Books by John Paulits

Brownie Terwilliger looked at his opportunity to run for mayor of Philadelphia as a chance to right the wrongs of a city. Boy was he ever wrong!

Planet Zoron:While sitting at his bedroom window staring at the moon, a burst of green light whisks Mark Foy away to Planet Zoron, where Prince Zincor and Princess Zayla need Mark’s help to regain the prince’s throne from Blaylock and Fentar, two evil councilors to his late father.Rescue from Zoron:Mark Foy has returned home from his surprising trip to Planet Zoron. Prince Zincor’s throne is safe. But is it? Who shows up but Zincor’s Uncle Blaylock, still determined to take over Zincor’s throne, and his partner, the evil scientific genius Fentar? They’ve been mistakenly transported to Mark’s very neighborhood by the Tappa Ray and now have Mark in their sights, certain he knows something they don’t—the way back to Zoron. Blaylock’s quest for Prince Zincor’s throne is not over!Return to Zoron:Mark Foy is summoned back to Zoron by Princess Zayla, bored at being left alone as her brother goes off adventuring. She doesn’t realize they are in for a frightening adventure set off by the reappearance of Blaylock, the evil uncle, and Fentar, the evil genius sidekick. Will Prince Zincor’s return be enough to rescue them, or will he, too, fall under Blaylock’s control?

At stake—the deed to The Clifton Heights Home for Children. Emmaline Gremlin wants to close the orphanage. Her runaway husband wants to turn the deed over to Mr. Bloober, Superintendent of the Home, to ensure its continuation.Mickey Allston, age nine, and his friend Warren Towers, who is visiting from the Clifton Heights Home for Children, join forces with Mr. Camden Chatsworth, owner of a marvelous collection of old toys, and the runaway Mr. Gremlin, newly arrived in Pennypack and living under the name of Montague Dobson.As the Monday deadline looms, Emmaline steals the deed, but as the clock ticks down, Warren hatches a clever plot which Camden Chatsworth, Montague Dobson, and the two boys attempt to pull off in the library of the Home as the deadline looms. Will they succeed? Can they reclaim the deed in time to save the Home?

The Golden Mushroom:Soon-to-be fifth graders, Paul Drummond and Billy Sparks’ summer vacation at the beach with Lige Drummond, Paul’s grandfather, is interrupted when Lige’s best friend Jess Hubbard disappears, and the boys are off to find him in Shumbus, a strange land deep within the Earth.The Revenge of the Critches:Things did not stay peaceful long in Shumbus after Paul and Billy’s summer adventure there. The Critches are out for revenge. The Golden Mushroom is in danger and so is the very city where the Shumians have lived forever. With Jess Hubbard planning to help the Critches, they are sure to succeed unless Paul, Billy, and Argo can come up with something fast!The Goshmen:Paul and Billy make their third trip to Shumbus, the strange land within the Earth. When they arrive, Argo takes them on a journey to a land of people forgotten in time, who hold a key to the history of Shumbus… if only they can escape from them and get back home.

Philip and the Superstition Kid:Philip and Emery don't know what to do about Emery's monumentally clumsy cousin Leon, who is visiting for a week and who brings bad luck with him wherever he goes. Can they convince Leon to go home before his bad luck brings total disaster to their lives?Philip and the Loser:Can Philip and Emery keep their promise to raise money at a neighbor's charity fair, or will Emery's monumentally unlucky cousin Leon prove their undoing when he decides to help out?Philip and the Thief:Philip cracks the case of the teacher's stolen money and shocks everyone, including Jason, the suspected thief, with the solution.Philip and the Girl Who Couldn't Lose:Philip assures Jeanne, a girl who has bested him at every turn, that he will win the poster contest being run at the mall, but how will he ever defeat The Girl Who Couldn't Lose?Philip and the Angel:Philip is determined to get a pet of his own, but even with the help of a neighborhood Angel, comedy and calamity meet Philip head-on.

Philip and the Haunted HouseWhen circumstances force Philip and Emery to sneak into a haunted house, they discover something that gives them the shock of their lives!Philip and the MonstersPhilip and his best friend Emery are certain the new family on the block consists of the Fran-kenstein monster, the Wolfman, and Dracula. And now that family's been invited to dinner! Help!Philip and the Fortune TellerPhilip and Emery race the clock to avert disas-ter when a gypsy gives them three wishes which turn into a nightmare.Philip and the Deadly CurseWhen Emery has a streak of good luck, Philip sets out to find a good luck charm of his own, but what he finds turns out to be more deadly curse than good luck charm.

Can Dougie and Gwen find out who pushed Curly to his death from a second floor porch? With Curly's ghostly help, they plan to try.Dougie's best friend Curly dies in an accident. Yet, Dougie keeps hearing Curly's voice coming from the strangest places. When Dougie's mom sees him talking to… nothing, she gets very worried. When Curly's voice tells Dougie it wasn't an accident that sent him off the second floor porch, Dougie promises to do what he can to bring the two men responsible to Justice-if only Curly's twin sister didn't have to be involved.