Howard, Tait

Readers learn all about spiders from around the world, and that despite their bad reputation, many of them are here to help.

"When a sister and brother agree to help a talking spider find her missing child, they don't realize that it will take them on a journey across the globe! Along the way they'll meet spiders who live in every environment imaginable, from their own backyard to the Australian Outback. Although they seem scary at first, once you learn why spiders have gotten such a bad reputation you'll see that they are actually here to help!"--From the publisher's web site.

"Dig is having a very bad day. His bag is broken, he can't catch a break at the local market, and just when things are looking up, he's kidnapped by a couple of Blood Cultists and taken to the underground city that serves as their base, where he'll make a tasty human sacrifice for an unspeakably horrible monster. Thrown into a dungeon, he has no idea how to escape -- or if anyone will care if he does. But his new cellmates, Iana and Crina are ecstatic about Dig's appearance. He's a wizard which means he knows magic, which means he can help them all out of this terrible sunken city for good! If Iana can get her hands on a sword, and Crina can remember the way to the giant tower that leads to the surface, then everything will go smoothly"--Back cover.