Hack Attack: A Trip to Wonderland
Part 1 of the Adventures in Extreme Reading series
Carter Lewis is thrilled when he gets a coded message from his computer-programming uncle offering him the coolest job in the world - helping test a new virtual reality program. Carter will even put up with Uncle Dan's other new helper, Carter's brainiac cousin Isabelle. Everything is fantastic until Uncle Dan discovers someone has tampered with the code in The Three Musketeers. The hacker has left clues to his identity, so Uncle Dan sends the kids in to check each "book" for the hacker's tampering. Their mission is to pass the clues found in Alice In Wonderland on to him while he goes underground to track this guy down.
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO. In this action-packed series, Carter Lewis and Isabelle Hunter have a computer crazy uncle who has created a totally new kind of book experience. You don't read Uncle Dan's version of classic books; you live them in a virtual reality simulation. Uncle Dan ropes Carter and Isabelle to help test his new system. The team works together until the book program starts acting strange. Uncle Dan realizes someone has hacked his system and is corrupting his books. He suspects it's a rival trying to slow down the completion of his prototype. Carter and Isabelle must work together to help him uncover and beat the hacker. The series introduces readers to the excitement and adventure that exists inside books!
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Hack Attack
A Trip to Wonderland
Part 1 of the Adventures in Extreme Reading series
Carter Lewis is thrilled when he gets a coded message from his computer-programming uncle offering him the coolest job in the world - helping test a new virtual reality program. Carter will even put up with Uncle Dan's other new helper, Carter's brainiac cousin Isabelle. Everything is fantastic until Uncle Dan discovers someone has tampered with the code in The Three Musketeers. The hacker has left clues to his identity, so Uncle Dan sends the kids in to check each "book" for the hacker's tampering. Their mission is to pass the clues found in Alice In Wonderland on to him while he goes underground to track this guy down.
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Calm Before the Storm
A Night in Sleepy Hollow
Part 2 of the Adventures in Extreme Reading series
Uncle Dan is still tracking down the hacker known as Storm. While Carter waits, he's looking for a way to get out of actually reading his homework. Since Isabelle has cleaned up the virtual reality code, Carter heads into "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." What he doesn't know is that Storm has left a few traps. Isabelle can't get the virtual reality program to shut down to get Carter out of the suit. She has to try the most dangerous thing of all - a reboot of the system. If she can't get it back online, Carter only has a few minutes of air left.
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Calm Before the Storm: A Night in Sleepy Hollow
Part 2 of the Adventures in Extreme Reading series
Uncle Dan is still tracking down the hacker known as Storm. While Carter waits, he's looking for a way to get out of actually reading his homework. Since Isabelle has cleaned up the virtual reality code, Carter heads into "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." What he doesn't know is that Storm has left a few traps. Isabelle can't get the virtual reality program to shut down to get Carter out of the suit. She has to try the most dangerous thing of all - a reboot of the system. If she can't get it back online, Carter only has a few minutes of air left.
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO. In this action-packed series, Carter Lewis and Isabelle Hunter have a computer crazy uncle who has created a totally new kind of book experience. You don't read Uncle Dan's version of classic books; you live them in a virtual reality simulation. Uncle Dan ropes Carter and Isabelle to help test his new system. The team works together until the book program starts acting strange. Uncle Dan realizes someone has hacked his system and is corrupting his books. He suspects it's a rival trying to slow down the completion of his prototype. Carter and Isabelle must work together to help him uncover and beat the hacker. The series introduces readers to the excitement and adventure that exists inside books!
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Trapped in Stormy Seas: Sailing to Treasure Island
Part 3 of the Adventures in Extreme Reading series
Storm has captured Uncle Dan and is holding him hostage. To get their uncle back, Carter and Isabelle have to destroy the suit and delete all his files for the program. But, Carter knows Storm can't resist a challenge so he dares Storm to compete against him inside a book. If Carter guesses which character in Treasure Island that Storm is, Storm has to release their uncle immediately. If Storm wins, Isabelle will destroy everything in their uncle's lab. Now Carter has to figure out who on Treasure Island isn't who he seems!
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO. In this action-packed series, Carter Lewis and Isabelle Hunter have a computer crazy uncle who has created a totally new kind of book experience. You don't read Uncle Dan's version of classic books; you live them in a virtual reality simulation. Uncle Dan ropes Carter and Isabelle to help test his new system. The team works together until the book program starts acting strange. Uncle Dan realizes someone has hacked his system and is corrupting his books. He suspects it's a rival trying to slow down the completion of his prototype. Carter and Isabelle must work together to help him uncover and beat the hacker. The series introduces readers to the excitement and adventure that exists inside books!
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Trapped in Stormy Seas
Sailing to Treasure Island
Part 3 of the Adventures in Extreme Reading series
Storm has captured Uncle Dan and is holding him hostage. To get their uncle back, Carter and Isabelle have to destroy the suit and delete all his files for the program. But, Carter knows Storm can't resist a challenge so he dares Storm to compete against him inside a book. If Carter guesses which character in Treasure Island that Storm is, Storm has to release their uncle immediately. If Storm wins, Isabelle will destroy everything in their uncle's lab. Now Carter has to figure out who on Treasure Island isn't who he seems!
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Lightning Strikes Twice: Escaping Great Expectations
Part 4 of the Adventures in Extreme Reading series
It turns out Storm never had Uncle Dan at all! He is now safe at home and the virtual reality system is secure against all hacking. Uncle Dan has finished his prototype and arranged for a buyer. The buyer, a young woman, says she wants to try the suit first and she needs a guide. So Carter agrees to enter Great Expectations with her. What the family doesn't know is the young woman is actually Storm and she's got one last trick up her sleeve -- revenge!
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO. In this action-packed series, Carter Lewis and Isabelle Hunter have a computer crazy uncle who has created a totally new kind of book experience. You don't read Uncle Dan's version of classic books; you live them in a virtual reality simulation. Uncle Dan ropes Carter and Isabelle to help test his new system. The team works together until the book program starts acting strange. Uncle Dan realizes someone has hacked his system and is corrupting his books. He suspects it's a rival trying to slow down the completion of his prototype. Carter and Isabelle must work together to help him uncover and beat the hacker. The series introduces readers to the excitement and adventure that exists inside books!
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Lightning Strikes Twice
Escaping Great Expectations
Part 4 of the Adventures in Extreme Reading series
It turns out Storm never had Uncle Dan at all! He is now safe at home and the virtual reality system is secure against all hacking. Uncle Dan has finished his prototype and arranged for a buyer. The buyer, a young woman, says she wants to try the suit first and she needs a guide. So Carter agrees to enter Great Expectations with her. What the family doesn't know is the young woman is actually Storm and she's got one last trick up her sleeve -- revenge!
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Big City Blues: Back to Wonderland
Part 5 of the Adventures in Extreme Reading series
Uncle Dan invites Carter and Isabelle to help him unveil the virtual reality suits in a huge bookstore in New York. The test in Alice In Wonderland goes fine. But when a brownout fries Uncle Dan's system, two kids are trapped inside the suits. Somehow, the suit combined Wind in the Willows and Peter Pan and Uncle Dan and Isabelle can't get the kids out. Carter must suit up in the spare rig and bring the kids out while Dan and Isabelle struggle to repair the damaged controls.
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO. In this action-packed series, Carter Lewis and Isabelle Hunter have a computer crazy uncle who has created a totally new kind of book experience. You don't read Uncle Dan's version of classic books; you live them in a virtual reality simulation. Uncle Dan ropes Carter and Isabelle to help test his new system. The team works together until the book program starts acting strange. Uncle Dan realizes someone has hacked his system and is corrupting his books. He suspects it's a rival trying to slow down the completion of his prototype. Carter and Isabelle must work together to help him uncover and beat the hacker. The series introduces readers to the excitement and adventure that exists inside books!
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Big City Blues
Back to Wonderland
Part 5 of the Adventures in Extreme Reading series
Uncle Dan invites Carter and Isabelle to help him unveil the virtual reality suits in a huge bookstore in New York. The test in Alice In Wonderland goes fine. But when a brownout fries Uncle Dan's system, two kids are trapped inside the suits. Somehow, the suit combined Wind in the Willows and Peter Pan and Uncle Dan and Isabelle can't get the kids out. Carter must suit up in the spare rig and bring the kids out while Dan and Isabelle struggle to repair the damaged controls.
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Novel Nightmare
The Purloined Story
Part 6 of the Adventures in Extreme Reading series
A wealthy but unpublished author hires Uncle Dan to turn his book into a virtual world so that he can get the attention of a publisher. But soon Carter and Isabelle begin to suspect this author is a little too desperate for success. In fact, he's lifted characters and dialog directly from classic books for his masterpiece. Can Carter and Isabelle reveal the plagiarism of Edgar Allan Poe's The Purloined Letter and convince Uncle Dan to put a stop to this novel nightmare?
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Novel Nightmare: The Purloined Story
Part 6 of the Adventures in Extreme Reading series
A wealthy but unpublished author hires Uncle Dan to turn his book into a virtual world so that he can get the attention of a publisher. But soon Carter and Isabelle begin to suspect this author is a little too desperate for success. In fact, he's lifted characters and dialog directly from classic books for his masterpiece. Can Carter and Isabelle reveal the plagiarism of Edgar Allan Poe's The Purloined Letter and convince Uncle Dan to put a stop to this novel nightmare?
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO. In this action-packed series, Carter Lewis and Isabelle Hunter have a computer crazy uncle who has created a totally new kind of book experience. You don't read Uncle Dan's version of classic books; you live them in a virtual reality simulation. Uncle Dan ropes Carter and Isabelle to help test his new system. The team works together until the book program starts acting strange. Uncle Dan realizes someone has hacked his system and is corrupting his books. He suspects it's a rival trying to slow down the completion of his prototype. Carter and Isabelle must work together to help him uncover and beat the hacker. The series introduces readers to the excitement and adventure that exists inside books!
Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.