Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction
Penguin Young Readers Group Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case
Book SynopsisLeroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville’s ten-year-old star detective. With an uncanny knack for trivia, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the police department, and every night Encyclopedia helps him get to the bottom of his most baffling crimes. Join Encyclopedia Brown as he solves ten of his newest and most confounding mysteries, including a case of a missing butterfly brooch, some stolen Confederate stamps, a forgetful jewel thief, and more. With the clues given in each case, readers will have a chance to solve the mystery themselves! Interactive and chock-full of interesting bits of information—it’s classic Encyclopedia Brown!
£7.45
Penguin Young Readers Group Something Rotten Horatio Wilkes Mystery
Book SynopsisDenmark, Tennessee, stinks. The smell hits Horatio Wilkes the moment he pulls into town to visit his best friend, Hamilton Prince. And it's not just the paper plant and the polluted river that's stinking up Denmark: Hamilton's father has been poisoned and the killer is still at large. Why? Because nobody believes that Rex Prince was murdered. Nobody except Horatio and Hamilton. Now they need to find the killer, but it won't be easy. It seems like everyone in Denmark is a suspect. Motive, means, opportunity--they all have them. But who among them has committed murder most foul?
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Penguin Young Readers Group Something Wicked A Horatio Wilkes Mystery
Book SynopsisA wickedly gripping follow-up to the critically acclaimed Something RottenHoratio Wilkes has come to the Scottish Highland Festival with his childhood friend Mac for games, girls, and gallivanting. But before the Celtic festivities can get under way, Mac's grandfather and founder of the games, Duncan MacRae, is brutally murdered. All signs point to Duncan's son, Malcolm, as the killer, but Horatio has his doubts. Between Mac, his controlling girlfriend Beth, and their parents, it seems like everyone has something to hide. Set against the vivid backdrop of the Tennessee mountains, Something Wicked is a thrilling adventure with all the sinister twists, turns, and tragedies of Shakespeare Macbeth.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Theodore Boone Kid Lawyer
Book SynopsisThe thrilling young mystery series from internationally bestselling author John Grisham!In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he’s only thirteen years old, Theo Boone thinks he’s one of them. Theo knows every judge, policeman, court clerk—and a lot about the law. He dreams of being a great trial lawyer, of a life in the courtroom. But Theo finds himself in court much sooner than expected. Because he knows so much—maybe too much—he is suddenly dragged into the middle of a sensational murder trial. A cold-blooded killer is about to go free, and only Theo knows the truth. The stakes are high, but Theo won’t stop until justice is served.
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Penguin Young Readers Group Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret
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Penguin Young Readers Group Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Carnival
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Penguin Young Readers Group Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Soccer
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Penguin Putnam Inc Al Capone Does My Homework
Book SynopsisAlcatraz Island in the 1930s isn't the most normal place to grow up, but it's home for Moose Flanagan, his autistic sister, Natalie, and all the families of the guards. When Moose's dad gets promoted to Associate Warden, despite being an unlikely candidate, it's a big deal. But the cons have a point system for targeting prison employees, and his dad is now in serious danger. After a fire starts in the Flanagan's apartment, Natalie is blamed, and Moose bands with the other kids to track down the possible arsonist. Then Moose gets a cryptic note from the notorious Al Capone himself. Is Capone trying to protect Moose's dad too? If Moose can't figure out what Capone's note means, it may be too late.The last heart-pounding installment in the New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor-winning Alcatraz trilogy is not to be missed!'Superlative historical fiction.' -- School Library Journal (starred review for Al Capone Shines My Shoes)
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Penguin Young Readers Group Three Times Lucky Mo Dale Mysteries
Book SynopsisA Newbery Honor BookAn irresistible Southern narrator—a literary descendant of Scout Finch of To Kill a Mockingbird. —NewsdayRising sixth grader Miss Moses LoBeau lives in the small town of Tupelo Landing, NC, where everyone's business is fair game and no secret is sacred. She washed ashore in a hurricane eleven years ago, and she's been making waves ever since. Although Mo hopes someday to find her upstream mother, she's found a home with the Colonel--a café owner with a forgotten past of his own--and Miss Lana, the fabulous café hostess. She will protect those she loves with every bit of her strong will and tough attitude. So when a lawman comes to town asking about a murder, Mo and her best friend, Dale Earnhardt Johnson III, set out to uncover the truth in hopes of saving the only family Mo has ever known. Look for all the Mo & Dale Mysteries: The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing, The Odds of GettingTrade ReviewA Newbery Honor Book An ALA Notable Book A Best Book of the Year: Newsday, Wall Street Journal, James Patterson's Read Kiddo Read List, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Bookpage An Edgar Award Nominee An E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor book A SIBA young adult award winner A YALSA Teens’ Top Ten Nominee A Booklist Top 10 Crime Fiction for Youth Multiple State Award Lists Four starred reviewsPraise for Three Times Lucky * “A wickedly awesome tale…Mo LoBeau is destined to become a standout character in children’s fiction.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review "An irresistible Southern narrator—a literary descendant of Scout Finch of To Kill a Mockingbird."—Top 12 Children's books of 2012, Newsday* “Turnage’s lively novel features a distinctive voice and a community of idiosyncratic characters.”—Booklist, starred review * "Here is a writer who has never met a metaphor or simile she couldn't put to good use."—Publishers Weekly, starred review “Spunky and hilarious, eleven-year-old Mo LoBeau is one of my newest favorite heroines. Three Times Lucky will make everyone want to ride his or her own hurricane all the way to Tupelo Landing, just to join the fun.”—Ingrid Law, Newbery Honor-winning author of Savvy "A dandy mystery...Humor sweetens the mix, making Tupelo Landing a pleasant place to stay for a spell."—Horn Book "Mo's deadpan colloquial narration is robust and often humorous...Mystery lovers and fans of titles like Di Camillo's Because of Winn-Dixie or Klise's Grounded will definitely want to set a spell with Mo."—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "The heroine of Sheila Turnage's Three Times Lucky is so plucky that young readers may wish she lived next door."—Wall Street Journal "This book will leave readers hoping for more books about Mo and her gang."—School Library Journal
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Penguin Putnam Inc Seconds Away
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Penguin Putnam Inc Mysteries According to Humphrey
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Penguin Publishing Group Dead Mans Fancy A Novel 3 Sean Stranahan Mystery
Book SynopsisThe third novel starring Montana's favorite fly fisherman-cum-detective Sean Stranahan, for fans of Craig Johnson and C. J. Box.Cold Hearted River, the sixth in the series, is forthcoming from Viking. Wolves howl as a riderless horse returns at sunset to the Culpepper Dude Ranch in the Madison Valley. The missing woman, Nanika Martinelli, is better known as the Fly Fishing Venus, a red-haired river guide who lures clients the way dry flies draw trout. As Sheriff Martha Ettinger follows hoof tracks in the snow, she finds one of the men who has fallen under the temptress’s spell impaled on the antler tine of a giant bull elk, a kill that’s been claimed by a wolf pack. An accident? If not, is the killer human or animal? With painter, fly fisherman, and sometimes private detective Sean Stranahan’s help, Ettinger will follow clues that point to an animal rights group called the Clan of the Thre
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Penguin Putnam Inc Theodore Boone The Fugitive
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Penguin Putnam Inc Found
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Cengage Learning, Inc Mystery of the Roman Ransom
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BWL Publishing Inc. Secrets of Lakeluster House
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Penguin Random House Children's UK Homewrecker
Book SynopsisThe thrilling new mystery by Wattpad''s Deanna Cameron, for fans of One of Us is Lying and A Good Girl''s Guide to Murder.Bronwyn Larson''s life has literally been torn apart. An EF4 tornado ripped through their trailer park and her mom is found dead, miles away after the storm.Suddenly, her estranged senator father is a part of her life, who''s been absent since Bronwyn was born as a product of her parents'' secretive affair. After living alone with her mother in a trailer for seventeen years, Bronwyn now has a stepmother and four new siblings, including an older brother and sister who seem skeptical, if not actually disproving, of Bronwyn living with them.While staying with them in their vacation lake house, Bronwyn is hit with the bombshell that her mother''s death is being treated as suspicious, with injuries inconsistent of being killed during the tornado. Bronwyn doesn''t know who trust or who to believe about her mother''s death.
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Penguin Random House Children's UK The Swifts
Book SynopsisChildren''s Winner of the 2023 Nero Book AwardsDiscover the hilarious New York Times bestselling mystery adventure perfect for fans of Robin Stevens and Lemony Snicket.On the day they are born, each Swift is brought before the sacred Family Dictionary. They are given a name and a definition, and it is assumed they will grow up to match. Unfortunately, Shenanigan Swift has other ideas.So what if her relatives all think she''s destined to turn out as a troublemaker, just because of her name? Shenanigan knows she can be whatever she wants - pirate, explorer or even detective.Which is lucky, really, because when one of the Family tries to murder Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude, someone has to work out whodunit.With the help of her sisters and cousin, Shenanigan grudgingly takes on the case, but more murders, a hidden treasure and an awful lot of suspects make thing seriously complicated.Can Shenanigan catch the killer before the whole household is picked off? And in a Family where definitions are so important, can she learn to define herself?''A stunning debut . . . laugh-out-loud funny'' - Observer''Murder most splendid'' - The Telegraph. Trade ReviewA stunning debut . . . This is an exquisitely written book about identity and wordplay that's as warm, masterful and up-to-date as it is laugh-out-loud funny. -- Kitty Empire * Observer *Deliciously, quirkily Gothic -- Robin Stevens * New York Times Book Review *Murder most splendid in this ghoulish debut -- Emily Bearn * The Telegraph *Gothic mystery brimming with bonkers characters and boundless energy * Daily Mail *A fun read with diverse characters and an enticing setting. -- Alice Clifford * The Sun *A mystery that is as clever and impish as its heroine * Publisher's Weekly Starred Review *An absolutely delightful debut * Kirkus Reviews Starred Review *A witty confection of highly colourful characters * The Horn Book *A delightful pick for sharp readers enamoured of gothic sensibilities and clever prose * Shelf Awareness Starred Review *This witty, imaginative entry deserves a prominent space on the MG shelf. * PaperBound *
£999.99
Random House USA Inc The Great Cake Mystery Precious Ramotswes Very
Book SynopsisTHE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY - Young Readers Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, the basis of the HBO TV show, and its proprietor Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, and good humor—not to mention help from her loyal assistant, Grace Makutsi, and the occasional cup of tea. Have you ever said to yourself, Wouldn’t it be nice to be a detective? This is the story of an African girl who says just that. Her name is Precious. When a piece of cake goes missing from her classroom, a traditionally built young boy is tagged as the culprit. Precious, however, is not convinced. She sets out to find the real thief. Along the way she learns that your first guess isn’t always right. She also learns how to be a detective.
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Random House USA Inc SkinkNo Surrender
Book SynopsisRichard's cousin is missing, and his best hope of finding her rests with the wily, one-eyed, ex-governor of Florida. Carl Hiaasen introduces his iconic character Skink to a younger audience in this nail-biting adventure! A National Book Award Longlist Selection Classic Malley: her parents are about to ship her off to boarding school, so she takes off with some guy she met online... Poor Richard: he's less of a rebel than Malley, and a lot less trusting. He knows his cousin is in trouble before she does. Wild Skink: he's a ragged, one-eyed, ex-governor of Florida, and enough of a renegade to think he can track Malley down. With Richard riding shotgun, this unlikely pair scour the state, undaunted by blinding storms, crazed pigs, flying bullets, and giant gators. In Carl Hiaasen's outrageous, hilarious, and wildly dangerous state of Florida, there are a million places an outlaw might stash a teenage girl. A million unpleasant ways to die. And two who will risk everything to rescue a friend . . . and to, hopefully, exact a bit of swamp justice.
£10.44
Zondervan The CU Bug Bandits I55 Book Fairs
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St Martin's Press Dreamhunter 01 Dreamhunter Duet
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Square Fish Masterpiece
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Square Fish Kneebone Boy
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Square Fish Dragons in the Waters
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers This Book Is Not Good for You
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£10.00
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoners
Book SynopsisJoin the Mysterious Benedict Society as Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance embark on a daring new adventure that threatens to force them apart from their families, friends, and even each other. When an unexplained blackout engulfs Stonetown, the foursome must unravel clues relating to a nefarious new plot, while their search for answers brings them closer to danger than ever before.Filled with page-turning action and mind-bending brain teasers, this wildly inventive journey is sure to delight.
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Little, Brown & Company If Youre Reading This Its Too Late
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Little, Brown & Company The Name of This Book Is Secret
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Little, Brown & Company I Hunt Killers
Book SynopsisThe first book in this thrilling, terrifying series by New York Times bestselling author Barry Lyga is perfect for fans of Dexter. It was a beautiful day. It was a beautiful field. Except for the body. Jazz is a likable teenager. A charmer, some might say. But he''s also the son of the world''s most infamous serial killer, and for Dear Old Dad, Take Your Son to Work Day was year-round. Jazz has witnessed crime scenes the way cops wish they could--from the criminals'' point of view. And now, even though Dad has been in jail for years, bodies are piling up in the sleepy town of Lobo''s Nod. Again. In an effort to prove murder doesn''t run in the family, Jazz joins the police in the hunt for this new serial killer. But Jazz has a secret--could he be more like his father than anyone knows? From acclaimed author Barry Lyga comes a riveting thriller about a teenager trying to control his own destiny in the f
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Little, Brown & Company Blood of My Blood
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers The Crab with the Golden Claws
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers I Am the Mission
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LBB for Young Readers The Secret Series Complete Collection The Name of
Book SynopsisNot only is the name of this series a secret, but the story is, too. For it concerns a secret - a big secret - that has been tormenting people like you for over... oh no! Did I just mention the secret? Then it''s too late. I''m afraid nothing will stop you now. Read this series if you must. But please, tell no one.Catch up on the adventures of Cass and Max-Ernest with The Secret Series Collection. This boxed set includes all five paperback novels in the New York Times bestselling Secret Series: The Name of this Book Is Secret; If You''re Reading This, It''s Too Late; This Book Is Not Good for You; This Isn''t What It Looks Like; and You Have to Stop This.
£42.50
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Girl in the Blue Coat
Book SynopsisThis bestselling and award-winning novel about a teenage girl in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam speaks powerfully to the realities of grief, heartbreak, and bravery, perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah and Ruta Sepetys. Amsterdam, 1943. Hanneke spends her days procuring and delivering sought-after black market goods to paying customers, her nights hiding the true nature of her work from her concerned parents, and every waking moment mourning her boyfriend, who was killed on the Dutch front lines when the Germans invaded. She likes to think of her illegal work as a small act of rebellion. On a routine delivery, a client asks Hanneke for help. Expecting to hear that Mrs. Janssen wants meat or kerosene, Hanneke is shocked by the older woman's frantic plea to find a person—a Jewish teenager Mrs. Janssen had been hiding, who has vanished without a trace from a secret room. Hanneke initially wants nothing to do with such dangerous work, but is ultimate
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights
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Little, Brown & Company The Secret Keepers
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers The Detectives Assistant
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers The Adventures of Tintin The Complete Collection
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£150.00
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Wundersmith
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Killer Instinct 2 Naturals
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Bad Blood 4 Naturals
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Carmen Sandiago Where in the World Is Carmen
Book SynopsisCarmen Sandiego is on a mission to stop VILE, and she needs your help! Get the scoop on twelve different countries, then share the sleuthing in this exciting search-and-find book with full-color illustrations and photography. Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? She’s traveling by air and by sea, over land and on foot. Just when you think you’ve found her, she slips away again! Lucky for you, she’s on your side. Grab your passport and explore the geography and unique cultures across the globe, from Rio to New York and Morocco to Milan, while searching for items of all sorts in this seek-and-find book featuring full-color illustrations and photography.
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Square Fish The Missing Manatee
Book SynopsisA tribute to Florida, fishing, and family, Cynthia DeFelice''s The Missing Manatee is Sure to hook readers. - BooklistAll Skeet Waters wants is to catch a big, beautiful tarpon on his fly rod - and to keep everything else in his life in Florida the way it''s always been. But on his spring break from school, Skeet overhears his mother telling his father to move out permanently. Then, while riding in his boat to escape his parents'' troubles, he discovers a manatee that''s been shot in the head. Skeet puts aside his search for the manatee and its killer when Dirty Dan the Tarpon Man offers to take him out to catch his first tarpon on a fly. Because of Dan, Skeet begins to unravel the mysteries surrounding the manatee''s apparent murder and his parents'' dissolving marriage.Skeet discovers that life is a lot like tarpon fishing, in which you can''t look just at the surface of the water - you have to look through it, at what lies beneath.<
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Random House USA Inc The Ruby in the Smoke A Sally Lockhart Mystery
Book Synopsis“BEWARE THE SEVEN blessings . . . ” When she first utters these words, 16-year-old Sally Lockhart doesn’t know their meaning. But when an employee of her late father hears them, he dies of fear. Thus begins Sally’s terrifying journey into the seamy underworld of Victorian London, in search of clues to her father’s mysterious death.
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Random House USA Inc Liar Spy
Book SynopsisThe instant New York Times bestseller from the author of the Newbery Medal winner When You Reach Me: a story about spies, games, and friendship. The first day Georges (the S is silent) moves into a new Brooklyn apartment, he sees a sign taped to a door in the basement: SPY CLUB MEETING—TODAY! That’s how he meets his twelve-year-old neighbor Safer. He and Georges quickly become allies—and fellow spies. Their assignment? Tracking the mysterious Mr. X, who lives in the apartment upstairs. But as Safer’s requests become more and more demanding, Georges starts to wonder: how far is too far to go for your only friend? “Will touch the hearts of kids and adults alike.” —NPR Winner of the Guardian Prize for Children’s FictionNamed a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and more!
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Random House USA Inc Ballpark Mysteries 1 The Fenway Foulup
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Folding information about Fenway Park and its colorful history into the tale, Kelly also artfully slips in simple red herrings along with real clues to the thief’s identity and the bat’s whereabouts that sharper readers may pick up before the young detectives do...Leading off a formulaic series that will take Mike and Kate to baseball parks around the major leagues, this book should draw baseball fans as well as budding whodunit aficionados." - Booklist"A new series for emerging chapter-book readers combines the allure of baseball parks with the challenge of solving a mystery...Historical details about Fenway Park, including the secret code found on the manual scoreboard, a look at Wally the mascot and a peek into the gift shop, will keep the young baseball fan reading." - Kirkus Reviews"Kelly throws in plenty of behind-the-scenes Fenway Park trivia (both in the story and in an appendix) and keeps the story moving at a quick pace, which should easily hold baseball-lovers' attention." - Publisher's Weekly"...should score with the series chapter-book gang, particularly kids who enjoy the blend of fiction and information that keeps the Magic Tree House thriving. There are a couple of sly misdirections to please beginner mystery readers, some Fenway-specific trivia to intrigue nonfiction readers, and the promise of the entire gamut of major-league baseball stadiums yet to visit for those continuing with the series. A scattering of black-and-white pictures and appended “Dugout Notes” extend the fun." - The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"...Any 6- 9 year old baseball fan would step to the plate and devour this book like a box of Crackerjacks! Kelly intersperses the perfect mix of sports action, crime-solving and facts about Fenway Park." - Examiner.com
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Wait Till Helen Comes
Book SynopsisBeware of Helen...Heather is such a whiny little brat. Always getting Michael and me into trouble. But since our mother married her father, we''re stuck with her...our poor stepsister who lost her real mother in a mysterious fire.But now something terrible has happened. Heather has found a new friend, out in the graveyard behind our home -- a girl named Helen who died with her family in a mysterious fire over a hundred years ago. Now her ghost returns to lure children into the pond...to drown! I don''t want to believe in ghosts, but I''ve followed Heather into the graveyard and watch her talk to Helen. And I''m terrified. Not for myself, but for Heather...
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