The first night Mandie is at the White House she hears something in the hallway and is convinced that she sees George Washington-- who's been dead for 200 years! In the nights that follow, she sees him again in different places. What's going on?

Mandie tries to solve the mystery of strangers from her past.

Mandie has mixed feelings when she returns home from boarding school to find a new baby brother. Her mother seems to be so wrapped up in the new baby that Mandie allows herself to wonder if her mother doesn't love her anymore. Feeling sorry for herself, Mandie packs her few belongings to leave, despite her Uncle Ned's advice.

Mandie is given permission to travel to Europe, but during the voyage she and Celia are puzzled by mysterious happenings aboard the ship.

Though written more than a century ago, Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s beautiful sonnet rings true today for three young couples who believe in the power of love. In “Night Vision,” Brett finds a way to brighten a special girl’s lonely existence. “Bobby’s Girl” features Dana, who must choose between two brothers, both of whom she loves. “Laura’s Heart,” the third story, introduces 16-year-old Laura Carson, who is hospitalized on a regular basis because of her weak heart. But when tragedy strikes a loved one, she realizes her heart is stronger than she thought and that love lives on forever.

Mandie and her friends unravel the mystery of the missing gold.

Whether they're meeting Mandie for the first time or rereading her adventures for the tenth time, readers young and old will love solving mysteries and learning valuable life lessons with Mandie and her friends as they travel to London in Mandie and the Foreign Spies, and to Washington in Mandie and the Washington Nightmare. Three other exciting books round out the third volume of the Mandie five-in-one series: Mandie and the Holiday Surprise, Mandie and the Midnight Journey, and Mandie and the Shipboard Mystery.