"Ace is in a duo called Two, with Lisa, a girl he has a huge crush on. As Ace and Lisa get serious about their music, Denny, Ace's hapless friend, tries to help by shooting a music video. But the footage Denny captures is less than flattering. Ace and Lisa are getting attention for their efforts, but laughter was not the response they were seeking"--P. [4] of cover.

When Cody and his friends accept a challenge from a local gang to steal a park bench, their main concern is keeping themselves on the gang's good side. But Cody quickly learns that the theft is no harmless prank.

Ninth grader Renata Nunes, a Brazilian immigrant who has won the lead part in her school's musical, finally gets the strength to stand up to Karin, her hateful understudy, when Karin humiliates her in hopes of stealing the role through intimidation.

While playing a ghost-themed role-playing game, Xander and his friends find themselves in serious danger in a supposedly abandoned hospital.

Kip struggles to maintain his status as a member of the Daredevil Club even after being seriously injured in one of their stunts.

"Trevor has started his first job at Ashton's Fresh Marketplace, where someone is tampering with the food to terrify customers. Trevor and his friends Nick and Robyn decide to find the person who's out to destroy the store's reputation. Is it Mattie, the disgruntled ex-employee? Or is it Alex, their schoolmate who doesn't know when a joke has gone too far? As the pranks get more dangerous, the list of suspects grows. Trevor, Robyn and Nick are determined...

"In this high-interest accessible novel for middle-grade readers, a cosplaying thief at an anime expo has stolen a valuable print belonging to the celebrity that shy thirteen-year-old Bree Wong has come to meet. She hopes that she'll get a face-to-face with her idol if she can catch the culprit and recover the stolen print."--

"In this high-interest accessible novel for middle-grade readers, thirteen-year-old Zevi uses his psychic abilities to save a famous actor's life on a movie set"--Provided by publisher.

At 15, Wilf insists he's too old for summer camp. When his parents ship him off anyway, he plans to escape. Things unravel when his cabin mate forces Wilf to take him along and then a younger camper follows them. Soon, they all end up in a fight for their lives against the unforgiving river. When Wilf's parents insist that he spend the summer at Camp Wild, he makes plans to escape.

"A 12-year-old boy is frustrated that he's not able to do the things he loves because they're too "girly.""--