Loretta Kovacs' last chance for a career in law enforcement is with the Jump Squad, otherwise known as the New Jersey State Parole Violators Search Unit. Her new partner is Frank Marvelli, a veteran of the Jump Squad and a tough guy from Jersey who doesn't have time to teach a rookie the ropes. Their first fugitive is Martha Lee Spooner, a habitual parole violator and legendary embezzler who's jumped bail and headed south for Florida. Spooner is up to her old tricks, planning to skim half a million from a posh health spa that's part of the WeightAway weight-loss empire. And somehow she manages to stay one step ahead of Loretta and Frank all the way, transforming what should have been an easy collar into a wild roller-coaster chase down the eastern seaboard. As their frustration builds, Loretta and Frank soon realize that their careers are on the line and time is running out fast. But they vow that if it's the last thing they do, they are going to reel in the slippery Spooner.

v. 4

Worm Meal and Other Tasty Tales

by Allen B Ury

Published 15 December 1998
Frederick Larsen loves to collect bugs. He's always peeking under rock and turning over dirt looking for new and interesting specimens. The bigger, the better. On a class trip Freddie discovers a worm the length of a garden hose. He totally spazzes! It's the greatest discovery since sliced bread. He'll be totally famous. there's only one problem: This worm is huge--like in huge appetite. And Freddie is the tastiest looking appetizer on the menu. What's for dessert? Jason has a different problem. He smells. that is, everything he smells...smells. Like a stinkbug. Wait 'til he finds out what crawled up his nose! And there's something just not right about the exterminators on Juno street. What--or who--is about to be exterminated? From kid-eating earthworms to mutant roaches to armies of insects bent on revenge, each of these creepy tales is guaranteed to get under your skin.

Junk food queen Twyla Daboganhagen can't believe the rumor: her all-time most favorite hamburger stand makes its burgers out of--gulp!--ground up..."worms"? Well, one bite should prove how silly those rumors are, right? Mmmmm. Nice and "sqwormy." Gross! But that's not all. Marjorie Kellen has noticed something odd about the mold she is growing as part of her eighth-grade science project. not only is it growing...it's about to take over the entire house! Ever wonder how the world is going to end? Larry does. All the time, in fact. Unlucky for Larry, he's about to find out. And what time is it when Wendy discovers a disgusting hairy spider in her motel room? Checkout time. Only this time, Wendy is checking out...for good. From the shiveringly suspenseful to the creepily comic, each of these stories will have you itching for more!

Ever flick ont he bathroom light and -- AHHHH!!! -- come face-to-face with a cockroach? Kind of makes you want to -- well, you know. What if instead of one cockroach, there were thousands? For fourteen-year-old Joe Seven, it's going to take more than a "Whack" with a shoe to win this battle.