The Up-and-Under Series by Seanan McGuire

Writing as A. Deborah Baker, New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Seanan McGuire introduces readers to a world of talking trees and sarcastic owls, of dangerous mermaids and captivating queens in The Up-and-Under series. Note: this series is suitable for younger readers. "With lyrical prose and deep stores of emotion, this grown-up fairy tale works on every level." —Publishers Weekly starred review on Over the Woodward Wall Avery is an exceptional child. Everything he does is precise, from the way he washes his face in the morning, to the way he completes his homework – without complaint, without fuss, without prompt. Zib is also an exceptional child, because all children are, in their own way. But where everything Avery does and is can be measured, nothing Zib does can possibly be predicted, except for the fact that she can always be relied upon to be unpredictable. They live on the same street. They live in different worlds. On an unplanned detour from home to school one morning, Avery and Zib find themselves climbing over a stone wall into the Up and Under – an impossible land filled with mystery, adventure and the strangest creatures. And they must find themselves and each other if they are to also find their way out and back to their own lives. This ebundle includes: Book 1: Over the Woodward Wall Book 2: Along the Saltwise Sea Book 3: Into the Windwracked Wilds Book 4: Under the Smokestrewn Sky At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

See http://seananmcguire.com/bio.php Seanan McGuire won the John W. Campbell award for the best new writer at the 2010 Hugo Awards. She uses the pseudonym Mira Grant to write science fiction/horror and the pseudonym A. Deborah Baker to write the "Up-and-Under" children's portal fantasy series.

The Up-and-Under Series

Over the Woodward Wall, Along the Saltwise Sea, Into the Windwracked Wilds, Under the Smokestrewn Sky