Books by J. E. Bright
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Here's a partial list of the books I've written as J. E. Bright. Click any of the pictures to check out the book on Amazon.com!
Ice Age: Continental Drift: Best Friends
This 32-page Level 2 I-Can-Read book, illustrated with stills from the movie, centers around all the friendships that make the prehistoric world so much fun to visit.
Ice Age: Continental Drift: Manny's Big Adventure
This 32-page Level 2 I-Can-Read movie novelization focuses on Manfred the Mammoth's voyage to return to his family.
DC Super Friends: Batman Stand-Up Mover
This 10-page die-cut board book features a big Batman on the cover with posable action arms! The story inside shows Batman teaming up with the world's greatest super heroes.
DC Super-Villains: Joker on the High Seas
Arrr, matey! The Joker thinks he's a pirate, so he hijacks a huge cargo ship and sets a trap for Batman and Robin. Told from the Joker's twisted point-of-view.
DC Super-Villains: Lex Luthor and the Kryptonite Caverns
Evil genius Lex Luthor devises a terrible scheme to kill Superman -- by stripping the Man of Steel of all his powers in an underground cavern system. Told from Lex Luthor's nasty point-of-view.
DC Super Friends: Race to Save Christmas
My first interactive, animated story app for the iPad and iPhone, available at the iTunes store! Along with games and activities, the story features Batman, Superman, the Flash, and Green Lantern racing around the world to rescue Santa Claus from the clutches of the Joker! For ages 4 and up.
DC Super Friends: Heroes Unite!
This 10-page board book features die-cut pages shaped like Batman, Superman, and Green Lantern, and shows the Super Friends battling a meteor in outer space!
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked: Too Cool for Rules
Based on the new Chipmunks movie, Chipwrecked, this Level 2 I Can Read book (for ages 4-8) shows Alvin getting in all kinds of rule-breaking adventures -- and the dangerous consequences!
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked: Castaway Critters
This storybook retells the story of the new Chipmunks movie, Chipwrecked, for ages 4-8, with stills from the flick!
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked: Brittany Speaks!
While marooned on a deserted island with the Chipmunks and the Chipettes, Brittany tells the story of her incredible rise to fame. For ages 4-8.
Based on the hit DVD, this 24-page adventure for ages 4-8 features Barbie traveling to the fairyland of Gloss Angeles to rescue Ken from the Queen of the Fairies! Available in supermarkets and drugstores.
In this 24-page "I Can Be" storybook for ages 4-8, Barbie and her friends become fashion designers and create a fabulous line of teen clothes! Available in supermarkets and drugstores.
Based on the hit DVD, Barbie stars in the 24-page storybook for ages 4-8 as Merliah, a surfer who discovers she's really a mermaid princess! Available in supermarkets and drugstores.
Barbie: A Space Camp Adventure
In this 24-page "I Can Be" storybook for ages 4-8, Barbie and her three sisters attend Space Camp and have an out-of-this-world adventure! Available in supermarkets and drugstores.
In this amazing 56-page illustrated adventure for ages 8-12, the ancient villain Vandal Savage is the rampage again, and Green Lantern must travel to Egypt to defeat his grotesque army of undead mummies . . . and solve the riddle of the animated Sphinx!
DC Super Heroes: Killer Kalaidoscope
In this 56-page illustrated novel for ages 8-12, the Flash is up against one of his oldest enemies -- Rainbow Raider! If the Flash doesn't outrace the villain's wild color powers, a giant kalaidoscope might become a black hole and consume the whole planet!
DC Super Friends: Heroes in Action
This 10-page hardcover pop-out book for ages 4-8 stars the Super Friends rescuing a baby panda from The Joker at the Metropolis Zoo. It has paper-engineered action pops on every page!
DC Super Heroes: Deepwater Disaster
A 56-page full-color novel for ages 8-12 that presents Aquaman with one of his most difficult challenges: dealing with the aftermath of an oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico! Aquaman must team up with his arch-enemy Black Manta to save his undersea kingdom.
DC Super Pets: The Fastest Pet on Earth
This original 56-page novel for readers ages 6-10, illustrated by Art Baltazar, tells the story of Jumpa, Wonder Woman's Kanga, as she has to race a cheating cheetah named Chauncey in order to protect a powerful baby golden tortoise.
DC Super Pets: Heroes of the High Seas
This original 56-page novel for readers ages 6-10, illustrated by Art Baltazar, stars Aquaman's pets, an octopus named Topo, a seal named Ark, and a super-seahorse named Storm. If they don't defeat Misty and Sneezers, the stingray minions of Black Manta, a giant vortex will engulf Atlantis!
DC Super Heroes: The Deadly Dream Machine
This original 56-page illustrated novel for readers ages 8-12 features Superman battling Abra Kadabra, a super-villain from the 64th Century.
For readers ages 8-12, this 144-page novelization is based on the live-action movie Marmaduke.
How to Train Your Dragon: The Chapter Book
For readers ages 7-10, this 64-page novelization is based on the 3D animated movie How to Train Your Dragon, from DreamWorks.
For readers ages 8 and up, this 144-page novelization is based on the animated movie, Planet 51!
DC Super Friends: Brain Freeze!
An original Level 2 Reader about the Super Friends battling Mr. Freeze.
Monsters vs. Aliens: Top Secret
A novelization based on the new DreamWorks animated movie, Monsters vs. Aliens!
G.I. JOE: The Rise of COBRA: Ninja Showdown
An illustrated storybook based on the new live-action G.I. JOE: The Rise of COBRA movie!
Escape 2 Africa: The Junior Novel
Based on the new Madagascar 2 movie, Escape 2 Africa!
The Fierce Guide to Life: The Ultimate Source of Beauty, Fashion, and Model Behavior
Inspired by America's Next Top Model, the runaway runway hit!
The Fierce Guide to Life was chosen as one of the 2010 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers by YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association), a division of the ALA (American Library Association)!
The Incredible Hulk Movie Novelization
The full story from the movie.
The Incredible Hulk: My Search for a Cure
An easy Ready-to-Read about Bruce Banner's attempts to figure out his awesome transformation.
Narnia: Prince Caspian: The Fight for the Throne
Prince Caspian tells about his magical adventure as he battles to regain rulership of Narnia.
High School Musical: All About Dancing
Learn to dance by following the step-by-step instructions and the descriptive breakdowns on the dances from the first two High School Musical movies. Includes a DVD and a dance mat!
Kung Fu Panda: The Secret of the Scroll
Based on the hilarious animated movie.
Follow Your Heart: Your Best Friend's Boyfriend
A choose-your-own romance novel for middle-grade readers!
Love Stories: A Song for Caitlin
A beautiful tearjerker -- one of my favorite books I've written.
The novelization of the animated movie.
Care Bears: What Makes You Happy?
A supercute best-seller.
Clifford's Puppy Days: Hide and Seek
A novelty board book with sliding surprises.
Rescue Heroes: Why We Became Rescue Heroes
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Rescue Heroes.
Based on the animated TV show.
Based on the animated TV show.
I wrote these under the series pseudonym Kate William, in the series created by Francine Pascal.
Sweet Valley High: A Picture Perfect Prom?
A hilarious prom adventure with the Wakefield twins.
The final SVH novel -- and very sad, since the whole town got destroyed by an earthquake.
I filled in for Melinda Metz for one of her Roswell High novels.
