Secret of the sirens / Julia Golding.
First in the companions quartet. If you are fond of mermaids, medusa and the minotaur you will probably enjoy these books about the Secret Society for the Protection of Mythical Creatures and other adventures that Connie and Col have in trying to keep them alive!
Angel creek / Sally Rippin.
The cover says “One night, Jelly and her cousins spot something in the creek’s dark waters. At first they think it’s a bird… but it isn’t, it’s a baby angel with a broken wing. And they decide to keep it. But soon things start to go wrong, and Jelly discovers that you can’t just take something from where it belongs and expect that it won’t be missed.”
Who wants to be a millionaire? / Sandy McKay.
The Guest family are an ordinary, average Kiwi family until they win six million dollars from the lottery. Life is going to be great from now on … or is it? Suddenly the family is getting crank phone calls, receiving hundreds of begging letters and Hannah’s best friend Ursula has turned downright mean…
Big Nate : in a class by himself / Lincoln Peirce.
“Inspired by Peirce’s “Big Nate” comic strip, this first book in a six-part series introduces Nate Wright: sixth grader, class clown, self-described genius, and the all-time record holder for school detentions. Illustrations.” (Syndetics summary)
The Halfmen of O / Maurice Gee.
The first book in the O trilogy (2nd and 3rd are Priests of Ferris and Motherstone.) Cousins Susan and Nick end up in a beautiful dying planet called O where they must save the inhabitants (and the planet) from the evil Otis Claw.