The Callender Papers

The Spindlers

The Soprano's Last Song (Sherlock, Lupin & Me, 2)

Brother from a Box

The Ability

The School for Good and Evil #2: A World without Princes: Now a Netflix Originals Movie

One-Eyed Doll (Scary Tales, 5)

The Star of Kazan

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 Callender Papers

Cynthia Voigt, 1983

The Spindlers

Iacopo Bruno, Lauren Oliver, 2012

The Soprano's Last Song (Sherlock, Lupin & Me, 2)

Iacopo Bruno, Irene Adler, 2012

Brother from a Box

Evan Kuhlman, Iacopo Bruno, 2012

The Ability

M.M. Vaughan, Iacopo Bruno, 2013

The School for Good and Evil #2: A World without Princes: Now a Netflix Originals Movie

Soman Chainani, Iacopo Bruno, 2014

One-Eyed Doll (Scary Tales, 5)

James Preller, Iacopo Bruno, 2014

The Star of Kazan

Eva Ibbotson, 1999