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The Secret World of Alex Mack
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
#2
Bet You Can't!
1995
Now that Alex Mack has her superpowers under control, she can stop a thief in her tracks. But when she does, her sister Annie is furious! Alex risked exposing her secret power in public—which is
dangerous!
So Annie offers Alex a dare she can't refuse: just try getting through one day without using her powers. It's not easy when you're a hopeless klutz. Alex can't even handle her mom's lawn sale without a humongous fall. How easy it would be to just
zap
thins out of her way! To make matters worse, the shoplifter she caught is Rhonda Clarke, one of the most popular girls in school! Now Rhonda is determined to get even. Will Alex be able to stop her
and
win the bet? Can she go back to being plain, old 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.
#4
Witch Hunt
1995
When Vince and Dave are waiting at Danielle's Halloween party to expose Alex, will she be forced to use her secret powers in public and risk everything?
#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?
#7
Take a Hike!
1996
Participating in a weekend camping trip with the Science and Nature Club in order to earn extra credit, Alex is frustrated when her parents volunteer to chaperone the event, which is further complicated by the antics of Vince and Dave.
#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...
#11
Junkyard Jitters!
1997
Alex can't resist using her powers to help a friend. But when the eccentric old inventor who lives in the junkyard sees her glowing like a lightning bug, Alex begins to worry if she's been found out. Then the goons from Paradise Valley Chemical show up at the junkyard. Did the old man blow the whistle on her? Or is he working for the plant on an invention to catch the GC-161 kid?
Authors
Diana G. Gallagher
Author · 66 books
Ken Lipman
Author · 1 book
Cathy East Dubowski
Author · 39 books
Cathy West
Author · 24 books
John Peel
Author · 89 books
Patricia Barnes-Svarney
Author · 14 books
Clayton Emery
Author · 15 books
David Cody Weiss
Author · 20 books
Cathy East Dobowski
Author · 1 book
Joseph Locke
Author · 13 books
John Vornholt
Author · 58 books
Mel Odom
Author · 81 books
Bonnie D. Stone
Author · 1 book
V.E. Mitchell
Author · 6 books
Ray Garton
Author · 63 books
The Secret World of Alex Mack
Series ·
30
books · 1995-1998
By
Diana G. Gallagher
,
Ken Lipman
,
Cathy East Dubowski
, and more
#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.
#13
I Spy!
1997
When her family hosts Veronique, a foreign-exchange student, during her stay in the United States, Alex and Annie worry about how to hide Alex's powers from yet another person, until they discover that Veronique is not French at all. Original.
#14
High Flyer
1997
Enjoying watching her friend Chris' father in his glider plane, Alex is excited to learn that Chris' father wants to start a flying school, and she is tempted to use her powers to stop a saboteur. 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.
#16
Father Daughter Disaster!
1997
Alex Mack is upset when her father volunteers to chaperone the upcoming Father-Daughter Dance, until some tough kids from school threaten to ruin the dance, and Alex is forced to use her special powers to set things straight. 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)
#22
New Year's Revolution!
1997
Alex cannot resist showing off her powers while planning a classy New Year's Eve party, and she inadvertently rings in a mishap-filled, unforgettable new year. Original.
#23
Lost in Vegas!
1998
On vacation in Las Vegas with her family, Alex notices strange characters hanging around and takes a gamble on exposing her powers to find out what they are after. Original.
#24
Computer Crunch!
1998
Alex's media class is divided into two teams and both are assigned to write a newsletter. The other team is way ahead of her group and she begins to smell a rat—is there a traitor in her midst?
#25
In Hot Pursuit
1998
When a tabloid television show chooses her to appear as a girl who mysteriously disappeared from Paradise Valley, Alex Mack hopes to solve the case before her supernatural powers are exposed on national TV. Original.
#26
Canine Caper
1998
Alex uses her magical powers to become a special dog's best friend and to outwit a band of pet-nappers before it is too late. Original.
#27
Civil War in Paradise!
1998
When a historic fort in Paradise Valley is threatened, Alex leads her friends in what promises to become a Civil War crusade in their efforts to save the monument, while trying to avoid revealing her secret powers.
#28
Pool Party Panic!
1998
A hot summer turns hotter when a wildfire breaks out and Alex has to save theday.
#32
Haunted House Hijinks!
1998
There are more tricks than treats in store for Alex in this Halloween-themed tale. Alex's haunted house comes complete with a real ghost.
#33
Lights, Camera, Action!
1998
Life working on a movie proves disappointing for Alex when Ray is run ragged by the star he idolizes, Louis makes a fool of himself as an extra, and her new friend Kaya reveals how unhappy she is as the director's daughter. Original.
#34
Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained (The Secret World of Alex Mack, #34)
1998
Having had a nightmare that everyone knew about her powers, Alex swears Louis, who has found her out, to secrecy, but the truth leaks out in the wake of Danielle's unlawful release of a new wonder diet pill. Original.