Busy Betty has always been busy. Every day she wakes up with a million questions and a billion ideas! And today she has an amazing idea: she s throwing her mom a birthday party. Shhh . . . It s a surprise! Then Betty and her best friend, Mae, have the best idea of all: What if they threw Mom a circus surprise party?! It will be the greatest day in the history of the universe! Everything is perfect until Betty realizes oh, no! Mom s birthday isn't...

"Harrow was born during a war between two of the five capricious Elemental Queens. It's a war of fury and attrition, and exacted its price in blood. In one grim night, almost all of the water Elementals--the Seers--were killed. All but Harrow. Years later, she's taken refuge in anonymity, hidden within an unusual circus run by a centuries-old Enchanter. No one can know who she really is or about the magic she wields. Now the circus has acquired a...

Duff, well known for making up stories with his friend Simon, cannot get anyone to believe him when he says there is a monkey living in his barn, but when the circus comes to town with the news that they have lost their head monkey performer, Duff and Simon are vindicated.

When a young foreign boy, Gustavus, who is with them on holiday is kidnapped, Phillip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann, Jack, and Kiki the parrot follow the kidnappers to a strange land and uncover a plot to assassinate the king.