John Paulits

Could the Frankenstein monster, Dracula and the Wolfman actually move into someone's respectable neighborhood? Philip and his best friend Emery are convinced it has happened when a suspicious new family moves in down the block. The boys have seen the vampire bat; they've heard the werewolf's growl; they've witnessed the coffin delivery to the house. When Emery's mother invites the new family to dinner, Philip and Emery have no choice but to prepare...

The Director invites nine-year-old Tommy Whitaker to be a character in a book set in 1957. When their friend Smitty's bike is stolen and then Smitty himself mysteriously disappears, Tommy and his two friends Mouse and Royal vow to solve the mysteries of their missing friend, his missing bike…and a murder.

Lanyon For Hire: No job is too tough to solve, no matter how many people get hurt. They say most murders occur within families. Lanyon finds out how true that is as he steps into three family feuds that turn deadly quickly.

Philip's Christmas turns into a disaster when his troublesome younger cousin Francis shows up to stay for a few days. Nothing is safe, not the Christmas tree, not the presents, and certainly not the good cheer of the season. Philip enlists his best friend Emery to help-out in entertaining Francis, but even a trip to the local mall to admire the decorations turns into a misadventure of epic proportions. Can anything bring some Christmas joy for Philip?...

Soon-to-be fifth graders, Paul Drummond and Billy Sparks' summer vacation at the beach with Lige Drummond, Paul's grandfather, is interrupted, when Lige's best friend Jess Hubbard disappears, and the boys are off to find him in Shumbus, a strange land deep within the Earth.

Judy Lang, age nine, is spending the summer vacation at her grandparents' house in the country. Strange occurrences-toys mysteriously appearing, a strange voice beckoning to her, and finally the unlikely presence of a girl her own age. Judy listens in horror to the tales her new friend, Suzy, tells her about the people she was forced to live with-until that arrangement abruptly changed. Judy chooses to help Suzy deal with her impossible situation...

This thought provoking sci-fi novel demonstrates how someone with natural leadership skills will usually rise to the top in most any scenario. Culp Robinson wins the US presidential election; however, his victory is stolen from him. When he protests, he finds himself thrown into prison. Three years later he is offered an alternative to prison; an 18 month trip to Hobson's Planet. Once on Hobson's Planet, he wants only to find his ex-wife and daughter...

How is Philip ever going to get a pet, the one thing he wants most in the world, when his parents say no to his every request? Angel, a very smart neighborhood girl, gives Philip a plan to change his parents' mind, but the plan ends in disaster, and Philip's parents say no louder than ever. With Angel's help, Philip tries again. Philip knows it's his last chance. How will this plan turn out? Will Philip's wish come true, or will he meet with disappointment...

Henny and Lloyd, Private Eyes, solve some of the most baffling cases of their newly-launched careers.Henny and Lloyd-private eyes. The young men get off to a solid start and solve some tricky cases, but now a few doozies loom. An innocent request to accompany a young lady on a trip to visit college friends; a seemingly easy assignment to guard a valuable Victorian music box; a fretful request by a grandfather to help separate his granddaughter from...

Jason, a seventeen-year-old Amerian, sets out for the mountaintop, an act forbidden in his society, to determine once and for all the truth of his city's beliefs. On his journey there and back, Jason runs into some unexpected and eye-opening adventures. Most importantly, he meets Manda, a 17-year-old Ginder girl, who changes his life irrevocably.