Once again the Hatford brothers and the Malloy sisters find themselves pitted against each other when embarrassing pictures of the boys turn up in the girls' basement, and the boys try to figure out how to get them back.

After his older brother, a fledgling private detective, agrees to safeguard a package for a dwarf who does not live long, thirteen-year-old Nick scampers to solve the mystery while also trying to stay one step ahead of an assortment of thugs.

As the end of summer approaches, the Malloy girls decide they will really try to get along with the Hatford boys before moving back to Ohio, but after all the practical jokes and competitions of the previous year, the boys just do not trust the girls.

A "dangerously, darkly gorgeous fantasy" (Cassandra Clare), from New York Times bestselling author Holly Black.
Cassel comes from a family of curse workers—people who have the power to change your emotions, your memories, your luck, all by the slightest touch of their hands. Since curse work is illegal, they're all criminals. But not Cassel. He hasn't got the magic touch, so he's an outsider—the straight kid in a crooked...

In the absence of his older brother, the Great Brain, J.D. finds that his own little brain can accomplish feats on a somewhat lesser scale.

"When the wind blows and the door opens wide, He seizes the moment and scampers outside." A tale of adventure, love, and redemption about a mischievous dog who bites off more than he can chew."--

The Hardy brothers try to find out who is behind a rash of automobile thefts that are occurring on Shore Road just outside of Bayport.

"In the isolated town of Claysoot, every male is mysteriously "Heisted" on his eighteenth birthday, and seventeen-year-old Gray Weathersby is determined to figure out why"--

Emmett finds a new group of friends at summer camp since his older brother, Luke, is a junior counselor and doesn't seem to have time for him anymore.

David follows his older brother around, annoying him and doing everything he can to make sure his brother notices him -- but when David gets hurt playing, his brother is there to make sure he is okay.