Misfits and Mischief
At one point or another we have all had the feeling that we don’t fit in, like an outsider or a misfit. Though those feelings can make you feel blue, our individuality is actually a superpower that will help you on the adventures taken in your life! This list is a guide to the tales of misfits navigating through their own experiences to help your young reader feel less alone. From graphic novels to sci-fi there are plenty of books to explore filled with relatability, adventure, excitement, and of course… mischief.
Now Abel has a different mission, find something worthy of a trade. Lucky for him he finds a mirror in his crazy neighbor’s garage that will do just the trick! As he begins to lug the huge item back to the store, he trips and falls… through the mirror?! When he comes out the other side everything seems normal… other than the fact he is now the star of the show! Though it seems like a dream come true, there is much more than meets the eye. Mirrortown is hiding some dark secrets. Abel will have to act fast to figure it all out before he is stuck there, FOR GOOD!
One day in an attempt to find some peace and quiet Millie sneaks up to the attic of the complex. What she didn’t realize was that one of her creepy land ladies Ms. Morrigan would be up there already working on a puzzle… in a room filled with them. Millie is at first confused by this woman’s messy workspace, and odd choice in jigsaw. Soon she notices something weird… the puzzle coincided with an event in her real life! No, it couldn’t be, but what if? What if these puzzles were representations of the lives around her.
After she swaps out the pieces of her sisters puzzle to make her less irritating, she learns that she holds the power to control those around her. With what seems like a perfect new life Millie is happy, that is until she notices something—cracks in the universe the exact shape of those puzzle pieces. This shouldn’t be a problem, right? The universe will be able to withstand them without collapsing and destroying all of reality as she knows it, right? RIGHT?
Morrigan leaps headfirst into a murder investigation, while at the same time grappling with her own increasingly strong Wundersmith powers. Though she has friends by her side she worries that if they find out her dark secret they will never look at her the same. She feels as though she can only trust herself, a huge burden to face alone. Secrets leads her into places she could never imagine. And as shadowy forces awaken in Nevermoor, Morrigan works to find a killer, and solve the mystery in her own past, all before the clock strikes midnight!
One round as they are embarking on radical quests and slaying demon lords, an evil villain, Doomface, from their most recent adventure is listening in on the game. Actually, not just listening, but waiting to pull the four middle schoolers through the folds of reality and into the game!
The four of them end up in this strange world created from their own imagination, and they are different too! The magical powers that their characters had while playing have transferred to themselves in this new land. And it’s a good thing because the only way for them to get back to earth is by defeating Doomface. Riley races against the clock to make it home safely before his parents realize he has gone missing… even if that means betraying a friend along the way. This journey our misfit Riley embarks on is sure to captivate your young reader with danger, and absurdity!
These misfits end up in a home on the picture-perfect block of Sunshine Circle! Despite Miss Emilys attempts to smooth their rough edges the triplets persist in their weirdness, always staying true to their family name. They cause chaos and mischief at every turn in their adoptive home… will it all end in disaster or will the Weirdies find a true family that loves and supports them as they are?
When he is accidentality abducted by two beings in a UFO his dreams come to life! Aliens are real!!
It’s only soon after though, that Roswell learns that this is not the dream come to life he thought it was. These aliens are here for a reason, and he learns that earth is in grave danger! Roswell is not one to give up, so he teams up with a group of extraterrestrials to save the planet. Once figments of his imagination, the aliens are now fighting with Roswell to save his home planet! This rag tag team has misfits galore, and their different personalities (and home planets) make this book hilarious and filled with adventure. And when you find yourself hooked on Roswell’s adventures with aliens, fear not as the second book of the series Roswell Johnson Saves the Galaxy comes out this fall!
These six misfits use magic to find adventure and friendship in this series, and it is one worth starting. But this book is not just for entertainment, this book itself has more than meets the eye. Filled with secrets, codes, and even some tricks, the reader will discover that this is more than just a story… but teaches you how to make your own magic!;)