Rachel Pugsley finishes high school with no plans for the summer. That is, until her mom sets her up with a job in another state: Babysit two kids of her mom's old high school friend. Not the ideal job for a high school outcast. Before she knows it, she's stuck in a house the size of a castle with two rich kids who hate her. Then, just when she feels she might survive it all, a wizard from another world kidnaps the kids and takes Rachel with her. This wasn't covered in her babysitting training. With a cute neighbor, a group of misfit kids, and strangers from a strange village, Rachel must...

Mystery and adventure collide when a group of boys discover an old abandoned road in the woods of a historic battlefield.

Thad Utely's best friend Donald Bass is moving away at the start of the summer. That promises to leave Thad with only Derek Jackson and Danny Richards as his friends, not something Thad is too thrilled about. With the end of school fast approaching, the boys desperately want a final adventure to say goodbye. The only problem, Donald absolutely hates the outdoors. Then, while on a class fieldtrip, Thad comes across an old road in the middle of woods and sees an...