Kris is jealous of all the attention her twin sister Lindy is getting with her ventriloquist's dummy. When she gets one of her own, weird and evil things begin to happen. Can a dummy be causing all the trouble?

More adventures at school and at home with Jake, a first-grader, and his older sister Abigail, known to each other as the Pain and the Great One.

Third-grader Clementine tries to adjust to the news that her perfect family of four is adding a new brother or sister.

"Lulu is sent to Camp Sisterhood to learn how to be a big sister, but she makes it her mission to be the worst sister-in-training in camp history"-- Provided by publisher.

Young Iris loves elevators. She especially loves when her parents let her push the button. However, her relationship to elevators--and to her little brother--changes when he starts pushing the buttons.

"A murder mystery in a small town raises suspicions when a member of a well-regarded family in the community is implicated"-- Provided by publisher.

Max Plink's life is complicated. Her parents aren't getting along. The school bullies are relentless, and her own sister is the cruelest of them. Worst of all, her mouth is a mess. With a mismatched puzzle of a jaw, Max has a Class II malocclusion, otherwise known as a severe overbite. She already has braces, which means she lives on Advil and soft foods after each orthodontist appointment. But now Max has to wear painful (and totally awkward) orthodontic...