Penelope Hope has always loved science. She has studied chemistry, biology, and just about every other sort of science that the small town of Harpswell, Maine has to offer, but her absolute favorite has always been astronomy. The idea of space and stars has got to be the most exciting thing there is. Comets are some of the most fascinating objects to ever streak the sky. So, when she gets the opportunity to travel to Arizona for the summer to study craters with her uncle Marly how could she possibly say no? But there's always a catch. When Penelope gets to Arizona, she gets dragged into working on Marly's horse farm with Ray the annoying farmhand that lives with her uncle. Join Penelope on her adventures in the Arizona heat as she discovers not only craters and catastrophe, but the real importance of knowing you aren't alone in the universe.

Welcome to the World of Realms. This is a story I thought a lot about writing. Simply put, the World of Realms is the other part of the the world that we do not see. The people living in Realms are more important then you may think. They know about us, but we are only just learning of them. Meet The Narrator. The funny, proper, and sophisticated narrator of the story. He is the link between the World of Realms and the world we live in. His job is to narrate the Book of Realms, a book that was written by an unknown traveler between the worlds who found it important to record the story he came to understand. The Narrator likes to make the story of Realms sound mysterious, and many parts of it is. But don't get too caught his fancy talk, the World of Realms is more harsh and horrible then he perceives it to be. Meet Brit. She's the 15 year old who's been on the road for at least 15 years. But she doesn't mind. Living in Realms on her own has taught her many lessons. It has taught her the bare truth: trust no one. Enter Chase. He may be quiet, but there's more behind his dark arts appearance. His cleverness and risk taking led him to leave his home with rich beyond belief parents and travel into the heart of Realms. Lastly, there's Key. The lost puppy of the story. His life in Realms has been harsh. He has to hold himself together and the hardest part about it is, he is doing it alone. Read to find out what exactly The Book of Realms is, and why it's so important for our world and theirs to come together.

..

Alyssa's in love. She loves everything about Ethan, and has had a crush on him for seven years now, but he never notices her. Every time Alyssa sees him, she gets a feeling inside that makes her want to disappear. Her heart thumps so loud she can hear it, and it begins to become a problem. Despite that, she decides to try as hard as she can this year to get him to ask her out, or at leased do something to acknowledge her. Nothing seems to work, but maybe there is some silver lining behind the cloud. Read to find out if Alyssa ever gets over her shy personality!

In a group of witches, Destiny Banks never fit in. Her spells went wrong, her magic was weak, and she never knew what to do about it. So she chose to give up. Brett Wilkinson knew that he liked her from the first day. She never fit in with her classmates and she was different. In a good way. And he appreciated it her for it.