hotels and motels

"Something strange is going on at Hotel Infinity and you are determined to figure out what. Can you find the kidnapped professor, avoid being brain-drained, and solve puzzles to escape safely? Make your way through this thrilling adventure, using your math skills to decide how the plot unfolds."--Back cover.

Twelve-year-old Cameron discovers a magical hotel through which, with the help of new friend Nico, he hopes to find his long-lost father and help for his twin sister Cass's spina bifida.

Offers chapter thirteen through sixteen in the Goldie Vance series following sixteen-year-old amateur detective Marigold "Goldie" Vance as she investigates mysterious power outages, missing musicians, and Russian spies at the "Rockin' the Beach Music Festival." Includes concept art and a case study on illustrating a script.

Insatiably curious sixteen-year-old Marigold "Goldie" Vance meets Sugar, spoiled daughter of the Crossed Palm resort's owner, who needs her help for solving a mystery involving the world of Prescription One racing.

Summer has come to Fernwood Forest, and the staff of the Heartwood Hotel must trust each other as they contend with their biggest challenge yet.

Recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California, even though the owner, Mr. Yao is a nasty skinflint who exploits them; while her mother (who was an engineer in China) does the cleaning, Mia works the front desk and tries to cope with demanding customers and other recent immigrants--not to mention being only one of two Chinese in her fifth grade class, the other being Mr. Yao's son, Jason.

"Twelve-year-old Milo is stuck spending the winter holidays in a house full of strange guests who are not what they seem-again! He will have to work with friends old and new to uncover clues in search of a mysterious map and a famous smuggler's lost haul"--Provided by publisher.

Elizabeth, eleven, spends Christmas break at Winterhouse hotel under strange circumstances, where she discovers that she has magic, and her love of puzzles helps her solve a mystery.

A twenty-room inherited house becomes home for Katie John, her family, and the people to whom they've rented rooms.

Spring is here and the animal staff at the Heartwood Hotel are busy arranging a series of festivals and competitions to drum up business and to show its patrons that Heartwood is the greatest hotel in Fernwood Forest.