John Paulits

How is Philip ever going to get a pet, the one thing he wants most in the world, when his parents say no to his every request? Angel, a very smart neighborhood girl, gives Philip a plan to change his parents' mind, but the plan ends in disaster, and Philip's parents say no louder than ever. With Angel's help Philip tries again. Philip knows it's his last chance. How will this plan turn out? Will Philip's wish come true, or will he meet with disappointment

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Emery's clumsy and monumentally unlucky cousin Leon is coming to visit for a whole week! Philip and Emery, best friends, are desperate to find ways to keep Leon out of their way, but Leon's bad luck-and disaster-follows them everywhere. Rabbits' feet don't work. Homemade remedies don't work. And when, Emery and Philip have an extraordinary spell of bad luck themselves, they're certain that Leon's bad luck is contagious. They plot and plan to convince...

Could the Frankenstein monster, Dracula and the Wolfman actually move into someone's respectable neighborhood? Philip and his best friend Emery are convinced it has happened when a suspicious new family moves in down the block. The boys have seen the vampire bat; they've heard the werewolf's growl; they've witnessed the coffin delivery to the house. When Emery's mother invites the new family to dinner, Philip and Emery have no choice but to prepare

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Philip runs into Jeanne, a new girl in the neighborhood, who defeats him at every game they play. Philip enlists his best pal Emery to help him, but even, when they join forces, they lose to Jeanne. In his frustration, Philip foolishly assures Jeanne that he will win the poster contest being, run at the mall. She laughs off his challenge, certain first prize will be hers. Philip cannot allow himself to lose again to this girl, but how in the world...

This thought provoking sci-fi novel demonstrates how someone with natural leadership skills will usually rise to the top in most any scenario. Culp Robinson wins the US presidential election; however, his victory is stolen from him. When he protests, he finds himself thrown into prison. Three years later he is offered an alternative to prison; an 18 month trip to Hobson's Planet. Once on Hobson's Planet, he wants only to find his ex-wife and daughter...

Mark Foy has returned home from his surprising trip to Planet Zoron. Prince Zincor's throne is safe. But, is it? Who shows up but Zincor's Uncle Blaylock, still determined to take over Zincor's throne, and his partner, the evil scientific genius Fentar? They've been, mistakenly transported to Mark's very neighborhood by the Tappa Ray and now have Mark in their sights, certain he knows something they don't-the way back to Zoron. Blaylock's quest for...

Paul Drummond and Billy Sparks make their third trip to Shumbus, the strange land within the Earth. When they arrive, Argo takes them on a journey to a land of people forgotten in time, who hold a key to the history of Shumbus... if only they can escape from them and get back home.

Philip runs into an awful streak of bad luck at the same time as his best buddy, Emery runs into a streak of good luck. When Emery reveals that he's been using a newly acquired luck charm, Philip sets out to find one of his own, but what he finds turns out to be more deadly curse than good luck charm.

Philip's new friend Eugene has some strange ways about him, especially the way he sometimes ignores people. Philip decides to investigate, and when he finally figures out Eugene's secret, it upends not only Eugene's life, but also Philip's own.

Henny and Lloyd crack four new cases as only they can. A ride up the Jersey Turnpike, an airplane crash, a collection of turtles, and a broken heart combine for murder. How can this be, you wonder? Who can unravel such a mixed-up conglomeration of events? Henny and Lloyd; that's who. No matter how bizarre the circumstances, our sharp-as-tacks private eyes work their way to a solution. How about the case of a runaway teenage girl who shows up two decades...