One fine day, Moose takes a chance and sets out on a spur-of-the-moment sailing trip that ends in a raging storm at sea. Stranded far from home, he has a decision to make: is he going to curl up in a ball and cry, or is he going to make the most of it?

Twelve-year-old Jonathan Grisby has been sent to the Slabhenge Reformatory School for Troubled Boys, a former lunatic asylum that is currently run by a sadist who enjoys punishing the boys and setting them against each other. But when a lightning strike kills all the adults, the boys find themselves suddenly free--and trapped on Scar Island, which seems to be sinking into the ocean.

When Flynn gets hopelessly lost in the woods, he wishes he had paid more attention in his Outdoor Ed class.

"The final battle ensues between Saint George's army of sickos and the army of London kids"--

"Twelve-year-old Ali is unsure about joining her brother and their reality-show celebrity father, Survivor Guy, on location and disappointed when she learns how much of the show is fake, but becomes heroic herself when wildfire strikes"--Verso page.

Escaping the mainland for the Caribbean, Zack Clarke and his team search for an eccentric explorer and renowned zombie expert who may be able to cure the zombie pandemic.

For the first time ever, Mouseford Academy is offering a course in outdoor survival skills, and it's being taught by the athletic adventurous Bruce Hyena! All five Thea Sisters sign up, along with the Ruby Crew. But when a terrible storm hits during the two-day outdoor challenge, there are mouselets in danger! Who will come to the rescue? -- Back cover.