SELECT PUBLICATIONS
The Gemini Agent
Publication Date: June 28, 2011
Publisher: Simon Spotlight (Simon & Schuster)
ISBN: 978-1-4424-1342-9
Reading Level: Young Adult
Hardcover/Paperback: 224 pages
This is the third novel in the new Starfleet Academy book series, set in the alternate Star Trek universe created in the 2009 motion picture, “Star Trek.” It follows Kirk, McCoy, Uhura, Spock, and Chekov during their cadet days at the academy. Its target audience is mature teen and college-age readers.
The Delta Anomaly
Publication Date: November 2, 2010
Publisher: Simon Spotlight (Simon & Schuster)
ISBN: 978-1-4424-1241-5
Reading Level: Young Adult
Hardcover/Paperback: 224 pages
This is the first novel in the Starfleet Academy book series. See above for further description.
The Tasty Tale of Chewandswallow (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs)
Publication Date: August 4, 2009
Publisher: Simon Spotlight (Simon & Schuster)
ISBN: 978-1-4169-6496-4
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Paperback: 24 pages
This storybook for young children is based on the 2009 summer movie, “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.” Its target audience is very young readers, ages 4-8.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (The Movie Storybook)
Publication Date: June 23, 2009
Publisher: Simon Spotlight (Simon & Schuster)
ISBN: 978-1-4169-7857-2
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Paperback: 48 pages
This storybook for young children is based on the 2009 summer movie, “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.” Its target audience is young readers, ages 5 to 9.
“Tom Swift, Young Inventor” Series
Rick Barba wrote the following pair of adventure novels for middle readers (ages 9-12) under the traditional Tom Swift pseudonym of “Victor Appleton.” Under the Radar is book #6 of the series, and On Top of the World is book #5.
Under the Radar
Publication Date: October 2, 2007
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks (Simon & Schuster)
ISBN: 978-1-4169-3644-2
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Paperback: 146 pages
On Top of the World (Tom Swift, Young Inventor)
Publication Date: May 22, 2007
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks (Simon & Schuster)
ISBN: 978-1-4169-3643-5
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Paperback: 160 pages
“Spy Gear Adventures” Series
Rick Barba created and wrote this original series of six novels loosely tied to the Spy Gear line of toys from Wild Planet. The books are numbered and link to form a complete story, so they’re listed in order below.
The Secret of Stoneship Woods (Spy Gear Adventures: Book 1)
Publication Date: January 10, 2006
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks (Simon & Schuster)
ISBN: 978-1-4169-0887-6
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Paperback: 160 pages
The Massively Multiplayer Mystery (Spy Gear Adventures: Book 2)
Publication Date: January 10, 2006
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks (Simon & Schuster)
ISBN: 978-1-4169-0888-3
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Paperback: 240 pages
The Quantum Quandary (Spy Gear Adventures: Book 3)
Publication Date: May 23, 2006
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks (Simon & Schuster)
ISBN: 978-1-4169-0889-0
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Paperback: 208 pages
The Doomsday Dust (Spy Gear Adventures: Book 4)
Publication Date: October 3, 2006
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks (Simon & Schuster)
ISBN: 978-1-4169-0890-6
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Paperback: 208 pages
The Shrieking Shadow (Spy Gear Adventures: Book 5)
Publication Date: March 6, 2007
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks (Simon & Schuster)
ISBN: 978-1-4169-0891-3
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Paperback: 176 pages
The Omega Operative (Spy Gear Adventures: Book 6)
Publication Date: August 21, 2007
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks (Simon & Schuster)
ISBN: 978-1-4169-0892-0
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Paperback: 192 pages