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  • Bibliography:
    105 Books (12 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 1994
  • Latest Book:
    February 2023
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Full Series List in Order

The Copernicus Legacy

1 - The Forbidden Stone (Jan-2014)
2 - The Serpent's Curse (Oct-2014)
3 - The Golden Vendetta (Aug-2015)
4 - The Crown of Fire (Nov-2016)

The Copernicus Archives

1 - Wade and the Scorpion's Claw (Sep-2014)
2 - Becca and the Prisoner's Cross (Jun-2015)

Cracked Classics

1 - Trapped in Transylvania (Dracula) (May-2002)
2 - Mississippi River Blues (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) (May-2002)
3 - What a Trip! (Around the World in Eighty Days) (Aug-2002)
4 - Humbug Holiday (A Christmas Carol) (Oct-2002)
5 - X Marks the Spot (Treasure Island) (Nov-2002)
6 - Crushing on a Capulet (Romeo and Juliet) (Jan-2003)

Danger Guys

1 - Danger Guys (May-1994)
2 - Danger Guys Blast Off (May-1994)
3 - Danger Guys: Hollywood Halloween (Sep-1994)
4 - Danger Guys Hit the Beach (Mar-1995)
5 - Danger Guys on Ice (Sep-1995)
6 - Danger Guys and the Golden Lizard (Mar-1996)

Don't Touch That Remote!

1 - Sitcom School (Sep-1999)
2 - The Fake Teacher (Oct-1999)
3 - Stinky Business (Feb-2010)
4 - Freak Week (Jan-2001)

Goofballs

1 - The Crazy Case of Missing Thunder (Mar-2012)
2 - The Startling Story of the Stolen Statue (Mar-2012)
3 - Superhero Silliness (Oct-2012)
4 - The Mysterious Talent Show Mystery (Feb-2013)
5 - The Ha-Ha-Haunting of Hyde House (Sep-2013)
6 - The Crazy Classroom Caper (Feb-2014)

The Haunting Of Derek Stone

1 - City Of The Dead (Jan-2009)
2 - Bayou Dogs (Mar-2009)
3 - The Red House (Jun-2009)
4 - The Ghost Road (Sep-2009)

Secrets of Droon

1 - The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet (Jun-1999)
2 - Journey to the Volcano Palace (Jun-1999)
3 - The Mysterious Island (Aug-1999)
4 - City in the Clouds (Oct-1999)
5 - The Great Ice Battle (Dec-1999)
6 - The Sleeping Giant of Goll (Feb-2000)
7 - Into the Land of the Lost (Apr-2000)
8 - The Golden Wasp (Jun-2000)
9 - Tower of the Elf King (Jul-2001)
10 - Quest for the Queen (Nov-2000)
11 - The Hawk Bandits of Tarkoom (Feb-2001)
12 - Under the Serpent Sea (May-2001)
13 - The Mask of Maliban (Oct-2001)
14 - Voyage of the Jaffa Wind (Feb-2002)
15 - The Moon Scroll (Apr-2002)
16 - The Knights of Silversnow (Aug-2002)
17 - Dream Thief (Jan-2003)
18 - Search for the Dragon Ship (May-2003)
19 - The Coiled Viper (Jul-2003)
20 - In the Ice Caves of Krog (Sep-2003)
21 - Flight of the Genie (Jan-2004)
22 - The Isle of Mists (Jul-2004)
23 - The Fortress of the Treasure Queen (Oct-2004)
24 - The Race To Doobesh (Dec-2004)
25 - The Riddle Of Zorfendorf Castle (Apr-2005)
26 - The Moon Dragon (Jan-2006)
27 - The Chariot of Queen Zara (Apr-2006)
28 - In the Shadow of Goll (Jul-2006)
29 - Pirates of the Purple Dawn (Feb-2007)
30 - Escape from Jabar-Loo (Jun-2007)
31 - Queen of Shadowthorn (Oct-2007)
32 - The Treasure of the Orkins (Jun-2008)
33 - Flight of the Blue Serpent (Oct-2008)
34 - In the City of Dreams (Feb-2009)
35 - The Lost Empire of Koomba (Oct-2009)

Secrets of Droon Special Edition

1 - The Magic Escapes (Nov-2002)
2 - Wizard or Witch? (Mar-2004)
3 - Voyagers Of The Silver Sand (Jul-2005)
4 - Sorcerer (Sep-2006)
5 - Moon Magic (Feb-2008)
6 - Crown of Wizards (May-2009)
7 - The Genie King (Jun-2010)
8 - The Final Quest (Oct-2010)

Time Surfers

1 - Space Bingo (Mar-1996)
2 - Orbit Wipeout! (Mar-1996)
3 - Mondo Meltdown (Jun-1996)
4 - Into the Zonk Zone! (Aug-1996)
5 - Splash Crash! (Feb-1997)
6 - Zero Hour (Apr-1997)
7 - Shock Wave (Jan-2009)
8 - Doom Star (Aug-1997)

Underworlds

1 - The Battle Begins (Apr-2012)
2 - When Monsters Escape (Apr-2012)
3 - Revenge of the Scorpion King (Aug-2012)
4 - The Ice Dragon (Dec-2012)

The Weird Zone

1 - Zombie Surf Commandos from Mars! (Jul-1996)
2 - The Incredible Shrinking Kid! (Jul-1996)
3 - The Beast from Beneath the Cafeteria! (Sep-1996)
4 - Attack of the Alien Mole Invaders! (Nov-1996)
5 - The Brain That Wouldn't Obey (Jan-1997)
6 - Gigantopus from Planet X! (Mar-1997)
7 - Cosmic Boy Versus Mezmo Head! (May-1997)
8 - Revenge of the Tiki Men! (Jul-1997)

Book List in Order: 105 titles

  • Danger Guys

    Danger Guys - 1

    Their first names are Noodle and Zeek, but their middle names are “Danger” -- in this “exciting” series from the author of the Secrets of Droon (Booklist).   Best buddies Noodle and Zeek love adventure -- and that’s a good thing, becau...

  • Danger Guys Blast Off

    Danger Guys - 2

    Best friends Noodle and Zeek look forward to a day of fun at the Mayville Carnival. But when the rocket ride they're on makes weird noises, and they fly out of the fair and begin to buzz the school, the boys know that once again, they've found danger...

  • Danger Guys: Hollywood Halloween

    Danger Guys - 3

    Noodle and Zeek have two tickets to Paragon Studio. But when lightning strikes and the studio goes haywire, a dangerous cast of thousands descends. Noodle and Zeeks find themselves battling every movie monster ever made--a killer cyborg, a sneezi...

  • Danger Guys Hit the Beach

    Danger Guys - 4

    In Noodle and Zeke’s fourth adventure, a day at the beach turns out to be anything but dull. Their surfboard crash-lands on a haunted island and they find themselves face-to-face with sea captain’s ghost, a mysterious sunken treasure ship, and na...

  • Danger Guys on Ice

    Danger Guys - 5

    While attempting to have a relaxing afternoon on the ski slopes, our Indiana Jones-style heroes discover a prehistoric ice man. And the deeper they go into a cavernous tunnel, the deeper they're pulled into a mad plot to take over the world with an a...

  • Danger Guys and the Golden Lizard

    Danger Guys - 6

    In this sixth adventure, our Indiana Jones style heroes set off on a treasure hunt deep in the jungles of Central America. The Guys are determined to find the precious Golden Lizard -- even if they have to fight off man-eating plants and hungry allig...

  • Orbit Wipeout!

    Time Surfers - 2

    Things are looking up for Ned Banks. His best friend, Ernie, is on his way to visit for a whole week! But then Ned gets an urgent call from the Time Surfers and he has to travel into deep space with Roop and Suzi to check out Centaur One"an abandon...

  • Space Bingo

    Time Surfers - 1

    Ned Banks is miserable.  He's the new kid in school--and he sticks out like a sore thumb.  His life is going downhill fast.  Until something happens.  Ned's not  sure how he did it--but he beamed two kids from the year 2099 into his bedroom...

  • Mondo Meltdown

    Time Surfers - 3

    ERNIE HAS ARRIVED! And so has the future. Except it’s not the future Ned, Suzi, and Roop imagined. Vorg, the evil master of time, has traveled into the past and changed the future. MegaCity is no more. In fact, the planet’s a mess Kids everywhere...



  • Zombie Surf Commandos from Mars!

    The Weird Zone - 1

    Welcome to the Weird Zone, the UFO capital of the world, where crazy is ordinary and Martians will eat your brain!Life in Grover’s Mill is never boring. When best friends Liz, Holly, and Jeff arrive at the local lake one morning, they know it i...

  • The Incredible Shrinking Kid!

    The Weird Zone - 2

    Crazy toymakers, disappearing houses, and shrinking boys: Just another day in the Weird Zone!A blast of strange purple light zaps Sean Vickers while he is riding his bike in Grover’s Mill. His sister Holly assures him that nothing is wrong, but...

  • Into the Zonk Zone!

    Time Surfers - 4

    SUMMER IS ALMOST here and there’s only one thing standing between Ned and freedom -- his duty as a Time Surfer. When Roop and Suzi arrive from the future and tell Ned his surfie’s been seen around MegaCity, Ned knows he’s in big trouble. And wi...

  • The Beast from Beneath the Cafeteria!

    The Weird Zone - 3

    Liz and her friends battle a prehistoric dinosaur with a craving for junk food Everyone knows W. Reid Elementary has the grossest lunches—and the strangest problems. When piles of junk food start disappearing from the school’s cellar...

  • Attack of the Alien Mole Invaders!

    The Weird Zone - 4

    Discovering creatures from space digging tunnels under his house, Jeff Ryan of Grover's Mill thinks his life in the Weird Zone has finally reached a zenith and must stop the furry aliens from tunneling an entire underground city. Original....

  • The Brain That Wouldn't Obey

    The Weird Zone - 5

    Excited about showing his "podtadio" project at the school science fair, Mike becomes alarmed when the wired potato develops a mind of its own and decides to take over Grover's Mill and then the entire world. Original....

  • Splash Crash!

    Time Surfers - 5

    NED, ERNIE, ROOP, and Suzi are hot on Vorg’s trail. But when they plunge after him into a timehole, their surfies spin out of control and they’re forced to crash-land. They couldn’t have picked a better place: a tropical island! There are sandy...

  • Gigantopus from Planet X!

    The Weird Zone - 6

    Grover's Mill is invaded by Gigantopus from Planet X, the gray-domed queen of the octopus monsters, and Holly and her fearless friends must stop the attack and restore the Weird Zone to more predictable levels of zaniness. Original....

  • Zero Hour

    Time Surfers - 6

    WHEN ROOP GOES missing on a routine mission, Ned, Ernie, and Suzi know they’ve got a big problem. Kurtz is back and meaner than ever. He’s evil. He’s nasty. And he’s 15. Deadly combination. But Ned is determined to save his friend. If only he...

  • Cosmic Boy Versus Mezmo Head!

    The Weird Zone - 7

    All Jeff wanted was a part in the school play, but now he has to be a real hero . . . It’s hard to be a normal kid in the Weird Zone!Jeff Ryan wants to play the Wizard in his school’s outer-space version of The Wizard of Oz. To help ...



  • Revenge of the Tiki Men!

    The Weird Zone - 8

    Huge Tiki heads with a grudge against Grover’s Mill are turning the town back into a jungle—it’s the Weird Zone’s weirdest trouble yet!All Mike and his friends want to do is play a game of baseball on their first day of summer...

  • Doom Star

    Time Surfers - 8

    The Time Surfers have got to find the photon crystal before it’s too late! The crystal has the power to change time: the present, the future -- even the past! But Zoa, a slimy, slippery dronth, is hunting for the crystal too, using every power and ...

  • The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet

    Secrets of Droon - 1

    A Hidden Door. A Magical Staircase. Discover the World of Droon! Underneath the steps leading down to Eric's basement is a hidden storage space. It's dusty and old - nothing special at all. But when Eric, Julie, and Neal all huddle inside the gr...

  • Journey to the Volcano Palace

    Secrets of Droon - 2

    Eric, Julie, and Neal have a problem. The nasty Lord Sparr has stolen a magic jewel from their friend Princess Keeah. The princessreally needs their help. The good news is the jewel is in Lord Sparr's secret palace. The bad news is the secret palace ...

  • The Mysterious Island

    Secrets of Droon - 3

    A Hidden Door. A Magical Staircase. Discover the World of Droon! Splursh! Ka-thoom! Eric, Julie, and Neal are sailing with Princess Keeah. Suddenly, they are caught in the middle of a magical ocean storm. They are shipwrecked on an island that b...

  • Sitcom School

    Don't Touch That Remote! - 1

  • City in the Clouds

    Secrets of Droon - 4

    A Hidden Door. A Magical Staircase. Discover the World of Droon! Uh-oh! Neal has a problem. He's turned into a bug--again. Eric and Julie hope someone in Droon can help. Princess Keeah thinks there might be a cure in the City in the Clouds. Too ...

  • The Fake Teacher

    Don't Touch That Remote! - 2

    Seventh-grade star Spencer is worried when the producer of their situation comedy demands more action, but a riotous visit to a nursing home and a new teacher provide all the adventure they need, and then some. Original....

  • The Great Ice Battle

    Secrets of Droon - 5

    A hidden door. A magical staircase. Discover the world of Droon! Brrr! Jaffa City is under a spell of ice and snow. Even Galen the wizard is frozen solid! Eric, Julie, Neal, and Princess Keeah have to figure out a way to break Lord Sparr's curse. Bu...

  • The Sleeping Giant of Goll

    Secrets of Droon - 6

    Lord Sparr has found a new weapon to use against the city of Droon. He's woken up a mean old giant that will now obey his every command! It's a good thing Eric, Julie, and Neal are around to help their friends try to stop Lord Sparr. It's a giant j...



  • Into the Land of the Lost

    Secrets of Droon - 7

    Aha! Lord Sparr has put Princess Keeah under a magic spell. Eric, Julie, and Neal can help her if they go to the Land of the Lost. But only ghosts live there. And if they don't get out soon, the kids will turn into ghosts themselves!...

  • The Golden Wasp

    Secrets of Droon - 8

    A Hidden Door. A Magical Staircase. Discover the World of Droon! Oops! Julie made a big mistake when she brought a bracelet home from Droon. Now she's upset the balance between worlds--and strange things are starting to happen. Eric's dad has disapp...

  • Quest for the Queen

    Secrets of Droon - 10

    A Hidden Door. A Magical Staircase. Discover the World of Droon! Zoom! lt seems like all of Droon is competing in the Quest! And Princess Keeah wants to win the prize, since it might break the magic spell on her mother. But some people aren't playin...

  • Freak Week

    Don't Touch That Remote! - 4

  • The Hawk Bandits of Tarkoom

    Secrets of Droon - 11

    A Hidden Door. A Magical Staircase. Discover the World of Droon! An earthquake has brought a piece of the past back to life! It's a wicked city called Tarkoom, full of sneaky bandits with a plan to upset present-day Droon. Eric, Neal, and Julie nee...

  • Under the Serpent Sea

    Secrets of Droon - 12

    A Hidden Door. A Magical Staircase. Discover the World of Droon! The sea witch Demither is stirring up a storm in Droon. Keeah has to stop her! This mission could make or break Keeah’s wizard training. And Eric, Neal, and Julie think they can help...

  • Tower of the Elf King

    Secrets of Droon - 9

    Somebody has robbed the Lumpies' village! And it can't be Lord Sparr -- because he has mysteriously disappeared. The rumor is that a terrible beast is behind the crime. So Eric, Julie, and Neal set off with Khan and Princess Keeah to find the creat...

  • The Mask of Maliban

    Secrets of Droon - 13

    A Hidden Door. A Magical Staircase. Discover the World of Droon! Move over, Lord Sparr -- there's a new bad guy in town. Prince Maliban is the creepy ruler of the Turtle City. And Maliban's mysterious mask maker, Hob, is crafting an awesome new ma...

  • Voyage of the Jaffa Wind

    Secrets of Droon - 14

    A Hidden Door. A Magical Staircase. Discover the World of Droon! Max is missing! The furry spider troll has been mysteriously captured and no one knows where he is. Is it the work of the nasty Lord Sparr -- or someone else? All aboard the Jaffa Wind...

  • The Moon Scroll

    Secrets of Droon - 15

    A Hidden Door. A Magical Staircase. Discover the World of Droon! Galen’s gone to Goll, Lord Sparr’s evil underworld! To defend himself, he needs the powerful wand of Urik, a magic tool that’s been hidden for years. Keeah and her Upper World fr...



  • Mississippi River Blues (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer)

    Cracked Classics - 2

    “This affectionate if somewhat irreverent homage would probably win a chuckle from Twain himself” as pals tumble into Tom Sawyer (School Library Journal).   Sixth graders Devin and Frankie—short for Francine—are the great...

  • Trapped in Transylvania (Dracula)

    Cracked Classics - 1

    Two reluctant readers and mischievous middle schoolers get transported into Bram Stoker’s vampire classic in this “lighthearted spoof” (Publishers Weekly).   Devin and Frankie—short for Francine—may be the best of f...

  • The Knights of Silversnow

    Secrets of Droon - 16

    A Hidden Door. A Magical Staircase. Discover the World of Droon! Snow in the summer?!! Eric, Neal, and Julie are headed back to Droon to fix the mess they made with the Wand of Urik. Even though it’s summertime back home, the gang’s new adventur...

  • What a Trip! (Around the World in Eighty Days)

    Cracked Classics - 3

    “A treat for reluctant readers,” as two sixth graders discover, when you can travel into books, going around the world is easy (School Library Journal).   Middle schoolers Devin and Frankie—short for Francine—have found ...

  • Humbug Holiday (A Christmas Carol)

    Cracked Classics - 4

    As sixth-graders Devin and Frankie take the fastest ghost-guided tour of all time when they are transported into A Christmas Carol, the duo can't help but try to soften up crabby old Ebenezer Scrooge himself, just in time for the holidays. Or...

  • The Magic Escapes

    Secrets of Droon Special Edition - 1

    A Jeweled Door. A Dark Staircase. The magic of Droon is not a secret anymore.... When Eric chased Lord Sparr out of Droon, he knew they were heading for the real world. But he didn't realize just how much was about to change. With them, Eric and...

  • X Marks the Spot (Treasure Island)

    Cracked Classics - 5

    Sixth-graders Frankie and Devin find themselves on the treasure hunt of a lifetime when the library zapper gates send them to Treasure Island and they team up with young Jim Hawkins in a race for secretly stashed pirate gold. Original....

  • Crushing on a Capulet (Romeo and Juliet)

    Cracked Classics - 6

    Frankie and Devin never expected to become Shakespeare experts until they are launched into the romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet, but this time, instead of just acing their book report, they learn a hard lesson about love and sacrifice. Orig...

  • Dream Thief

    Secrets of Droon - 17

    A Hidden Door. A Magical Staircase. Discover the World of Droon! Eric is tossing in his sleep. And his wild dream can only mean one thing -- Droon is calling him back. But when Eric, Julie, and Neal arrive, they find that something is very wrong. ...

  • Search for the Dragon Ship

    Secrets of Droon - 18

    A Hidden Door. A Magical Staircase. Discover the World of Droon! Happy hunting! The evil princess Salamandra is on a hunt for the magical Dragon Ship. So Eric, Neal, and Julie must find it first! There's just one problem. The ship is in pieces that ...



  • The Coiled Viper

    Secrets of Droon - 19

    A Hidden Door. A Magical Staircase. Discover the World of Droon! Magic on Main Street?!! The border between Droon and the Upper World has been crossed. And now evil Sparr is in Eric's hometown! On a search for the Coiled Viper, he's turning the Uppe...

  • In the Ice Caves of Krog

    Secrets of Droon - 20

    A Hidden Door. A Magical Staircase. Discover the World of Droon! Way up north in the ice caves of Droon lives a nasty, snowy beast. Krog has just woken up from a long nap, and boy, is he grouchy! Eric and his friends have to stop the monster from ca...

  • Flight of the Genie

    Secrets of Droon - 21

    A Hidden Door. A Magical Staircase. Discover the World of Droon! A genie is trapped -- in a teeny, tiny bottle! Hoja is being held prisoner in the city of Ut. And the city of Ut is magically stuck inside a small bottle. Luckily, Eric, Keeah, and th...

  • Wizard or Witch?

    Secrets of Droon Special Edition - 2

    A hidden door. A magical staircase. Discover the world of Droon!Keeah, a junior wizard, has always dreamed of the day she would receive her Wizardbook. So when her mother presents her first one, Keeah is overjoyed. But what she doesn't realize is how...

  • The Isle of Mists

    Secrets of Droon - 22

    A Hidden Door. A Magical Staircase. Discover the World of Droon! Three out of three! Sparr has found all of his Three Powers, and that adds up to big trouble for Droon. Armed with the Red Eye of Dawn, the Coiled Viper, and the Golden Wasp, Sparr is ...

  • The Fortress of the Treasure Queen

    Secrets of Droon - 23

    A Hidden Door. A Magical Staircase. Discover the World of Droon! Ko is back in power -- and nothing is safe! His beasts have found a lightning-powered submarine hidden in the secret Fortress of the Treasure Queen. Now Eric and his friends have to st...

  • The Race To Doobesh

    Secrets of Droon - 24

    A Hidden Door. A Magical Staircase. Discover the World of Droon! Oh, no! Ko's beasts have taken over Doobesh, a dangerous city full of thieves and pirates. Now they're hard at work at the magical forge in the nearby Dark Lands, creating powerful...

  • The Riddle Of Zorfendorf Castle

    Secrets of Droon - 25

    A Hidden Door. A Magical Staircase. Discover the World of Droon! Eric and his friends have long known about the mysterious and beautiful Zorfendorf Castle. But when Emperor Ko launches a surprise attack, the kids discover that the castle is not ...

  • Voyagers Of The Silver Sand

    Secrets of Droon Special Edition - 3

    A Missing Staircase. An Enchanted Caravan. The secret to Droon's future lies in the past. Trapped! The Rainbow Stairs have disappeared, and Eric, Neal, and Julie are stranded in Droon with no way home. Even worse, Young Sparr and Gethwing have e...

  • Kringle

    Just in time for Christmas comes a fantasy epic from one of today's most popular writers for children. It is the story of a young orphan realizing his destiny -- to become the legendary Kris Kringle.

    Unlike the traditional Santa Claus myth, KR...

  • The Moon Dragon

    Secrets of Droon - 26

    A Hidden Door. A Magical Staircase. Discover the World of Droon! Home sweet ... home? Eric and his friends have finally made the Rainbow Stairs reappear, linking Droon back to their world. But that was the easy part. Now Gethwing, the moon drago...

  • The Chariot of Queen Zara

    Secrets of Droon - 27

    A Hidden Door. A Magical Staircase. Discover the World of Droon! It seems like Young Sparr and the moon dragon have joined forces, and the kids are going to need Galen's help. But first, they have to find him! Eric and his friends soon learn tha...

  • Firegirl

    "There is ... ," Mrs. Tracy was saying quietly, "there is something you need to know about Jessica.... From this moment on, life is never quite the same for Tom and his seventh-grade classmates. They learn that Jessica has been in a fire and was bad...

  • In the Shadow of Goll

    Secrets of Droon - 28

    A Hidden Door. A Magical Staircase. Discover The World of Droon! It's a dangerous time in Droon. Ko and Gethwing are about to wage war. Young Sparr is on a risky undercover mission to try to defeat the evil emperor from within. And a wicked anci...

  • Sorcerer

    Secrets of Droon Special Edition - 4

    A POWERFUL SORCERER. A MYSTERIOUS ISLAND. THE FUTURE OF DROON LIES IN SPARR'S HANDS. Call me Sparr. I am a sorcerer. An enchanter. A conjuror. Dark magic sings in my veins. My powers are nearly limitless. Spells, charms, curses -- I've used...

  • Pirates of the Purple Dawn

    Secrets of Droon - 29

    A Hidden Door. A Magical Staircase. Discover the World of Droon! A villain from Droon's past has returned! Ving, leader of the Hawk Bandits, has teamed up with his twin sister, Ming, leader of the Hawk Pirates. Together the two brigands have plu...

  • Escape from Jabar-Loo

    Secrets of Droon - 30

    A HIDDEN DOOR. A MAGICAL STAIRCASE. DISCOVER THE WORLD OF DROON! Eric, Julie, Neal, and Keeah are on a rescue mission! Galen, Max, King Zello, and Queen Relna are being held prisoner in the forbidding forest of Jabar-Loo, and it's up to the kids...

  • Queen of Shadowthorn

    Secrets of Droon - 31

    A HIDDEN DOOR. A MAGICAL STAIRCASE. DISCOVER THE WORLD OF DROON! A visitor from the future has returned to Droon. Her name is Salamandra, and she is a sorceress -- and an old foe. Yet Salamandra says she wants to help the kids. She shows them a ...

  • Moon Magic

    Secrets of Droon Special Edition - 5

    A hidden door. A magical staircase. Discover the world of Droon!Eric, Julie, Neal, Keeah, and all their friends are about to discover one of Droon's biggest secrets, in a Special Edition like we've never seen before! The kids are transported to Droon...

  • The Postcard

    The phone rang... “Hel -- “ “So how smart are you?” said a man's voice abruptly. And loudly. The volume of the call was turned up, too. It was an old voice, raspy and thin and a little muffled. “Because now...it’s starting.” A creep...

  • The Treasure of the Orkins

    Secrets of Droon - 32

    A HIDDEN DOOR. A MAGICAL STAIRCASE. DISCOVER THE WORLD OF DROON! The home of Khan, king of the Lumpies, has been ransacked! A treacherous band of thieves, the Rat-faced Snitchers of Zoop, has stolen a mysterious treasure that the Lumpies had vow...

  • Flight of the Blue Serpent

    Secrets of Droon - 33

    A hidden door. A magical staircase. Discover the world of Droon!Eric and his friends are on a mission! They must uncover the meaning of the treasure of the Orkins: A silver snowflake that cannot melt. Together, the kids travel to the ice fields of no...

  • City Of The Dead

    The Haunting Of Derek Stone - 1

    Could the road to the afterlife be a two-way street? Derek Stone just turned fourteen. He's lived in the heart of New Orleans with his dad and older brother, Ronny, his whole life. He's a little overweight. He can't hear well out of his left ear. ...

  • Shock Wave

    Time Surfers - 7

    Ned Banks has waited his entire life to watch a live shuttle launch. But as he waits for the countdown, he sees a strange image. Ghostlike blobs are swirling around him in the AstroMall, and Ned knows they spell trouble. When Roop and Suzi arrive, th...

  • In the City of Dreams

    Secrets of Droon - 34

    A hidden door. A magical staircase. Discover the world of Droon!Eric has been wounded during an epic battle with Ko and his beasts. Now, the young wizard lies in a coma, trapped in a dream-state halfway between fantasy and reality. Desperate to find ...

  • Bayou Dogs

    The Haunting Of Derek Stone - 2

    Could the road to the afterlife be a two-way street? Derek's brother Ronny isn't himself. No, really. Ronny's body has been taken over by the long-dead soul of a man named Virgil Black. Lucky for him, Virgil is one of the good guys. Not a...

  • Crown of Wizards

    Secrets of Droon Special Edition - 6

    A hidden door. A magical staircase. Discover the world of Droon!Has Eric gone bad for good? The young wizard has joined forces with the villainous Moon Dragon, Gethwing, to seek out a magical artifact that will give them untold power.Keeah, Julie, Ne...

  • The Red House

    The Haunting Of Derek Stone - 3

    Could the road to the afterlife be a two-way street? Derek didn't ask for this. It's bad enough that his brother's body is hosting a dead soul. Then there's that whole business of the evil dead waging war. And don't even get him started on all the ...

  • The Ghost Road

    The Haunting Of Derek Stone - 4

    Could the road to the afterlife be a two-way street? Derek can't claim to be a normal fourteen-year-old anymore. Not after what he discovered at the Red House. His role in the war against the dead is more pivotal -- and more terrifying -- than h...

  • The Lost Empire of Koomba

    Secrets of Droon - 35

    A HIDDEN DOOR. A MAGICAL STAIRCASE. DISCOVER THE WORLD OF DROON! Keeah, Julie, and Neal are determined to find a cure for the poison that transformed Eric into the evil Prince Ungast. Their quest takes them to a lost empire deep in the desert, where...

  • Stinky Business

    Don't Touch That Remote! - 3

  • The Genie King

    Secrets of Droon Special Edition - 7

    A KINGDOM UNDER ATTACK. A CITY LOST IN TIME. A DANGEROUS MISSION ONLY NEAL CAN COMPLETE.... Neal, Julie, and Keeah are on a quest to find the all-powerful Moon Medallion. But this is no ordinary mission for the Moon Medallion is hidden in no ord...

  • The Final Quest

    Secrets of Droon Special Edition - 8

    An immortal dragon. A long hidden secret. The kingdom of Droon is at the brink of war. . . The situation in Droon has never been more desperate. The wizard Galen is missing. Eric has been forced undercover with Gethwing, the all-powerful Moon Drag...

  • Lunch-box Dream

    Bobby and his family are visiting Civil War battlefields on the eve of the war's centenary, while inside their car, quiet battles rage. When an accident cuts their trip short, they return home on a bus and witness an incident that threatens to deny a...

  • The Crazy Case of Missing Thunder

    Goofballs - 1

    Jeff, Brian, Mara, and Kelly are self-proclaimed goofballs. Since first grade these friends have been solving mystery among their schoolmates etc and now their reputation is expanding. Rich kid Randall Crandall's horse, Thunder, goes missing and he c...

  • The Startling Story of the Stolen Statue

    Goofballs - 2

    The Goofballs Jeff, Brian, Mara and Kelly, haven't had a mystery to solve in a while, so they help decorate for the 100th Anniversary of Badger Point school celebration. The new statue of the first principal is being unveiled at the party but the sta...

  • The Battle Begins

    Underworlds - 1

    There's something lurking under Owen's school. . . . Owen Brown is your average fourth grader. Or he was, until his best friend, Dana, disappeared. Right in front of his face. Through the floor of the school. Owen's average life has turned upsi...

  • When Monsters Escape

    Underworlds - 2

    The underworld is in our world now. . . . Owen, Jon, and Sydney managed to rescue Dana from the underworld. But if they don't fulfill their end of the bargain with Hades, she might be headed back -- forever. As if that wasn't bad enough, some v...

  • Revenge of the Scorpion King

    Underworlds - 3

    The underworlds are rising -- and no one is safe. Loki is waging war, and Pinewood Bluffs is about to become his battlefield. Owen, Dana, Jon, and Sydney know they have to stop him. They'll do whatever it takes. But when they stow away in Loki'...

  • Superhero Silliness

    Goofballs - 3

    Jeff, Mara, Brian, and Kelly are Goofballs and proud of it. Goofball private eyes. Together, they solve mysteries. How do they discover the truth? They use funny disguises (dressing up in aluminum foil), nutty inventions (dropped notes the bad guys m...

  • The Ice Dragon

    Underworlds - 4

    The epic conclusion to the action-packed arc! It all comes down to this. Owen, Dana, Jon, and Sydney have to prevent Loki from finding the powerful Crystal Rune. That means they need to find it first, no matter what. But tracking down the rune ...

  • The Mysterious Talent Show Mystery

    Goofballs - 4

    The Badger Point School is holding a talent show, and the Goofballs - sleuths Jeff Bunter, Mara Lubin, Kelly Smitts, and Brian Rooney - are set to be its stars. That is if the show even happens, with problems and mysteries at every turn. A giant ...

  • The Ha-Ha-Haunting of Hyde House

    Goofballs - 5

    Fans of Dav Pilkey's The Adventure of Ook and Gluke and Paricia Reilly Giff's ZigZag Kids series will flock to this chapterbook series full of slapstick humor and silly situations by the wildly popular Tony Abbott, author of The Secrets of Droon Seri...

  • The Forbidden Stone

    The Copernicus Legacy - 1

    Bestselling author Tony Abbott's epic new middle-grade series the Copernicus Legacy begins with The Forbidden Stone, a thrilling adventure packed with puzzles, intrigue, and action. Wade, Lily, Darrell, and Becca fly from Texas to Germany for the ...

  • The Crazy Classroom Caper

    Goofballs - 6

    Fans of Dav Pilkey's The Adventures of Ook and Glook and Patricia Reilly Giff's ZigZag Kids will flock to this chapter-book mystery series full of slapstick humor and silly situations by the wildly popular Tony Abbott, author of the Secrets of Droon ...

  • Wade and the Scorpion's Claw

    The Copernicus Archives - 1

    The quest for the relics continues. Travel deeper into the mysterious world of the Copernicus Legacy with the Copernicus Archives: exciting, fast-paced novellas that get you close to the characters and the heart of the adventure. Wade and the Scor...

  • The Serpent's Curse

    The Copernicus Legacy - 2

    Protecting the Legacy has its price. The hunt for the first relic in Copernicus's legacy has sent Wade, Darrell, Lily, and Becca to the far reaches of the world and put them in serious danger. But they never imagined joining this quest would come ...

  • Becca and the Prisoner's Cross

    The Copernicus Archives - 2

    Travel deeper into the mysterious world of the Copernicus Legacy with the Copernicus Archives: exciting, fast-paced novellas that get you close to the characters and the heart of the adventure. "The Copernicus Archives #2: Becca and the Prisoner's...

  • The Golden Vendetta

    The Copernicus Legacy - 3

    It's been two months since the Kaplan family hunted down the Serpens relic, but when the evil Galina Krause suddenly and violently reappears, Wade, Darrell, Lily, and Becca have no choice but to face her again. Now they must race to find an artifact ...

  • The Crown of Fire

    The Copernicus Legacy - 4

    “Upon my life, I will.” Across the centuries, every Guardian who has protected one of the twelve relics of the Copernicus legacy has taken this vow. But never have the consequences of the promise been more profound. The secret network of the grea...

  • The Summer of Owen Todd

    Owen and his best friend, Sean, are both eleven years old. They’ve lived on Cape Cod all their lives, and now that they’re a little older, they’ll finally be free to spend some time on their own. But Sean’s mother has a different idea―she h...

  • Denis Ever After

    Written by award-winning author Tony Abbott and perfect for fans of The Ethan I Was Before and The Thing About Jellyfish, this bittersweet middle grade novel follows the ghost of Denis Egan as he teams up with his living twin brother to solve the mys...

  • The Great Jeff

    Perfect for fans of Gary D. Schmidt comes the companion to the modern classic FIREGIRL from acclaimed writer Tony Abbott. Life hasn't been great for Jeff Hicks. After years at his beloved St. Catherine's, he's forced to spend eighth grade in the p...

  • Abbott

    When Tony Abbott declared on election night, 7 September, 2013, that Australia was “under new management and once more open for business”, he was emphasising more than his incoming government’s determination to revive the national e...

  • Junk Boy

    Bestselling author Tony Abbott’s YA novel-in-verse is an unflinching and heartbreaking look at a boy’s junk-filled life, and the ways he finds redemption and hope, perfect for fans of The Crossover and Long Way Down. Junk. That’s what the ki...

  • Ready, Set, Evolve! Handbook

    Watch your favorite Pokemon evolve right before your eyes! Cool 3D stickers included.This guidebook has everything you need to know about Pokemon Evolution! You’ll find:•Facts about how, when, and where Pokemon evolve•Stats on P...

Award-Winning Books by Tony Abbott

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2009 Edgar Allan Poe Award -- Juvenile


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Tony Abbott has published 105 books.

Tony Abbott does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Ready, Set, Evolve! Handbook, was published in February 2023.

The first book by Tony Abbott, Danger Guys, was published in May 1994.

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