Heroes Next Door Box Set

A lonely boy spends a summer away from home and unexpectedly finds real adventure and true friends. Join him in his quest as treasure hunts, well-kept secrets and hidden locations await!
#1 Fireflies - A Tale of Life & Death
He is lonely. So is she.
Can one summer change both their lives?
Unseen and unheard, Gabriel Scott retreats from his parents into a computer world of adventure and companionship. However,when he is forced to spend the summer with his grandparents, he finally realizes that the digital world could never compete with the real one.
As the neighbor kids invite him along, Gabriel steps out into the world for an adventure he never could have imagined.A treasure hunt guides them all over town as they do their best to solve riddle after riddle. On their way, they meet Hannah, a young girl forbidden from leaving her room.
Soon, Gabriel learns her secret, and before long, the treasure hunt is not the greatest challenge presented to him that year.
Will that summer change him? And what happens when summer ends? Will Gabriel return home to parents who barely notice him? Or will he fight for his right to happiness?

#2 Butterflies - A Tale of Love and Friendship
Two friends in love, a third miserable, and a fourth raging mad.
Will Gabriel find a way to save their friendship?
After the treasure hunt that brought Gabriel together with his friends over the summer, a new adventure lurks on the horizon. Eventually not only Jack but also Eddie confide in Gabriel and share a secret that threaten to break the bonds of friendship. Now it is up to Gabriel to find a way through the maze of feelings that stand between his friends and a happily-ever-after.
Bound to secrecy, Gabriel turns to the one person he feels can help him…Hannah.
Although Gabriel lost the red-haired girl with the glowing eyes at the end of summer, he still finds himself talking to the little firefly, who was his friend and understood him like no one ever had.
And Hannah answers.
Offering advice and encouragement, Hannah guides Gabriel through another trying time in his life. Struggling with his friends’ secrets, Gabriel can’t help but wonder what they would think of his own. Would they think him crazy for speaking to a firefly? And even more so, for hearing her answer?

#3 Dragonflies - A Tale of Courage & Respect
She stands up for her brother.
But will she stand up for herself?
And will anyone stand with her?
In the new year, Gabriel is faced with a difficult decision: go home to New York and live with his parents or stay in Kenton Woods with his friends.
However, Gabriel is not the only one confronted by a problem at Kenton Woods Middle School.
After taking the fall for Eddie for destroying Principal Hall’s precious rose bushes, Jack is suspended from the football team. Plagued by guilt, Eddie decides to try out for the team in order to make sure that Jack’s spot is not filled by another player permanently.
When the friends find out, they decide to follow Eddie’s plan, and ultimately, Jack’s sister Jordan is chosen as his replacement.
However, that’s when new trouble begins. For not everyone in Kenton Woods likes to see a girl on the football team.
Will Jordan, who has never backed down from a challenge, triumph once more? Or is this too much even for her to handle? Will she accept help from her friends or choose to stand alone?
And what will Gabriel decide?