List of The Secret World of Alex Mack books
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The Secret World of Alex Mack
book series is a collection of original stories based on the Nickelodeon
TV series of the same name. During the course of the show's run, 34 books were written. The book series ran from 1995 to 1998 and is no longer in print, although at some book stalls they can be found.
The Secret World of Alex Mack
The Secret World of Alex Mack is an American television series that ran on Nickelodeon from October 8, 1994 to January 15, 1998, replacing Clarissa Explains It All on the SNICK line-up. It also aired on YTV in Canada and NHK in Japan, and was a popular staple in the children's weekday line-up for...
book series is a collection of original stories based on the Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
TV series of the same name. During the course of the show's run, 34 books were written. The book series ran from 1995 to 1998 and is no longer in print, although at some book stalls they can be found.
Books released in 1995
| Title | Author | Series Number | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex, You're Glowing! | Diana G. Gallagher Diana G. Gallagher Diana G. Gallagher is an American author who writes books for children and young adults based on television series. She has contributed to book series based on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Charmed, among others.... |
1 | A novelization of the first episode, recounting Alex Mack's initial experience with the GC-161 mutagen. The book takes the action through two days, whereas the television episode took place within one day. |
| Bet You Can't! | Diana G. Gallagher | 2 | Annie makes a bet with Alex: to see how long she can go without using her powers at all. Bad timing for Alex, as she has to deal with a thief and a pair of bullies during her mom's garage sale. |
| Bad News Babysitting! | Ken Lipman | 3 | Alex is put in charge of taking care of a pair of troublesome twins, and must rely on her wits and her powers when they run off during a trip to an amusement park. |
| Witch Hunt! | Diana G. Gallagher | 4 | Danielle Atron is holding a monster movie showing, and she's got Vince and Dave on guard for the accident victim as well. And that's just the start of Alex's troubles. |
| Mistaken Identity! | Diana G. Gallagher | 5 | While bickering with Robyn, Alex accidentally uses her powers while Vince is in the area, leading him to believe that Robyn is the accident kid. |
Books released in 1996
| Title | Author | Series Number | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleanup Catastrophe! | Cathy East Dubowski | 6 | Alex and Kelly compete with each other over who can come up with the best "Pick Up Paradise" environmental campaign. |
| Take a Hike! | Cathy East Dubowski | 7 | Alex, Ray, Kelly, and the rest of the gang get lost while on a school-sponsored nature hike, where Alex's abilities prove quite useful in addition to her less-than-stellar survival skills. |
| Go for the Gold! | Diana G. Gallagher | 8 | Alex is preparing to show her stuff in the Junior High Olympics, and all eyes are on her... including Danielle Atron. |
| Poison in Paradise! | Diana G. Gallagher | 9 | The Plant has taken to illegal dumping in a local lake, and now Alex needs to stop them... somehow. |
| Zappy Holidays! | Diana G. Gallagher | 10 | The Christmas spirit is dead in Paradise Valley, and Alex is desperate to get a bit of holiday joy back to the people. Double length special |
| Junkyard Jitters! | Patricia Barnes-Svarney | 11 | An odd man in the local junkyard has taken an interest in Alex for reasons that has her sweating in fear. Could he have found out about her powers? |
Books released in 1997
| Title | Author | Series Number | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frozen Stiff! | Diana G. Gallagher | 12 | Due to a strange case of events involving an ice cream cake, Alex is forced to morph while in a supermarket freezer, only for her liquid form to completely freeze up. Worse, the Plant has several frozen specimens in that freezer, and now they're all heading for the Plant. |
| I Spy! | John Peel John Peel (writer) John Peel is a British writer, best known for his books connected to several television series. He has written under several pseudonyms, including John Vincent and Nicholas Adams. He lives in Long Island, New York and his wife is a U.S... |
13 | Alex seems to have made a new friend, but is her pal truly honest in her friendship, or is she another one of Danielle's many spies? |
| High Flyer! | Patricia Barnes-Svarney | 14 | There's plans to open up a new school for flying in Paradise Valley, but someone wants to keep the project grounded. It's up to Alex to ferret out the saboteur. |
| Milady Alex! | Diana G. Gallagher | 15 | Alex dresses up and goes with her friends to the medieval festival. But a strange accident causes her to lose her memory. Who is she, and why does she have these strange powers? |
| Father-Daughter Disaster! | Clayton Emery | 16 | Not only must Alex attend "Drag Your Daughter to Work Day" with her "boring" dad, she also has to dance with Dad at the Father-Daughter Dance. But Alex learns a few things in a long day as punks crash the dance and her father gets into a fight! |
| Bonjour, Alex! | Cathy East Dubowski | 17 | Alex and her family goes to Paris to witness George's scientific presentation. In the process, they get caught up in an art theft. |
| Close Encounters! | Bobbi J. G. Weiss and David Cody Weiss | 18 | The Macks have gone camping in the desert, and Annie takes to opportunity to test the limits of Alex's powers. However, the FBI's out looking for UFO's, and Alex could very easily be mistaken for one. |
| Hocus Pocus! | Ray Garton Ray Garton Ray Garton is an American author, well known for his work in horror fiction. He has written over sixty books, and in 2006 was presented with the World Horror Convention Grand Master Award.-Novels:... (as "Joseph Locke") |
19 | Ray has taken up magic tricks, having bought some from a local man. But when Ray later finds out that he's been ripped off, it's up to Alex to demonstrate some real "magic" on the con. |
| Halloween Invaders! | John Vornholt John Vornholt John Blair Vornholt is an American science fiction author known primarily for his media tie-ins, particularly Star Trek novels.-Original works:*The Troll King*The Troll Queen*The Troll Treasure*The First Third... |
20 | Paradise Valley is currently in a UFO scare, but that's not Alex's problem. Rather, her problem is coping when her body gets stuck in mid-morph, leaving her as a walking slimebeing. |
| Truth Trap! | Cathy East Dubowski | 21 | Robyn's Wowie-Zowie horseradish brownies have Alex helpless to blurt out the truth. And Danielle Atron is having a dinner with Japanese investors at the Mack house. Alex could easily blurt out the identity of the GC-161 kid. Can she escape this truth trap? |
| New Year's Revolution! | Diana G. Gallagher | 22 | Alex has plans to throw a "classy" New Year's party, but everything just keeps going wrong. It's going to be an interesting New Year, for sure. Double-length special |
Books released in 1998
| Title | Author | Series Number | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost in Vegas! | John Peel | 23 | The Macks vacation in Las Vegas so George can test a probability formula. Naturally, Alex gets into her own misadventures, especially when both Lars and a Vegas crime boss take interest in the formula. |
| Computer Crunch! | Patricia Barnes-Svarney | 24 | Alex and her classmates are competing on a computer project. However, Alex's team seems to be struggling compared to her rivals, and it's suspected that there's a traitor in her group. |
| In Hot Pursuit! | Mel Odom | 25 | A local TV gossip show is in town looking for the next big scoop. If Alex isn't careful, though, her and her powers will end up being on national TV. |
| Canine Caper! | Diana G. Gallagher | 26 | Robyn's dog-walking business is in trouble due to the dogs disappearing on her. Coincidentally, the Plant has recently opened their own dog-walking business as well. |
| Civil War in Paradise! | Bonnie D. Stone | 27 | Alex and her friends fight to save a Civil War landmark from demolition. |
| Pool Party Panic! | V. E. Mitchell | 28 | It a hot, hot day in Paradise Valley, and it's about to get hotter: a wildfire has broken out! |
| Sink or Swim! | Cathy East Dubowski and Mark Dubowski | 29 | Alex's adventuring has discovered an actual shipwrecked treasure. Of course, where there's treasure, there's also pirates, and Alex has to defend her discovery. |
| Gold Rush Fever! | Diana G. Gallagher | 30 | Scary stories of a ghostly troublemaker isn't enough to deter Alex when she heads out hoping to pan for gold. |
| New York Nightmare! | Erica Pass | 31 | Alex's visit to New York with Robyn is nothing short of chaotic, as her powers are going out of control. So why is no one noticing?! |
| Haunted House Hijinks! | John Vornholt | 32 | Alex wants to create the greatest haunted house ever imagined, with scary lights, floating objects, and even a ghost... a real one, at that. |
| Lights, Camera, Action! | Ray Garton | 33 | A famous movie actor has come to Paradise Valley for a shoot, and EVERYONE wants to get in on the act. |
| Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained! | Diana G. Gallagher | 34 | A novelization of the two-part series finale. As Danielle Atron's plans finally come to fruition, she can't afford any sort of screw-ups from anyone. Not even from Alex Mack, who has now officially been ID'd as the accident victim from four years ago. Double length special |