THE TARDY BOYS       It’s New! It’s Hilarious! It’s … The Tardy Boys!   Are you ready to laugh out loud? No? Well, that’s okay. But we promise you’ll get plenty of chuckles out of this new series for readers in grades 4 – 6. Each book features Wade and Leyton Tardy and a whole crew of whacky friends and nasty enemies.   Is That A Dead Dog in Your Locker?   Of course it’s not dead. But unless you look carefully, you might think Wheezy the pug dog is in pretty bad shape. It’s up to the Tardy Boys and their friend Daisy to keep Wheezy hidden all day in a school locker. But Assistant Principal Snout is on the stinky scent, and the Tardy boys’ worst arch enemies, Fibby Mandible and Barton Slugg, are eager to get them busted!   Is That A Dead Dog in Your Locker? (ISBN 0-439-77694-5) costs $1.95 and is available only from Scholastic Book Clubs at 1-800-724-6527)   Is That A Sick Cat in Your Backpack?   Well, not exactly. Skinny Kitty just happens to be the scrawniest, scraggliest cat ever. But somehow the Tardy Boys have to beef him up for the school’s Catalent Contest. Little do they know that they’ll also be asked to save the ENTIRE WORLD!   Is That A Sick Cat in Your Backpack? (ISBN 0-439-77695-3) will be available only from Scholastic Book Clubs at 1-800-724-6527) in February of 2007.   Is That A Glow-In-The-Dark Bunny in Your Halloween Sack?   With Halloween approaching, Leyton and Wade Tardy are trying to come up with totally awesome costumes. Whoever has the best costume will win The School With No Name's King of Candy Contest. Unfortunately, Fibby Mandible, the school's bossiest, snobbiest girl and Barton Slugg, the WORST ARCH ENEMY EVER, have their eyes on that prize as well. And when the fiercest, meanest, most sinister aliens in the entire universe appear in their neighborhood, only Wade and Leyton can save the Earth from being destroyed.   Is That an Angry Penguin in Your Gym Bag?   Thanks to global warming, it's a beautiful 85 degree winter morning. Fortunately for the Tardy Boys, The School With No Name has an indoor hockey rink. But when they show up for practice, the ice has been taken over by small, flightless birdlike black-and-white ... aliens? Fibby Mandible, the school's bossiest, snobbiest girl and Barton Slugg, the WORST ARCH ENEMY EVER, have hatched a devious plot to use this invasion to their advantage. With everyone at school busy trying out for American Super Mega Idol Star Search, can Leyton and Wade prevent these creatures from becoming extinct?