Don Trembath: 3 books

Rufus and his sister Alexa hate each other at the best of times. When Rufus’s best friend Phil hypnotizes Alexa, Rufus is ready to enjoy the power. They order Alexa to be kind to her parents and Phil. It’s a harmless enough start, but the plan backfires in unexpected ways. Soon Rufus has to deal...

Baron dreams of being like his favorite hard-boiled detectives: tough, sexy and in control. In reality he's anything but, as his older sister, Kitty, never fails to point out. When a new client presents herself at their backyard detective agency, Baron and his best friend, Myles, are suddenly at odds....

Rooster Cobb is in trouble, with his school, with his mother, with his girlfriend. He smokes too much and he hates his stepfather. In fact, he might not graduate from high school. But he just doesn't seem to care. That is until the guidance counselor and the principal come up with a plan to get Rooster...