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Arthur loves video games, but he never thought he'd be stuck in one! With only one life left, David must use all of his video game knowledge if he's going to survive.

A young boy awakens to small bite mark on his arm. Then, he hears thumping outside his bedroom window, then chains rattling, and high-pitched screeching. Outside his window, he notices the lights of the nearby basketball court shining in the full moonlight. The players are all hairy-too hairy. Could they be werewolves?

What is the connection of "Fowl Relief" and an English golf-playing king? Does the nickname of Jimmy Douglas' great-great-grandfather have any significance? Tie these answers with the other clues and the mystery of the purple bird is solved, but not until Djuna, the brilliant young sleuth, and his pal Jimmy go through an ordeal that almost takes their lives. The boys tangle with an antique dealer and a tiger-skin diary - just to name a few of the events - in their struggle to solve the mystery.

Orphan Edie is sent by her art-dealer guardian to Knight's Haddon School, on a secret mission to find out whether Anastasia, a Russian princess, is being persecuted by the other girls. But what Edie uncovers instead is a dangerous mystery that only the girls themselves can solve.

After returning to their home in Dullsville and finding it in absolute shambles, Jaundice and Kale Bland are rescued by high-flying aviatrix Beatrix Airdale. This time, they're jetting off (literally) to Egypt to uncover the mysteries of a magical scarab. By way of Casablanca, and after foiling multiple attacks along the way (thanks to Jaundice's nautical knot-tying skills and Kale's super-sleuth powers of observation), the Bland Sisters are reunited with their parents. But it turns out that Mom and Dad aren't as bland - or as Bland - as Jaundice and Kale remember.

It's scrap day on the ranch, and Hank is looking forward to a delicious feast of juicy, fatty bacon scraps. But just as Little Alfred is doling out the goods, two very unusual-looking creatures fly overhead, and what was promising to be a glorious day takes a dramatic turn for the worse. Suddenly the scraps have vanished, and the Head of Ranch Security finds himself dealing with an invasion by a couple of ancient dinosaur birds! Can Hank get to the bottom of this latest mystery...before it's too late?

Plato is back...that is, back on the scene. Once again, he's lost and Beulah is worried. However, when she calls on Hank to head up a rescue effort, little do either of them realize that their search will lead them right into the path of the hungry cannibal brothers, Rip and Snort. Will Hank be able to protect Miss Beulah and find Plato, or will help–for both of them–come from an unexpected source? Find out in this new mystery from everyone's favorite Head of Ranch Security!

It's the first day of quail season, and Plato the Bird Dog is missing. At first, Hank is willing to let him stay lost. But when Beulah pleads for help, Hank caves in and takes off in search of Plato. Before he can catch a scent of spotted bird-dog, he finds himself face-to-face with an angry mother hog and her litter. Can Hank's quick wits help him out of this fix? Or will he become hogmeat?

When Caro Monday's mother disappears on one of her jaunts, she has no choice but to go and stay with a miserable woman that she's never met. Not only that, but she's told that her beloved rabbit, His Nibs, is not allowed to go with her. Luckily, Caro's not one for following rules. With her rabbit in hiding and her wild behaviour getting her into trouble as soon as she walks through the door, Caro is only going to find herself in deeper water. In the lining of her suitcase is a small but extraordinary painting of a starling – a painting that some dangerous art thieves are hunting down!

Knives Out meets Finding Orion in this funny and heartwarming middle grade mystery by award-winning author Kristin O’Donnell Tubb about a girl investigating the recent death of her uncle only to find the healing power of family. Chloe Alvarez has never been to the reading of a last will and...

Obert Skye, author of the bestselling Leven Thumps series, delivers a delightful mixture of offbeat mystery and laugh-out-loud humor in this thoroughly inventive adventure, the first in a trilogy. Ten-year-old Perry Owens has learned everything he needs to know from comic books. So when Perry...

A musically gifted bird, a piano-playing boy, and a real-life mystery involving three artistic geniuses Welcome to the world of Mirabelle, a young goldfinch who loves to sing and dreams of becoming a musical star. She lives with her family in the backyard of a piano teacher, and she is quickly...

Stranger Things meets The Stand in this haunting coming-of-age novel about a plague that brings the world to a halt -- and the boy who believes that his town's missing sparrows can save his family. In the small town of Griever's Mill, eleven-year-old Ben Cameron is expecting to finish off his...

Die Knallharten Tauben sind rund um die Uhr im Einsatz, um die Stadt und ihre Bewohner gegen alle Gefahren zu verteidigen. Denn das Böse schläft nie! Von einem ziemlich gruseligen Geier werden sie mit einem neuen Fall beauftragt: Jemand hat doch tatsächlich das schöne Geiernest geklaut! Als den Tauben dann auch noch ein Menschenkind zuläuft und Bringers Familie entführt wird, ist das Chaos perfekt. Dabei wollen die Pickel – äh – PICKER doch einfach nur mal in Ruhe ihre Brotkrümel futtern...

Die Knallharten Tauben sind eine super Truppe von Verbrechensbekämpfern. Aber sie sind auch beste Freunde! Doch als sie ein geheimes Lagerhaus voller gefangener Vögel entdecken, wird der Zusammenhalt auf eine harte Probe gestellt. Wer ist zu so einer Gemeinheit fähig? Bald sind die Tauben einem kriminellen Strauß und einem fiesen Ibis dicht auf den Fersen – äh, Krallen.

Falls du es noch nicht wusstest: Die Knallharten Tauben sind die besten Ermittler der Stadt. Felsi und seine Tauben-Gang jagen das Böse und lösen auch die schwierigsten Fälle. Warum sind alle Brotkrumen verschwunden? Wer entführt die Fledermäuse? Und was, bitteschön, gibt es heute zum Abendessen? Dabei helfen ihnen ihre supergurrrten Super- äh, Taubenkräfte! Falls du dich also jemals gefragt hast, warum Tauben so krass drauf sind: Hier kommt die Antwort.

En la Gran Granja Villa Cabello, el pollo Quico descubre que a la abuela le han robado el gorro. La principal sospechosa es Amanda, un avestruz. Todos los animales intentarán resolver el misterio, pero será Quico quien lo consiga, aunque en su investigación descubrirá que lo más importante es la fuerza del amor y su impronta en el recuerdo. Una emocionante historia alegórica sobre cómo convivir con personas con Alzheimer.

A la Gran Granja Can Capell, el pollastre Quico descobreix que a l'àvia li han robat la gorra. La principal sospitosa és Amanda, un estruç. Tots els animals intentaran resoldre el misteri, però serà Quico qui ho aconsegueixi, encara que en la seva investigació descobrirà que el més important és la força de l'amor i la seva empremta en el record. Una emocionant història al·legòrica sobre com conviure amb persones amb Alzheimer.

The Chicken Squad is back for its sixth (mis)adventure, and this time, there's a headless bear on the loose, and the Chicken Squad's beloved Barbara has gone missing!