Nathan has a terrible day at school, but weird Abigail, who never talked to anyone and sat at the table of the doomed, tells Nathan about a formula her uncle created called Hurt-Be-Gone. It was supposed to make you have no bad feelings and no worries, but everything went totally wrong, when he gets splashed with Hurt-Be-Gone, and Abigail's uncle gets arrested. A few days later, Nathan notices he can't get hurt, he can't get hungry or digest his food, or run out of breath. Nathan, Abigail, and his friend Mookie, are on their own to try to find a cure for Nathan.
Aleira Carstairs is colorblind and doesn't fit in at school. She's just fine with that until tenth grade when Avery Castle, who appears to be dreamy and beautiful, comes to her school. He's her lab partner and likes cutting up dead things. But that doesn't stop her from being in love. Avery Castle invites Aleira on a date on Saturday after fencing practice. Aleira fences like nobody (especially boys) can believe. Besides school, fencing is all she really does. Aleira is so nervous about her date with Avery, that she does her very worst in fencing practice.
Jules Magnus is a magicless wizard. Her Seventh sense became stunned after she tried to open the vault containing her lost father. Her best friend is Lance, a runt dragon. Jules has a twin brother, Dari, who is a dis- enchanter just like her. They save the life of a stranger, whose name they first thought was Rod because of a necklace he wore. But after Rod's parents come to claim him, they find out his name is really Royse. They do many things and suffer much to restore Jules's Seventh sense, fix the Maze, and find Jules's father.
Jack is a farm boy, but the dust bowl has taken all the crops away. The rain has disappeared. His sister, Dorothy, is very sick. Jack's father thinks he is a good for nothing little boy and never accepts help from him. Then, one night in the old Talbot barn, blinding light shines from inside of it. Jack goes to explore. There he finds a creature with a face that looks like rain, or rather, The Storm King. Also, in the barn, he finds a bag full of thunder. Eventually, he saves the day and it rains again after years and years of drought.
Lilybet Green is known as a bug-eyed freak. She is new in Providence, California and she has to deal with the death of her grandmother, Gigi. On her 13th birthday, she receives a mysterious package and when she opens it, dangerous fireworks go off and she is knocked out. When she wakes up, she finds Gigi's old key and three leprechauns in her bedroom who capture her and take her to their (the Greens) land where she is to become the keeper of their gold like Gigi had done before her.
Belladonna Johnson can see ghosts. It's a trait she picked up from her mother's side. Her parents died in a car crash, but fortunately, they still live with her as ghosts. One evening, her parents disappear along with all of the other ghosts. Her dad had said that the doors were closing. The world felt empty without the ghosts. She learned that ghosts sent them dreams and prevented accidents. Her and this rotten but very smart kid named Steve go through a red door with the number 73 on it. This is the door to the other side.
