Books with author Matthew Fox

Max and Lonnie wish their father would spend more time at home. But that’s what happens when your dad works on top-secret government projects. The work is important, everyone says. Sacrifices must be made. So when their father announces a family vacation everyone is stunned. A trip to the lake. Fishing. Awesome! The universe had other plans. Their father gets a phone call; there’s been an accident at the lab. It’ll only take a few minutes, he says. Yeah right. Now Max and Lonnie are finding out exactly what their father’s been working on, and their lives will never be the same.

Carmen Valdes used to be the biggest rising star in Hollywood. Now she’s an afterthought, a has-been, clinging to whatever cheesy horror movie roles her agent can find. Deep down she misses the fame, misses the cameras and the autographs. So when her agent tells her he’s found a new and exciting role, a role that could put her back on top, she jumps at it. But this role is not exactly what she had in mind. Part reality show, part horror movie, part sports, and one hundred percent dangerous. And it’s all live! Now Carmen is in a fight for her life, trapped in a hospital turned movie-set, faced with the choice to escape or else.

Kari and her brother, Greg, can’t believe they’re going to be stuck with their grandparents for two whole weeks. In the middle of nowhere. With nothing to do. Nothing to do, that is, but work in their grandparents’ vast garden. But why are their grandparents acting so mysteriously? What are they afraid of? Why does their grandfather sneak baskets of radishes out to the supply shed late at night? And why does Kari hear voices… when there’s nobody there?

Marty never wanted to leave Chicago. He never wanted to leave his friends, his school, or his favorite places to eat. But his father missed the great outdoors, he missed the old town he had grown up in. So they moved. But life in the country is even stranger than Marty had imagined. It’s quiet, it’s dark, there are mosquitos everywhere, and the people are superstitious. They talk about the swamp in hushed tones. A creature, they say, dwells there. A horrible creature who makes its meals out of curious types who wander too far back into its foul, damp territory. Marty doesn’t believe them. There’s no such thing as swamp creatures, he insists. They simply do not exist… right?

Gabe and his sister, Sarah, love spending their summer vacations with Uncle Ernie on his salvage boat: The Cobalt Cruiser. That’s because Uncle Ernie is a treasure hunter. But this time he’s taking them to the Bermuda Triangle. This time he’s searching for more than the usual shipwreck. This time he’s after a legendary sunken pirate ship: The Vicious Esmerelda. But is he in over his head? Will Gabe and Sarah be able to save the day before they suffer the wrath of Captain Red Holiday and his voodoo curse?

Jenna Shultz is stuck for three whole weeks with her crazy great-aunt Wanda. It’s worse than it sounds. The house is cluttered with bizarre collections, the back yard is filled with lawn ornaments, and there aren’t any other kids in the neighborhood. And to top it all off, one of the lawn ornaments is alive! Now it’s after Jenna. And it won’t quit until she convinces her great-aunt to release it from an ancient gypsy curse. But Jenna’s in way over her head. And she needs to find a way out before it’s too late…

Joshua Edkins and his family, like the rest of humanity, can only watch in fascination when the first of the alien ships appear in the night sky. “Why have they come? What do they want with us? Are they friend or foe?” These are the questions on the tip of every tongue around the world. The answers will come soon enough: when the larger ships appear, when the alien trees begin to grow and when the things from another world first set foot on our planet. Fascination will turn to horror, and Joshua will find himself in the middle of the human resistance. Only one question remains: “Is it too late?”

Theo can’t believe it when his father, one of the world’s leading experts on Bigfoot, tells him to pack up and get ready for the adventure of a lifetime. A chance to see a different part of the world? A chance to experience the Canadian wilderness? A chance to find proof of Bigfoot? “Sign me up!” Theo says. But now he’s finding out that searching for an elusive wild animal is more dangerous than it seems. There’s a howl in the night and something savage in the air, and if Theo and his father are lucky enough they just might make it back home to tell about it.

Carrie does not believe in ghosts. She does not believe in magic, or curses, or any other so-called supernatural phenomenon. She believes only in what she can see with her own eyes. Her cousin Adam is exactly the opposite. He believes in ghosts so strongly that he wants to become a professional ghost hunter. Carrie rolls her eyes when Adam buys a ghost detector from the strange new store in town. “You’re only wasting your money,” she warns. He buys it anyway. They are about to leave the store when an item catches Carrie’s eye. A shadowbox. “I’ll get it for my mom,” she figures. The store owner warns that the shadowbox comes with a curse. Carrie buys it anyway. Big mistake.

Penelope has a problem: she’s bigger than the other girls in school. They tease her every day. Worse yet, her own brother makes fun of her. She would do anything to lose a few pounds, but dieting and exercise is so hard! If only there was a shortcut. But there are no shortcuts in life… right? Wrong. Because her favorite aunt just got back from a trip to Mexico and she’s brought something with her. A very special present. A crystal from the Giant Crystal Cave. A crystal, she says, with the power to grant wishes. But it’s not all fun and games. Penelope is about to find out that the old adage still holds true: Be careful what you wish for.

Jeremy Youngblood can’t stand when his cousin Thomas comes to visit. That’s because Thomas is a total nerd. All he cares about is knights and magic. And he always wants to see the old family books. Those creepy old books with the strange symbols and the funny language. But this time he’s brought something with him: eight stones, carved with symbols from the book. He claims they give him special powers. Jeremy doesn’t believe him. The next thing he knows, he’s back in time, in a foreign land, about to set off on the adventure of a lifetime.

Brandon loves playing his guitar. He’s good at it too. Good enough to attract the attention of a professor who recruits talented musicians to take part in his shadowy research. He says his work is secret, that he’s trying to unlock the powers of the mind. And music is the key. He arranges for Brandon and the other subjects to be taken to an abandoned factory. Inside is an assortment of mysterious equipment, topped off by a standing replica of Stonehenge. Now it’s time for the tests to begin, and Brandon is about to find out that the separation between dimensions is a very thin line.