Martin Moone is eleven and completely fed up with being the only boy in a family of girls. He's desperate for a decent wingman to help him navigate his idiotic life. So when best mate Padraic suggests Martin get an imaginary friend-or "IF" for short-he decides to give it a go. His first attempt is Loopy Lou, a hyperactive goofball who loves writing rubbish rap songs. But Martin soon gets fed up with Lou's loopiness and decides to trade in his IF...

Government girl Louise is blackmailed into investigating the suspicious death of a missing co-worker, with sinister consequences. 1940s Washington, DC, government girl Louise Pearlie is asked to review the file usage of a missing analyst from the Office of Strategic Services-the US wartime intelligence agency-only to learn he'd drowned in the Tidal Basin days before. OSS confirm it was an accident, and Louise is sent back to her regular job in the...

Taking a page from a character's project in a Bulwer Lytton novel, the author, a distinguished Victorian man of letters, presents an amusing compendium of errata, misprints, misquotations, mistranslations, imaginings, absurd etymologies, faulty classifications, abuses of upper and lower case, ludicrous student answers to exams, hotel-keepers' English, and more.

What should be a fun-filled day in the sun turns into a backyard nightmare for the McClaines and their trusty, canine superpal. After throwing a BBQ smash for their neighbors, fun in the sun turns into a dangerous game of whodunit? Throw a super powered dog in the mix and you've got an adventure filled summer extravaganza--but could this be the end for Super Speed Sam?Mysteries abound in the McClaine yard this summer when their BBQ turns into a sad,...

Do you want to take a trip, but you're not sure where to begin? Are you concerned that you'll make a costly error?For first-time travelers, organizing a trip might be a stressful undertaking, but it doesn't have to be that way. The most frequent errors made by inexperienced travelers are highlighted in this special study so you can simply avoid them.We'll also provide you with some practical advice and time- and money-saving travel "hacks" so you...

Roman A few days ago, social services gifted me a daughter. Six-year-old Ivy has my eyes, is cute as a button, and couldn't have landed in less capable hands than mine. I have zero parenting skills, my bedside manner is non-existent, and my job doesn't take kindly to Bring Your Daughter to Work Day. All in all, I'm heading straight for a Worst Father of the Decade award. Lucky for me, I manage to find a babysitter in a town renowned for their scarcity. There's...

Myra encourages her best friend, Gabi, to join the lacrosse team. But learning the sport isn't easy for Gabi. She struggles to control the ball, costing the team a painful loss. Myra, a star player, loses patience with her best friend. Will Gabi and Myra learn to be more understanding of each other before their friendship is lost?

Tabitha Greene knows more about magic than most. She might not be able to cast a workable spell to save her life, but she has read every magical tome and text in existence.Or so she thought. But then she hears of another book. A rare volume delineating an even rarer type of magic. A type of magic that just might be Tabitha's real calling.But when she tracks down the magical bookseller who owns the only known copy, she finds only a dead shop owner...