Potter, Ellen

"After surviving the crazy events of his first weeks in New York City, nine-year-old Otis Dooda is starting out at a brand-new school. He would love to make a good impression, but life in Tidwell Towers is never that easy. With his d isgusting seatmate, the possible impending alien invasion, and the introduction of his new nemesis, Sid Frackas "The Greatest LEGO Genius Who Ever Lived" (a title Otis though t was his!), things are getting downright dangerous!"--Publisher.

Picked on, overweight genius Owen tries to invent a television that can see the past to find out what happened the day his parents were killed.

Twelve-year-old Olivia Kidney and her father move into a Manhattan brownstone that has a lagoon in the living room, hosts visiting strangers in the middle of the night, and is mysteriously close to the spirit world.

Honest and down-to-earth writing advice for young readers who are eager to craft their own stories.

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.

Picked on, overweight genius Owen tries to invent a television that can see the past to find out what happened the day his parents were killed.

Twelve-year-old Roo Fanshaw, who has a talent for hiding, is sent to live with her estranged uncle in his on Cough Rock Island, where she discovers the secrets of the largely uninhabited house and its hidden garden.

While preparing for her participation in a wedding, adjusting to being a student at a school for the arts, and dealing with surprise visitors at home, twelve-year-old Olivia ventures into the New York City subway tunnels in search of a man who might help her friend Frannie.

Twelve-year-old Roo Fanshaw, who has a talent for hiding, is sent to live with his estranged uncle in his home on Cough Rock Island, where he discovers the secrets of the largely uninhabited house and its hidden garden.

While preparing for her participation in a wedding, adjusting to being a student at a school for the arts, and dealing with surprise visitors at home, twelve-year-old Olivia ventures into the New York City subway tunnels in search of a man who might help her friend Frannie.