Undertaking a routine investigation into a potential land purchase, Maisie Dobbs arrives in rural Kent, only to be confronted by a number of mysterious fires, a series of petty crimes, and other odd, potentially dangerous occurrences.

Books 17–24 of the New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series!
 
These eight titles are the perfect gift for a Magic Tree House fan or any child who loves a good adventure. Parents, teachers, and librarians hail the chapter-book series as a tool to promote reading, as even the most reluctant readers want to know where the Magic Tree House will take the brother-and-sister team next.
 
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"As the frightening impact of World War II creeps closer and closer to her door, eleven-year-old Ada learns to manage life on the home front"--

Haunted Castle on Hallow's Eve
The castle looms dark against the light of the moon. Merlin the magician needs someone smart enough to solve the mystery of how the castle became haunted and return it to its rightful owners—so Jack and Annie take on their second Merlin mission in the magical realm of Camelot.

Summer of the Sea Serpent
Jack and Annie are off on another mythical mission at the request of Merlin...

"Jane Austen-sparkling, spirited, and incredibly clever-is suddenly thrust into a mystery when a milliner's dead body is found locked inside a cupboard in the middle of a ball. When Jane's brother Georgy is found with some jewelry belonging to the deceased, the local officials see it as an open-and-shut case: one which is likely to end with his death. Jane is certain that he is innocent, and there is more to the murder than meets the eye. Her investigations...

"The first book in a highly original and clever new crime series featuring Queen Elizabeth II as an amateur detective who solves crimes in secret and behind the scenes, in between her royal duties"-- Spring, 2016. Queen Elizabeth is at Windsor Castle in advance of her 90th birthday celebrations. When a guest is found dead in one of the Castle bedrooms, the scene suggests the young Russian pianist strangled himself, but a badly tied knot leads MI5...

"The third and final book in the 'Camelot Rising' trilogy finds Guinevere facing off against those she loves most, but can she find the courage to make the ultimate sacrifice?"--Provided by publisher.

In Renaissance Italy, Artemisia Gentileschi endures the subjugation of women that allows her father to take credit for her extraordinary paintings, rape and the ensuing trial, and torture, buoyed by her deceased mother's stories of strong women of the Bible.

"Narrators Anna Fikhman, Christopher Gebauer, and Jesse Vilinsky combine talents in this compelling historical fiction, which takes place during the Ukrainian famine of the 1930s."- AudioFile

Author's note read by the author.
From the author of Nowhere Boy—called "a resistance novel for our times" by The New York Times—comes a brilliant middle-grade survival story that traces a harrowing family

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USA Today Bestseller

India's study into the language of spells is interrupted by the arrest of her teacher for an unpaid debt. Before Matt can repay it for him, the powerful magician escapes from his prison cell. To make matters worse, the moneylender is murdered and the magician is implicated.

Convinced of his innocence, India and Matt must discover who really killed the moneylender before the police find the magician.

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