Bobby thinks his teacher, Ms. Kirby, is horrible, but when he sees her outside of school and they spend a day in the park together, he discovers she might not be so bad after all.

"As an assassin working for the Pirate Queen, eighteen-year-old Sorinda is surprised when Alosa's next task for her is not to kill a new target, but to captain a handpicked crew on a rescue mission. Unfortunately, her sailing master is twenty-year-old Kearan. He may be the best helmsman the Pirate Queen has, but Sorinda finds him a real pain in the arse. Sadly, there are few places on a ship to hide from an attentive man. As the crew of the Vengeance...

"An eccentric detective and her long-suffering assistant untangle a web of magic, deceit, and murder in a fantasy reimagining of the classic crime novel"-- "In Daretana's grandest mansion, an Imperial officer lies dead -- killed, to all appearances, when a tree erupted from his body. Even here at the Empire's borders, where contagions abound and the blood of the leviathans works strange magical changes, it's a death both terrifying and impossible....

"Long ago, the world was destroyed by gods. Only nine cities were spared. Separated by vast wilderness teeming with monsters and unimaginable dangers, each city is now ruled by a guardian--royalty who feed on mortal pleasure. Born with an intuition that never fails, Calista knows her talents are of great value to the power-hungry of the world, so she lives hidden as a courtesan of the Baron of Archwood. In exchange for his protection, she grants him...

Kelly Crosby is the new kid in school. So far, it's not going so well. He's already gotten lost, had trouble making friends, and annoyed the monster that lives in the school basement. That's right. This new school has a monster. Every year, at a party called Friiight Night, one (un)lucky kid is chosen to be the monster's special guest of honor. Guess whose luck is about to run out?

When Larry the monster turns into a chicken, he asks the reader to help him change back to normal.

"Use your reading superpowers to learn all about some of the world's most mysterious monsters. Children will love to find out about people who claim to have seen monsters, and the evidence for their existence."

"It is getting harder to hide the monsters in "Motel Mattigan" from their dad, but the Mattigan kids are eager to collect a new creature, but sorting out the truth will force them to look inside themselves"--

The mysterious monsters hiding in the Mattigan's basement have discovered they have something in common. When clues about this link point to an island in Canada, one where a werewolf has recently been sighted, Maddie, Max, and Theo convince their dad it's time for one more mission. The kids are determined to help their friends uncover the truth about their pasts--but also to uncover the truth about their own.

"Join Little Boo's spook-tacular Halloween party!" --