Books with title Toys from the Past

Can you be heroic and naive?For one young man, the answer is yes, despite his magical birthright.Blissfully unaware of what's going on around him, for the most part Peter remains fully focused on blending in and keeping a low profile.But fate and plain bad luck have other designs on him.Not so bad, you might think. Until you discover the TRUTH!Just like his friends, he is a... DRAGON!Thrust into a life away from the underground dragon domain, disguised in a new, awkward human form in an effort to guide and protect humanity just like the rest of his race, all he has to do is uncover the diabolical deeds playing out around him.With the help of his two young friends, a master mantra maker and a complete dragon stranger with more than a little history attached to him, will Peter manage to thwart the dark, devious scheme long in the planning?Ever wondered how dragons use their supernatural gift to travel below ground at almost the speed of sound?Want to know how they use magical mantras to transform their giant bodies into convincing human shapes?Learn the true story of George and the Dragon, see if a prehistoric grudge turns into murderous revenge, and find out what to do if you meet a giant arachnid grinning at you when you're wearing nothing but your smile.Lose yourself in this unputdownable fantasy adventure NOW!

Lisa thinks her breakup with Brian is the worst thing to ever happen to her. Seething from the embarrassment and public humiliation, she goes off to one of her secret special places to think. All she wants is to cool off, get her life back together, and make her best friends pay for knowing that Brian was cheating on her and not telling her. When a stranger offers her consolation, she grabs it. But the man soon turns from a caring stranger to a psycho ex-convict who is trying to exact revenge for the past.Claire is living a fulfilled life. She has a loving, doting husband, a good career, and a beautiful, well-behaved daughter. One day, her daughter – Lisa sends her a text that she’ll be having a sleepover at her best friend – Summer’s house. Claire is glad that she and her husband, Robert, have the house to themselves. But when Summer calls to apologize to Lisa, Claire realizes that something is amiss and Lisa is missing. What starts out as a missing case turns into the work of a psychotic ex-convict ...

Allie returns with new rules in the sixth book of the acclaimed series!Allie's excited about her class field trip. Sure, it's to a historic one-room schoolhouse, built back before there was the Internet or even cell phones, and Allie's teacher is encouraging everyone to dress up in old timey costumes, which some of Allie's friends are actually doing. GAH! But at least she gets to ride on a bus, which she's never gets to do, living so close to school that she actually has to walk there every day!But then Mrs. Hunter announces that every student in Room 209 has been assigned a "buddy" for the day--from Allie's old 4th grade class at Walnut Knolls Elementary School, with whom Pine Heights Elementary is pairing up for the trip. And Allie's buddy just happens to be her ex-best friend Mary Kay, who betrayed Allie right before she moved! Allie is going to have to spend a whole day sharing an old-timey desk with a big crybaby!

THREAT AFTER THREAT CONFIRMED THE DANGER SHE WAS IN …In 1966, Ann Severin was a carefree college student in Italy…until she disappeared without a trace.Six years later, wife and mother Janey Hamilton is targeted by someone threatening to expose the truth about her connection to Ann and the horrible crime she committed. Janey thought she had outrun her past, but her secrets cast a long shadow.

Allie returns with new rules in the sixth book of the acclaimed series!Allie's excited about her class field trip. Sure, it's to a historic one-room schoolhouse, built back before there was the Internet or even cell phones, and Allie's teacher is encouraging everyone to dress up in old timey costumes, which some of Allie's friends are actually doing. GAH! But at least she gets to ride on a bus, which she's never gets to do, living so close to school that she actually has to walk there every day!But then Mrs. Hunter announces that every student in Room 209 has been assigned a "buddy" for the day--from Allie's old 4th grade class at Walnut Knolls Elementary School, with whom Pine Heights Elementary is pairing up for the trip. And Allie's buddy just happens to be her ex-best friend Mary Kay, who betrayed Allie right before she moved! Allie is going to have to spend a whole day sharing an old-timey desk with a big crybaby!

Blast From the Past is the final book in Meg Cabot's hilarious series for younger readers, Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls.Allie is looking forward to her class field trip - even if it's only to a historic one-room schoolhouse. Riding on a bus is something Allie usually misses out on, living so close to school, and some of her friends are dressing-up in old-timey costumes. But then Mrs. Hunter announces that every student in Room 209 has been assigned a 'buddy' for the day - from Allie's old fourth grade class at Pine Heights Elementary - and her buddy just happens to be her ex-best friend Mary Kay, who betrayed Allie right before she moved! And, as if things aren't bad enough, with renovations going on at Allie's house - there's a hole in the wall that her kitten, Mewsie, keeps disappearing into. What if Mewsie gets trapped inside the wall forever? With her past catching up with her, it looks like this is one trip Allie's going to need to write some major rules for.

Ripley's Believe It or Not!--authority on the strange and unusual--and Scholastic present another incredible collection of the world's weirdest, wackiest facts. Believe it!Unlock the mysteries of history with this newest collection of unbelievable facts from the files of Robert Ripley. Stonehenge, the ghosts of the White House, and far-out fashion faux pas... Who can resist unbelievable facts about our peculiar past? Especially when they come complete with an 8-page full-color photographic insert and pop quizzes to test readers' grasp of everything bizarre!