MANTIS: No one ever believed that the mantises spoke to little Sophia Miller—but they did, ever since she could remember, whispering messages and eerie warnings about the future of planet Earth. Things didn’t start to get really weird until she turned 14 and moved into a new house, with a strange but charismatic new neighbor, Lady Tazmin. With the help of her brother Josh, her best friend Alex, and her mysterious stepmom Gina, Sophia will uncover a sinister plot of missing scientists, morphing mantises, and an alien world whose fate is tied directly to Earth’s. “Planet Earth is our host, we owe her respect.” Laura Lance.