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Harrison Beck and his Uncle Nat are on the journey of a lifetime aboard the Safari Star - a luxurious steam train that will take them from Pretoria to the stunning Victoria Falls. Close encounters with the amazing animals and landscape of Southern Africa are adventure enough, but things get mysterious when a passenger is found dead inside a locked compartment. Is it just a terrible accident, or is something more suspicious afoot? It’s up to train detective Hal and his new friend Winston to find out.

Dear Diary...Bess, George, and I are actually in Alaska! Everywhere you look, there are massive mountains and sparkling, deep-blue waters. We're on the maiden voyage of the Arctic Star luxury cruise ship, and my old friend, Becca Wright, the assistant cruise director, needs our help. She received threatening emails before even setting sail; then a bloody body turned up in the swimming pool.

In early 20th-century Vienna, Annika is raised by Ellie and Sigrid, a cook and housemaid for a household of three professors. Abandoned when she was a baby, Annika dreams of the day her mother will come back to claim her. Then one day, it happens. A glamorous woman arrives and sweeps Annika away to a crumbling castle in Germany. But there is much more to this new woman than meets the eye - and none of it is good.

Luna and the Lost Star is a magical tale of courage, compassion, and the timeless bond between light and darkness. Luna, a curious stargazer from a quiet village, discovers that a brilliant star has vanished from the night sky, threatening the delicate balance of the universe. Guided by a celestial being and joined by a mischievous fox named Orion, Luna embarks on an extraordinary journey through enchanted forests, treacherous canyons, and shadowy voids.

When 13-year-olds Aaron and Audrey meet at a wilderness camp in the desert, they think their quirks are enough to prevent them from ever having friends. But as they trek through the challenging and unforgiving landscape, they learn that they each have what it takes to make the other whole.

It was only a few days ago that Tess Biedermann, Theo Biedermann, and Jaime Cruz, along with a mysterious figure from the past, managed to survive an assault on the location of the latest clue in the Morningstarr cipher - and, in the process, made a shocking discovery about their own connection to this 160-year-old enigma. Now the friends are divided. Tess and Theo have no idea what the photo they found in Greenwood Cemetery means, but Jaime is convinced that they do, and that they've been keeping their own secrets from him.

The Boxcar Children have entered the Ruby Hollow Gem Mine’s annual gem-hunting competition. With a little instruction and the right gear, the Aldens have everything they need to become real rock hounds! They have a natural talent for rock-finding, and it’s not long before Jessie makes a fabulous find. But before she can enter her ruby in the competition, it disappears! Could there be a thief at the mine? Now, instead of digging for rocks, the Aldens are digging for clues. Who wants to win the contest so much that they would steal from the Aldens? The children don’t know, but they’re determined to find out!

While Tate Radison was filming his last movie, a lot of odd things happened. So he wants to keep his presence in Greenfield a secret to avoid any more mishaps. But soon the troubles start again. Why would someone want to ruin Tate's career? It's another mystery for the Boxcar Children!

In the second installment of the Century Quartet, Italian author P. D. Baccalario continues the mystery that will take four cities and four extraordinary kids to solve. Four kids. A wooden top. And four postcards with secret instructions. New York City, March 15. Another mysterious artifact reunites Harvey from New York, Elettra from Rome, Mistral from Paris, and Sheng from Shanghai in their attempt to save the world. When they meet people who knew Alfred Van Der Berger, the murdered professor who sent them on their quest in Rome, they realize that the challenge is far from over.

A grown up Paul Martin, having become a journalist, leads an investigation of a mysterious murder. All the evidence points to his old acquaintance, Arius. Paul's brother, Pierre, becomes a victim of an accident, and the main character accompanied by his niece, Junia, sets off for a dangerous journey to Arius' lands to save the soul of Junia's father.

El protagonista de esta historia, Skat, acaba de terminar la primaria y se está preparando para los dos largos meses de vacaciones, rodeado de su música, sus juegos, sus libros y sus amigos. Su padre ha preparado un viaje a Papantla, y a pesar de que Skat no quiere ir porque piensa que morirá de aburrimiento, durante la travesía tienen lugar una serie de acontecimientos extraños que hacen que después de esta aventura, Skat ya no sea el mismo.

"Ambrosius Habedank, im Namen des Königs, öffnen Sie!" Mit diesen Worten beginnt für das kleine Hamstermädchen Wilhelmine Habedank ein Alptraum. Die Eltern werden entführt, der Bau verwüstet, und das, wo doch der Winterschlaf kurz bevor steht. Völlig verzweifelt macht sie sich auf den Weg in die große Stadt Hamsterdam, um dort ihren Onkel zu suchen, der die Familie lange vor Wilhelmines Geburt verlassen hatte. Unterwegs lernt sie neue Freunde kennen, muss große Gefahren überstehen und gerät schließlich in eine Verschwörung, die das ganze Land vernichten könnte.

The Wundermutt dog food company is searching for a very special dog to be in their commercials, and the Aldens bring their dog, Watch, to the tryouts! But plenty of other dog owners are hoping their dogs get the job too - including a dog that's already famous. Does Watch have what it takes to be a star?

Alexandra and her two bestest friends, Ryker and Chunks, set out to prove that their new teacher Miss Witchner is indeed a real Witch, and has kidnapped their teacher Mrs. Bristol in an attempt to take over their class, the school, and eventually the world!