"It was one of history's great vanishing acts. As early as 3500 BCE, scribes in the mud-walled city-state of Sumer used a reed stylus to press tiny wedge-shaped symbols into clay. For three thousand years, the script chronicled the military conquests, scientific discoveries, and ...
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Crime-fighting duo Batman and Robin thwart the efforts of a legion of archenemies in Gotham City.
Roland, the Last Gunslinger, and his companions -- Eddie Dean and Susannah -- cross the desert of damnation, drawing ever closer to the Dark Tower, a legion of fiendish foes, and revelations that could alter the world.
College student Holly Teller is drawn to the mysterious small town of Riddle, Pennsylvania in search of her missing brother. Against the will of the local Sheriff and town elder, she begins to unravel a mystery connected to an abandoned psychiatric hospital on the edge of town, u...
"When his daughter is falsely accused of murder, a scientist must travel 200 million years into the past to save her. But there are secrets waiting there. And more than her life is at stake."-- Provided by publisher.
When students in Mr. Tiffin's class are invited to solve a riddle during a field trip to an apple orchard, it is Tara's daydreams that may lead to the answer.
Read the second book in The Long Winter trilogy * * * We thought the war was over. We were wrong. They decimated Earth during the Long Winter. Now the grid has returned, and they won't stop until the human race is extinct. On a ruined world, humanity's last survivors fight ag...
"After being abandoned in the cold rain, tiny kitten Sabu should have been grateful to find a new home. But when he's rescued by Jin, whose every atom screams 'yakuza,' Sabu suspects he's out of the frying pan and into the fire! Yet Jin's scarred hands and face hide a sweet man b...
"A stunning collaboration between award-winning and bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin, this middle grade historical adventure follows two siblings at Bletchley Park, the home of WWII codebreakers, as they try to unravel a mystery surrounding their mother's disap...
"How is bread made? It's a mystery! A riddle! A puzzle! A quest! Time to find out what BAKING is about! Are you ready to read about baking with Ada?"-- Back cover.
Follow the adventures of Xavier Riddle, his sister Yadina, and their friend Brad as they face problems and turn to the Secret Museum to help solve them! Watch as Marie Curie shows Brad that he should always follow his dreams, and as George Washington Carver teaches Xavier to take...
The Golden Age of detective fiction had begun inauspiciously with the publication of E.C. Bentley's schismatic Trent's Last Case in 1913, but it hit its stride in 1920 when both Agatha Christie and Freeman Wills Crofts - latterly crowned queen and king of the genre - had crime no...
With Soft spot, it's easy to show off your style at home, even if you're short on time. Pillows don't require much time or fabric, so go ahead and pile them on the sofa, stack them in a big basket, swap them out with the seasons -- or change them for no reason! Besides adding pun...
"Xavier, Brad, and Yadina are off on a fossil hunt with paleontologist Mary Anning! She helps them learn that when you start something it feels good to finish it"-- Provided by publisher.
"A robin has moved into the garden, thrilling the WellieWishers with its pretty songs. When the girls bring it presents, they learn what robins like to eat. (Hint: It's sort of like spaghetti!) Then one day, the robin disappears. The girls go on a hunt to find it--and get a major...
After starring in three adventures, Reynie, Sticky, Kate, and Constance haven't had a mission together in some time. But with the arrival of a new Society member--and a new threat--the inimitable quartet must reunite to face dilemmas more dangerous than ever before, including the...
While the Thea sisters are at the excavation site of a dig at Hierapolis, Professor Brenninger unearths a series of priceless and very old figurines, but the Thea Sisters think the discovery may be a scam and investigate.
Xavier is excited to tell a spooky campfire story. There's just one tiny problem: He only knows how to tell silly stories! So Xavier, Yadina, and Brad head to the Secret Museum to meet Mary Shelley.