Eleven-year-old twins Jason and Julia have just moved from London to an old mansion on the English coast. Their new home is filled with twisting tunnels and strange artifacts from around the world, and the twins can't wait to discover all its secrets. Before long, Jason, Julia, and their friend Rick stumble upon a mysterious-looking door hidden behind an old wardrobe. But none of the keys in the house will open it. What lies behind the door? And why has someone tried to conceal it? Jason, Julia, and Rick are determined to find out, no matter what it takes.... Followed by The Long Lost Map and The House of Mirrors

Reviewed by: caroll

Date read: 7/28/2009

ISBN-10: 0439774381

ISBN-13: 9780439774383

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Angela DuPre is not crazy. She knows what she saw that night at the airport. A plane appeared out of thin air. And on it were 36 babies all by themselves... Jonah is an average 13-year-old boy. He loves basketball and gets pretty good grades in school. He's adopted, but his parents have always been open about that. In fact, his only real problem with his parents is that they named him after someone who was swallowed by a giant fish. And really, his younger sister Katherine is okay as far as sisters go. But Jonah's life begins taking some strange turns when he starts getting anonymous letters in the mail. 'You are one of the missing.' 'Beware! They're coming back to get you.' At first he thinks it's just a stupid practical joke, but when his new friend Chip starts getting the same letters and finds out that he is adopted too, the boys begin to wonder if they are somehow connected. Soon they find themselves entangled with the FBI, and they start seeing strange things. Like people appearing and disappearing out of thin air. It's a race against time as Jonah and Chip try to find out where (and WHEN) they're from before it's too late.

Awards nominated: Rebecca Caudill Award 2011

Reviewed by: mkl

Date read: 7/15/2009

ISBN-10: 141695421X

ISBN-13: 9781416954217

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Commenter: Anya, grade 5

Commenter: Cj, grade 18

At the school science fair celebration, the principal announces Franny's full name, Franny Kissypie Stein, when she gives her an award. The entire school makes fun of Franny's middle name, and she is humiliated. Vowing never to be laughed at again, she invents a time machine and goes back to meet baby Franny to change her awful middle name. Unable to resist sneaking a peak into the future, she also jumps ahead in time to see herself as teen Franny. She can't believe what she sees! Will she really turn into an evil scientist set to conquer the world? This is book 4 of the Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist series. The first story about Franny is 'Lunch Walks Among Us' by Jim Benton. Anyone who likes icky and weird things needs to meet Franny K. Stein!

Reviewed by: mec

Date read: 6/1/2011

ISBN-10: 0689862946

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In the midst of a backyard camp-out, 10-year-old Matt, and four other children, find themselves transported back into the time of George Washington, and the American Revolution, where they begin to live out American history firsthand.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 3/27/2009

ISBN-10: 0785701923

ISBN-13: 9780785701927

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Ignored by his father, and sent to Derbyshire for the weekend, twelve-year-old Peter, and his new friend, Kate, are accidentally transported back in time to 1763 England, where they are befriended by a reformed cutpurse. Can he help them survive encounters with pistol-waving highwaymen, and find a way back home? Book one of the Gideon Trilogy.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 3/27/2009

ISBN-10: 1416915257

ISBN-13: 9781416915256

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