Richard Ashley Hamilton – författare

Bingo and every other teen in the sprawling farming village of Ellay knows the tales of the old days - of how their great-great-great-grandparents rebuilt what was left of society after some apocalypse or whatever. But that's ancient history. Boring. Nah, for Bingo's generation, today is about staying busy - distracted, even - while tilling the reclaimed City of Industry fields or unloading barges at the seedy port of Bel Air. Or in Bingo's case, scavenging ruins for artifacts to upcycle and trade at the bartering bazaars - including Bingo's favourite leftovers, these old things called 'books.' Ever heard of 'em? Her favourites are the TECTIV books, the ones about men who walked rain-slicked streets at night in hats and trench coats. They searched for answers in a city called L.A., just like Bingo. It was their job. And after the sudden disappearance of her best friend, Fenn, Bingo decides that's what she's gonna have to be if she wants to get answers - a new kind of TECTIV for a new world. Because everyone may believe Fenn's disappearance was the first crime in a long time. But Bingo's about to learn that it wasn't. And it sure won't be the last...

After getting blasted by alien energy, Sophie takes a break from reality on a girls' trip with her mum in Cuba. Their plan is to reconnect and retrace their family history - until eerie visions 'show' Sophie the fateful crash of a UFO in 1960 that has major ramifications on her life. And just as she wraps her head around that, she glimpses a premonition of her friend, Milo, getting shot. Desperate to save him, Soph comes clean about her extraterrestrial extracurricular activities - only for the Cuban Army to arrest her. Apparently, they aren't too fond of American reporters on their soil. What follows is an eye-opening visit from a mad scientist, a jailbreak of intergalactic proportions, and a touching heart-to-heart between Soph and her mum that leaves both women feeling newfound appreciation - and awe - for each other. Scoop: Sci-Fi Witness represents Sophie's most exciting and most emotional investigation yet in which she solves a twisty murder mystery that is once again torn from the headlines. The only way for her to survive is by focusing on the facts, trusting her instincts, and finally being honest about her feelings for Usnavy and Milo.

Sophie Cooper has overcome a lot in the last couple of years, all in the hopes of convincing the world that her dad is not a criminal. She's solved some murders, outwitted a time-traveling mad scientist, gained psychic powers (only to give 'em right back), raised a flying saucer from the Everglades -- even while celebrating her Quincenera, surviving high school, navigating a love triangle, and interning for the local TV news station, WMIA 7. But now Sophie faces off against the deadliest threat yet...herself! When a sinister Sophie doppelganger appears on the scene, spouting fake news and debunking all that the real Sophie has worked so hard to achieve, our intrepid teen reporter must face facts. Will she ever prove her father's innocence? Would anyone believe her anyway? Or have Sophie's investigations only put a giant target on her family, her friends, and that which she values above all else -- the truth?

Most people think of Leonardo Da Vinci as some old guy painting stuff hundreds of years ago...yet even Da Vinci was once a bold, troublemaking kid who craved adventure - this is his story! Young Leo has spent his childhood exploring art and engineering (and creepy caves) in the freedom of his hometown. But when his long-lost dad drags Leo to an apprenticeship far away, our boy genius soon finds himself out of his depth...and in a city on the brink of war! Fortunately, Leo also finds two new friends who change his life forever: Tano, a charmingly clumsy chum from Africa, and Filomena, a pre-teen patron who funds Leo's latest inventions and always wears a mysterious smile - the smile which will inspire Da Vinci's most famous portrait. Together, Leo, Filomena, and Tano uncover a deadly conspiracy that threatens the entire world...only nobody believes them, since they're 'just kids.' So Leo and his pals must grab everyone's attention the only way they know how - with elaborate pranks that harness the true power of Art to open eyes and change minds. Equal parts Sherlock Holmes and Indiana Jones, Leo Da Vinci leaps out of history and into our hearts in an epic tale full of action, comedy, and full-color fun!

Most people think of Leonardo Da Vinci as some old guy painting stuff hundreds of years ago...yet even Da Vinci was once a bold, troublemaking kid who craved adventure - this is his story! Young Leo has spent his childhood exploring art and engineering (and creepy caves) in the freedom of his hometown. But when his long-lost dad drags Leo to an apprenticeship far away, our boy genius soon finds himself out of his depth...and in a city on the brink of war! Fortunately, Leo also finds two new friends who change his life forever: Tano, a charmingly clumsy chum from Africa, and Filomena, a pre-teen patron who funds Leo's latest inventions and always wears a mysterious smile - the smile which will inspire Da Vinci's most famous portrait. Together, Leo, Filomena, and Tano uncover a deadly conspiracy that threatens the entire world...only nobody believes them, since they're 'just kids.' So Leo and his pals must grab everyone's attention the only way they know how - with elaborate pranks that harness the true power of Art to open eyes and change minds. Equal parts Sherlock Holmes and Indiana Jones, Leo Da Vinci leaps out of history and into our hearts in an epic tale full of action, comedy, and full-color fun!

Sophie Cooper is the newest intern at the WMIA 7 news station--a struggling station based in Miami, Florida--and she's determined to use access to the newsroom's resources to prove her father has been framed for embezzlement. But investigating her father's case soon uncovers some unsettling things about her hometown, like a flying saucer crashed in the Everglades, a chupacabra running wild, a digital doppelganger intent on ruining what's left of Sophie's social life, and a bunker, hidden since the 1960s, that seems to be at odds with time itself... Sophie will have to rely on all her truth-seeking skills to solve these mysteries!