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The Reigate Squires was one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventure of the Reigate Squires was first published in 1893. It is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle ranked The Adventure of the Reigate Squire twelfth in his list of his twelve favorite Holmes stories. Watson takes Holmes to a friend's estate near Reigate in Surrey to rest after a rather strenuous case in France. Holmes finds that his services are needed here, but he also finds that his recent illness serves him well. His host is Colonel Hayter.

Brand new for 8- to 12-year-old murder-mystery readers in 2025, debut author Claire Hatcher-Smith’s unique detective heroine Mizzy will steal your heart! Perfect for fans of Robin Stevens and Sharna Jackson. ‘A brilliant debut’ The Bookseller Twelve-year-old Mizzy dreams of being a...

The fourth book in the best-selling Jackie French historical series that places girls centre stage. Ming Qong is convinced that girls have changed the world throughout history. History's sister, the mysterious Herstory, believes that the more you know about the past, the better you can...

WINNER OF THE LITTLE REBELS AWARDS FOR RADICAL CHILDREN’S FICTION 2024 The second book in the thrilling middle grade mystery series, perfect for fans of Robin Steven’s Murder Most Unladylike. Set in eighteenth-century London, with all the fun and zest of Hamilton and inspired by real Black...

A group of 12-year-old friends concerned about climate change proposes a new way to save the earth: amending the U.S. Constitution. Their project propels these activists on an amazing journey across America—and all the way to Norway—with plenty of outside-the-box hijinks and civil...

Twelve-year-olds Lizzie Sancho and Dido Belle are from different worlds–Lizzie lives in Westminster in her dad’s tea shop, while Belle is an heiress being brought up by her aunt and uncle at grand Kenwood House–but they both share a love of solving mysteries. And when their eyes meet in the audience of the Drury Lane theatre one night, both girls are sure they’ve seen something suspicious on stage. Lizzie and Belle soon find themselves on the trail of a mystery–and becoming best friends. But can they work out what’s going on in time to prevent a murder?

A powerful novel by Carnegie Medal–winning author Beverley Naidoo that is in turns heart-wrenching, infuriating, and inspiring—and at its core, a call to readers to make a better world than they have found. Adam and his sister, Leila, are Nons—second-class citizens, living under the...

Jarrett J. Krosoczka is back with The Ostrich Conspiracy, the second installment in a fast-paced, action-packed, and hilarious middle-grade series featuring two platypus detectives, perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Big Nate, and Lunch Lady. The opening of the Kalamazoo City Dome—the...

John Grisham delivers high-intensity legal drama for a new generation of readers in the seventh novel in his bestselling Theodore Boone series. 'Not since Nancy Drew has a nosy, crime-obsessed kid been so hard to resist' - New York Times Woody Lambert is in trouble. He comes from a broken family...

When orphaned Laura Marlin moves from a children's home to live with her uncle in Cornwall, she longs for a life of excitement just like the characters in her favourite detective novels. A real life adventure is on hand as she is deposited at her uncle's spooky house . . . Why does her uncle...

Private bug on the caseInspector Hopper is a detective with a feel -- and feelers -- for mysteries. With the help of his partner, McBugg, this tiny supersleuth can crack any case!...

From the critically acclaimed author of Waiting for Normal and All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook, Leslie Connor, comes a deeply poignant and beautifully crafted story about self-reliance, redemption, and hope. Mason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in his grade, and everyone knows he...

Spuk im Teufelsmoor Endlich Ferien! Auf der Heimreise vom Internat haben die Fünf Freunde und ihr Fahrer eine Autopanne mitten im gruseligen Teufelsmoor. Der Wirt des Gasthofs, in den sie einkehren, vertreibt ihnen am Abend die Zeit mit allerhand Spukgeschichten aus der Gegend. Als dann der...

From Jarrett J. Krosoczka comes Never Say Narwhal, the final installment in the hilarious, high-action illustrated middle grade series featuring two platypus detectives, perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Big Nate, and Jarrett's own Lunch Lady series. Frank Pandini Jr. is the mayor of...

Der Mitarbeiter einer Ägypten-Ausstellung wird schwer krank: haben es die Fünf Freunde mit dem Fluch der Mumie zu tun? Onkel Quentin wird als Archäologe in das ägyptische Museum bestellt, um eine Mumie zu untersuchen – und die Fünf Freunde dürfen ihn begleiten und ihm über die Schulter...

Ferien mit echtem Schlossgespenst? Eigentlich klingt das für die Fünf Freunde nach einer wunderbaren Abwechslung: Urlaub auf dem Schloss des Großonkels. Nur leider ist der ein alter Griesgram und in dem alten Gemäuer geht etwas Unheimliches vor. Dass es nicht nur ein Schlossgespenst ist...

Ein Sturm lässt die Fünf Freunde auf einer seltsamen Insel stranden Natürlich sagen die Fünf Freunde nicht Nein, als der Vater von Richards Klassenkamerad Paul ihnen anbietet, an einem Segeltörn teilzunehmen. Doch die lustige Seefahrt wird schnell zu einer Reise des Schreckens: Ein Sturm...

Fünf Freunde auf Rettungsmission Kaninchen, Mäuse, Hamster – die Zoohandlung in der Nachbarschaft der Fünf Freunde gleicht jeder anderen. Allerdings nur auf den ersten Blick! Denn beim Herumstöbern stoßen die Fünf auf eine ungewöhnliche Schildkröte und markerschütternde Schreie...

THEODORE BOONE is thirteen and wants nothing more than to swap homeroom for the courtroom; he lives for big trials. Now the biggest murder case in his city's history is set to begin. In the packed court, a husband awaits trial for his wife's murder. Is he a dangerous criminal or an innocent...

Do you need something? Mac can get it for you. It's what he does—he and his best friend and business manager, Vince. Their methods might sometimes run afoul of the law, or at least the school code of conduct, but if you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can pay him, Mac is on...