The 4th Bestselling Children’s Book Series of All Time
Unsung
A LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
Heroes: A Mash Note to Book Reps in General, and Our Reps Specifically
Chooseco was bootstrapped into existence as a small independent publisher by a large order from Barnes & Noble in the spring of 2006. That sale was made via a lucky introduction to the B&N children’s buyer. We had yet to hire a Sales Director, but in the meantime, a consultant we were using made short work of “getting you best in class independent reps for the four book territories” that spanned the United States. “You should thank me,” he added.
Coming from a guy who tended to exaggerate, that was an understatement.
Remember 2006?…Ebooks were making their debut, people spoke resignedly of the end of print, thecompany-that-shall-not-be-named was continuing to cannibalize the bookstore business, and the first tremors of the Great Recession were on the horizon.
From the start, our reps — many of whom are still with us today — were dauntless. They cheered us on, made tactful suggestions (my favorite being that a seasonal catalog should have the season specified on its cover, as in “Fall 2007”). This stalwart crew patiently answered our questions (yes, you need an internal warehouse code as well as the ISBN, and no, a book without a title on the cover might look cool but it would not sell and thus was not the best idea). Another thing we noticed: they took as much care with a $50 order as with one for $500. As the economy worsened a few years later, they barely looked up from what they were laboring on. They continued to open new accounts, mourned the loss of old ones, and kept writing orders.
As we now know, the announcement of the death of print was premature. One bookstore chain died. Miraculously, the small indie store made a comeback. Chooseco’s independent book reps had an outsize impact on that rebirth. But as usual, they made little fuss. They were too busy! They continued to open accounts, cheered the wave of new stores, watched others turn into small independent chains, and kept writing orders.
It dawned on me that good book reps have an exceptional combination of both heart and steel. To my eye they are also some of the hidden pillars of our society. In a world gone mad with clickbait and misinformation, they help hold us up and all together. Books answer bigger questions and deeper needs than Twitter and the nightly news. Without them, we would have folded long ago.
This is a heartfelt shoutout to all of them from all of us. We are so grateful for what you have done on our behalf. THANK YOU ALL.
One Year of Immersive Storytelling at the Choose Your Own Adventure® Exhibition at The Story Museum
Over 50,000 children and adults have visited the Choose Your Own Adventure installation at The Story Museum in Oxford, England, since the interactive exhibit opened in April of 2023. International guests have visited from as far afield as New Zealand, India, and Hong Kong. The installation celebrates the book series with 28 different plot lines, each one beautifully brought to life in miniature by The Story Museum’s team of designers and artists. The exhibition is on display through May of 2026.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
XOXO Shannon Gilligan
FAIRY HOUSE DISASTER
By Tina Connolly
It’s time for your town’s annual gingerbread house competition and you could not be any more excited! The grand prize this year is a brand-new electric scooter. But as you begin to decorate, Daisy the Disaster Fairy appears! Her skills need improving, but she might be just the help you need in the contest. May the best gingerbread house win!
978-1-954232-22-8
CHDRAGON37
$8.99 US, Higher in Canada
6½” x 8¼”
Paperback • 80 color pages
Carton QT: 100
Ages 5-8
GRL: Q Grade Level: 4
Available: 10/8/24
Artwork: Norm Grock
Appearance by Bert the Below Average Fairy from our bestselling Dragonlark, Fairy House
ABOUT TINA CONNOLLY
Tina Connolly (she/her) writes fantastical stories for kids, teens, and grown-ups, including the funny tween series Seriously Wicked Tor Teen.) Some of her books are serious and some of them involve flying bananas. She lives with her family in Portland, Oregon with two medium-sized children who help her think of flying banana jokes.
Her stories and novels have been finalists for the Hugo, Nebula, Norton, Locus, and World Fantasy awards. Fairy House Disaster is her second Choose Your Own Adventure book.
ESCAPE OF THE UNICORN
By Deborah Lerme Goodman
In Scotland, a lord on an isle near Edinburgh is kidnapping pegacorns, winged unicorns, for his collection! You are entrusted by the King to be one of his spies and investigate these claims. Will you stay human and sneak your way around Lord Dòmhnall’s Castle? Or will you be transformed into a flightless unicorn and blend in with the missing creatures? Only you can decide. Adventures await you in Scotland!
NEW addition to our popular unicorn Classic series!
ABOUT DEBORAH LERME GOODMAN
Deborah Lerme Goodman grew up in New York, where she saw The Hunt of the Unicorn tapestries that inspired a lifetime’s fascination. Those amazing textiles also inspired her to study tapestry weaving in college! Aside from her four other unicorn titles, she has written three CYOA books from the original series. She lives with her husband in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
978-1-954232-21-1 | CHCL210
$7.99 US, Higher in Canada
41 8 ” x 6 7 8 ” • Paperback • 144 pages
Carton Quantity: 100
Ages 9-12
GRL: V Grade Level: 5
Available: 10/8/24
Cover: Gabhor Utomo
Interiors: Suzanne Nugent
THE THREE WISHES
By Shannon Gilligan
Embark on an enchanted journey with The Three Wishes, where some of your biggest ideas come true (with mixed results). Your zany Aunt Louise gives you a special gold charm that has been in your family for more than 300 years. Each new owner of the charm gets to make three wishes. You get right to work after lunch. Will your wishes lead you to the Secret Cat Club or to a mermaid cove? Perhaps you become a stegosaurus? Or maybe learn to fly? Will you become a millionaire overnight by discovering a buried chest of old coins? Some of your choices lead you to, ahem, more than you bargained for. Be careful to choose wisely!
978-0-974535-64-7 | CHDRAGON36
$8.99 US, Higher in Canada
6 ½” x 8 ¼” • Paperback • 80 color pages
Carton Quantity: 100
Ages 5-8
GRL: Q Grade Level: 4
Artwork: Norm Grock
THE MONA LISA IS MISSING!
By Ramsey Montgomery
Just two weeks before your family’s summer trip to Paris, the world’s most famous painting, the MONA LISA, is stolen from the Musée du Louvre. This crime in the heart of the French capital is unimaginably bold! When the Sûreté (France’s FBI) learns that you solved the theft of another important painting last year in Washington, D.C., they ask you to fly over early to help them work on the investigation. You land in Paris a few days later and are faced with an immediate choice. Your good friend Pierre tells you that he needs to meet urgently. He thinks he has an important lead to the robbers. But the officials of the Sûreté are waiting…
Will you make the right choices and find the Mona Lisa before it disappears from public view forever?
978-0-9745356-5-4 | CHCL209
$7.99 US, Higher in Canada
41
9-12 GRL: V Grade Level: 5
Artwork: Gabhor Utomo
CYOA’s first self-published gift will appeal to nostalgia fans, making the deck a collector’s item!
THE CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE TAROT DECK
Illustrations by Brian Anderson
A new take on the traditional cards. Artist Brian Anderson has created a diverse cast of teens to inhabit the classic Major and Minor Arcana figures. Our iconography is faithful to the famous Rider-Waite deck. Brian adds a new dimension to the images with his steampunk-inspired aesthetic. What better place to look for guidance in making a choice than the CYOA Tarot Deck? A 128-page booklet aimed at the beginning student of Tarot by CYOA author and tarot practitioner Rana Tahir is included with the box. Great gift for both nostalgia fans, tweens, and teen audiences.
Brian Anderson (cover artist of our longerformat CYOA, Murder at the Old Willow Boarding School) created a fictional boarding school, The Arcana Institute, where gifted students of The Tarot go to learn as inspiration for all 78 cards in the deck.
978-0-9745356-6-1 | CHTAR01
$24.99
Carton Quantity: 18
Ages 12+
Illustrator: Brian Anderson Guidebook Author: Rana Tahir
Inclusive characters embody the Major and Minor arcana printed on a matte-coated stock, presented in a sleek, book-like satin-finished box with a magnetic closure. Complete with a 128-page comprehensive enclosed guidebook.
Bestseller
Bestseller
“My 10-year-old finished the first book in a week and loved it so much that he used his money to buy part two.”
– Amazon Review
“Love love love this book! My 9-year-old daughter loved this Choose Your Own Adventure and even dressed up as the ghost for Halloween! Highly recommend!”
– Amazon Review
“One of the best ‘new’ CYOA books out there! Would recommend for young readers and adults lookin for a quick game.” – Amazon Review
THE DREGG DISASTER: An Algebra I Gamebook
By Chris Matthews
Choose Your Own Adventure’s first math workbook is different from other workbooks: it’s a gamebook! The Dregg Disaster is an original and cleverly designed interactive story for students learning Algebra I.
Something fishy is going on at Dregg Corporation, the biggest employer in your town. You’re determined to find answers, but in order to make your next choice, you’ll also have to find solutions to algebraic equations along the way!
Each of the four chapters includes an “Adventurer’s Advice” section to help students navigate their way through the gamebook if they find themselves in need of algebraic assistance.
“I picked up The Dregg Disaster for myself, as an adult, and I am beyond obsessed with it! I teach 6th grade special education and can’t wait to use it in our class. I literally walked around the school this morning sharing the book with EVERYONE! PLEASE make more of these math books! They are SO fun and an incredible way to teach math.”
– Karen Evans, 6th grade teacher
978-1-937133-93-1 | CHWB01
$19.99 US | Higher in Canada
7” x 9” • Paperback • 288 pages
Carton Quantity: 18 Ages 12-16
Cover: Eoin Coveney
Interiors: María Pesado
FREE DOWNLOAD INCLUDED WITH MORE ALGEBRA PROBLEMS & ANSWER KEY!
“This action-packed story is a fun adventure for readers. Kids will learn or be able to practice their Algebra I skills, while older students or adults will be able to refresh their memory on basic math concepts.”
– Geek Mom
DRAGONLARKS
978-1-933390-39-0
$7.99
DRAGONLARKS DRAGONLARKS
DRAGONLARKS DRAGONLARKS
DRAGONLARKS DRAGONLARKS
By Anson Montgomery
Gilligan
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By R. A. Montgomery
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CLASSICS
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RECENTLY PUBLISHED
Deborah Lerme Goodman
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HOUSE OF DANGER
By R. A. Montgomery
978-1-933390-06-2 | CHCL06
CLASSICS
By Shannon Gilligan
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Montgomery
By Shannon Gilligan
By Jay Leibold
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Becket
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Gilligan
Montgomery 978-1-933390-22-2 | CHCL22
Inca Gold by Jim Becket
CLASSICS
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A. Montgomery
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A. Montgomery
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McMurtry
WHEEL By R. A. Montgomery
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PIRATE TREASURE OF THE ONYX DRAGON By Alison
Gilligan
978-1-933390-99-4 CHCL37
$7.99 US | Higher in Canada
1 8 ” x 6 7 8
Paperback • 144 pages
Carton Quantity: 100 GRL: U Grade Level: 5
PUNISHMENT: EARTH
By R. A. Montgomery
978-1-933390-36-9 CHCL36 $7.99 US | Higher in Canada
Carton Quantity: 100
T Grade Level: 5
SEARCH FOR THE BLACK RHINO By Alison Gilligan
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Paperback • 144 pages
Carton Quantity: 100 GRL: U Grade Level: 5
ESCAPE FROM THE HAUNTED WAREHOUSE By Anson Montgomery 978-1-937133-47-4 | CHCL185
CURSE OF THE PIRATE MIST By Doug Wilhelm 978-1-937133-02-3 CHCL39 $7.99 US | Higher in Canada
Brooklyn Mermaid by C. E. Simpson
CYOA Spies: Spy for Cleopatra by Katherine Factor
CLASSICS
THE MAGIC OF THE UNICORN
By Deborah Lerme Goodman
978-1-937133-25-2
BY BALLOON TO THE SAHARA By D. Terman 978-1-937133-48-1 | CHCL186
$7.99 US Higher in Canada
4 1 8 ” x 6 7 8 ” • Paperback • 144 pages
Carton Quantity: 100 GRL: T Grade Level: 5
& SPIES
THE RESCUE OF THE UNICORN
By Deborah Lerme Goodman
978-1-937133-67-2
THE TRUMPET OF TERROR By Deborah
Lerme Goodman
978-1-937133-29-0 |
SPIES: JAMES ARMISTEAD LAFAYETTE
By Kyandreia Jones
978-1-937133-31-3 | CHCL191
$7.99 US | Higher in Canada
4 1 8 ” x 6 7 8” • Paperback • 144 pages
Carton Qt: 100 GRL: V Grade Level: 5
ABOUT R. A. MONTGOMERY
THE THRONE OF ZEUS By
Deborah Lerme Goodman
978-1-937133-30-6 |
$7.99
SPIES: MATA HARI
By Katherine Factor
978-1-937133-32-0 | CHCL192
$7.99 US | Higher in Canada 4 1 8 ” x 6 7 8” • Paperback • 144 pages
Carton Quantity: 100 GRL: V Grade Level: 5
R. A. Montgomery was an adventurer all his life, climbing mountains in the Himalaya, skiing throughout Europe, and scuba-diving wherever he could. He wrote his first interactive book, Journey Under the Sea, in 1976. A few years later Bantam bought this book and gave Montgomery a contract for five more. Bantam renamed the series Choose Your Own Adventure and a publishing phenomenon was born. R. A. Montgomery was married to the writer Shannon Gilligan. He died in November 2014, only two months after his last book was published.
SPIES: MARY BOWSER
By Kyandreia Jones
978-1-937133-39-9 | CHCL198
$7.99 US Higher in Canada
4 1 8 ” x 6 7 8”
SPIES: SPY FOR CLEOPATRA
By Katherine Factor
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SPIES: HARRY HOUDINI
By Katherine Factor
978-1-937133-36-8 | CHCL195
$7.99 US | Higher in Canada
4 1 8 ” x 6 7 8” • Paperback • 144 pages
Carton Quantity: 100 GRL: X Grade Level: 6-8
SPIES: NOOR INAYAT KHAN By Rana Tahir 978-1-937133-37-5 | CHCL196
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Lost On The Amazon
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War With The Evil Power Master
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Lost On The Amazon
Prisoner Of The Ant People
Trouble On Planet Earth
War With The Evil Power Master
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