Cracked Classics

When two sixth-grade friends magically enter classic literary books, their fun-filled adventures are "a treat for reluctant readers" (
School Library Journal).






They just didn't want to read the books! Instead, through their school library's magic security gates, sixth graders Devin and Frankie-short for Francine-are zapped into great works of literature and new worlds of adventure, including
Dracula,
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,
Around the World in Eighty Days,
A Christmas Carol,
Treasure Island, and
Romeo and Juliet. "The message that reading is important and can be fun comes through loud and clear" (
School Library Journal).







Trapped in Transylvania: Transported into Bram Stoker's vampire classic, the sarcastic sixth graders will need a few stakes, a lot of garlic, and a sharp sense of humor to defeat the bloodthirsty Count Dracula.







Mississippi River Blues: These modern middle schoolers learn being a troublemaker is timeless, as they whitewash a fence, run away from home, solve a murder, become pirates, and search for hidden treasure along with Tom and Huck, the original slackers.







What a Trip! : When you can travel into books, going around the world is easy. In the company of mad explorer Phileas Fogg, Devin and Frankie embark on a round-the-world journey by train, ship, and hot air balloon.







Humbug Holiday: For two sixth graders who feel about school the way Scrooge feels about Christmas, an enchanted trip into Charles Dickens's tale is just what their spirits need.







X Marks the Spot: Devin and Frankie become marooned middle schoolers when they are swept away to
Treasure Island and must match wits with legendary pirate Long John Silver.







Crushing on a Capulet: Devin and Frankie try to save star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet when they find themselves in Shakespeare's classic play.