Billy Chan and the Stinky Goatopus


Book Description

Ugh, what's that stench? It's so bad, it can't be anything natural. It's coming from a goatopus, a mythical creature from another world. Except he's right by the Great Pyramid of Giza and refuses to leave. It's up to me, Billy the chimera hunter, to figure out what to do. But I can't do this without help. That's where you come in. You need to help me make decisions to get rid of this stinky goatopus. Come join me on my latest adventure!




Billy Chan and the Case of the Pengurtles


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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 Ruined Corridor


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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?




Pippa Parvin and the Mystery of the Stolen Lunches


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"I hear you're quite the sleuths." Nils's mother is onto you and your cousin, Pippa. She knows that you are good at solving mysteries, and now she has a new one. Who is stealing Nils's lunch every day? Pippa needs your help to discover all the clues. You decide where to look and when, and once you have done your investigation, see if you can solve the mystery before Pippa does!




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!




Pippa Parvin and the Mystery of the Fork in the Garden


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Someone has left a fork in the garden. You find it one morning, sticking out of a rotting piece of wood. It's a nice fork, and an odd thing to lose in the forest. Your cousin Pippa is intrigued and decides that this is the next case she must solve. Together you investigate all the clues and get the fork back to its rightful owner. As always, YOU decide in what order to look at the clues. The true mystery, though, is why the owner left it in your garden. See if you can crack the case before Pippa does!




Pippa Parvin and the Mystery of the Stuffed Dinosaur


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You know when Nils comes to you and Pippa for help, the situation must be dire, and it is. His little sister’s stuffed dinosaur has gone missing, and she is inconsolable. Pippa’s not keen to go to Nils’s house, but she never could resist a good mystery. As she always tells you, though, mysteries are about secrets and the more mysteries you solve for Nils, the more secrets you learn. Perhaps this time you can discover a secret that can heal the rift between you, or perhaps you’ll discover one that makes it worse than ever. See if you can solve the mystery before Pippa does!




Pippa Parvin and the Mystery of the Unidentified Flying Object


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It appears in your window every night, a mysterious configuration of lights that hovers for a moment, then is gone. You don't dare tell your Aunt Vivian or Cousin Pippa. Surely they'll laugh. But Pippa pries the secret from you and doesn't laugh. Instead, she gets out her notebook and declares it the next mystery she wants to solve. It's your most difficult mystery yet, and your cousin needs your help to gather clues. You choose where to search and in what order to discover the clues. See if you can crack the case before she does!




The Adventures of Billy the Chimera Hunter


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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!




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!




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