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Everyone tells Sophie that she was orphaned in a shipwreck – found floating in a cello case on the English Channel on her first birthday. But Sophie is convinced her mother also survived. When the Welfare Agency threatens to separate her from her guardian and send her to an orphanage, Sophie takes matters into her own hands, starting with the only clue she has – the address of a cello-maker in Paris.

Bound to the sea by rocks and dirt, Cabin Island stands shrouded by fog and mystery. The Hardy Boys are up to the challenge! Stolen groceries, creeping tycoons, and missing heirlooms plague the island, and with the intention of cashing in a favor, the Hardy Boys find themselves in the midst of it.

From New York Times bestselling author Jordan Ifueko comes a dazzling middle-grade adventure set in a glitzy, dystopian Los Angeles where a young girl on a mission to save her sister finds herself thrust into a world of genies, magic and mystery! ONE WISH COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING. BUT WHAT IF THE...

Chance is in Year 7 and thinks she has it all – a loving mother, dog Tiges, best friend and almost-sister next door. But when a reality TV team makes over her house, she discovers newspaper cuttings from the past that cause her to question the world as she knows it and everyone in it. Suddenly she is caught between two realities, identities and worlds. Faced with the truth, Chance has a very difficult decision to make, which threatens to split her in two. This powerful story explores what is true and what is fake in today's world.

The Bailey School Kids begin to worry when they meet the coach of the new junior hockey team, the creepy assistant from the science museum, who bears a startling resemblance to Frankenstein's monster...

Ria Bailey finds herself in quite a fix, and it's all because of a strange treasure that turns up in the mail one fateful day. It might be a ruby, and it just might hold the key to some troubling developments in her life. Most importantly, if she and her besties Miracle Owusu and Annie Hernandez can trace the significance and stay one step ahead of the mysterious strangers tracking their moves through the Metropolitan Museum of Art and out into the city streets of New York, then just maybe Ria can turn things around for herself.

For fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society and The Blackthorn Key series comes an award-winning boarding school mystery about twelve year old Emmy, who's shipped off to a prestigious British school. But her new home is hiding a secret society … and it may be the answer to Emmy's questions...

As everybody knows, Red-Footed Boobies are fabulous bakers. But when Desmond’s frangipane tart goes missing amidst a flurry of footprints, the Blue-Footed Booby becomes the chief suspect. But all is not as it seems.

Books 7, 8 and 9 in the SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT series – known collectively as THE DARQUESSE TRILOGY, Derek Landy's fantastically imaginative series about our favourite dead detective. KINGDOM OF THE WICKED Across the land, normal people are suddenly developing wild and unstable powers. Terrified...

Emily is . . . 1. A mad scientist 2. A cat lover 3. A mural painter 4. A golem builder 5. A virtuo-spastic guitarist 6. A wicked skater 7. A wily troublemaker 8. A poltergeist tamer 9. A mystery solver 10. A master prankster 11. An eXtreme procrastinator 12. A happy loner 13. A unique individual...

A brilliant mystery series from bestselling author Enid Blyton, perfect for fans of The Secret Seven. Buster has sniffed out a new case for the Find-Outers! The Lorenzos of Tally-Ho cottage have disappeared along with a priceless painting, but they've left behind their treasured poodle. It's up...

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES Dear Reader, You have undoubtedly picked up this book by mistake, so please put it down. Nobody in their right mind would read this particular book about the lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire on purpose, because each dismal moment of their stay in the...

“The Tower Treasure,” the first book in the Hardy Boys series written by Franklin W. Dixon, introduces readers to the young sleuths Frank and Joe Hardy. The story is set in the fictional town of Bayport, where the brothers, sons of the famous detective Fenton Hardy, inherit their father’s knack for solving mysteries.

After their home burns down, fourteen-year-old Nick, his younger brother, and their father move into a ramshackle Victorian house they've inherited. When Nick opens the door to his attic room, he's hit in the head by a toaster. That's just the beginning of his weird experiences with the old junk stored up there. After getting rid of the odd antiques in a garage sale, Nick befriends some local kids - Mitch, Caitlin, and Vincent - and they discover that all of the objects have extraordinary properties.

Christie marzy o przygodzie w pociągu, takiej, o jakiej czytała w książkach. Ale jej podróż z Agatą na pokładzie Zielonego Ekspresu, w towarzystwie Alberta Einsteina, to więcej niż się spodziewały. Bliźniaczki odkryją tam spisek mający na celu sabotowanie audycji radiowej fizyka i tylko od nich będzie zależało, czy uda im się go udaremnić, zanim ich podróż dobiegnie końca.

Arthur Doyles Abenteuer gehen in eine spektakuläre nächste Runde. Die Freude in Baskerville Hall ist groß, denn die jährliche Klassenfahrt auf einen imposanten Landsitz steht an. Doch Arthur plagen Sorgen: Er wird erpresst. Die rachsüchtige Professorin Grey droht, seiner Schwester etwas anzutun, wenn Arthur ihr nicht ein sagenumwobenes Relikt beschafft, das große Macht verleihen soll. Schlechten Gewissens, weil er seinen besten Freund Jimmie und Professor Holmes belügt, geht Arthur in den umliegenden Dörfern und Wäldern auf Spurensuche.

Just before Christmas, Nellie discovers that someone has stolen everyone's hair. Children have lost their hair. All adults have lost their hair, even the police. Santa Claus has lost his hair. Everything is a disaster. Nellie makes some strange observations about an odd man on a penny-farthing and, with the aid of two rather inept detectives, is able to solve the mystery.

In this third adventure, Daisy is delighted to be staying in a countryside farmhouse, which just so happens to be home to some cuddly creatures! But when Pearl the rabbit goes missing, Daisy has to turn detective to find her. Can our brave heroine and her animal friends solve the mystery?

A standalone mystery from a New York Times bestselling, Edgar Award–winning author set in a contemporary world tinged with magic, in which two sisters spend summer vacation in a small town in the shadows of abandoned amusement park that is not what it seems. Ivy and Dahlia Vicar know this...

Brought to you by Puffin. The second thrilling and unputdownable mystery starring a new generation of the Detective Society, from the million-copy-bestselling author of Murder Most Unladylike: Robin Stevens. April 1941. Britain is at war, and a secret agency called the Ministry of Unladylike...