Harris, Christine

Jesse Sharpe is no ordinary kid. She's an orphan, a genius, and a secret agent. Jesse has been assigned by C2--the mysterious organization that raised her and taught her to be a spy--to protect another girl from a kidnap attempt. Jesse will have to trail suspects, plant listening devices, crack codes, and kick occasional bad guy butt. What Jesse doesn't know is whether she can trust C2 and the information she has been given--or someone within the organization is trying to blow her cover.

Niko writes to his pen pal, Penny, and describes his life as a refugee in an unidentified, war-torn country, telling how he imagines following the moon's reflection on the sea, like a silver path to her home.

Oliver the puppy is left home all alone on Christmas Eve and hears all kinds of suspicious and scary noises.