Kaia and the Whale delivers an enthralling collection of 16 stories for young readers -- a girl and her dog take a wild trip to the moon, a boy follows a mysterious man he finds wandering through his neighborhood, a day at the beach leads to an encounter with a whale, a father and son discover the mysteries of the ocean while surfing, a group of young campers encounters mummies in an abandoned field, a brother and sister find themselves stranded on an island in a parallel universe, a kid on a motorcycle rescues his little sister from evil Aunt Mildred, and a young boy jolts a dead crow back to life. Includes the new novelettes "The Mummies of El Toro" and "Max and Emma's Long Ride." J.S. Lender lives in Southern California, and this is his second book.