Potter, Ellen

Determined to buy a Marvelous Monster Magnet, Hugo and Boone set out to earn the money on an adventure through the woods, where they meet some interesting new friends.

As they uncover their magical powers, Nell and her new friends discover a parallel New York City called the Nigh, where monsters roam Central Park, Finfolk haunt the Hudson River, and a terrifying Minister, who controls it all, holds the key to Nell's missing brother.

Friends Hugo, a Sasquatch, and Boone, a human boy, take a job searching for another Sasquatch's treasure in order to earn money to buy an expensive monster-attracting machine known as the Marvelous Monster Magnet.

"On Bimbling Day, when young Sasquatches hope to earn the right to explore the North Woods on their own, Hugo, Boone, and Gigi become stranded and encounter strange and mysterious creatures"--Provided by publisher.

"Piper's older brother leaves Peek-A-Book Island and Piper refuses to take off his old earmuffs, no matter what! Things are going from bad to worse... until she discovers The Fairy Tree"--Provided by publisher.

"On Bimbling Day, when young Sasquatches hope to earn the right to explore the North Woods on their own, Hugo, Boone, and Gigi become stranded and encounter strange and mysterious creatures"--Provided by publisher.

"...this is the story of Otis and the Dooda family...moving to New York City, and the incredibly strange, but true, things that happened to them..."--Back cover.

Twelve-year-old Olivia explores her new apartment building and finds a psychic, talking lizards, a shrunken ex-pirate, an exiled princess, ghosts, and other unusual characters.

Eleven-year-old Clara Frankofile sits in her parents' elegant New York City restaurant, Pish Posh, and passes judgement on each customer as a Somebody or a Nobody, but her all-seeing eyes fail to observe the mysterious events occurring right under her nose.

Hidden in the fairy hole of the red maple tree are x-ray vision glasses that Piper takes to school to use as her class learns about traveling to China.