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Follow the adventures of Isabel Soto as she explores the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle.

Fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, thought they could return to their regular lives when they found the 39 Clues that safeguard their family’s great power. But they were wrong. Powerful enemies – the Vespers – have been waiting in the shadows. And they’ll stop at nothing to grab the Clues. Four powerhouse authors unite to expose the 500-year-old secret struggle between the Cahills and the Vespers. The Vespers are rising . . . and the world is in jeopardy.

When Scarlet and Ivy return to school after the holidays, they quickly realise that the school is in danger. The twins will need to confront enemies from their past and their present if they are to have any chance of it surviving. Could the last secret at Rookwood be the one that brings it down? Or will Scarlet and Ivy be able to untangle the trails of clues and red herrings in time to save it?

Everyone in Bayport can't wait for the biggest event of the season: the premiere of G-Force - the newest ride by the world-renowned Piperato Brothers. Their creation is going to change the fortunes of Funsport, Bayport's small and recently run-down amusement park. Frank and Joe are friends with Daisy Rodriguez, the owner's daughter, and are first in line for the ride's launch. Purple lights click off, a huge whoosh emanates from the floor, loud music pulses....

It's been just over a year since Sarah, Hannah, and West made it through the epic funhouse that changed their lives forever. Since then, the three best friends have been working for Mr. William Taters, the owner of that very funhouse, renamed The Delta Game, and completing every challenging escape room they can. But then a strange invitation shows up from the ominous and cryptic owner of a new funhouse―The Mystery Mansion.

A handful of sixth-graders have been chosen to attend an exclusive weekend at the Octagon Valley Institute, the mysterious, high-tech lab of the uber famous multimillionaire, genius, recluse Onassander Octagon. What will they do there? No one is telling. Which just makes everyone want to get in. Edwin has high hopes for the weekend—hopes he’ll meet other kids like him—kids who will accept him even though he’s got a photographic memory, genius level math skills and some very specific personality quirks. But when he meets the other kids, he starts to wonder if they’re all in the right place.

What if you were twelve for all of eternity? From the award-winning author of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl comes a magical mystery about a group of kids who have been alive for hundreds of years. At the elite West Archer Academy, all the students are gifted, but four are exceptional...

On Rhodenroode Island, a remote colony of the Homeland, there sits a Mission on the Hill, where boys are taken in and taught the ways of the faith. Darian is the only trainee of his race there, and he doesn’t remember how he came to the Mission. All he remembers are brown hands and the belly of a ship. Life among the other boys and the cantankerous Brothers is not always easy, but Darian is determined to live up to the lofty calling the leaders of the Mission have laid out for him: that one day he will carry the Sacred Word to places it has yet to reach.

En el pequeño pueblo de Piper y Hazel ya han desaparecido once jóvenes. Todos dicen que han huido, pero ellas no están tan seguras. Demasiadas desapariciones en un pueblo demasiado pequeño. Ambas están decididas a descubrir la verdad a toda costa, incluso arriesgándose a ser un nombre más en esa larga lista de desaparecidos. Pero lo que no sospechan es que se están adentrando en un cruel juego de tortura.

Spark may be a cute and cuddly teddy bear, but she’s also a fierce protector. After rescuing her human owner - a budding young filmmaker named Loretta - from a hideous monster, everything seems to be returning to normal in their quiet household. But then Spark is summoned before the mysterious Grand Sleuth, the high council of teddy bears, who task her with a dangerous mission: locating the portal to the monster’s domain. During her daring search, Spark discovers a terrible secret.

Dawn Buckle spends most of her days trying to get people to notice her. But whether at home or at school, it's as if she's completely invisible. And that's exactly what makes her the ideal recruit for S.H,.H. (Strictly Hush Hush) - a secret intelligence agency. How the world's most forgettable girl transforms herself into a world-class spy and tracks down a surprising secret agent will delight listeners.

Acclaimed author Maiya Williams has written and produced several children’s television programs, including Rugrats and The PJ’s. When their mother dies suddenly, 13-year-old Rowan and 11-year-old Nina move in with their aunts. Soon after, Rowan and Nina begin to suspect their aunts possess psychic powers. With friends in tow, the two siblings embark on an adventure through time to discover the origins of their aunts’ strange powers. Kevin Free’s playful narration perfectly suits this mysterious tale.

Emily and James's teacher Mr. Quisling is up to something mysterious. First, there's the news clipping with an unusual note that he drops at a book event. Then Emily and James discover their teacher has been receiving encrypted messages in a series of Mark Twain books hidden through Book Scavenger. When Emily and James decipher the messages, they begin to suspect Mr. Quisling is hunting a long-rumored treasure of buried gold.

Regel Nummer eins: Lass dich niemals mit Magie ein! Aber eine lebensbedrohliche Situation zwingt Callan und seine Freunde dazu, sich auf einen Deal mit dem Auge einzulassen – dem magischen Artefakt, das sie einem Zauberer gestohlen haben. Um Lachlans Leben zu retten, haben Callan und Co keine andere Wahl, als einer neuen Mission zuzustimmen: Sie sollen die Drachenzähne, zwei Schwerter mit außergewöhnlichen Kräften, finden. Diese neue Aufgabe gipfelt in einem noch waghalsigeren Einbruch als dem, der sie zum Auge führte.

Sonderbare Ereignisse im beschaulichen Kiesbach: Oma Ilse wird dreist das Honigbrot geklaut, im Feinkostladen verschwinden die Gläser mit Blattgold- Honig und dem Imker werden die Bienenstöcke angeknabbert. An allen drei Tatorten: seltsame Fußabdrücke. Jannik, Pola und Lulu wollen den mysteriösen Honig-Dieb auf frischer Tat ertappen! Der Hauptverdächtige: Herr Grauenmeier, Janniks extrem unsympathischer und geheimnistuerischer neuer Nachbar. Und plötzlich taucht ein Mann im grauen Mantel auf, der sich als Agent vom Geheimdienst für streng geheime Angelegenheiten vorstellt.

Wer von beiden ist findiger: Elizabeth oder ihr Freund Freddy? Kaum zu sagen. Übermagische Kräfte verfügt jedenfalls nur Elizabeth. Das ist eine Versuchung für sie, aber auch die Gabe, die es braucht, um Winterhaus zu retten. Jetzt rumpelt die Erde und es gibt Hinweise auf ein machtvolles Ritual. Der Countdown läuft. Noch scheint Gracella mit ihrer dunklen Magie nicht am Ende zu sein. – Das glänzende, packende Finale der erfolgreichen Winterhaus-Trilogie. Während es noch kräftig schneit, freut sich Elizabeth auf ein unbeschwertes Wiedersehen mit Freddy in den bevorstehenden Osterferien.

New York Times bestselling sportswriter John Feinstein investigates a covert op at the Army-Navy football game in this exciting sports mystery. The Black Knights of Army and the Midshipmen of Navy have met on the football field since 1890, and it’s a rivalry like no other, filled with...

Leo has explored the zany, wonderful Whippet Hotel from basement to top floor, with trains, flying goats, and mazes (among other things) in between. But even Leo doesn't know every secret of the Whippet and when he discovers that there's more beneath the hotel than he'd thought, it doesn't take long for more adventures to unfold!

Biff Brewster receives a 16th birthday present to go to Brazil to be with his father. Biff believes he will be going on a safari. Before leaving, Biff receives a secret letter from Mr. Stannart of the Ajax Company to give to his father. Stannart informs Biff that his father is not looking for rubber plantations, as many at the Company believe, but instead is looking for a secret gold mine. As Biff quickly discovers, others are also looking for the secret gold mine and will stop at nothing to find it. In addition to thieves, Native headhunters and wild rivers await Biff and his father.

Lorsque Jeanne Eyrmont, la filleule de la directrice, débarque à l'internat des Pierres-Noires, elle semble apeurée, comme si elle avait vu des fantômes. Ambroise, Rose, Nadget et Milo sont bien décidés à tirer cette affaire au clair. Ce livre réunit deux nouvelles enquêtes du Club de la Pluie, Le fantôme des Pierres-Noires et Le mystère des chaussons rouges.