by Ursula Vernon (2012)
Danny's mother has disappeared into a fairy ring growing in her backyard vegetable garden, and Danny and his friends, Wendell and Christiana, must go to Faerie to try to save her.
Lemony Snicket
Book 2 of A Series of Unfortunate Events. The three unluckiest children in the world return for another misfortunate adventure. The Baudelaire children survived their first encounter with the dastardly and scheming Olaf, but the Count doesn't give up easily. Nor does the Baudelaire luck ever seem to improve.
Rachelle Delaney
"The Lost Souls have protected the famous treasure on Island X from the pirates. But now, a mysterious predator is prowling around their camp: a ferocious black panther. And with Captain Scarlet McCray stuck in Port Aberhard learning how to be a proper lady, Jem Fitzgerald is left to command the crew, protect the treasure, and keep tabs on both the panther and a new pirate captain, determined to best every pirate in the Islands"--