"Tim, Max, Emily, Luke, and Nina, learn that their quiet town of Briny Deep isn't as safe as they once thought. With children vanishing, they need to find answers before all their friends disappear"--Provided by publisher.
Young Clod, living in his family's mansion amongst a mass of shifting forgotten items, becomes aware of the items whispering to him and senses a growing storm ahead, needing the help of an orphan servant to unravel the mystery.
In 1826, strange occurrences on eleven-year-old Josefina's New Mexican "rancho" lead the young healer to wonder if old legends of lost treasure and the wandering ghost called La Llorona may be true. Includes a Spanish glossary and historical background information.
In 1970s San Francisco, Julie and her best friend Ivy learn about Chinese immigration in the early twentieth century when they investigate a mysterious doll theft.
Volunteering at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in the early 1900s, Jewish cousins Rebecca and Ana must find the real culprit when they are unfairly blamed for a series of mishaps in the Japanese garden. Includes an essay on urban gardening and public botanical gardens in the early 20th century.
Immediately after switching schools, Jon Gummyshoes, fourth-grade detective, is confronted with a new case--someone is trying to sabotage one of the bands in the upcoming Battle of the Bands by threatening the lead singer.
Searching for a treasure their great-grandfather left in a "money room" on his farm in Oregon, two children realize that someone else is also searching.
When two boys from a remote island off the Irish coast venture to the forbidden Island of Horses, they find a beautiful and tame black colt--and trouble with desperate men, but Pat's frail grandmother returns with them to the island to uncover its secrets.
