After stumbling upon a clue in the public library, Anthony searches for the treasure long rumored to have been hidden by a wealthy, eccentric citizen of their small town.
Thirteen-year-old Johnny Dixon is put in jeopardy when he and Professor Childermass try to find a robot made many years ago by an evil wizard. All that is needed to bring the robot to life are Johnny's eyes.
When thirteen-year-old Johnny Dixon and his friend Professor Childermass try to uncover what is draining the life from the elderly Dr. Coote, they find themselves facing the forces of a manacing voodoo cult.
The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance.
The town's ten-year-old walking encyclopedia solves ten neighborhood mysteries, with the solutions given at the back of the book to enable the reader to compare his skill to that of Encyclopedia Brown.
Dunc Culpepper and his friend, Amos, are after a band of doll thieves. When a doll is stolen from the local mall, the two boys put on their detective gear, but will a vicious watchdog stop them from retrieving the valuable missing doll?.
Amos decides to perform on the trapeze at the visiting circus. But before his best friend Dunc Culpepper can talk him out of it, the two stumble across a mystery behind the scenes at the circus.