THE SECRET SERIES
The series you’re not supposed to know anything about!
New York Times, USA Today, and IndieBound bestselling series — Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee — TODAY Show Al’s Book Club selection — EB White Read Aloud Award nominee — Sakura Medal winner — SCIBA award winner — NAPPA Gold Award winner — VOYA Top Shelf pick — AMAZON TEACHER’S PICK — Vanity Fair Hot Type selection — Wall Street Journal best gift book selection — Time “100 Best YA Books of All Time” (2015) — PUBLISHED IN DOZENS OF COUNTRIES — Millions of copies sold — GET YOURS NOW
"Snarky and delightful."—-Booklist … “Like Lemony Snicket with a little Monty Python”—-LA Weekly … "Equal parts supernatural whodunit, suspense-filled adventure, and evocative coming-of-age tale."—-Publishers Weekly … “If you want to read a mysterious book of magic and secrets, then pick up this book and start reading!” —The Guardian
Illustrated by Gilbert Ford
BOOK ONE: The Name of This Book Is Secret
WARNING: DO NOT READ BEYOND THIS PAGE
Good. Now I know I can trust you. You’re curious. You’re brave. And you’re not afraid to lead a life of crime…The nameless book that started it all. In which you’ll meet two extraordinary adventurers, a missing magician’s diary, a symphony of smells, and a deadly secret.
BOOK TWO: If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late
Cass and Max-Ernest get their first assignment from the mysterious Terces Society, and continue their battle to protect the secret from the evil Dr. L and Ms. Mauvais.
BOOK THREE: This Book Is Not Good for You
Cass’s mom has been kidnapped by the sinister chocolatier Señor Hugo! Will Cass and Max-Ernest discover the truth about his chocolate before its too late?
BOOK FOUR: This Isn’t What It Looks Like
Cass has fallen into a mysterious coma, and Max-Ernest, our expert hypochondriac, must diagnose her condition before it’s too late. For Max-Ernest, it’s a race against time; for Cass, a race through it. For you, well, it’s a race to find out what happens.
BOOK FIVE: You Have to Stop This
A class trip to the local natural history museum turns dangerous when Cass accidentally breaks a finger off a priceless mummy. At the end, the Secret is finally revealed. Or is it?
THE BAD BOOKS
The NEW YORK TIMES bestselling trilogy that returns READERS to the world of the Secret Series…a decade later.
“Suspenseful, humorous, clever, and most importantly, fun.” —VOYA
“Longtime Bosch fans will be thrilled.”—School Library Journal
BOOK ONE: Bad Magic
Welcome to Earth Ranch, a camp for wayward youths. Pay no attention to the island's active volcano, SOS signal, or abandoned library. Ignore the deadly bees. Do not believe the ghost stories. And never, ever cross the Wall of Trust…
BOOK TWO: Bad Luck
The plot thickens in the sequel to Bad Magic! At Earth Ranch, things can get a little magical (some might say strange). Intrepid readers will discover a runaway boy, fishy cruise ship, strange cave paintings, dragon-like footprints, and other mysteries that Clay and his friends need to solve.
BOOK THREE: Bad News
Clay faces his most dangerous foes yet: the mysterious white-gloved members of the Midnight Sun, whose scheming leads Clay to a dragon reserve. Up against impossible odds, will Clay and his Secret Series Allies be able to triumph over these villains once and for all?
WRITE THIS BOOK
"...A marvelous tutorial, covering everything from how to write effective dialogue to choosing perspective to genre to world-building...Writing a book has never been so much fun. A must-have where the "Secret" series is popular."―School Library Journal
WRITE THIS BOOK: A Do-It-Yourself Mystery
A writing guide disguised as a mystery novel. Or is it a mystery novel disguised as a writing guide? Either way, you’ve got to finish it yourself. PB’s certainly not going to do if for you.
THE UNBELIEVABLE OLIVER
The ala rainbow listed CHAPTER BOOKs in which a magic trick always goes astray but a mystery never goes unsolved.
Meet Oliver, the 8 yr old aspiring magician, Benny, the wisecracking rabbit, and Teenie and Bea, the twin girls who keep putting Oliver in front of an audience, no matter how many times he messes up. Full of drawings, comics, and even instructions for doing your own magic shows.
"The author pulls out a late twist, slips in line drawings (some partly in color) on almost every page, and, for a final flourish, closes with a description of the trick and suggestions for patter. No abracadabra needed to make this disappear from the shelves." —Booklist
"[A] raucous series opener . . . Portrayed in Pangburn's peppy cartoons, unremitting slapstick scenarios augment the comedy, as do puns, miscommunications, and Bosch's cheeky, meddling narration." —Publisher's Weekly
"With a talking rabbit on the lam, this amusing story of friendship, failure, and success (and an erupting candy volcano) neatly slips in vocabulary along the way. Readers shouldn't have so much ridiculous fun with a book as they do with this one." —Kirkus
THE UNBELIEVABLE OLIVER AND THE FOUR JOKERS
illustrated by Shane Pangburn
Oliver dreams of being a professional magician even though he has terrible stage fright. And now, his friends Teenie and Bea have gotten him invited to a classmate's birthday party as the paid entertainment! Disaster looms until Oliver finds a surprise inside a top hat: a wisecracking rabbit named Benny, who agrees to help Oliver with his act.
THE UNBELIEVABLE OLIVER AND THE SAWED-IN-HALF DADS
illustrated by Shane Pangburn
An ALA Rainbow Book List selection! In this second hilarious installment, Oliver is performing at a wedding rehearsal—when one of the grooms goes missing in the middle of his magic act.
