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Aaron Peterson feels like he's trapped in a recurring nightmare. After moving halfway across the world to flee his father's latest theme park failure, yet another disaster has occurred: A roller coaster car jumps the tracks at the Golden Apple Amusement Park, resulting in the death of his friend, Lucy Yi.

Something's brewing at the National Portrait Gallery Museum in Washington DC - 12-year-old Art is sure of it. But his only proof that a grand heist is about to take place is iced mocha, 42 steps, and a mysterious woman who appears like clockwork in the museum. When Art convinces his best friend, Camille, that the heist is real, the two begin a thrilling chase through DC to uncover a villainous scheme that could be the biggest heist since the Isabelle Stewart Gardner Museum theft in 1990.

"JOE!" Frank suddenly yelled behind me, but it was too late. A dark shape advanced on us from inside the doorway, and a bag was thrown over my head again. I could hear them doing the same to Frank too. Arms reached out and roughly pulled me inside....

After stowing away on the ship Freedom, Finn gets a taste of what it's like to be a sailor … among pirates.

The world has been thrown into chaos after thousands of people suddenly vanished one horrifying evening. Four kids in the Chicago suburbs - Judd, Vicki, Lionel, and Ryan - reel with shock as they learn they are the only ones left in their families. As the truth behind the disappearances becomes clear, the kids discover they are faced with far-reaching decisions. But while the others are making their choices, Lionel gets a disturbing message from his uncle in Chicago. Not knowing if his uncle is still alive, Lionel rushes to the inner city to search for him.

Three months after his adventures in Doveport, Ben and his friends have been sweeping the island of Lucella for the Infected, administering the newly created cure and reuniting families. However, the only real cure to their problems will be finding out how this infection started, and putting a stop to it. The search for answers will bring our heroes face-to-face with their deepest secrets and darkest fears—and pull them into a battle for the island of Lucella itself.

Share the classic novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in a chapter storybook made for young readers! Perfectly thrilling, beginner readers will find the irresistible mystery of Kid Classics Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles just the right amount of detective work! Sir Arthur Conan Doyle...

Podnikatel Klement Hrouda se vrací do Prahy, aby se pomstil. Co nevidět davy lidí vyrazí vzhůru temnými uličkami a budou hledat stroj dávného vynálezce Hanuše Nápravníka. Zatímco se v oprýskaných domech a prázdných náměstích v tichosti schyluje k poslednímu střetu, rozhodne se En vzít osud čtvrti do svých rukou. Jirka se vydává v jejích stopách.

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The adventure of Brian Parker's dreams has just become a nightmare. While on a school trip to Europe, Brian hopes for just a taste of the glamour and excitement from his favorite spy novels. Yet he gets way more than he bargained for when he stumbles across a wounded spy in a Lucerne alley.

Frank and Joe are on a history club trip to New York City, and their first stop is the Prohibition Museum where they’ll hear about how smugglers building getaway vehicles led to the rise of modern stock car racing. During a tour of damp escape tunnels beneath the museum, Frank slips and breaks a wall panel with his elbow, revealing a hidden compartment containing documents from the 1920s!

Jane Doe has vanished. Her friends have scattered. The God-King has claimed the Otherworlds, victorious. With her powers, he could rule not only the Otherworlds but the Manor itself. But where is Jane? Why did she disappear? And what will happen when she returns with no memory of her life at all? With a mythical relic in hand and an old ally by her side, Jane has one last chance to find her friends and save the Otherworlds. But first, she will have to find herself.

Brought to you by Puffin. Margot, Wesley and Josephine have got an awesome weekend mapped out for the end of the holidays before they start high school – and they don’t want anything to stand in the way of their BIG plans in London. But when they are staying with Margot's mum and her new...

Die Lage spitzt sich weiter zu! Im dritten Brief an die 5 GESCHWISTER spricht der Schreiber von einer nahenden Bedrohung. Wer schreibt diese Briefe und warum werden sie ausgerechnet an die 5 GESCHWISTER geschickt? Ein spannendes neues Abenteuer der SPIEGEL-Bestseller-Serie. Die neuen Folgen der „5 Geschwister": Spannende Geschichten, Rätsel zum Kombinieren und christliche Werte, die den Charakter stärken.

Was für ein Start in den Tag! Eigentlich müssten die 5 Geschwister schon längst auf dem Weg zum Bus sein, wäre da nicht dieser mysteriöse Brief, den Petra in ihrem Zimmer gefunden hat. Ein spannendes neues Abenteuer der SPIEGEL-Bestseller-Serie. Die neuen Folgen der „5 Geschwister": Spannende Geschichten, Rätsel zum Kombinieren und christliche Werte, die den Charakter stärken.

A New York Times bestseller! When a hurricane uncovers new information in a cold case, the Sherlock Society investigates a decades-old heist in this second book in the action-packed and funny Sherlock Society middle grade series from Edgar Award–winning author James Ponti! When a category...

Cuando dije “¡Nos vamos de vacaciones!” después de que el amigo de la tía Paula, Lord Thomsing, nos invitara a explorar un barco hundido en el Caribe, solo pensaba en lo bien que lo pasaríamos. ¡Por fin algo fácil! ¡Qué emoción! Se suponía que íbamos a descansar y disfrutar de los escondites en el barco hundido… pero algo extraño sucede… el mar cambia en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, parece que no somos los únicos que buscan el tesoro perdido y… ¿Eso son fantasmas? ¡Vaya lío en el que nos hemos metido!

Des ultraconservateurs réunis dans un vieux manoir. Une société secrète d'étudiants en plein Cambridge. Plusieurs morts mystérieuses. Des jeunes femmes en quête de vérité.

The Hardys and some of their friends hop aboard an old train that’s been restored and turned into a murder mystery experience. A cast of actors will perform an immersive theatrical production while passengers dine in style, assume roles in the game, and ultimately try their hand at solving the case. This should be a cakewalk for Joe and Frank!

Beak-a-boo, it sees you! Cooper Klavan and his sister Anna are fishing with their parents at a woodland pond when they come across an injured bird. Anna, a huge animal lover, insists on taking it home to rehabilitate. But the bird really does not want to be rescued. It bites Anna, and scares Cooper. Soon, Anna is behaving very strangely. She's perching high up in trees, gathering sticks to hide in her room, and refusing to eat eggs-- once one of her favorite foods. Cooper doesn't want to jump to any conclusions, but his sister seems to be going to the birds.