Auseon, Andrew

When lonely twelve-year-old Ben is mistaken for a long-awaited hero, he finds himself sucked into a fantasy-world quest that turns out to be more complicated than he imagined.

Two teenagers who are burdened by grief and loss, Charlie and Gloria, meet in a chance encounter and their relationship grows and the pair begins to develop a strong connection to one another.

Best friends Gene Brennick and Vince Haskell create stories about aliens which their classmates refuse to take seriously. But suddenly they learn about a local teacher's dark secret which may stamp out their lives and friendship once and for all.

Arty, an abnormally short fourteen-year-old boy, enlists the help of a group of students, known at school as the "pathetic losers," to take revenge against his abusive, tall fraternal twin brother.

Santa Rosa, California, junior high school students Gene and Vince try to become famous and popular by publishing a free tabloid about real aliens, but a clash over whether to print a certain story not only damages their friendship, it lands them in the middle of an intergalactic conflict, as well.