Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny, four orphaned brothers and sisters,
suddenly appear in a small town. No one knows who these young wanderers
are or where they have come from. Frightened to live with a grandfather
they have never met, the children make a home for themselves in an abandoned
red boxcar they discover in the woods. Henry, the oldest, goes to town
to earn money and buy food and supplies. Ambitious and resourceful, the
plucky children make a happy life for themselves-until Violet gets too
sick for her brothers and sister to care for her.
The
Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew, Book 1) by Carolyn Keene
Hardcover from Applewood Books
ISBN: 1557091552
In this first of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, Nancy, unaided,
seeks to find a missing will. Her search not only tests her keen mind but
also leads her into a thrilling adventure. This volume presents the original,
1930 version of the story. In 1959 the story was rewritten and condensed
and this original version went out of print.
The
Tower Treasure (Hardy Boys, Book 1) by Franklin W Dixon, Franklin Dixon
Hardcover from Applewood Books
ISBN: 1557091447
A dying criminal confesses that his loot has been secreted "in
the tower." Both towers of the looted mansion are searched in vain. It
remains for the Hardy boys to make an astonishing discovery that clears
up the mystery.
Great
Brain by John D. Fitzgerald
Paperback from Dell Publishing
ISBN: 0440730716
Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective #1: Meet the World's Greatest Boy Sleuth,
America's Sherlock Holmes in Sneakers: A Bantam Skylark Book (1988 Printing,
Third Edition, RL3008012, 0553540246) by Donald J. Sobol (Author), Leonard
Shortall (Illustrator), Dick Williams (Illustrator), Bantam Skylark Books
(Editor). Paperback 132 pages. Publisher: Bantam Skylark Books; 3rd edition
(1988). In English. ISBN 0553540246. EAN 9780553540246. Limited Collector's
Edition.
Eight-year-old Nancy Drew has her first case to crack! Can you help?
Nancy and her two best friends, George and Bess, are so excited! They
have been invited to Deirdre's sleepover party! There will be pizza, cake,
and even a pajama fashion show. But the most exciting thing is that the
party has a City Girls doll theme. All of the guests are bringing their
dolls with them!
But then Deirdre's City Girls doll -- Hollywood Heather -- goes missing.
Is her sleepover ruined? Or is there a detective in the room who can make
sense of this mystery?
Leroy Brown is back in the next six books in the Encyclopedia Brown
series. As Idaville's ten-year-old star detective, Encyclopedia has an
uncanny knack for trivia. With his unconventional knowledge, he solves
mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But
his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department,
and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve some
of the most baffling crimes. With ten confounding mysteries in each book,
not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them, but readers are
given all the clues as well and can chime in with their own solutions.
Interactive and fun--it's classic Encyclopedia Brown!
