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Dilly loved a good murder. Not a REAL murder. A made-up murder. One you would find in a murder mystery novel.

A thrilling, classic children’s adventure with a courageous heroine, from the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. Margaret Thursday was named after the day she was found on the church steps as a baby. But she isn’t really an orphan – each year a bag of gold coins is left at the church for her...

Eleven-year-old Japanese American Owen has been in Japan for his sixth-grade year. By March he finally feels like he's getting the hang of the new culture....

The town of Wirrawee is emerging from war, slowly, like a flower after a cold snap....

Books 1-8 of the New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series plus an interview with Mary Pope Osborne! Meet Jack and Annie! Jack and his younger sister, Annie, are just regular kids. But when they discover a tree house in the woods, something magical happens. In books 1-4, Jack and...

The Black Death was a pandemic of unimaginable proportions, taking the lives of 75-200 million people worldwide. Lauren Tarshis's story of one girl surviving the plague pulses with terror, action, and hope.

The conditions of the Dust Bowl created over 2.5 million refugees who fled massive dust storms and barren landscapes. Lauren Tarshis's story of one boy's journey to escape this disaster will leave you breathless.

An epic, emotional story of two girls and their bond with beloved horses, the action sweeping between Italy during the Second World War and present day. When Lola’s grandmother Loretta takes her to Siena, Italy, for the summer, Lola learns of her family’s history of heartbreak and adventure...

This timely and powerful novel tells the story of three different children seeking refuge....

Ten-year-old George Calder can't believe his luck - he and his little sister, Phoebe, are on the famous Titanic, crossing the ocean with their aunt Daisy....

The Goonies meets Indiana Jones and James Patterson's Treasure Hunters in this funny, action-filled adventure series! Twelve-year-old Addison Cooke just wishes something exciting would happen to him. His aunt and uncle, both world-famous researchers, travel to the ends of the earth searching for...

In the summer of 1916, 10-year-old Chet Roscow is captivated by the local news: A great white shark has been attacking and killing people up and down the Atlantic Coast....

Swept along in the tide of events leading to the Boston Tea Party and the first skirmishes of Lexington and Concord, young Johnny Tremain lives the birth of America first-hand....

As the war with Mevolent rages on, the Dead Men are dispatched to a walled town in the Tuscan hills – not to assassinate the Lord of the Dark Sorcerers, but to save him....

Amy and Dan must steal a Clue guarded by thousands of the world’s best-trained soldiers. With their enemies closing in, the brother and sister are separated....

When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing the lost treasures of Julius Caesar, he finds much more than gold and gemstones....

What marvels and mysteries await Dak, Sera, and Riq in the Golden Age of Baghdad? Danger lurks in the desert, and Dark, Sera, and Riq must act fast to save the world's greatest library....

The amazing story of Australia's first surgeon and the boy he adopted. It's 1789, and as the new colony in Sydney Cove is established, Surgeon John White defies convention and adopts Nanberry, an Aboriginal boy, to raise as his son. Nanberry is clever and uses his unique gifts as an interpreter...

The story behind Banjo Paterson's iconic Australian song. 'Once a jolly swagman camped by a Billabong Under the shade of a Coolibah tree And he sang as he watched and waited till his Billy boiled You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me...' In 1894, twelve-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to...

New York Times Bestseller! "Masterly crafted"—The Wall Street Journal For readers of Between Shades of Gray and All the Light We Cannot See, bestselling author Ruta Sepetys returns to WWII in this epic novel that shines a light on one of the war's most devastating—yet...

With the rise of the Berlin Wall, 12-year-old Gerta finds her family divided overnight. She, her mother, and her brother Fritz live on the eastern side....

At the tender age of eight, chimney sweep Tom Appleby is convicted of stealing and sentenced to deportation to Botany Bay....

In 1985 southern Sudan is ravaged by war. Rebels and government forces battle for control, with ordinary people…people like the boy, Salva Dut…caught in the middle....

It's 1895, Melbourne is in crisis, and Pearl and Vally Cole's father has suggested the unthinkable – it might be time to close the grandest bookshop in the world.

The #1 bestselling Magic Tree House series is ready to whisk you away through time with Jack and Annie in this two-volume compilation! #33 Narwhal on a Sunny Night When the magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie to Greenland, they're not sure what time they've landed in, but they immediately...

Have you ever seen the sky dance with color? For young Kael, the Northern Lights are more than just a beautiful sight. they are the very heartbeat of his frozen world. But when the vibrant ribbons of green and gold begin to flicker and fade, replaced by a creeping, unnatural cold, Kael knows a terrible secret is unfolding. An ancient evil, Nocturne the Shadow Weaver, is stealing the light, threatening to plunge the land into an eternal, starless night. The fate of the North rests on the shoulders of one young boy who must journey into the heart of the storm. He won't be alone.

In the sleepy village of Atheria, where the scent of cinnamon hangs in the air and old tales are just that tales of a young girl named Keisha discovers a secret. The legendary unicorns of the Whispering Woods are no longer just a myth; they're in trouble. Something dark and ancient is stealing their magic, turning them into mere shadows of their former selves. To save them, Keisha must leave behind everything she knows and journey into a forgotten land filled with riddles, shimmering mists, and a powerful secret hidden in the heart of the forest.

One moment, you fall asleep on the school bus coming back from a trip. The next, you’re zooming through space, running from dinosaurs, or helping a pirate save their ship from being eaten by the Kraken! In these twelve exciting stories, nothing is normal and anything can happen. You’ll dive into secret worlds, meet talking animals, solve mysteries, and laugh a lot along the way.

One moment you’re on a school trip…the next, you’re racing cheetahs on the savanna, flying with Amelia Earhart, or helping a T-Rex learn to be kind! In these twelve fun stories, a simple school trip turns into the wildest dreams you can imagine. You’ll explore secret places, meet talking animals, and go on missions full of surprises, mysteries and courage.

They were never meant to be heroes. A boy who only knew the soil, a noble who lost his name, a survivor who trusted no one all brought together by misfortune and chained by the promise of the arena. In the shadow of the grandest amphitheater ever built, they are forged into weapons, their youth stripped away with every grueling day of training.