The Aldens visit Goldwin University, where Grandfather attended college. The old library is about to be torn down. But legend says the stone gargoyles guarding the roof of the old building will do anything to protect it--even fly. When the creatures begin appearing outside the windows, people are terrified. But the Boxcar Children think there is another reason the gargoyles are turning up in places they shouldn't. And they're determined to figure it out.
The Aldens visit Ireland and stay in a beautiful castle that\u2019s now a hotel! But the caretaker seems very superstitious, and at night they see a mysterious figure who walks the halls carrying a lantern. Could it be one of the banshees of ancient legend? The Boxcar Children must discover the secret that Duncarraig castle is hiding!
The old abandoned school in Silver City is being fixed up as an art center and the Boxcar Children volunteer to help clean up the place. But the other volunteers are scared by the spooky goings-on in the school?doors lock by themselves, and chalkboard messages appear out of nowhere! Will the Aldens find out the secret of the haunted school?
'Named one of Detective Book Series You Obsessed over as a Kid' by Buzzfeed.com and the inspiration for a hit Disney film, the masterful Great Mouse Detective series is now available to a whole new generation of readers!
Basil-the famous sleuth of mousedom-lives in the cellar of Sherlock Holmes's house. A devoted admirer of the great detective, he has learned his craft by listening at the feet of Holmes himself. But will it be enough to help Basil solve his most baffling mystery yet?
The Mystery of the Missing Twins is one of the strangest cases in Basil's career. With only a few crumbs of clues with which to find answers, how is he ever going to figure out where Angela and Agatha are being kept-and, of course, who mouse-napped them! Will Basil's mouse sleuthing skills be up to the task of finding the twins before it's too late?
'Named one of Detective Book Series You Obsessed Over as a Kid by Buzzfeed.com and the inspiration for a hit Disney film, the masterful Great Mouse Detective is back and tackling America's most ruthless outlaws in the Wild West!
In this case of the smiling smugglers, Basil is off to the Wild West. But this time the Sherlock Holmes of the mouse world takes on the Big Cheeses of American mouse crime!
Basil's first stop is New Mexico, where a notorious gang of smiling smugglers is holed up with their ruthless leader, JJ, who is trying to set up his own superstate with the profits from his ill-gotten gains!
Then, Basil heads to the Grand Canyon, to solve the mystery of The Thing that is terrifying guests at The Hathaway Hotel. Basil's number-one suspect is Monterey Jack, one of America' Most Wanted mouse outlaws, a wily and dangerous foe! Basil, his faithful companion Dr. Dawson, and their loyal pony from CLOPS (Cheese Lovers Official Pony Service) take off for the burning desert chase. Everyone calls it Mission Impossible. Has the genius detective finally met his match?
Basil of Baker Street continues his brilliant detective career as he solves three tough cases!
"The Case of the Counterfeit Cheese”: in which mousedom is terrified as mice crack their teeth on phony cheese bits made of concrete.
“The Theft of the Mousa Lisa”: in which Basil ferrets out the truth behind the strange theft of Mexico's beloved masterpiece.
“The Disappearance of Dr. Dawson”: in which horror of horrors! Basil's faithful friend is mousenapped. In all these daring adventures, Basil proves himself to be a true disciple of his hero, Sherlock Holmes!
Basil of Baker Street – mouse detective genius – is off on a perilous expedition leading thirty-two mice up a towering mountain. Their objective: to locate and rescue a famous colony of mice that have been missing for six centuries! A clue in the form of an arrow with strange markings has sent Basil scurrying off to Switzerland in search of the lost colony.
But the path is not smooth for our Sherlock Holmes of the Mouse World. Before he can solve this baffling mystery|he must confront the mysterious snow mouse and the sinister plots of evil Professor Ratigan,ruler of the mouse underworld!
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of George and the Ship of Time by Lucy Hawking, read by Roy McMillan and Sophie Aldred.
When George finds a way to escape the spacecraft Artemis, where he has been trapped, he is overjoyed. Surely now he can return to Earth.
But when George touches down, he knows immediately that something is wrong. There's a barren wasteland where his home town used to be, intelligent robots roam the streets, and no one will talk to George about the Earth that he used to know. With the help of an unexpected new friend, can George find out what - or who - is behind this terrible new world, before it's too late?
