A vengeful ghost. A secret buried in the past. A race against time.When Sara Sims' sixth-grade class takes a field trip to a historical home in their seaside town, Sara is stunned to learn that the house harbors an age-old mystery.A frigid rush of air … eerie scratching sounds coming from the third floor attic … four locks on the attic door.Are those locks there to keep people out, or to keep something trapped inside?Sara is determined to fi...

Halloween is just around the corner and the goblins are out in force in Juniper Junction. A crotchety merchant, a malicious next-door neighbor, and some ghoulish trick-or-treaters are causing hair-raising problems for Lilly Carlsen's boyfriend, Hassan Ashraf, and things are about to get much worse.When Hassan finds himself at the center of a police investigation following the deaths of two of his tormentors just days apart, Lilly is ready to help in any way she can to bring the rea...

Lilly Carlsen hates the idea of anyone spending Thanksgiving alone, so she invites four near-strangers to the feast. But if she'd known two of her guests would later wind up murdered, she would have eaten dinner by herself with all the shades pulled down.And if she had dreamed she would become a suspect after finding the first body, she might have skipped Thanksgiving altogether.When the first murder occurs, it's Lilly who finds the body, and the suspicions of the officer i...

Lilly Carlsen has planned the perfect wedding reception for her brother, but her plans unravel in spectacular fashion when a dead body turns up and someone's dangerous prank spirals out of control.After Bill and Noley head off to their well-deserved honeymoon in the tropics, Lilly is determined to find out who was behind the events that turned a fairy-tale evening into the worst reception in Juniper Junction history. But all is not as it seems, and Lilly may be putting herself in g...

The holiday season should be a time for peace and joy, but for Lilly Carlsen, this Christmas is murder.On the busiest shopping day of the year, Lilly opens her jewelry shop only to discover that it's been burglarized. And then … she trips over the body. Talk about a Black Friday.When a second victim turns up, Lilly finds herself squarely in the crosshairs of suspicion. The clock is ticking as Lilly tries to unwrap the mystery of the real killer's identity.Can she fi...

The emerald hills and violet valleys of Wales seem the ideal place to start over after murder—and divorce—shattered Eilidh’s life in the Scottish Highlands. But within the stone walls of an ancient castle, a family’s dark, violent past threatens much more than her newfound tranquility . . .For the past two years, Eilidh has called the quaint Welsh village of Thistlecross home, embracing her new life as estate manager of a restored fifteenth-century castle. But the long-ant...

It is every parent’s worst nightmare. Greer Dobbins’ daughter has been kidnapped—and spirited across the Atlantic to a hiding place in Scotland. Greer will do anything to find her, but the streets of Edinburgh hide a thousand secrets—including some she’d rather not face.Art historian Dr. Greer Dobbins thought her ex-husband, Neill, had his gambling addiction under control. But in fact he was spiraling deeper and deeper into debt. When a group of shady lenders threatens to ...

The year is 1714. Two years have passed since Ruth Hanover vanished into the wilderness of the New Jersey colony without a trace, leaving behind her husband, William, and their daughter, Sarah. Though William and Sarah have never stopped hoping that Ruth will return, as time goes by it becomes less and less likely they will ever see her again.Now William is acting strangely. He won't tell Sarah why he's conducting business with a mysterious stranger in the middle of the night, he w...

An eerie old mansion, a stolen jewelry box, and a girl who vanishes into thin air. A page-turning ghost story perfect for middle graders.Sara Sims has always been drawn to the supernatural. She's not spooked by the ghost stories and sightings that haunt her small seaside town.But all that changes one summer vacation when Sara and her two best friends find a key at the mansion that doesn't seem to unlock anything. As the kids find themselves being drawn deeper and deeper int...

Lilly could use a little luck o' the Irish...When a business tycoon winds up dead shortly after unleashing a scathing and humiliating criticism of Lilly and her jewelry designs, Lilly finds herself under suspicion of committing murder. And though she has an alibi, the only person who can confirm it is a two-month-old baby.To make matters worse, Lilly's shop is the target of a shocking St. Patrick's Day smash-and-grab robbery by an unlikely and frightful assailant. The real ...

British Froebelian Women from the Mid-Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century presents a series of critical case studies of individual women who worked and advocated for the cause of Froebelian and progressive pedagogy in Britain from the mid-nineteenth century until the present day. The book presents a compelling picture of how women have contributed in powerful ways to educational life and child-centred practices.The book examines the beliefs and values of its subjects, o...

This illustrated collection offers fascinating insight on restoring the wolf population to the Southern Rockies. Detailed reports by wildlife biologists, geographers, legal and policy experts, and conservationists provide a comprehensive look at not only the ecological imperatives, but also the history, legal framework, and public attitudes affecting the future of wolves.