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Emily Rodda

Book Description When Liz and her friends begin helping out around the neighborhood, all they want to do is earn a little extra pocket change. Nobody said anything about risking their weekends--and their lives--on some of Raven Hill's most mysterioussecrets. But trouble has a funny way of sneaking up on Liz, Tom, Sunny, Elmo, Richelle, and Nick. . . .In their first adventure, the team accepts a job at a struggling newspaper. Can they figure out who--or what--is out to destroy it?Soon after, a terrible crime spree means working at the local novelty shop won't be all fun and games.Two books in one!

Sandy Francis Duncan

Book DescriptionIn Gold Rush Orphan, Sandy Frances Duncan has woven a fascinating tale of hardship and adventure based on her grandfather's gold rush journal entries of his 1898 trip to the Klondike. The arduous trek to the goldfields comes alive in the fictionalized story of Jeremy Britain, a young teen who joins James Fraser and his companions to search for the gold that would make their fortunes. It is a never-to-be-forgotten trip as Jeremy and the men struggle to care for the horses and dogs carryingthe crew's supplies through deep snow and freezing temperatures. Once spring breakup arrives, there is the new challenge of navigating the swollen rivers on home-made rafts and boats. When Jeremy's group unexpectedly veers away from the usual route to Dawson and the Klondike to venture into uncharted lands, Jeremy begins furiously panning the streams they cross as they follow a mysterious account that promises the motherlode.

Joy Cowley

Book DescriptionOver forty million children have begun the road to reading with Mrs. Wishy-Washy, and now we get to meet her lovable husband! He's just as quirky as his wife, and just as crazy about clean! Watch Mr. Wishy-Washy tackle the dirty dishes and . . . oh no! The family cat? Make room on the shelf next to the original Mrs. Wishy-Washy for this playful, charming board book sure to make the Wishy-Washy name a household one.

Charles Haddad

Book DescriptionIt’s just another Sunday at Spackle’s Roller Rink for Calliope Day and her best friend, Noreen Catherwood. Until Calliope discovers the red love poem someone has stuck in Noreen’s pistachio ice cream. Calliope is intrigued–who is this mystery poet? His humor reminds her of her father, who died of cancer. Can there really be a boy out there like him? This is a boy she’d like to meet. But why is he sending love poems to Noreen and not to her? She was named for a Greek muse after all! If anyone can find out the mystery poet’s identity, it’s Calliope. She quickly narrows her suspects down to two boys. But it turns out there’s more than one mystery poet. And plenty of poetry to go around.

G. C. Barrett

Book DescriptionSpectacular, full-color watercolor paintings by the late American illustrator Don Daily bring this new presentation of the classic story to life in an exciting new way. Readers aged 4 to 8 will delight in Barrett's faithful retelling of Kipling's beloved nineteenth-century tale as they follow the boy Mowgli and his wise animal friends on their journeys of adventure and discovery in the jungles of India. This illustrated Children's Classic, with glorious, evocative art, includes a full-color, imaginatively illustrated gatefold that renders Mowgli's travels even more fantastic.

David Ward

Now in paperback! In Grassland the only hope of freedom is to go beyond the reach of sinister, silent masters, and the only family you know are your fellow captives. Coriko has never known a world beyond his cell and the fields where he toils all day. He does what he’s told and tries not to anger the Spears, the cruel, masked jailers who guard him and the other child slaves. If he gathers baskets of shards and keeps quiet and orderly, then he can spend time with his cellmate and best friend, Pippa. But without warning, the children’s orderly lives begin to change—slowly at first, with the arrival of a pair of siblings who speak Coriko and Pippa’s language. Soon after, violent events shake up the quiet world of Grassland, and Coriko must find the strength to grasp his freedom. Full of heartstopping action, Escape the Mask introduces Coriko, Pippa, and their friends—and begins the journey of The Grassland Trilogy. Praise for Escape the Mask“The quick pace immerses readers in an exotic...

Frances Burnett

After the death of her parents, Mary Lennox is sent back from India to live in her uncle's huge, gloomy house on the English moors. Mary is lonely and miserable until she stumbles upon her disabled cousin Colin, hidden away from the world by his troubled father. Together they discover the door to a secret garden, and open up a world of freedom and enchantment that they could have never imagined...

Doug Peterson

Book DescriptionKids will enjoy being a part of the investigation as Bob and Larry battle snack-shooters and mountains of mess to solve another messy crime.

Charles Dickens

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Vera Southgate

Ladybird has published fairy tales for over forty years, bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children. These are based on the original Ladybird retellings, with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail. Children have always loved and will always remember these classic stories and sharing them together is an experience to treasure.