"This contest is cooked!
In our hunt for the next rare item, we’re pitted against disgruntled goats, peeved-off players, and a witch who’s set on finding the best baker in Minecraft… no matter what gets blown up in the process.
Oh… and there’s also Trevor the Travel Camel. That one’s hard to explain.
If we want the rare item, we’ll have to win.
But there’s far more to this contest than meets the eye…
I’ll need every last chicken skill I’ve got if we’re going to make it through."
"Can’t a dragon get a break?
Just when I thought things might finally quieten down in Scorchville, something feels… off.
Someone’s sneaking around the village at night and stealing vegetables. Sure, it’s not exactly an End-of-the-World emergency, but the villagers act like it’s a code-red crisis. And apparently I’m the dragon for the job.
With my best friend Isamu backing me up, I figure this mystery will be solved in no time.
But when we track down the culprit, we discover that vegetables are the least of Scorchville’s problems… and I might be the only dragon who can stop what’s coming next."
"Now that I’m officially an explorer, it’s time for my first big adventure in the ocean!
I’ve never seen so much water in my life… or so many weird mobs. There are helpful dolphins, super-sleepy squids, and a parrot who doesn’t have an off switch.
But something out there is wrong.
There’s a shadow in the deep. Something big. Something dangerous.
Fred and I have to figure out what it is before it decides we’re the next thing on the menu!"
"It STILL Sucks to Be the Ender Dragon
I finally escaped The End and found a semi-peaceful life giving joyrides to baby villagers… until I saw something impossible: another dragon in the Overworld.
A red dragon. And he’s not majestic or mysterious. He’s the rudest, grossest, most irritating mob I’ve ever met. He’s also intent on destroying the village and every mob in it.
The villagers are panicking. So I guess it’s up to me to stop him.
Being the villain was bad. But being the hero? That still sucks."
"Does anyone ever check in with Bowser? With Robotnik? No. And it kind of sucks to be the Ender Dragon!
I didn’t choose to be the final boss. I just wanted to give baby villagers rides. Read books. Be chill.
But the rest of Minecraftia? Yeah, they’re not chill with dragons.
Now I'm stuck in The End... a barren void where the only visitors show up to battle me for bragging rights.
But maybe, just maybe, I’ve found a way out.
It Sucks to Be the Ender Dragon is a wild adventure packed with crazy Minecraft antics, unexpected friendships, and one dragon who’s ready to rewrite the rules.
Ready to hear the dragon’s side of the story? Let’s go."
"The battle for the Overworld is on!
Get ready for a wayward piglin army, skeleton karaoke and way too much pumpkin pie as Harry and Amelia fight to save the Overworld!
Because being a chicken stuck in Minecraft is fun!"
"Lucky the horse just wants to be free. No fences. No pens. No villagers climbing on his back.
But when a baby villager named Lilah sets him loose, his “big adventure” turns into something much messier. Lilah’s got her heart set on becoming a librarian, and somehow, Lucky ends up promising to lead her to the legendary Overland Library. The problem? He has no idea where it is.
Together, they face ambitious phantoms, singing skeletons, and talking trees with a love for riddles. But if they want to make it to the library, they’ll have to work together!
Packed with laughs, heart, and more apples than Lucky can handle, Lucky the Minecraft Horse is a wild ride you won’t forget!"
"A battle for the Overworld is brewing and I need to be there!
I used to be a regular kid, until I got stuck in Minecraft. But you probably know that, right?
Amelia and I are busy decoding the second clue when we get a request from our favourite farting creeper to join the battle. But there’s no way we can make it on time… unless we find a shortcut.
Along the way we meet some forgetful players, fortune-telling endermen and a witch who we highly suspect eats children. Or at least baby villagers.
Oh, and I take a lava bath. I don’t recommend it. But being a chicken in Minecraft can be fun. At least, some of the time!"
"My name is Wil. On my eleventh birthday, I turned into a zombie.
One moment, I was enjoying video games. The next my skin was turning green. I even wanted to eat brains! There's only one thing that can save me. Junk food. Lots of junk food. You can read about the strange, gross and funny things that happened to me and my friends in my diary.
I Turned Into a Zombie is a fun, engaging chapter book for kids that love stories where weird things happen. There's plenty of laughs and a theme of friendship that parents and kids alike will all love. Perfect for young readers or for families who love to read together, I turned Into a Zombie is a fast-paced and entertaining read that will have you looking for a sequel as soon as you're done."
"It’s time to be a chicken spy!
I’m a regular kid who got stuck in Minecraft. But I didn’t end up as a player… I turned into a Minecraft chicken! Me and my friend Amelia are trying to get home.
Washed up on a mysterious island, I finally get to use my spy skills. But I have my work cut out for me with angry sheep, a gang of pirates and what might have been a mermaid… there’s some weird stuff happening in Minecraftia!
Being a chicken in Minecraft isn’t always easy… but it’s definitely fun!"
"'Bauk! Cluck! Bauk!'
That’s chicken for 'I just got blown up into a million pieces by some TNT.' It’s not as bad as it sounds, especially when you can respawn!
If you can’t tell, I’m a chicken. A Minecraft chicken, to be precise. But I used to be a kid, just like you, before I got stuck inside a video game.
Me and my friend Amelia are trying to get home. But first, we’ll have to face a crazy player, a piglin army and a creeper who can’t explode.
Being a chicken in Minecraft isn’t always easy… but it’s definitely fun!"
"I just want to be an explorer. Too bad I catch on fire in the sun.
Yep, that’s right. I’m a skeleton. And just like every other skeleton I do things like go to school at night and shoot noobs in the butt with arrows.
But I want to do something else with my life. There’s so much to see in Minecraft, I want to explore it all.
Everyone around me says it’s impossible. And then I meet Steve…"
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