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The many tenants in the building, along with the endless possibilities of adventures in the city itself, are the perfect setting for the young detective as he sets out to solve every case he can get his hands on. RJ and Joey look forward to pizza night at Tony's every week. Imagine their disappointment when pizza service is halted due to a cheese thief in the neighborhood. Who would steal cheese? RJ and Joey are on the case and it's lookin to be one of the most dangerous off all the mysteries that they've ever solved.

Officer Jack is in Hamilton Township airport when a woman screams, “Help Me! My baby’s not breathing! Somebody, help me!” His partner, Officer Kate, knows how to help, but a scanner system blocks her path to the frantic mother. Can she get there in time to save the baby? Officer Jack and...

Children are often taught that government protects our life, liberty, and property, but could it be true that some laws actually allow people to hurt us and take are things? Join Ethan and Emily Tuttle as they learn about property, pirates, and plunder. With the help of their neighbor Fred, the twins will need to figure out what they can do to stop the bad guys in the government.

The X-Men meets Ocean's Eleven in this edge-of-your-seat sci-fi adventure about a band of "super" criminals. When the deadly MK virus swept across the planet, a vaccine was created to stop the epidemic, but it came with some unexpected side effects. A small percentage of the population developed...

Sono arrivate le vacanze estive e Pia Schneider, undici anni, potrà finalmente trascorrere due settimane dalla nonna a mangiare crostatine con le fragole e vivere leggendarie avventure. Ma quando arriva alla stazione, non c'è nessuno ad aspettarla. Peggio ancora, la nonna sembra essere proprio sparita! A parte il gatto Sbaffo, la sua casa è deserta e nel cellulare che trova tra i cuscini del divano Pia scopre messaggi davvero loschi.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES When there are suspicious sightings around the bay (ghosts?! a sea monster?!)—who're you gonna call? An elite team of crime-fighting underdogs, that's who! The Misfits are on the case in the hilarious series from Newbery Honoree Lisa Yee and Caldecott...

A Collerotondo la vita scorre tranquilla - troppo tranquilla - direbbe subito Zoe, mescolando disgusto e sarcasmo sul suo volto di quattordicenne che ha fretta di crescere. Poche case, molti vecchietti, e come sola attrattiva un ristorante stellato, La lupa e la luna, che suo fratello Achille, undici anni e un (presunto) futuro da chef, ha subito dichiarato di dover assolutamente provare. Quando però il proprietario del ristorante viene trovato morto, ucciso con un colpo di pistola, il noioso paese di provincia diventa il teatro di un mistero.

Humor and action abound in this second follow-up to the Newbery honor winner and New York Times bestseller, Three Times Lucky The trial of the century has come to Tupelo Landing, NC. Mo and Dale, aka Desperado Detectives, head to court as star witnesses against Dale's daddy--confessed kidnapper...

Något mystiskt håller på att hända på hotellet Lyckogården. Bellman och hans trogne vapendragare Ryssen tillkallas för att undersöka varför alla gäster flyr. Det visar sig snart att anledningen är dö-enkel, samtidigt som Bellman och ryssen ställs inför sitt klurigaste mysterium hittills... Peter Gissy har ett journalistiskt förflutet men är sedan många år författare på heltid. Han debuterade 1996 och har utkommit med ett femtiotal böcker inom flera olika genrer.

It's 1919, Richmond football club is on top of the ladder, cream buns are threepence each and four boys are gunning for the best job in town. Charlie is lucky enough to win the prime job - running messages for Squizzy Taylor, the most dangerous gangster in Melbourne. But things start to get a...

The LaRue Detective Agency has gained a reputation at The Biltmore as the investigators to call, so it’s no surprise when they are asked to solve the catnapping case. What is a surprise: being asked to keep this investigation top secret! Will the LaRue detective agency have what it takes to solve this challenging case? A murder mystery movie is being filmed in the courtyard of the Biltmore, starring a celebrity building resident, Bijou, the fluffy white cat famous for inheriting the entire fortune of a popular designer—including his Biltmore apartment.

Eine hinreißend verrückte Kriminalkomödie. Papas gibt es in allen Formen und Größen – es gibt dicke und dünne, große und kleine, dumme und schlaue, laute und leise Papas. Aber keiner ist so wie Franks Papa Gilbert. Denn der ist ein berühmter Rennfahrer, der König der Straße, der Champion der Rennstrecke, von allen nur Gilbert der Große genannt! Doch nach einem schlimmen Unfall ist alles anders: Papa darf keine Rennen mehr fahren, und auf einmal sind Frank und Gilbert arm.

The magical Ember Stone is almost complete! But Tag, Skyla, and Blaze need to act fast—Thorn's army is nearly here! In audiobook 5 of this fantasy series, the magical Ember Stone is almost complete! There is only one piece left to find. But Thorn's darkness is spreading faster than ever! Tag, Skyla, and Blaze must cross the dangerous Shadowlands to find the last piece. What—or who—will they meet along the way? Can the friends complete the stone in time to save Perodia?

When Lottie Baxter discovers that the residents of Alum Bay are behaving VERY strangely — giving away their homes, wandering around like zombies and obeying a man in a lab coat — she knows something terrible is going on. That man is Timothy Pinkerton. Scientist. Bully. Villain. Pinkerton is OBSESSED with one thing: Making gold. Real gold. Enough gold to make him a gazillionaire!

Eigentlich will Kugelblitz mit seinem türkischen Kollegen Selim Suleyman zum Angeln ans Marmara-Meer. Aber dann haben die beiden Detektive plötzlich einen „dicken Fisch" am Haken: aus der Schatzkammer des Sultans Palast es in Istanbul, wird einer der berühmtesten Diamanten der Welt gestohlen! Ein heißer Fall für Kugelblitz und seinen türkischen Kollegen. Kugelblitz und Selim verfolgen die Täter durch verwinkelte Gassen, einen Basar, ein türkisches Bad und landen schließlich bei einer fürstlichen Hochzeit auf einer Luxusjacht… ein märchenhaft spannender Fall!

Award-winning poet Helen Frost received the Michael L. Printz Honor for her acclaimed debut novel, Keesha's House. Written in free verse, Hidden is a compelling tale about an unlikely friendship between two girls. Darra Monson and Wren Abbott first cross paths when Darra's deadbeat dad is...

Maggie Fishbone wird auf das Midwatch-Institut für unerwünschte Mädchen geschickt. Doch Maggie stellt bald fest, dass das Institut nicht der schreckliche Ort ist, für den ihn alle halten. Im Gegenteil: The Midwatch heißt die verstoßenen Mädchen willkommen und ermutigt sie, ihre Talente einzusetzen und weitere nützliche Fähigkeiten wie Schlösserknacken und Morsen zu erlernen. Denn es sind die verstoßenen Mädchen des Midwatch-Instituts, die mit ihren besonderen Fähigkeiten Kriminalfälle lösen und die Stadt vor Bösewichten beschützen.

Ein neuer Fall für Eisbär Murphy! Bei Eddies Eltern steht eine große Ausstellung an – doch dann geschieht das Unglaubliche: Ihr wertvollstes Bild, die "Kokosnuss", wird gestohlen! Zum Glück ist Eisbär Murphy sofort zur Stelle. Seine Spurensuche führt ihn und die magischen Tiere tief in...

STORM is a gadget-packed, high-adrenaline adventure—a middlegrade spy audiobook sure to leave readers white-knuckled and breathless. It's also the name of the ambitious organization formed by the story's three brainiac kids: Will, the loner, inventive genius, and creator of cutting-edge...

The Gecko & Sticky are a fabulous crime-fighting duo! This quartet of funny adventures will appeal to fans of superheroes both young and old, and would make terrific all-family read-alouds. Dave Sanchez, crime-fighting courier, has just been handed the scariest package he's ever seen, and it's...

Nicki Demere is an orphan and a pickpocket. She also happens to be the U.S. Marshals’ best bet to keep a family alive. . . . The marshals are looking for the perfect girl to join a mother, father, and son on the run from the nation’s most notorious criminals. After all, the bad guys are...

Riley, an orphan boy living in Victorian London, has achieved his dream of becoming a renowned magician, the Great Savano. He owes much of his success to Chevie, a seventeen-year-old FBI agent who traveled from the future in a time pod and helped him defeat his murderous master, Albert Garrick...

THE OWL EXPRESS Nate, the great detective, and his dog Sludge, hit the rails on their latest case. Their mission: To guard an owl named Hoot. Hoot belongs to Nate’s cousin, Olivia Sharp, and she thinks someone on the train might be out to get her feathered friend. Then Hoot disappears! THE...

Who could do such a thing? Certainly not someone like Devon DavenportÑa straight-A student-athlete with everything going for her. But in a moment of denial, desperation, and sheer panic, she did something that most people couldnÃt even imagine. And now Devon is being charged with...

Fans of the irrepressible Blossom clan will be delighted to learn that their exuberance has spilled over into this fifth volume. With her distinctive blend of compassion and quirky humor, Byars expands the Blossom saga with a story of friendship, responsibility and--maybe--love.

Two mysterious disappearances catapult the entire family into a weekend of turmoil: Scooty, the class hamster entrusted to Junior's care, has vanished and all the evidence points to Pap's dog, Mud.

Nurturing an orphaned lamb pays an unexpected benefit when sheep rustlers come to town in this exciting episode in the Jasmine Green Rescues series. It’s lambing season at Oak Tree Farm! When a little lamb loses his mother, Jasmine names him Lucky and steps in to bottle-feed him and patiently...

NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH "This stunning tale of betrayal, trickery, and friendship takes the reader on a wild ride." —School Library Journal Ocean's Eleven meets The False Prince in this thrilling heist story for young readers, in which five kids with unusual...

Our Captayne took the pinnace ashore and I went with hym and six men also, who were sworne by God to be secret in al they saw. Here we buried five chests filled with gold. Buried Treasure. Ruthless Gansters. An Ancient Clue… Tom Trelawney was looking for excitement. Now he’s found it...

The Biltmore in New York City is full of mysteries, and Elodie LaRue, a novice detective, plans to piece together the clues and solve the case of the missing jewels. Left behind by her globe-trotting detective parents once again, Elodie decides to prove she’s worthy of joining them on a case by setting up her own detective agency at her renowned Upper West Side home, The Biltmore. When a pair of sapphire and diamond earrings mysteriously disappear from Mrs. Vanderzoot’s apartment, Elodie is asked to solve the case.

Ever wonder why pigeons always act so weird? It's because they're out there solving mysteries, fighting crime and saving your butts! But when birds get BOXED, the streets get TRASHED and someone SNAPPY threatens Trent, the pigeons realise they might need help from an unlikely ally to make things right again.

The Real Pigeons are great crime-fighters – because most people ignore pigeons. But when a video of the pigeons goes viral, they are suddenly FAMOUS. It's much harder to solve mysteries when everyone is always watching! Can they figure out who's behind a slime crime, how a flock of rolling pigeons vanished into thin air, and why anyone would try to catch Frillback in a cage?

The REAL PIGEONS are all about pigeon powers. But what happens when a CURSED HOLE opens up in the park, a TONGUE MONSTER terrorises the city, and the pigeons discover that their powers have suddenly DISAPPEARED? There's only one thing to do, and that is for the Real Pigeons to figure out where their powers come from... so that they can hopefully get them back!

The REAL PIGEONS love solving mysteries. But when lunches start DISAPPEARING from tummies, a LOOKALIKE pigeon makes evil plans and a dangerous DOVE starts DESTROYING the city, the pigeons will need to use all the powers they have – and more – to save the day. Look for the special TRENT story in Real Pigeons Flap Out!

La notte bianca del liceo Carducci doveva essere una festa, ma si interrompe tragicamente con la morte di Walter, caduto dal secondo piano di un'ala in ristrutturazione dell'edificio. Teresa, sua compagna di classe, aiuterà nelle indagini la madre Greta, commissario di Polizia con problemi di memoria dovuti a un recente incidente. Ogni giorno Teresa riassume alla madre gli indizi raccolti e l'aiuta a scoprire una verità che potrebbe rivelarsi molto scomoda. E forse la soluzione del caso è da ricercare proprio dentro i confini della scuola...

Il commissario Lucius Asgren viene chiamato al condominio Cenere per risolvere un caso di omicidio. Uno dei dieci inquilini è stato ucciso senza un motivo apparente. Dal condominio nessuno è uscito, nessuno è entrato. È chiaro che il colpevole è uno degli inquilini. Ma, man mano che Asgren interroga i dieci, questi vengono trovati morti, uno alla volta. Il cerchio si stringe, in una trappola spietata che riunisce sotto lo stesso tetto l'assassino e le sue vittime.

In this twisty, propulsive mystery for kids from former public defender Emily Galvin Almanza, author of The Price of Mercy, a fearless fifth grader vows to help a classmate in danger of getting lost in the system. Andromeda Diaz knows a thing or two about fighting injustice--after all, she's the...

PAW Patrol: Das sind Chase, Marshall, Rocky, Zuma, Rubble und Skye. Mit ihren speziellen Fähigkeiten und coolen Fahrzeugen schaffen sie es, jede Mission zu bewältigen! Es ist Strandtag in der Abenteuerbucht und alle nutzen das tolle Wetter aus! Außerdem hat Katie einen mobilen Waschsalon, Walross Wally stellt die Stadt auf den Kopf und in einem weiteren Abenteuer lädt Bürgermeisterin Gutherz zur Pflanzenmesse in die Abenteuerbucht ein. Doch für die PAW Patrolgilt: Kein Einsatz zu groß, keine Pfote zu klein.

PAW Patrol: Das sind Chase, Marshall, Rocky, Zuma, Rubble und Skye. Mit ihren speziellen Fähigkeiten und coolen Fahrzeugen schaffen sie es, jede Mission zu bewältigen! Lukas Stern gibt ein Konzert in der Abenteuerbucht und Rubble ist als DJ dabei und anlässlich der großen Meeresversammlung, wollen Käpt'n Tollpatsch und Francois eine Ausstellung eröffnen. Außerdem babysittet Bürgermeister Besserwisser die Kinder seines neuen Freundes und Jake eröffnet ein Gewächshaus in der Abenteuerbucht. Doch für die PAW Patrol gilt: Kein Einsatz zu groß, keine Pfote zu klein!