This set includes the first 4 books of The Notebook of Doom series: #1 Rise of the Balloon Goons - Alexander has just moved to a new town where he is about to uncover all sorts of monsters! He finds an old notebook with the word "DOOM" inscribed on the front cover. The Notebook of Doom, which Alexander now holds, contains top secret information about monsters! In this first book, Alexander goes up against spooky balloon goons--unique and twisted arm-waving balloon guys! This book is full of humor, engaging black-and-white illlustrations, and of course … monsters! #2 Day of the Night Crawlers - Alexander and his new friend, Rip, try to learn more about the monster-filled notebook. They follow clues left by strange worms called night crawlers. It turns out new monsters are in town--giant fish monsters called tunnel fish--and even a fish-kabob monster. #3 Attack of the Shadow Smashers - Alexander goes up against shadow smashers. These monsters jump from shadow to shadow, causing problems all over town Meanwhile, a member of Alexander's Super Secret Monster Patrol (SSMP) may turn out to BE a monster. #4 Chomp of the Meat-Eating Vegetables - Alexander is still on the look-out for monsters. Now he thinks they're at school … The lunch menu is NOT normal -- instead of good-for-you meals, there's ice cream and pie every day. His whole class is crying. And his friend Rip goes missing. Alexander must battle giant meat-eating vegetables before the whole town becomes veggie dinner.