Aliera is a star at fencing, but at school no one notices her--until her new lab partner Avery begins flirting with her. Aliera's mother just bought her a foil from a garage sale, and it has a strange jewel attached to the hilt. Will Aliera's first date be ruined when magical creatures try to steal her foil?

It seems that everyone at school has taken up snowboarding, so Babymouse decides she must hit the slopes, too.

After their father's research experiment at the British Museum unleashes the Egyptian god Set, Carter and Sadie Kane embark on a dangerous journey across the globe, a quest which brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.