Tim Jessell

"The Aldens spend the summer on Grandfather's island! Joe, the island's friendly handyman, helps them with anything they need, but as the children continue to explore their summer home, they realize there is more to the island--and to their new friend--than meets the eye."--Publisher's description

When Neal and Julie agree to help Eric straighten up his basement, they never imagine that they're in for more than getting a little dusty. But as the three kids follow a soccer ball into the small room under the basement stairs, the floor suddenly evaporates to reveal a rainbow staircase to another world! Before they have a chance to look around, they are caught in the midst of a battle. Shiny red men riding giant lizards are shooting arrows straight...

The evil Lord Sparr has used magic to wake up a sleeping giant! Now Eric, Julie, and Neal must join forces with a brave dragon and the Oobja people of Panjibarrh to help save their Droonian friends.

"A hidden door. A magical staircase. Discover the world of Droon!"Eric, Julie, and Neal have a big problem on their hands. Galen the wizard had warned them never to bring anything from Droon into the Upper World. But Julie has brought a bracelet by mistake, and it's turned Eric's dad into a ghost in Droon! Now the kids must find him. If they don't, he'll end up in the Land of the Lost- forever.

Lord Sparr has put Princess Keeah under a spell and the only way Eric, Julie and Neal can help her is to enter the Land of the Lost. But only ghosts live there and if the children don't leave soon, they, too, will turn into ghosts.

"George Washington's foxhound Sweetlips narrates the story of her master's transformation from farmer to Father of our Country"--

"A firedog from the Maxwell Street fire station tells the story of the Great Chicago Fire"--

Eric and Lord Sparr carry the secrets and magic of Droon into the real world. With magic on the loose, nothing will ever be the same.

"Stubby the war dog narrates the story of his life, from his birth on the streets of New Haven, Connecticut, through his time spent in Europe with the American Expeditionary Force, to his eventual hero's welcome back in the U.S."--

In order to defend himself in Lord Sparr's evil underworld, Galen needs the powerful wand of Urik, a magic tool that's been hidden for years. Keeah and her Upper World friends attempt to find the wand by following the Moon Scroll, which has the power to take anyone who reads it back through time.