefers Paris. And Jordan is stuck in Hades with Aphrodite’s usual main squeeze Ares.As if that wasn’t bad enough, time is running out; and if she can’t get Aphrodite back to the Eiffel Tower by midnight, she’ll be trapped in Greek mythology forever.

There had been warnings—the never-ending rain, the slowly rising water—yet when the river finally tears the old wooden house from its foundation and carries it on a perilous journey toward the sea, Albie is unprepared and alone. But he’s not alone for long.Albie, even at his age, is no stranger to violence. On the frontier in the 1860s, survival comes first, and he had seen—and taken part in—brutal killings of wild animals and even of men believed to threaten his family’s existence. Now, trapped by fate with the most dangerous of enemies—a mountain lion, an American ghost—Albie is forced to depend on trust, on understanding, on mutual support. Fear, hunger, and the slowly developing relationship between boy and cougar lead Albie to a new way of seeing himself and the world around him.

Not the best way to win friends…The sleepover is intended to cement Megan’s new friendship with Rachel, Claire, and Harriet. They would do the usual stuff—talking till the wee hours, painting each other’s nails, gossiping. The Parthenon, the huge manor she and her father live in, is even supposed to be haunted so…seance!But Megan stumbles on a loose hearthstone, revealing an old diary and a mysterious key. Before the night is out, the girls are on a dangerous journey into the myths of ancient Greece, and Megan’s job is to make sure everyone gets back alive despite gorgons, sea monsters, and sphinxes.No pressure.

For 14-year-old Alex Kellar, the war can't be over soon enough. His beloved older brother Oliver is with the 101st Airborne, right in the heart of Nazi Germany's last-ditch battle for survival.That battle is about to come closer to home, beginning with Alex and his friend Larry discovering a drowned man washed up on the beach. When the body is identified as a German spy, the boys bask for a brief time in the spotlight. It's an exhilarating moment.Except once the spotlight is gone, Alex discovers that spy was not alone, and the lives of two elderly women his brother made him promise to look after—not to mention Alex's parents and older sister—are in great danger. Dare he tell the authorities the secret? If he doesn't, will it betray all Oliver is fighting to protect?