Stephen McCranie

In the tradition of Calvin and Hobbes, MAL AND CHAD is a funny comic-strip graphic novel that makes a perfect first chapter book!
Mal is a super kid genius and Chad is a talking dog, but no one knows it. What's it like to be so extraordinary and yet so invisible? Not even Megan, Mal's secret crush, has any idea that Mal is anything more than a dork. Fortunately, Mal and Chad are best friends with a penchant for adventure . . . even if the...

Amy lives on a colony in deep space, but when her father loses his job the family moves back to Earth, where she has to adapt to heavier gravity, a new school, and a strange boy with no flavor.

When Chad begins having scary dreams, Mal builds a dream portal to defeat Chad's nightmare beast once and for all. Something goes wrong, though, and the beast follows Mal back to reality. Now Megan and her friends are in danger ... but Mal is there to come to the rescue.

Amy lives on a colony in deep space, but when her father loses his job the family moves back to Earth, where she has to adapt to heavier gravity, a new school, and a strange boy with no flavor.

"A sci-fi drama of a high school aged girl who belongs in a different time, a boy possessed by emptiness as deep as space, an alien artifact, mysterious murder, and a love that crosses light years.To Amy, everyone has a flavor ... and she has finally figured out Oliver's! His flavor is orange with a hint of cinnamon-bright and alive, full of passion and love.Amy's friends are hurting, Cassie and David broke up, Amy is failing history, and she is afraid...

With tales of witch and pillager rivals finding common ground, a heartless griefer who bit off more than they can chew after burning a house, and valiant heroes new (or not!) to the Overworld, this three-book anthology tells tales that span the world of Minecraft. Featuring stories from star writers and exciting artists, this collection brings together stories from across the Overworld, leaving no block unturned!