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The sixth title in this thrilling adventure series about three teenagers tackling crime on the streets of London. A city-wide crime ring, a hidden and deadly enemy and a threat to every officer in the team: Danny, Alex and Maddie face their most challenging mission yet. A hidden enemy with a secret and deadly aim... While working on a drug-dealing case, Maddie Cooper is dismayed to be herself falsely accused of drug dealing and suspended from Police Investigation Command. Her team mates Danny and Alex are horrified and know how ridiculous the accusation is. They immediately get to work investigating who set Maddie up - and why... Meanwhile, a vicious computer virus is unleashed at headquarters - all the previous and vital computer files are destroyed. The team are now compromised and primed for the next attack! It seems someone is out to destroy PIC - and especially Maddie - at any cost. The Special Agents have got a serious fight on their hands.
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?
The race is on! It's the annual swim competition and it looks like the boy's team is going to lose to the girl's team again! The boys think some girls stole their mascot, Lucky. Without their mascot, the boys are convinced they will never win. Now, it's up to Sam and his friends to solve the mystery. If they can find Lucky, maybe they can also solve the old mystery of Pirate's Point! The Mystery of Pirate's Point is the first "Level 3 Book" in the We Both Read format. It is also our first "Chapter Book." Featuring a smaller difference between the two readers, it is particularly perfect for struggling readers to buddy-read with another student, a parent or a tutor.
Missing maids, suspicious teachers and a snow storm to die for... For a fearless girl called Justice Jones, super-smart super-sleuth, it's just the start of a spine-tingling first term at Highbury House Boarding School for the Daughters of Gentlefolk. For fans of Robin Stevens, Katherine Woodfine and Enid Blyton. When Justice's mother dies, her father packs her off to Highbury House Boarding School for the Daughters of Gentlefolk. He's a barrister - specialising in murder trials - and he's just too busy to look after her alone. Having previously been home-schooled, the transition is a shock. Can it really be the case that blondes rule the corridors? Are all uniforms such a charming shade of brown? And do schools normally hide dangerous secrets about the murder of a chamber maid? Justice takes it upon herself to uncover the truth. (Mainly about the murder, but perhaps she can figure out her new nemesis - the angelic Rose - at the same time.) But when a storm cuts the school off from the real world, the body count starts to rise and Justice realises she'll need help from her new friends if she's going to find the killer before it's too late ...
Marnus is moeg daarvoor om in sy twee broers se skadu te leef. Sy ouer broer breek swemrekords en meisies se harte. Sy kleinboetie is op nege reeds ’n uitgeslape entrepreneur met briljante geldmaakplanne. En Marnus-die-middelmannetjie voel partykeer asof hy onsigbaar is. Maar toe ’n meisie genaamd Leila een oggend aan Marnus-hulle se deur kom klop en vra hy moet ’n petisie teken, is dit die begin van ’n onverwagse avontuur. Marnus beland saam met Leila bo in ’n boom in ’n desperate poging om te keer dat dit afgekap word. In die proses ontmoet hulle ’n kleurryke versameling karakters. En uiteindelik kry Marnus ’n kans om raakgesien te word … ’n Humoristiese, aangrypende grootwordverhaal vol onvergeetlike karakters.
A chilling murder mystery lies at the heart of this page-turning thriller about a missing teacher, small town secrets, and turbulent tween friendships from master of middle grade horror Mary Downing Hahn. When best friends Abbi and Skylar witness a clandestine meeting between a mysterious woman and someone in a dark van, they're thrilled. Finally, a mystery to spice up the summer! Who could these people be? Why are they meeting? Are they spies? Criminals? The two girls are determined to find out. But then a local woman goes missing and is found dead in the woods. And Abbi and Skylar realize that their detective work could hold the keys to solving her murder. Suddenly, sleuthing isn't so fun anymore. As tensions rise and their friendship frays, the girls find themselves in increasing danger, and must choose between keeping a secret or exposing a life-altering truth.
Move over, Nancy Drew--there's a new detective in town! Inspired by the beloved comic series, Goldie Vance is ready to sleuth her way through never-before-seen mysteries in this second original novel by Lilliam Rivera featuring 16 full-color comic pages! Marigold "Goldie" Vance lives and works at the Crossed Palms Resort Hotel in Florida with a whole slew of characters: her dad, Art, the manager of the joint; Cheryl Lebeaux, the concierge and Goldie's best friend; and Walter Tooey, the hired hotel detective. Her mom, Sylvie, works nearby at the Mermaid Club. Prepare to be amazed by Goldie's second middle-grade adventure! The Crossed Palms is hosting the first ever League of Magical Arts Convention, bringing the world's most renowned and emerging magicians to the resort, including an overeager part-time magician and detective named Derek Von Thurston. When some of the magic starts to go awry, Goldie--and Derek--are on the case! Can Goldie uncover the saboteur before the final act goes live? Based on Hope Larson and Brittney Williams's critically acclaimed Goldie Vance comic, this thrilling novel explores a never-before-seen caper and features 16 full-color comic pages essential to unraveling the mystery. Text and Illustration copyright: (c) 2021 BOOM! Studios Goldie Vance(TM) and (c) 2021 Hope Larson & Brittney Williams
“Jou pa is ’n moordenaar,” sis Wolfgang. “Hy moor my weerwolwe. Eendag gaan hy jou ook skiet. Wag maar, daardie dag kom.” Joshua Reinders se lewe is ’n gemors. Hy dra ’n groot geheim: Hy is ’n weerwolf. En sy pa is ’n weerwolfjagter. Die spanning verhoog egter toe Wolfgang Lycaon in Droomhoek opdaag. Die afskuwelike leier van die Wêreld van Wolwe glo dat Joshua aan hom behoort. En hy wil die seun terughê. Of Joshua gaan sterf. Maar sal dit werklik gebeur? Joshua sal vir sy lewe moet veg en van Wolfgang ontslae raak. Daar wag egter nuwe geheime wat Joshua eers moet ontrafel: Hoekom het hy elke keer bloed aan sy hande as iemand in die dorp wegraak? Hoe is sy ma werklik dood? Wat is die derde mag?
Betty Q is no ordinary girl. She is an ace detective whose special deductive powers can solve any mystery! Race Further with Reading is the perfect tool to build reading confidence with illustrated stories in manageable bite-size chapters, following on a level from the Race Ahead with Reading series with stories of 2,000 words.
Everyone knows about the online group BetterLife. But what starts
out as a fun virtual reality site turns into a living nightmare for
Bess's twelve-year-old sister and her friends when one of them
becomes a target of cyberbullying
Nancy, Bess, and George race to catch an international jewel thief in
this eighteenth book of the Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to the
classic mystery series.
The fabulously festive fifth Murder Most Unladylike mystery. It's Christmas, and the snow is falling in Cambridge, where the detective duo Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are spending the festive period. But Hazel's hopes of relaxing amongst the beautiful spires, cosy libraries and inviting tea-rooms are dashed by the danger lurking in the dark stairwells of Maudlin College. Two days before Christmas, there is a terrible accident. At least, it appears to be an accident - until the Detective Society look a little closer, and realise a murder has taken place. Faced with several irritating grown-ups and fierce competition from a rival agency, they must use all their cunning and courage to find the killer (in time for Christmas Day, of course). 'A superb puzzle . . . Splendidly seasonal' Metro 'Fabulous' The Times
Crazy Rich Asians meets One of Us is Lying in this electrifying YA thriller where students at an elite prep school are forced to confront their secrets when their ex-best friend turns up dead. Nancy Luo is shocked when her former best friend, Jamie Ruan, top-ranked junior at Sinclair Prep, goes missing, and then is found dead. Nancy is even more shocked when word starts to spread that she and her friends - Krystal, Akil, and Alexander - are the prime suspects, thanks to "the Proctor," someone anonymously incriminating them via the school's social media app. They all used to be Jamie's closest friends, and she knew each of their deepest, darkest secrets. Now, somehow the Proctor knows them, too. The four must uncover the true killer before The Proctor exposes more than they can bear and costs them more than they can afford, like Nancy's full scholarship. Soon, Nancy suspects that her friends may be keeping secrets from her, too. Katie Zhao's YA debut is an edge-of-your-seat drama set in the pressure-cooker world of academics and image at Sinclair Prep, where the past threatens the future these teens have carefully crafted for themselves. How We Fall Apart is the irresistible, addicting, Asian-American recast of Gossip Girl that we've all been waiting for.
His name is Sbonelo, but everyone calls him Snoop. That’s short for detective, in case you hadn’t heard. You wouldn’t think that the tiny rural village where ten-year-old Sbonelo lives with his mother would offer much in the way of opportunities for the smartest and youngest detective around. But it does. There’s the curious case of the missing sheets, the complicated case of the chicken wings and the mysterious parcel, and the puzzling case of the headmaster’s words. But even these are all in a day’s work for Sbonelo, who hangs up his sign in the village market every Saturday, where – at R5 a time – he investigates and unravels all sorts of mysteries for his eager clients.
The Greenfield Museum is holding a special exhibit about ancient Egypt, and the main attraction is a 4,000-year-old mummy. The Aldens are helping the museum curator set up the exhibit and learning about life in ancient Egypt. But the longer the Aldens are around the mummy, the more things go wrong. As the children search for the cause of all the bad luck, everything points back to the spooky sarcophagus. Has the museum been struck by a curse from the ancient mummy?
Growing up in Hackney with his loving but troubled single mum, fifteen-year-old Donny's life has been shaped by poverty, crime and casual violence, including grooming by a local gang. When his mum is jailed for drugs offences, Donny is fostered outside London to the Hertfordshire countryside. Life in the rural Home Counties is a bit like landing on another planet but doing work experience on the Hertford Union Canal, Donny feels like he's finally found his purpose. When Donny's posh new friend Zoe is offered a dubious modelling audition in London, the pair decide to 'borrow' a canal barge and navigate the 29 locks down to Kings Cross. As they start out on their journey the future looks as unpromising as Zoe's fake audition. But as each lock is navigated and conquered, their adventures take on a new dimension, and life will never be the same again. |
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