Aaron Renier

Walter Bean is happiest when he gets to spend time tinkering on his inventions in his grandfather's workshop, but when his grandfather acquires a curse, Walter must embark on dangerous quest to return a pearl skull to the witches who made it.

2) The Lifters

Author

Eggers, Dave

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

After moving to Carousel, Gran discovers that the town is built upon an underground world full of mysterious forces that have it out for the town above it.

3) The unsinkable Walker Bean and the knights of the waxing moon

Author

Renier, Aaron

Series

Unsinkable Walker Bean volume 2

Pub. Date

2018.

Description

After their perilous encounter with the sea-witches, the pirate crew of the Jacklight find refuge on a deserted island, but shadowy creatures have been spotted in the jungle, and when Walker, Shiv, and Genoa discover mysterious ruins, the dark history of the archipelago begins to unravel.

4) The adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great

Author

Series

The knights' tales volume 1

Formats

Description

Relates tales of Sir Lancelot, the bravest knight in King Arthur's court.

5) The adventures of Sir Givret the Short

Author

Series

The knights' tales volume 2

Formats

Description

While not the most intrepid knight of the Round Table, Sir Givret the Short helps King Arthur and the other knights with his cunning and cleverness.

6) The adventures of Sir Balin the Ill-fated

Author

Series

The knights' tales volume 4

Formats

Description

After receiving an ominous prophecy at his christening, Sir Balin lives his life alternately trying to fulfill it and trying to avoid it.

7) The adventures of Sir Gawain the True

Author

Series

The knights' tales volume 3

Pub. Date

2011

Formats

Description

Relates the adventures of Sir Gawain, the only undefeated knight in King Arthur's court, who eventually learns the value of friendship, courtliness, and courtesy after a challenge from the Green Knight.

8) An anaconda ate my homework

Author

Schertle, Alice

Pub. Date

2009

Description

On his way home from school, Digby, unhappy about the ten pages of homework due the following day, is carried off to the jungle by a raptor and must escape from an extraordinary series of dangers using items from his backpack.

9) Vampires of Blinsh

Author

Pub. Date

2020.

Description

A newly-arrived vampire in Blinsh, Pinksylvania, bites one resident, and the next night the two bite two more, then the four bite eight until all of Pinksylvania and, perhaps, the world, has been bitten.

10) Adventures of a Dwergish girl

Author

Pub. Date

2020.

Description

Molly O'Malley is a clever, adventurous girl. She is also a Dwerg. Dwergs are strange folks who live very quietly in the Catskill mountains, have lots of gold, and are kind of like dwarves (but also not!). Molly isn't interested in cooking and weaving, as she is expected to be. So, she sets off to see the world for herself. Which means a new job, a trip to New York City, prowling gangsters, an adorable king, a city witch, and many historical ghosts....

11) Crazy in Poughkeepsie

Author

Pub. Date

[2022]

Description

"Mick is a good kid, but maybe he can use just a little guidance. But it's unclear who will be guiding whom, because Mick's brother came home from Tibet with the self-proclaimed Guru Lumpo Smythe-Finkel and his dog Lhasa-and then promptly settled both of them in Mick's bedroom. The thing about this kind of guru is that he doesn't seem to know exactly what he's trying to do. He sure does seem to be hungry, though. So Mick agrees to something like a...

12) Kat hats

Author

Pub. Date

2022.

Description