The Spindlers

The Ability

One-Eyed Doll (Scary Tales, 5)

The Star of Kazan

Mermaids Don't Run Track

Goblin Secrets

The Castle

Twintuition: Double Vision

Mister Max

Max Starling's theatrical father likes to say that at twelve a boy is independent. He also likes to boast (about his acting skills, his wife's acting skills, a fortune only his family knows is metaphorical), but more than anything he likes to have adventures. Max Starling's equally theatrical mother is not a boaster but she enjoys a good adventure as much as her husband. When these two disappear, what can sort-of-theatrical Max and his not-at-all theatrical grandmother do? They have to wait to find out something, anything, and to worry, and, in Max's case, to figure out how to earn a living at the same time as he maintains his independence. This is the first of three books, all featuring the mysterious Mister Max.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

The Spindlers

Iacopo Bruno, Lauren Oliver, 2012

The Ability

M.M. Vaughan, Iacopo Bruno, 2013

One-Eyed Doll (Scary Tales, 5)

James Preller, Iacopo Bruno, 2014

The Star of Kazan

Eva Ibbotson, 1999

Mermaids Don't Run Track

John Steven Gurney, Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones, 1997

Goblin Secrets

William Alexander, 2012

The Castle

Sophia Bennett, 2014

Twintuition: Double Vision

Tia Mowry, Tamera Mowry, 2020