Avon the snail decides to become a writer with the help of his friend Edward the ant, which leads them into a series of adventures involving close encounters with an anteater, a crow, a tree frog, and a hungry fish.

Ten-year-old orphan Mary Lennox comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.

Adaptations of the stories of the Greek gods are presented through the insider perspective of the (amusingly snarky) modern son of Poseidon, Percy Jackson, who interprets the creation myth while offering a personal take on his ancient associates.

A Cuban-American boy must use his secret ability to communicate with animals to save the inhabitants of his town when they are threatened by a witch that transforms into animals.

Uprooted once again, the little people journey down a drain, live briefly in a teakettle, and are swept away in a flood. "As irresistible as its predecessors."—Booklist

Will Wilford Wiggins finally part the kids of Idaville from their hard-earned allowances? Can Encyclopedia stop Sally from belting Bugs Meany into the next millennium? What happens when performance art comes to Idaville? To find the answers—and to solve the mysteries of the sleepy beagle and the shower singers—read the continuing adventures of the world's most famous boy detective!