the gateway series

"Obviously, she wasn't some silly, superstitious little kid who believed in ghosts or any of that nonsense but ... if ever ghosts did exist, this was exactly the sort of place they would be." Amelia, the protagonist of the Gateway series written by Cerberus Jones, is reflecting on her new home, a rundown hotel her parents just bought.

What Amelia doesn't know for much of The Four-Fingered Man is that the hotel her parents bought is a gateway for aliens, with a portal under the caretaker's house that opens wormholes to a variety of planets. Her father, a scientist, has been tasked with keeping track of these intergalactic travels, which are becoming more unpredictable.

Each story in the series has a self-contained plot but builds on the overarching storyline of life at this hotel. The books in this series engaging science fiction/mystery reads for late elementary or middle school students, with short chapters, fairly large text, and occasional illustrations. There are eight books in the series, ranging from 780-900 Lexile, each fewer than 160 pages.

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They're those books that'll keep you turning pages, dreaming about life beyond our planet.

​Book benefits:

• Engaging writing style and illustrations
• Plot is creative, enticing you to keep reading
• Series contains a continuous plot, but each book has its own central plot line

Buy the books separately here... (paperback, $5.99 each)
... or buy the series and save! (7 books, $35.99)

• this set doesn't include the series finale at the moment, though

Here's a quick video review: