"Meet Burt. He might look like a watermelon, but he's actually a June beetle. He can do lots of things, like ... um ... well, he gives great hugs! But Burt wants more. He wants a superpower. There's just one tiny problem. June beetles do not seem to have any special abilities."-- cover page 4.

"Lag returns from his training to find Amberground in chaos. The government is crumbling, revolution is underway and the sun itself is going out. The Letter Bees' last chance is to penetrate Akatsuki, the mysterious captial of Amberground and the source of the sun's power. But who will be the one to enter Akatsuki and forge a new eorld--Chico, who's prepared to make any sacrifice for her people, or Lag, who holds out the impossible hope that every...

With the Dark Tournament far behind them, the gang is in a whole new mess. Someone is trying to pick up where Sakyo's dream of opening a portal from the demon plane into the human world left off. Already, energy from their evil world is seeping through. The group heads to Swarm City and finds the place crawling with nasty insects that only those with a developed sixth sense can see. Yusuke and friends wind up in the hospital, hot on the trail of an...

"It's a beautiful day in the garden when Poppy and her friend Sam (a panda bear) hear a commotion nearby. Basil is crying, for someone has nibbled the leaves of his crown! But not to worry - Poppy is on the case. Putting their detective skills to work, Poppy and Sam try to catch the thief red-handed, but the friends fall asleep during the stakeout. They attempt to trap the culprit by spreading a moat of honey around Basil, but the thief tunnels below...