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Hampered by darkness and a heavy snowstorm, the river patrol tries desperately to locate two boys before an unusually high tide sweeps them off the mudflats where they are believed to be trapped.

Nine-year-old secret agent Jack Stalwart travels to the United Kingdom in search of England's missing crown jewels.

When an attempt to steal Shirley, a rare sea-unicorn, results in the sinking of their houseboat, ten-year-old Thora, her mermaid mother, and Mr. Walters stay at the estate of old friends and find a solution to the friends' financial troubles, but the would-be thief is still on their trail.

After mistakenly burning down his own cottage, Fairy Nuff finds that not only are the Widow Buhiss and some African ants after him, but also that the Queen urgently needs his help.

A retelling of the story about a miser whose life is changed by Christmas.

An unknown person has provided money for the education of Pip, a poor English boy, in nineteenth-century England.

When Stephen Smith travels to the village of Endelstowe, he meets and falls in love with the vicar's daughter, Elfride Swancourt, and even though Victorian society frowns on their relationship, the couple is willing to risk everything for their love.

At the age of fifteen, Sam Jones's girlfriend gets pregnant and Sam's life of skateboarding and daydreaming about Tony Hawk changes drastically.

A travel guide to London that rates the "best of London" experiences, hotels, dining, pubs, and family destinations. Describes London's travel, lodging, and dining options and provides information on sights, shopping, and entertainment. Includes side trips from London to Windsor, Oxford, Cambridge, and Stratford.

A collection of thirty-nine works of short fiction spanning the writing career of Evelyn Waugh.