(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Sam Bosma. Twelve-year-old girl Thisby is gamekeeper for a castle dungeon's resident monsters. But after Prince Ingo is kidnapped, she joins snobbish Princess Iphigenia to rescue him and thwart an ancient evil. Thisby and Iphigenia initially clash but slowly become friends while facing the dungeon's perils together. Sly humor, engaging characters, and unusual creatures make this series-starting fantasy shine. Black-and-white illustrations capture key moments.

Reviewer: Russell Perry

(3) YA Illustrated by Sam Bosma. In the sequel to Winger, fifteen-year-old Ryan Dean West is back at Pine Mountain Academy for his senior year. But this year, in addition to dealing with the death of his best friend Joey, he's also given a claustrophobic twelve-year-old freshman for a roommate. Narrator Ryan Dean is crude but likable, and his experience with trauma is realistically (and humorously) portrayed.

Reviewer: Sian Gaetano

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Sam Bosma. Morton and his siblings find a wish-granting gargoyle statue behind their creepy new house. When they accidentally bring horror-comic Scare Scape's characters to life, the sibs must band together to banish the monsters. A lengthy trading card–like section profiling each beast takes up significant space. The writing isn't the smoothest, but this lighthearted horror romp is humorous and gently macabre.

Reviewer: Barratt Miller

(2) YA Illustrated by Sam Bosma. Fourteen-year-old Ryan Dean plays rugby at Pine Mountain, "the best school around for the rich deviants of tomorrow." Though at first Ryan Dean seems like a nice kid, he ends up like the other boys--getting into fights, peeing in people's drinks. Jaded high schoolers may enjoy the messed-up vision of a school life even worse than their own.

Reviewer: Dean Schneider | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2013