When Neil shoots zombies in his imagination, they’re horrible and awful and they don’t have names. And then he meets Max, a zombie on the run from even worse zombies. Max is pretty nice, though.The thing is, Max isn’t just a zombie...Max is a girl zombie.

Spies. Kids. Magic.Rachael Baptiste's mom disappeared a week ago. Nobody knows what happened.Her second-grade classmate, Raul, breaks into Rachael's house...and tries to steal her mom's password.When he is hunted down by giant talking dogs, Rachael follows him and discovers that Raul and her mom have a magical sickness that lets them turn into animals, or Exotics.A group of evil Exotics, the Shadow Dogs, kidnap Rachael and Raul to a mysterious ...

Galileo always knew his parents were different. In fact, they’re mad scientists. He’s gotten kind of used to it.Until they day that one of their inventions goes completely out of control: a matter replicator in their basement that is designed to turned sewage into more useful biological materials. The replicator is now stuck on the “guinea pig” setting and things are getting out of control as thousands of guinea pigs erupt from Galileo’s basement and start taking over the neighborh...

What if cats were really there to guard your dreams?Lost in the Forest of Dreams, the dashing, handsome cat Ferntail must rescue his human girl from her horrible nightmares, nightmares that come from outside her mind. Will a mysterious and beautiful cat from The Society of Secret Cats help lead them out of the forest...or further astray?

Whose friendship matters most in the land of dreams?Ferntail the cat and his friends have been summoned to the capital of dreams. Why? No one explained, but it seemed foolish to decline. Perhaps the King of Cats would like to recognize them for their brave and valiant deed.Or perhaps the King of Cats needs their help.The nearby Kingdom of Mice has been overthrown, and suspicions abound. Who is undermining the land of dreams?Only Ferntail can...

A scary children's horror story about werewolves and the monster in the basement...Colin’s tired of his mean, bullying Grandpa stealing kids’ chocolate Easter eggs. So he hatches a plan to make his Grandpa eat one of last year’s Easter eggs. One of the regular kind. That stinks when it gets rotten.It was a terrible plan. But it was also a great plan.He just shouldn’t have gone outside at the farm to get the egg on the night of the full moon before Easter, when the w...

Rachael survived her adventures on The Floating Menagerie and went back to her normal life…except that her mom is still missing. Now she’s coming down with the Exotics virus herself and is changing into a half-human, half-animal Exotic, just like her friends. As a new Exotic, Rachael can’t control the change, so she travels to a safe place for Exotics in danger—Xanadu House. The house is owned by an aunt that Rachael never knew she had, and who will protect any Exotic, no matter which side...

What do you do when your house is giving you nightmares?Ferntail the cat is quite proud of being the guardian of young Jaela's dreams. But he can do nothing about the nightmares that the house is giving the whole family.For that, a dog must be called in.But when the dog arrives, he isn't the big, tough German Shepherd or Rottweiler that Ferntail hopes will be able to bring the house back into line...but a completely ridiculous, panting, fat-cheeked,annoying pug pupp...

In the woods, Nickolas’s father tells him stories to pass the time as they cut down trees...but one story, he won’t tell. Not until Nickolas grows old enough to hear it. Finally, the time comes: the men in Nickolas’s family were always good at cutting things, but in older times, they were too good, and did monstrous things, eventually angering a local dragon.The dragon cursed the men of their family to fall into a deep sleep that lasts from fall to spring, like a bear’s. And in the...

Returning home again after the terrible events at Xanadu House, Rachael Baptiste has learned not to trust humans...because they might be part of the Lighthouse Parents, a hostile group out to arrest and destroy the Exotics.Her parents do nothing but argue. Her Exotic friends pretend to be normal. Her human friends hint that it might be better if the Exotics just disappeared. And now the horrible Mr. Hightower wants her to spy for him...on her mom.Rachael doesn’t know what s...

Being the heir to hell comes with enemies. Being a pawn in someone else's game? That's where Luke draws the line.Luke Tievel has always known his enemies outnumber his friends. When your inheritance is the underworld, that comes with the territory. But divine politics have escalated to a new level—and now both Luke and his partner, Detective Sorcha O'Malley, have targets on their backs.Old factions are rising. Heaven and hell are circling. And every side wa...

Ten tales of fantasy, adventure, death, alien invasions, bullies, and the brave kids who fight back. Zombie girls who have to hide, lest they get eaten by bigger zombies. Food that bites back. Wizards who are scared of their own power. Murdered (and murderous) pets. Secret superpowers. Secret cats. And that last, great voyage into the unknown.Stories to be whispered under the covers, by flashlight.Stories to be read by firelight to the robots who come out of the woods....