John Steven Gurney

Talk about away games! The Fernwood Valley Fuzzies will fly to the far side of the Foamy Sea to take the field against the Sashimi City Ninjas. This will be the first time any Big League Baseball team has faced a team from the mysterious Manga Baseball League. The Ninja of the Manga Baseball League have spent years studying ancient arts and acquiring ancient skills. Are the rumors true? Do those skills make them invincible baseball players? Can the...

Seven-year-olds Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy make observations and gather clues that convince them that their older siblings, cousin, and animals have been captured by hungry space aliens.

While picnicking on Squaw Island, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose find a hundred dollar bill, and when they return to explore further they find an entire cave full of money.

Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy visit a haunted hotel on Halloween, but once inside they realize that they have seen plenty of people going in and none coming back out.

A young moose, his mother, and his animal friends team up to fight a bully of a grizzly bear one long, hard winter, and make friends with some humans in the process.

The Bailey Elementary third graders suspect their new teacher from the Transylvanian Alps, of being a real vampire.

The Bailey School kids believe that the new pizza place, with its medieval theme and a man dressed as a knight, has a fire-breathing dragon as its cook.

The Bailey School kids wonder about their new softball coach who keeps wrapping up his injuries in bandages until he looks like a mummy.

"The next guest at the Pet Hotel is a tabby cat named Matilda. But Meg and Charlie are worried, because she doesn't want to play--all she wants to do is hide and nap! What's wrong with Matilda? In the meantime, Elvis the cockatiel is causing trouble during his stay. He keeps stealing food from the kitchen, and he won't leave Matilda alone! Is he just a mischief maker, or does he know something about the tabby cat that Meg and Charlie don't?"--P. [4]...

An unlikely friendship is born! The Pet Hotel's newest guest is also its most unique! Chance is a Seeing Eye mini pony. He helps his blind owner get from place to place, just like a Seeing Eye dog would.At the hotel, he bonds with someone who could use his skills-Velvet the Persian show cat. Meg and Charlie hope that Chance's responsible ways will help them keep the spirited cat spotless and out of trouble. Kate Finch lives in a regular...