The Secret World of Alex Mack
Series · 13
books · 1995-1997
Books in series
#1
Alex, You're Glowing
1995
Meet Alex Mack. It's her first day of junior high and everything goes wrong She can't decide what to wear. Her mother packs her lunch in a troll lunchbox. She runs headlong into the Vice Principal. And then there's math class... By the end of the day, after the most popular girl in school makes fun of Alex in front of the coolest guy ever, Alex is convinced her junior high days are over But when a delivery truck overturns and covers Alex with a top-secret chemical and suddenly she has strange, new powers—powers she can't control. It's exciting... and a little scary
Now, with goons from the chemical company looking for her, Alex, her older sister, Annie, and her best friend, Raymond join forces in trying to outwit them.
Can she learn to control her new powers, avoid the company's investigators, and survive junior high? Welcome to the secret world of Alex Mack
#3
Bad News Babysitting!
1995
Hoping to get Scott's attention at Nicole's party, Alex is crushed when she remembers that she had promised to babysit the nine-year-old sons of her father's boss, and her ensuing struggles threaten to expose her secret powers.
#5
Mistaken Identity!
1996
The trouble began the day Alex got angry, accidentally unleashing her telekinetic powers. When Robyn's backpack dropped, she ran into the street to pick up her papers and was nearly hit by a speeding humvee driven by Vince and Dave. Suddenly the vehicle was mysteriously steered away from Robyn-thanks to Alex's powers. But now Vince and Dave are certain they've found the girl with the secret powers - Robyn! And they'll stop at nothing to get her... Now, wherever Robyn, Alex and their friends go, those company goons are close behind - even at the school dance! But how can Alex save Robyn without leading the chemical company straight to her own door?
#6
Cleanup Catastrophe!
1996
The competition is on for "Pick Up Paradise Day." It's Alex's chance to organize her schoolmates to do a fantastic community cleanup project, win the prize and show everybody-especially Scott-how special she is. And she doesn't even have to use her powers Annie thinks it's a hoot-her messy, disorganized sister organizing something? But Alex is determined to do it right. The problem is, she's trying so hard that she's driving all her classmates straight to her competitor's cleanup concert. Now only her secret powers can help But how can she risk exposure when Danielle Atron's spies are waiting to catch her in the act?
#8
Go for the Gold!
1996
Using her superpowers to secure herself a position on the Junior High Olympic Team, Alex finds herself in a heap of trouble when her powers go berzerk and zap everyone she contacts with static electricity. Original.
#10
Zappy Holidays!
1996
Holiday spirit has hit an all-time low in Paradise Valley this year. Everyone is too worried about other things. The town can't afford to light the big tree in the park and even worse, it looks like the annual toy drive for needy kids is off. Things aren't much better at the Mack house. Alex is the only one who seems to remember what the holiday season is about. She's determined to inject some Christmas cheer back into the season. But it looks like it would take a miracle...
#12
Frozen Stiff!
1997
Taking a job at the grocery store, Alex gets trapped in the store's freezer section with several blocks of ice that are intended for a Paradise Valley Chemical Plant experiment by Vince and Dave. Original.
#15
Milady Alex!
1997
Attending a Renaissance Fair to learn about the Middle Ages with her friends, Alex Mack is knocked unconscious by a stray ball and loses all memory of who she is, and her secret powers place her in more danger than ever. Original.
#17
Bonjour Alex
1997
When an unidentified perpetrator begins using her unwitting father to transport a stolen painting to Paris, Alex tries to find a way to help her father while preventing his arrest. Original.
#18
Hocus Pocus!
1997
When magic store owners make all of Ray Alvarado's money disappear, Alex vows to teach the crooks a lesson in real magic and uses her special powers to put an end to the crooked magic schemes. Original.
#19
Close Encounters!
1997
Camping in the desert with her family, Alex is invited by her sister to test the full range of her powers, but she must hold herself back when snoopy UFO investigators target her for a government science experiment. Original.
#20
Halloween Invaders!
1997
When her powers drain away suddenly, rendering her a walking, jellylike creature, Alex struggles to get home to recover but is tracked by half of Paradise Valley, where she is believed to be an alien. Original.
#21
Truth Trap!
1997
Something is wrong with Alex—she can't tell a lie. And now a goon from Paradise Chemical is snooping around her school asking questions. Will the truth be the end of Alex Mack? (Digest)
Authors
Diana G. Gallagher
Author · 53 books
Diana G. Gallagher was an American author who wrote books for children and young adults. She also wrote the space opera The Alien Dark (1990), but was best known for her tie-in work for television properties including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Charmed, Star Trek and The Secret World of Alex Mack, among others. She was also a prolific filk creator, winning Pegasus Awards in 1986 and ’94. Gallagher won a Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist in 1988 under the name Diana Gallagher Wu. She sometimes also wrote under the name Diana Burke. Born in 1946, in Paterson, New Jersey, she lived in Florida with her husband, the writer Martin R. Burke, who predeceased her in 2011. Gallagher was married four times; her third marriage was to author William F. Wu (divorced 1990). Gallagher died December 2, 2021 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 75 years of age.
Joseph Locke
Author · 12 books
Pseudonym of Ray Garton.
Cathy East Dubowski
Author · 31 books
Cathy East Dubowski is a narrator, editor, and illustrator. She specializes in novelizations of movies and literary classics for children and young adult readers. Dubowski has written more than 100 books for children, including adaptations of The Aristocats, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s A Little Princess, and Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty.
