"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes " The voice rings out just as Simon and other patriots in the Continental Army are awaiting the advancement of British troops at the 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill. So begins the children's story The Birthday Book Club Snatching: The Melinda & Simon Series. Sixth grader Melinda Burke has misgivings about Simon, her quirky, odd, and peculiar younger brother. When Simon doesn't like what's happening in real life, the second grader retreats into an imaginary world, where he is in control and decides the outcome. For Melinda, the situation is getting...