Lisa K. Weber

Combines two stories also published separately, Out the rear window and To catch a ghost, in which Charlie Hitchcock and Tyler Yu investigate mysteries at the Abracadabra Hotel.

In their third trip through the enchanted library, Cleo and Evan land in "The Werewolf's Curse" where Evan is promptly bitten by a werewolf, and the two need to find the cure--and the next key--before the full moon rises and Evan becomes stuck in this horror story forever.

Did you know that there is a fungus that can control the mind of an ant and make it do its bidding? Would you believe there is such a thing as a corpse flower -- a ten-foot-tall plant with a blossom that smells like a zombie? How about a species of octopus that doesn't live in water but rather lurks in trees in the Pacific Northwest? Every story in this book is strange and astounding. But not all of them are real. Just like the old game in this book's...

This time Cleo, Evan, the evil Mr. Locke, and his two trolls have all been transported to the Titanic--and if they do not find and save the priceless jeweled copy of the Rubiyat before the ship hits the iceberg and sinks they may all be lost at sea.

When Evan and Cleo sneak into the enchanted library at night they find that Locke has already forced his way into a book, and when they follow they find themselves in a plane that promptly crashes into the Amazon rainforest--and with the help of a boy named Gabriel, (and a friendly sloth) they have to survive the jungle and find the golden statue that is the next treasure in their quest before Locke gets his hands on it.

"You've heard of the game: Every story in this book is strange and astounding, but one out of every three is an outright lie. Picking out the fakes isn't as easy as you think, however. Some false stories are based on truth, and some of the true stories are just plain unbelievable! Don't be fooled by the photos that accompany each story--it's going to take all your smarts and some clever research to ferret out the truth"--Provided by publisher.

Brack, owner of the Abracadabra Hotel, has disappeared at a critical time, and once again Charlie Hitchcock and Tyler Yu team up to solve the mystery--they know he never left the hotel, but the only clues they have is a few words scrawled on a piece of paper and a clump of fake red hair.

When the magician Theopolis makes a boy from school disappear during the magic show at the Abracadabra Hotel, Charlie Hitchcock and Tyler Yu are determined to find out what really happened.

As the Huit octuplets prepare for a St. Patrick's Day parade, Georgia discovers her powers and uncovers the substitute teacher's secret.

On New Year's Eve, the octuplets Huit--Annie, Durinda, Georgia, Jackie, Marcia, Petal, Rebecca, and Zinnia--discover that their parents are missing, and then uncover a mysterious note instructing them that each must find her power and her gift if they want to know what happened to their parents.