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Capitol City's Natural History Museum is haunted—or at least that's what someone wants people to think. But Wilson Kipper, son of the museum's head paleontologist, knows better. When the mysterious occurrences go from spooky to dangerous, the museum is forced to close its doors. Can Wilson and his friends get to the bottom of things, or will the Natural History Museum be closed for good?

The most exciting road trip in history has reached its final destination! In this fifth book in the thrilling, New York Times bestselling adventure series, Coke and Pepsi McDonald make it back home to the West Coast—but they’re far from home free! When we last left our heroes, Coke and Pepsi...

The first time Melanie Ross meets April Hall, she’s not sure they have anything in common. But she soon discovers that they both love anything to do with ancient Egypt. When they stumble upon a deserted storage yard, Melanie and April decide it’s the perfect spot for the Egypt Game. Before long there are six Egyptians, and they all meet to wear costumes, hold ceremonies, and work on their secret code. Everyone thinks it’s just a game until strange things start happening. Has the Egypt Game gone too far?

In this page-turning middle grade series by New York Times bestseller Margaret Peterson Haddix, Colin and Nevaeh, whose parents own rival junk-removal businesses, uncover mysteries hidden in attics and basements and discover how trash can become treasure. In The Secret Letters, Colin and Nevaeh...

New York Times bestselling middle-grade thriller author Margaret Peterson Haddix returns to the Mysteries of Trash and Treasure series as Colin and Nevaeh unravel a mystery from the 1930s and explore the emotions associated with death and dying. Colin and Nevaeh are great at finding things...

“History can be hilarious, at least in the hands of author Dan Gutman.” —Washington Post In New York Times bestselling author Dan Gutman's all-new series, which blends fascinating real history with an action-packed and hilarious adventure, four very different kids are picked by a...

Having fled the turmoil of Scotland, Elspeth Monro is learning to love her life in 1775 North Carolina. She likes her new friend and her weaving apprenticeship. But as Loyalists and Patriots strive to recruit her neighbors, a shadowy figure threatens her family.

Ida Kate Deming lives on the Kansas prairie with her father. Once a lonely outpost, Hays City is now a bustling town where the twelve-year-old impatiently awaits the arrival of papa’s mail-order bride. Ida Kate lost her beloved mother when she was ten. Now someone new will share their lives, along with the seemingly endless chores. And the best part is, Ida Kate will have a new mother and a new little brother, as well. But when Caroline Fairchild steps off the train, she doesn’t look at all the way she described herself in her letters.

Bestselling Newbery Medalist Christopher Paul Curtis delivers a powerful companion to his multiple award-winning ELIJAH OF BUXTON. Benji and Red couldn't be more different. They aren't friends. They don't even live in the same town. But their fates are entwined. A chance meeting leads the boys...

Winner of the 2003 International Reading Association Award for Young Adult Novel. This gripping story is based on the true events of the murder of Emmett Till, one of the nation's most notorious crimes that helped spark the Civil Rights Movement. At first Hiram is excited to visit his hometown...

A riveting historical art mystery for fans of Chasing Vermeer and The Westing Game, set in the Roaring Twenties! It's 1929, and twelve-year-old Martha has no choice but to work as a maid in the New York City mansion of the wealthy Sewell family. But, despite the Gatsby-like parties and trimmings...

The suspenseful tale of two courageous kids and one inquisitive scientist who teamed up to stop an epidemic. “A delightful combination of race-against-the-clock medical mystery and outwit-the-bad-guys adventure.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Eel has troubles of his own: As an orphan and...

In early 20th-century Vienna, Annika is raised by Ellie and Sigrid, a cook and housemaid for a household of three professors. Abandoned when she was a baby, Annika dreams of the day her mother will come back to claim her. Then one day, it happens. A glamorous woman arrives and sweeps Annika away to a crumbling castle in Germany. But there is much more to this new woman than meets the eye - and none of it is good.

Ratekrimi aus der Vergangenheit - so spannend war Geschichte noch nie! Im Jahre 218 v. Chr.: Vor den Toren Cartagenas zieht der große Feldherr Hannibal ein mächtiges Heer zusammen. Gerüchte über einen bevorstehenden Angriff Hannibals auf Rom verbreiten sich wie ein Lauffeuer. Doch dann verdichten sich Hinweise auf eine Verschwörung gegen ihn. Die Freunde Zirdan und Tazirat gehen den Gerüchten auf den Grund und geraten bald selbst in große Gefahr.

Ratekrimi aus der Vergangenheit - so spannend war Geschichte noch nie! Um 1250 v. Chr.: Grabräuber im Tal der Könige! Thuja und ihr Freund Hapu ahnen nicht, welche Gefahren auf sie warten, als sie der Spur des sagenumwobenen Totenbuchs folgen. Die rätselhaften Weissagungen führen sie in die Grabkammern Thebens. Und plötzlich steht sehr viel mehr auf dem Spiel: Der Pharao selbst ist in Gefahr.

Ratekrimis aus dem Mittelalter. Im Jahr 801: Kurz vor dem Besuch des frisch gekrönten Kaisers Karl des Großen werden wertvolle Schriften aus der Klosterbibliothek gestohlen. Für die Bauerntochter Anna und ihre Freunde aus der Klosterschule beginnt die gefährliche Suche nach einem Täter, der scheinbar keine Spuren hinterlässt. Es ist der Mönch ohne Gesicht.

Ratekrimi aus der Vergangenheit - so spannend war Geschichte noch nie! Jahr 431 v. Chr.: Zwischen Athen und Sparta herrscht Krieg. Plötzlich verschwinden immer mehr Kinder aus dem belagerten Athen. Kephalos und sein Vetter Philon machen sich an die Verfolgung der Täter und kommen einem heimtückischen Plan auf die Spur. Doch dann fallen sie selbst skrupellosen Entführern in die Hände.

Acclaimed children's author Avi's many accolades include a Newbery Medal and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. Inspired by true stories from the American Revolution, Sophia's War begins in 1776, when British troops arrive on the doorstep of 12-year-old Sophia Calderwood's home in New York. After the disappearance and possible capture of her brother - and the execution of Nathan Hale - Sophia has vowed to do all she can to help the cause for independence. But the war will test her in ways she never imagined

Eleven-year-old Amelia Fairwick is eagerly waiting for her widowed father to return from his business trip. But a letter arrives with shattering news - Papa has been lost in a terrible hotel fire. Now Amelia must leave her London home to live in America with a relative she has never met. Amelia thinks things can’t get much worse when stern Cousin Charlotte travels with her on the voyage across the Atlantic. Amelia must stay alone in the cabin, talking to no one. But the day the ship arrives in New York City is worst of all....

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter...