Jason Flanigan: 3 books

Even though James has just celebrated his eleventh birthday and his magical abilities have just awakened, he feels like the most unlucky boy on the planet. He’s not just sulking for no good reason—he is actually cursed with bad luck. It’s hereditary and his family has dealt with their misfortune...

Eleven-year-old James Kafka is looking forward to the start of summer vacation when he learns that four dangerous secondary realm criminals are loose on Earth. He knows that his bad luck curse will probably draw them to him like a magnet so he must prepare for their arrival. Greatly concerned about...

When eleven-year-old James learns that a secondary realm criminal has stolen a dangerous, magical amulet from the elusive and mysterious tertiary realm, he realizes that his bad luck curse will draw this problem to him like a magnet. His two best friends are quick to volunteer to help out but can the three of them really catch a powerful magical being from another dimension?