Eleven-year-old Jack and his eight-year-old brother Benny expect the worst from their summer vacation in Chowder Bay, Maine, but instead find it full of mysteries and adventures.

Jake Thorson, the Vikings team captain, gets all the credit. He leads the team in home runs, and everybody loves him for it -- that is, everyone but his brother, Luke. Luke isn't popular, and he hasn't hit a single home run -- but he does have the team's best batting average as well as the most stolen bases. However, those types of things don't really get you the attention that a homer does, and Luke's tired of standing in the Jake's shadow.

Charles and William Crogan are two brothers with very different perspectives on family, patriotism, and loyalty. Charles, off at school when unrest develops in the American Colonies, is determined to serve the British Crown. William, on the other hand, has taken up the cause of the Minutemen and other revolutionaries. When the two are thrust back together, they have to decide which comes first: loyalty to their fellow soldiers or loyalty to family...

Nelson Greenwood loves BMX racing, almost as much as he loves to draw superheroes. The hero of his own comic book, Major Speed, isn't afraid of anything, much like Nelson's twin brother Nick. Nelson looks up to Nick and his mad BMX skills. But when a rough crash keeps Nick out of the BMX-Treme Competition, he suggests that Nelson take his place. However, Nelson doesn't think he has what it takes to compete against the best racers in the city - especially...

Brothers Edward and Alphonse have a reason to worry when an unknown killer begins stalking state alchemists. The alchemists were all powerful in their craft, but died nonetheless. Will Edward escape the killer's vengeance?

"In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor... The scarred man who stalks the Elric brothers' path reemerges, this time not as the bearer of vengeance, but as the one in karma's crosshairs."--Provided by publisher.

"Mac and Mac want to eat their favorite pie and their friends and mom give them tricks to make it easier, but the boys' shenanigans make things harder than they need to be."--

Ed, Al, and Winry return to Central Command only to be greeted with bad news. Lietuenant Colonel Maes Hughes has been murdered and the suspect is Second Lieutenant Maria Ross. Meanwhile, the living suit of armor bearing the soul of serial killer "Barry the Chopper" breaks out of jail and goes on a rampage. The mysterious Homunculi must come out of hiding to deal with the mess.

"In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical 'auto-mail' limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his and his brother's bodies ... the legendary Philosopher's Stone. A diabolical trap is set for President Bradley ... If he is assassinated, a power vacuum will open that Mustang and his...

Using knowledge from a library book, brothers Mac and Mac build a fortress but Meatball, armed with a book of his own, wants to take it from them.--