Jekyll the Jester

Book one: So there's this guy named Michael Looper who is experiencing stage fright during his first amateur show in front of a packed audience, and he's freaking out. He's doing this improv comedy act involving some crazy stunts and getting the audience involved. Still, his nerves are getting the best of him. But then, out of nowhere, his teacher and stage director gets mugged at the event! Michael decides to catch the culprit himself, so he sets out to find them. Who could have done such a terrible thing?
Book two: Michael's close friends, Hardy and Sedete, are like the Three Musketeers. But Hardy, an orphan at a children's care center, is in trouble and might have to go far away from his friends to a facility for juvenile offenders. Michael and Sedete are determined to figure out how to keep him close, no matter what. They're determined to keep Hardy where he is and won't give up. Will they succeed? Only time will tell, my friend.