James Preller

Girl bullies, internet bullying, and substance use are themes in this James Preller middle grade standalone companion to Bystander. Mary O'Malley is tired of keeping secrets. Secrets like her older brother, Jonny's, drug use. Starting seventh grade is tough enough without the upheaval her brother is bringing to their family. It seems the only person who might understand is Griffen Connolly, whose older sister runs with Jonny in the wrong crowd....

Second-grade detectives Jigsaw, Mila, and their friends follow clues found in a Little Free Library suggesting that aliens are coming to Earth.

After the death of his mother, eight-year-old Liam and his father and sister move to a new house for a fresh start, but Liam soon discovers that the old house is haunted.

Jigsaw tries to find out who is playing practical jokes in class.

Jigsaw tries to recover Eddie's baseball cards which have disappeared in school.

Jigsaw Jones tries to find a missing good luck charm while on a winter vacation.

Jigsaw Jones tries to prove that Joey Pignattano should not be blamed for starting a food fight in the school cafeteria.

Jigsaw and Mila are hired to locate a prized statue of a falcon.

"Jigsaw is in big-time trouble! For a dollar a day, Jigsaw and Mila make problems go away. But now Jigsaw has some trouble of his own. He lost grandfather's watch! Can Jigsaw and Mila find the watch before time runs out?"

Jigsaw Jones is back! In The Case from Outer Space, an original mystery from James Preller, Jigsaw and his crew-Mila, Joey, and Danika-find a clue that implies an alien may be about to visit their school! Can it be true? And what does the Little Free Library have that aliens from outer space might want? (Hint: The school librarian has invited a special guest to talk about space exploration-an astronaut!) Friendship, mystery, and school-day shenanigans...