Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she sends Percy to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods, where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon, a mystery unfolds and together with his friends, Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.

It's 1946 and Langston and his dad are moving from Alabama to Chicago. Chicago doesn't feel like a new start, or a better life. Langston's dad is always busy at work, and school he's bullied for being a country boy. But Langston's new home has one fantastic thing. Unlike the whites-only library in Alabama, the Chicago Public Library welcomes everyone. There, hiding out after school, Langston discovers another Langston--a poet whom his mother named her only son after.

Suppose there were 12-year-old twins, a boy and girl named John and Abigail Templeton. Now suppose their father was a brilliant, if sometime confused, inventor. And suppose that another set of twins—adults, kidnapped the Templeton twins and their ridiculous dog in order to get their father to turn over one of his genius (sort of) inventions. Wouldn't you like to hear that story?

Sixteen people receive invitations to live at the luxurious Sunset Towers, but after a Halloween dare gone wrong, they are all named as heirs in the mysterious will of Sam Westing. In order to win Westing’s millions, they must solve a riddle hidden in the will. Faced in a battle of wits against each other, a burglar, a bookie, a bomber, and a mistake, they will discover if they have what it takes to play The Westing Game.

Book lover Meggie lives a quiet life with her father Mo, a bookbinder. One day, a dangerous looking character called Dustfinger – a strange but oddly familiar name – shows up and Meggie’s story and her life is changed forever.

Sixth grader Miranda lives in New York City in the year 1979. Her mother has made it on the TV show The $20,000 Pyramid, and Miranda is helping her prepare. But in the midst of the excitement, Miranda begins receiving notes from a mysterious stranger. The more notes she receives, the more she realizes that a tragic event is coming, and she might be the only one who can save the day.

Twelve-year-old Dashiell Gibson is famous the world over for being one of the first humans to live on the moon, and unfortunately, he's bored out of his mind! But then Moon Base Alpha’s top scientist turns up dead. Dash has to solve the murder and discover what secrets are being covered up in this mysterious, humorous space whodunit.

For Milo, everything’s a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through only because he’s got nothing better to do, but on the other side things seem different. Milo jumps to the Island of Conclusions, learns about time from a ticking watchdog named Tock, and embarks on a quest to rescue Rhyme and Reason.

Brian Robeson is traveling as a passenger in a single-engine plane to visit his father in Canada. At seven thousand feet in the air, the pilot dies from a massive heart attack, leaving Brian no choice but to take the controls and land the plane in the wilderness where he will have to learn to survive alone.

Fantastic Mr. Fox is on the run! The three meanest farmers around are out to get him. Fat Boggis, squat Bunce, and skinny Bean have joined forces, and they have Mr. Fox and his family surrounded. What they don’t know is that they’re not dealing with just any fox–Mr. Fox would never surrender. But only the most fantastic plan ever can save him now.