While brainstorming ideas to improve his aunt's boring children's book, twelve-year-old Alex recruits his friends to act out new scenes that will make the plot more exciting--and dangerous.

When human baby Millie wanders away, her two pet cats embark on a rescue mission laden with obstacles, from a runaway butterfly to a pole-valuting adventure and a growling beast in the woods.

From the perils of French dentistry to the eating habits of the Australian kookaburra, from the squat-style toilets of Beijing to the particular wilderness of a North Carolina Costco, we learn about the absurdity and delight of a curious traveler's experiences. Whether railing against the habits of litterers in the English countryside or marveling over a disembodied human arm in a taxidermist's shop, Sedaris takes us on side-splitting adventures that...

Fifth-graders Parker and Lucas get more than they bargained for when they seek to debunk one of Wolver Hollow's greatest legends about a haunted mustache that, every year on the anniversary of its owner's death, seeks a lip to claim as its own.

"Sam Gibbs and his super-strong tiny buddy, Hamstersaurus Rex, keep encountering creepy abnormal objects like a floating sports jersey and a runaway go-kart. Could bizarre mutant animals be the cause."--Back of jacket. Mysterious happenings are causing major trouble at Horace Hotwater Middle School! Sam Gibbs and his super-strong tiny buddy, Hammie Rex, keep encountering creepy abnormal objects, including a floating sports jersey and a runaway go-kart....

Nid's pod is bent! Can the bugs fix it before lunch?

"Twelve-year-old Jake McQuade-the smartest kid in the universe-goes to a camp for geniuses, where he goes up against the Virtuoso quantum computer, the smartest machine in the universe"--

Notorious prankster Bethany, along with her new feathered friend Claudette, is determined that she and Ebenezer are going to de-beast their lives, but neither of them are sure what "good people" do.

"The comic club is going in all different directions! Naomi, Melvin, and siblings are each trying to find their purpose. Naomi has an idea to get rich quick that causes a lot of commotion and emotion. And when faced with rejections, the friends try and try again to stay true to their vision. To top it off, a surprise visitor comes to class to stir things up. Will a desire for money and power cloud Naomi's purpose? Is it quitting time? Will the club...

Nid, San, and Pem go to visit Gop. Gop has a Zipp Zapp!