Book 3

The Time Shifter

by John Peel

Published 1 November 1997
A beautiful dream of a better future? Or Brandon's worst nightmare...?
Twelve-year-old Brandon Mooney gets the scare of his life when he looks into a mirror...and sees a grizzled old man staring back at him! But things get "really" weird when the old man steps out of the mirror and introduces himself as Brandon Mooney...age 92!
No way! The old Brandon has traveled "back in time" 80 years. Why? It turns out the future isn't as great as it was cracked up to be. In fact, it's the pits. So the old man has decided to step back into the present in order to "change the future"--and he needs Brandon's help.
As Brandon will discover, however, tampering with time can have some unexpected--and very dangerous--consequences.

Book 5

The Invaders

by John Peel

Published 1 February 1998
Feeling a little..."saur" today?
Every school kid knows that dinosaurs became extinct millions of years ago. But what would happen if maybe some dinosaur DNA managed to survive? And what if it could be revived and transferred into a living host?
A host just like..."you?"
As a group of teenagers are about to discover, this Jurassic "lark "is no fairy tale. It's real. People are beginning to mutate into monstrous creatures--part dinosaur and part human, but one hundred percent deadly....

Book 6

The Innocent

by John Peel

Published 1 April 1998
School's out on the planet Tarshish..."forever."
Humans have established a thriving colony on the planet Tarshish, until a native species of semi-insectoids awakens from a long incubation and attacks the colony. Only the children survive--and a computer.
The computer teaches the children how to form their own community. A community without adults and without boring adult rules and stupid adult regulations. On Tarshish, kids rule! Until the day a rescue ship arrives to bring them back.
But the kids don't want to be rescued. They "like" being in charge. In fact, they might go to war to prove it!

Book 7

Vanished

by John Peel

Published 15 October 1998

Book 8

Outer Limits

by John Peel

Published 15 December 1998

Book 8

The Nightmare

by John Peel

Published 15 December 1998
It was only a nightmare...right?
When teenager Cassie Wilson volunteers for a study in psychic phenomena at the university, she figures it will be a lot of fun. But the experiment goes terribly wrong and Cassie ends up in the hospital. She's fine, except for the terrible nightmares--and each one is worse than the last. Cassie makes a startling discovery: what she sees in her nightmares comes true. But when she tries to warn people of the danger, no one believes her! Instead, her friends turn on her. Then her neighbors. Fear turns to anger. Mobs hunt Cassie down like an animal.
But the nightmares grow stronger....

Book 9

Beware the Metal Children

by John Peel

Published 15 February 1999
Welcome to the seventh grade...again. And again.

Book 10

Alien Invasion from Hollyweird

by John Peel

Published 15 April 1999
"In this movie, the special effects seem so real...maybe a little "too" real?"
Melanie and Jeff are thrilled to be cast as extras in the newest alien invasion epic being filmed in their hometown. It's so cool! And the special effects are awesome! The movie has everything, including an army of freaky alien invaders with high-tech laser annihilators.
But it turns out the movie is just a cover for a "real" alien invasion. And so are all the other hit alien moves. Melanie and Jeff have to warn someone. But no one will listen!
This time when the director yells "It's a wrap!" it could mean the final cut for the human race.

Book 11

The Payback

by John Peel

Published 15 May 1999
Puppy love--but with a "real" bite!
When the pets in her neighborhood suddenly go on a rampage, it's Devra Thomas who ends up in the doghouse. It seems a group of primates in a "brain enhancement" experiment have escaped from a nearby research facility. Somehow they are passing on their enhanced brains to all the other animals, and they want their revenge for all the years of humiliation at the hands of their human masters. The animals take over the town and no human is safe.
Luckily, Devra's beloved pooch would never turn on her. Or would she? It's time for a little...payback--"bow wow" style.

Book 12

The Change

by John Peel

Published 15 July 1999
These growing pains are..."monstrous."
Thirteen-year-old Lucas Wright is hiding out for his life. The space research station he and his family live on has been invaded by a dangerous alien. One by one each member of the station team has disappeared. Captured. But why?
Part of the answer is revealed when Lucas stumbles upon a series of strange cocoons on board. Inside he finds the imprisoned crew members, including his family. Even more horrible, each is undergoing a slow metamorphosis. But into what? Lucas has only a very short time to discover the answer before he, too, undergoes..."the change."

no. ] 1

The Zanti Misfits

by John Peel

Published 1 September 1997
Welcome to reform school... alien style. The Zanti have landed. But who-- or what-- are these creatures? The rulers of the planet Zanti have found a solution to the problem of what to do with the undesirable misfits and dangerous malcontents who threaten their perfectly ordered society-- exile them to Earth!

no. ] 2

The Choice

by John Peel

Published 1 September 1997
A case of kidnapping? Or a "rescue?"
Aggie Travers is different from her classmates. She has telekinetic powers...violent powers she has difficulty controlling. Her parents are baffled; they don't know what to do. Then Aggie is befriended by Karen--a substitute teacher with unique insights into Aggie "and" her powers.
The problem? A government agent is hunting for Karen. She has been linked to the disappearance of other children...children with similar powers. It is "really "Karen the agent is after? Or Aggie? The Travers don't know who to trust. They will have to make..."the choice."

The Lost

by John Peel

Published 1 December 1997
Brainwashed teenage zombies? Or just another day in the 'burbs?