When Lila leaves her father in Japan to stay with her aunt in Seattle the Air Force flight she is on is hijacked, and then presumed crashed, necessitating a race to find Lila and the secret weapons pod before another hostile group does.

Huck, in flight from his murderous father, and Jim, in flight from slavery, pilot their raft down the Mississippi River in search of freedom.

"The third graders at Bailey Elementary are so hard to handle that all of their teachers have quit. But their new teacher, Mrs. Jeepers, is different -- to say the least. She's just moved from the Transylvanian Alps into a spooky old house in Bailey City. She wears a mysterious brooch that glows as green as her eyes. Could Mrs. Jeepers be a vampire?"--

Buster the puppy ignores his mother's instructions and goes outside for an adventure in the rain.

When she notices some bones missing from a dinosaur skeleton exhibited in the museum, a young girl with a photographic memory tries to discover who has been taking them and why.

Ten-year-old Cam, possessor of a photographic memory, and her friend Eric investigate what seems to be a brief appearance of U.F.O.s.

The kids in the third grade at Bailey Elementary are so hard to handle that all of their teachers have quit. But their new teacher, Mrs. Jeepers, is different to say the least. She's just moved from the Transylvanian Alps and she seems to have some strange powers that help her deal with these mischief-makers. Her methods may be a little unconventional, but, then again, Mrs. Jeepers may be just what the Bailey School kids need.

Fifth grade sleuth Cam Jansen and her friend Eric combine wits to solve the disappearance of a young French girl.

There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could a very short basketball coach from Ireland really be a leprechaun? The Bailey School kids are going to find out.

The author recounts his experiences on expeditions in Botswana and describes some of the animals found there.