The classic, interactive series Choose Your Own Adventure( returns to the marketplace in this exciting boxed set of titles 1-6. Readers are the heroes of the story and get to choose the story's ending. Beloved by readers the world over, the set includes "The Abominable Snowman, Journey Under the Sea, Space and Beyond," and more.

This classic tale, now reissued, lets readers decide their own fate. They are led on a usual route in their family boat on Lake Champlain, when a storm hits and readers are sent back in time hundreds of years. The wrong decision could result in disaster--or death.

In the second boxed collection from Choose Your Own Adventure(, readers are taken from an African Road Rally to defeat the Evil Power Master in a dangerous future world. Each of these popular adventures features the unique multiple-choice, multiple-ending format to keep a young reader motivated and engaged.

You like taking walks with your friend Sally in a peaceful forest in your neighborhood. Your favorite place to go is a gigantic tree that looks like its hundreds of years old. The best part about the tree is that it is a resting spot for many owls. The owls have a secret: they have magical powers! You can ask the owls questions about the future, or follow them to a secret worldyou decide.

"THE YEAR IS 2045. CIVIL WARS AND FOREIGN ATTACKS HAVE SPLIT THE U.S. INTO THREE HOSTILE POLITICAL AREAS. CAN YOU MAKE IT HOME FROM YOUR SECRET MISSION IN TIME TO HELP? A once-proud country governed by freedom is torn apart. One section, Dorado, dominates the others with harsh police-state tactics. You are from Turtalia, a new democracy, and you are returning there with important information about Doradan's plans to invade. Two others, Matt and Mimla, join you in escaping to Turtalia. The Doradan underground has helped the three of you get as far as Albuquerque, but now you are on your own. "They?re closing in on us," Matt says tensely. "I can feel it." There is no sign of the Secret Police on the horizon; but you know they could appear at any moment. They are relentless killers. If you decide to follow Matt's suggestion to return to town to avoid capture, turn to page 10. YOU choose what happens next!

Your parents are scientists and when they leave a broken robot at home one day, you are sure you can make it work.

You live in a house on the beach in Hawaii. Your favorite thing to do is build sandcastles right in your front yard! One night a strange storm rolls in from the ocean. You hear someone calling to you--from your sand castle. Has the storm brought an enchantment with it? You must decide whether to explore now or wait until morning.

You have a friend named Freedo who communicates with you telepathically. Freedo is an alien who lives on another planet. One day, he tells you he is in great danger.

World leaders are gathered in worry as hurricanes rip cross-continent, tropical storms surge inland, and animals strange new migration patterns cause environmentalists extreme concern. Something crucial is happening in the earths weather systems, and strange crop circles near Stonehenge may unlock the secret to the climate changes. Youll have to examine past and present events first-hand in order to stave off total destruction for Earths planetary future.

You are a Pueblo Indian. And your pueblo is in drought. Only the Kachina spirits can save your tribe. Can you and Running Foot find them or will your village suffer?

Your dog Homer gets free while you are out walking together, and he runs into a spooky house. He is your best friend, and this house looks haunted!

THE GREAT MAYAN CIVILIZATION DISAPPEARED MORE THAN 800 YEARS AGO. COULD WE BE NEXT? Your friend Tom disappears on assignment in Mexico searching for clues to the sudden collapse of the Mayan civilization. Meanwhile a pool of human blood appears at a Mayan ruin where Tom was last seen alive. What is behind Tom's disappearance? Has he traveled back in time? Or are the practices of the Maya alive and well, including human sacrifice?" A large spacecraft hovers over the pyramid. "What's happening Manuel?" you ask, hardly believing what you see. "These Mayan ruins are contact points for other planets. Earth is seen as a leading planet. Other civilizations want to learn from us. They asked us to come to an outer galactic congress on the rights of life in the universe. That is the last transport. If you think Tom may have gone on the mission, go now." If you decide to join the mission, knowing the danger of never returning, turn to page 87. YOU choose what happens next

CAN YOU FIND THE LOST KINGDOM OF ATLANTIS AGAIN? OR IS IT A WORLD YOU NO LONGER RECOGNIZE? On your first solo journey to find the Lost Continent of Atlantis, you failed to bring back proof of your success. Many people think that you imagined the whole thing?or worse. Now you and your colleague Horton James III are returning to document this amazing other world. But back below the surface of the sea dangers abound. A treacher- ous king lures you to riches; rebel slaves lure you to help lead a revolt; and the evil Nodoors aim to capture you and keep you below...for good. "The silver capsule hovers in front of your submersible. You could try to escape by making an emergency dive. Suddenly you remember that the Seeker II is equipped with a blaster. If you choose to attempt escape by making an emergency dive, turn to page 4. If you want to use the blaster to repel or destroy the silver capsule, turn to page 62. YOU choose what happens next!

You have farmed with your uncle in rural seventh-century China for as long as you can remember. Your long, tiring days in the fields come to an end when barbarians raid your small village. Will they torment you as a prisoner, or take you to a more exciting life?

YOU are an extremely talented young runner with a shot at winning a college scholarship. The competition can be very overwhelming, but you are lucky to have a coach who is supportive and pushes you to do your best. After a trial heat leaves you in third place, your coach makes a surprising suggestion: he thinks you should try a new energy shake with performance-enhancing drugs in it. "It may be your only chance to win," he tells you. You trust your coach, but you've always played by the rules. What should you do? As a young runner who has already gained celebrity status, you are surrounded by athletes of all ages who have taken different paths on their way to the top. What will you decide on the way to the race of your life? R. A. Montgomery's latest all-new Choose Your Own Adventure is inspired by his lifelong passion for athletics, as well as for the value of integrity and honesty in competitive sports. Chooseco has paired with the World Anti-Doping Agency to promote understanding of the choices young athletes must make in competition worldwide.

WILL THE HOUSE OF DANGER BE YOUR BIGGEST CASE EVER? OR WILL IT BE YOUR LAST? You are an accomplished young detective with several tough cases under your belt. Then comes a case that is as difficult as it is frightening. An anonymous caller begs for help. But before you can find out more, the line goes dead..." The phone rings again, and this time you are ready. "Hello," you say. "Help, I need your hel-l-l-lp...." "Who are you?" you ask. "What is your name?" "I?m scared," the voice says. "They?re after me..." Click. The phone goes dead again. In the few seconds that have passed, your telephone-tracing device has already found the number of the other phone as well as the name and address of its owner: 555-7259, HENRY MARSDEN, 1100 HEDGE BROOK If you decide you should go immediately to 1100 Hedge Brook, turn to page 4. If you decide to give your friends Ricardo and Lisa a chance to call back, turn to page 14. YOU choose what happens next!

DID THE LOST CITY OF ATLANTIS REALLY EXIST? OR IS IT JUST A MYTH? You are a highly experienced deep sea explorer. But you search for the lost continent of Atlantis is the trip of a lifetime. It will be the most challenging and dangerous mission of your career. Many unknowns will test your courage, abilities, strengths, and judgment. And you will be using newly designed equipment that's never been tested. The cable attaching the Seeker to the ship Maray is extended to its limit. You have come to rest on a ledge near the canyon in the ocean floor that ancient myth says leads to the lost city of Atlantis. You have an experimental diving suit designed to protect you from the intense pressure of the deep. You can also cut the Seeker loose and travel further. As agreed, you signal the Maray: "All systems GO; it's awesome down here." If you decide to explore the ledge where the Seeker has come to rest, turn to page 6. YOU choose what happens next!

You and Carlos are on an expedition to the world's highest mountains in the remote kingdom of Nepal to search for the Yeti, otherwise known as the Abominable Snowman. Carlos arrives a few days early and goes missing from Everest base camp. A yeti sighting was reported nearby. Did he go after it? Or was Carlos onto the trail of something else? "I know that cry. It's the battle cry of the Yeti! We must get help and come back for Carlos." "Why are they angry?" you ask Runal. "Too many people have tormented them. We must go." The rescue helicopter lies smashed on the snow. There is no sign of the pilot, just giant Yeti footprints, leading off to the icefall?the death zone. If you follow the prints, turn to page 56. If you stay at the wreckage, hoping for help, turn to page 57." YOU choose what happens next!

You befriend two boys at your martial arts studio. Before you know it, you are initiated into the menacing Red Flower Gang. The only problem is you want no part of the under-cover smuggling operation that they are running. These guys are training for big-time crime. Do you succumb to their deadly deals, or do you fight for the freedom of others?

Weeks of training leave you feeling ready to begin saving wildlife, people, and land from the devastating forest fires that plague the Pacific Northwest. You won't know how ready you truly are until you take your first leap, hundreds of feet above a fiery inferno!