(2) K-3 Illustrated by Frank Morrison. A (brown-skinned) girl is put in time-out. What follows is a humorous comic-book story about an inept superhero who looks suspiciously like the girl's father. Wrong Man has a knack for making any problem worse; luckily, his daughter, Power Girl, is there to resolve them. Morrison's comic-panel illustrations capture the drama of a superhero origin story but add silliness to this one, which ends happily--with time-out over.

Reviewer: Eboni Njoku | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2018

(3) 4-6 Wild Ones series. When raccoon Kit learns his presumed-dead mother is alive at the zoo, he leads a mission to liberate the entire captive menagerie. But not all the zoo's residents want freedom, and a pompous peacock rallies Kit's old enemies to destroy him. Fans of animal adventures will enjoy Kit's savvy and unlikely heroics as well as the series' signature humor and colorful urban-wildlife characters.

Reviewer: Russell Perry

(3) 4-6 Wild Ones series. When smooth-talking Coyote and his otter gang attack Ankle Snap Alley and steal the citizens' winter food supply, young raccoon Kit and his friends form a new Moonlight Brigade to outwit the trickster and save their home. Kit continues to grow as an unlikely hero, while the series' likable characters and expanding society of urban creatures will enthrall lovers of animal adventures.

Reviewer: Russell Perry

(3) 4-6 39 Clues: Superspecial series. The CIA hires the Cahills to find their estranged cousin Sinead Starling, who has stolen incurable virus samples from the U.S. government. To prevent a global health crisis, Amy and Dan travel to Cuba and the Bermuda Triangle. This new spinoff is more tightly focused than its precursors but has the same high stakes and fast-paced action fans have come to expect.

Reviewer: Lana Barnes

(4) 4-6 39 Clues: Doublecross series. The Outcast, a vengeful former Cahill, continues to challenge the young Cahills by re-creating famous world disasters that they must stop, here the Hindenburg explosion. The smart, quick-thinking crew is led to a passenger airship competition where they must figure out which vessel is targeted before time runs out. Forced plotting makes this spinoff-series entry one of the weaker ones.

Reviewer: Lana Barnes

(3) 4-6 Orphaned raccoon Kit finds himself caught in a territory war between wild animals and pets. He sets out to find proof of a rumored ancient truce granting the Wild Ones permanent ownership of Ankle Snap Alley, but the Flealess are willing to kill to keep it. A likable, unlikely hero and a cleverly realized urban animal society combine for a memorable tale.

Reviewer: Russell Perry

(3) 4-6 Accidental Adventure series. Illustrated by Jonny Duddle. When Oliver and Celia Navel's mother goes missing, the TV-loving twins are once again reluctantly pulled into an adventure. This time it is a voyage through the Pacific, where they face pirates, a volcano, and, of course, a giant squid. This third book continues with the series' fast pace, humorous dialogue, and occasional line drawings, creating an engaging journey of fun and peril.

Reviewer: Carrie Harasimowicz Sullivan

(4) 4-6 Accidental Adventure series. The book's promising premise--TV-addicted, junk-food-eating offspring of famous explorer parents are dragged into a Tibetan adventure--turns into a string of cliffhangers decorated with quips, comical names, one-liners, and absurdities, some genuinely witty and satirical and others unfortunately based on an "aren't foreigners funny?" worldview. The best jokes get lost in the noise; still, there's some appeal in the uneven offering.

Reviewer: Sarah Ellis

(3) 4-6 Accidental Adventure series. Illustrated by Jonny Duddle. In their second story, couch potatoes Oliver and Celia Navel take a trip to the Amazon (with a reality TV star) to find their missing explorer parents and the Lost Library of Alexandria. Despite a questionable cover and title, London consistently subverts stereotypes (spoiler: the cannibals aren't cannibals). His reluctant heroes are resourceful and engaging, their adventures well-paced and perilous.

Reviewer: Bec Schaffner