J. Philip Horne

Joss Morgan barely survived the summer after eighth grade, in spite of-or maybe because of-his superpowers. Now, in the last few days before starting high school, he has a commitment to keep, but he'll have to defy his parents to do it.After convincing himself he's not really being dishonest, Joss gets to work helping a friend in trouble. Unfortunately, Joss's other superpower kicks into high gear-his ability to create utter chaos for himself and his family. Before long, Joss is wondering if he'll be alive when high school starts.Joss turns to his friends for help while trying to figure out how to make things right at home. This time, though, sneaking around isn't going to be enough. When he realizes the danger he's caused his family, it's all out war.

New powers. Big problems.Joss Morgan loves joking around, but it's no joke when he discovers he has superpowers. Those powers could get him killed.Heroes and villains want Joss to join them. Both will use him. Everyone has secrets. And his life isn't the only one on the line. If Joss can't figure out who to trust, his whole family could die. "Soundly crafted and well-paced, this is a story that'll keep you turning pages late into the night."Marc Secchia (best-selling MG/YA fantasy author)Fourteen-year-old Joss Morgan loves a good prank, but the joke's on him when he discovers he has superpowers. He quickly learns that with the new powers comes real danger. The Mockers are coming for Joss, and he doesn't know why, or even who they really are. He only knows they mean trouble; deadly trouble.The Guild of Sevens, a secret organization of people with powers like Joss's, sends Mara to train Joss in his new power. She uses him to fight back against the Mockers, but nothing adds up, and pretty soon Joss is wondering which side he's really working for.When the Mockers arrive at his home, Joss is out of time. He sets up a high-stakes prank to save his family. This time he knows that if he fails, he won't end up in the principal's office; he'll wind up dead.

When twelve year old Jack Paris feels the small jaws of a creature that shouldn't exist clamp down on his leg, life as he knows it in small-town northeast Texas comes to a sudden end. Miss Edna, his foster mom, is forced to take him and his friend Sally to a world she secretly forsook two hundred years before to save his life. There Jack discovers that an evil wizard needs him for unknown purposes and will stop at nothing to capture him. The wizard pursues Jack and Sally through forests and under mountains on the other world, and even across Kansas back on Earth. With all their hope placed in Miss Edna, she suddenly disappears, leaving Jack and Sally to carry on without her. It soon becomes clear, however, that the events of the present are tied to Miss Edna's past, and the children begin a desperate effort to find her before all hope is lost. When Jack finally realizes why the wizard needs him, he learns that to live and love, you sometimes have to be willing to die.