Billy Chan and Operation Bager


Book Description

I’m at a summit, which is a word that means “really boring meeting for grown-ups.” The CIA is meeting with billionaire Mr. Roahr about finding all the chimera hunters who went missing fifteen years ago. Things get way less boring when a tiger with bat-wings walks in. My friend, Cassie, says this is a bager (pronounced “bagger”) and is one of the rarest chimeras ever. The bager wants me to take Mr. Roahr and people from the CIA to her world. Talk about a big choice to make! I need your help. Make choices that change my story. There are four endings; see if you can read them all!




Billy Chan and the Clash of the Bungolins


Book Description

Bungolins have appeared in Wyoming and are chasing bison. But wait! They’ve also appeared in Florida and are terrorizing alligators. Two warring factions are here in our world, and I need to do something fast. But where should I go? Who should I help? This is where you come in. I need you to help me choose what I should do. No matter what you decide, things are sure to be interesting. There are four ways this can end; see if you can read them all!




Billy Chan and the Giraffigator Showdown


Book Description

Fifteen years ago, all the chimera hunters disappeared, so now the only chimera hunters the CIA can call on are little kids like me. Now those older chimera hunters are coming back with a massive invasion force, and it’s up to the CIA, the Navy, and kids like me to stop them. To complicate matters, a giraffigator shows up at the CIA’s strategy planning meeting with more intel about how to stop the invasion, but nobody knows this giraffigator. Can we even trust her? I really need your help. You make the choices that change my story. There are four ways this can end; see if you can read them all!




Billy Chan Rescues a Moark Named Mark


Book Description

There's a moark in the Monterey Bay Aquarium! The CIA has heard rumors of a shark fin moving through the sand at the bottom of one of their tanks. He was put in there by accident, and a marine biologist might discover him at any moment. If they do, there will definitely be questions. The CIA needs my help to get that moark out of there. This is where you come in. These missions are hard, and I need your help to make decisions. Let's see if we can get that moark without causing a ruckus or destroying the tank...




The Adventures of Billy the Chimera Hunter


Book Description

This collection contains the previously published stories: Billy Chan and the Case of the Pengurtles Billy Chan and the Little Lost Orcoose Billy Chan and the Fronine Invasion Billy Chan and the Walrar Bear Abduction Billy Chan Goes Where the Sheelephants Roam Billy Chan Chases a Burkey through Albuquerque Billy Chan Rescues a Moark Named Mark Billy Chan and the Stinky Goatopus Billy Chan Goes to the World of the Felidavians Billy Chan and the Clash of the Bungolins Billy Chan and Operation Bager Billy Chan and the Giraffigator Showdown Penguins with turtle shells kidnapped my parents on our family vacation, and that’s how I learned I’m a chimera hunter. Chimeras are mythical creatures who look like mixed up versions of regular animals, and they visit from other worlds sometimes. Only chimera hunters can follow them back into their worlds. When you’re a kid, that gets complicated. Hi, my name is Billy Chan, and I’m the main character in this book. Sounds weird for a book character to say that, huh? Most of us have no idea that we aren’t real, living, breathing people. So why do I know this, and why do I tell you that I know this?Because in this book you’re going to help me make some big decisions. You can make safe or risky decisions and change the end of the story. In life, you want to learn to make safe decisions, but in books, you should feel free to take risks. That’s part of the fun.No matter what crazy decisions you ask me to make, I’ll be just fine. Come join me on my first ever adventure!




Pippa Parvin and the Mystery of the Missing Wellies


Book Description

Your cousin, Pippa, cannot find her wellies. She'll need those rubber boots the next time it rains, and so she must solve the mystery of where they've gone. She'll want YOUR help to decide where to look and how. See if you can figure out how someone would sneak up to the cottage and swipe a pair of wellies without being seen. More importantly, who would do such a thing? See if you can solve the mystery before Pippa does!




Pippa Parvin and the Mystery of the Ruined Corridor


Book Description

Can you solve the mystery? You're an orphan (well, maybe not in real life, but in these books you are) and you've gone to live with your Aunt Vivian and cousin Pippa out in the country. Their house is in a small village surrounded by lush forest and the two of them welcome you with open arms. But you have a secret that you've never told anyone. There's something about Pippa, though. She seems to know your secret already. When someone ruins the main corridor of your new school, tearing down paintings and spilling paint everywhere, Pippa is determined to learn that secret, too. She sneaks into your room at night and asks you to go to the school with her to crack the case. To solve it, you must collect four clues, and Pippa will follow YOUR lead. You decide where to explore in the darkened school; you decide which order to uncover the clues. Do you think you can solve the mystery before Pippa does?




Mage Academy: Trial of the Earth Mage


Book Description

A student mage who loves to be the center of attention stands in an empty field for his first trial. To pass, he must find a way to feed the nearby village. This is Mikkel, and you are his dragonlet familiar. He can’t do this without you. Should he go to the library to study spells, or try to bargain with other earth mages to fill the field with crops? Should he try to cast his own spell, or should he talk to the villagers? You will help him decide, and then once he has decided, you must figure out what he needs. Because this is a story about being a good friend and helper, both to others, and to the most important friend you will ever have: yourself.




Mage Academy: Trial of the Air Mage


Book Description

Anya is at the top of her class and the best air mage the Academy has had in ages, but can she save a village from a cyclone? It’s the most difficult trial yet, and it’s your job to help. Will you tell her to figure out the right spells on her own, or work with other students? Who should she recruit when the storm draws near, lighting is crashing all around, and cyclones are tearing up the land? Her goal is to save the village, but little does she know that you’ve got a magical advantage. The test proctors will let you try the test four times with the help of a time portal. You’ve got four chances to guide Anya to save the village. You hope for success, but you must learn when you fail. Because learning is what these trials are all about. Make the best choices you can!




Mage Academy: Trial of the Fire Mage


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Reyna thought her mage trial would be a simple test, but there’s a forest fire raging and the Mage Academy needs her to put it out. You are her dragonlet familiar, and she needs your help. Will you tell her to get other student mages to join in, or have her take on the fire alone? The proctors have a time portal and will have you do four versions of this test. Why? Because that is how you learn, by trying different things. The fire is Reyna’s test. YOUR test is to learn all the ways she can pass, and how she might fail. That is how you can be a good guide to Reyna, and more importantly, to yourself. Because life can be like a test that you take over and over. What matters isn’t how quickly you pass, but how well you learn. Come face the flames with Reyna; she can’t do this without you!