While running the childcare program on a Caribbean cruise ship, Melanie and her fellow club members stumble into a mystery involving drug smuggling.

Finally, a summary section provides a brief synopsis of at least one title, representative of the author's style, and several of the writers have provided personal annotations of their works."--BOOK JACKET.

A lost cat brings 12-year-old Lily Vanessa Shields into contact with the girls of the Twelve Candles Club. Will they accept an African-American girl as a friend? A warm welcome helps erase Lily's fears and soon all the girls are in search of Cat's home.

Indexes popular fiction series for K-6 readers with groupings based on thematics, consistant setting, or consistant characters. Annotated entries are arranged alphabetically by series name and include author, publisher, date, grade level, genre, and a list of individual titles in the series. Volume is indexed by author, title, and subject/genre and includes appendixes suggesting books for boys, girls, and reluctant/ESL readers.

Prayer helps Becky deal with the changes in her life, including moving to a new house, getting used to a sullen stepbrother, feeling left out of the Twelve Candles Club, and worrying about a friend's interest in hypnotism.

A world list of books in the English language.

When documentary filmmaker James Main places an ad looking for anyone who knew movie goddess Greta Garbo, Seth Moseley, a salty old reporter dying of emphysema, replies with the promise of the untold story of why the reclusive star left Hollywood at the height of her fame. From his hospital bed, Seth recounts how, as a stowaway aboard the S.S. Athenia steaming toward Sweden, he met, fell in love with, and rescued Garbo from Nazis intent on delivering her to her biggest fan - Adolf Hitler. And, unbeknownst to James, hearing Seth's story decades later will change his own life forever. - back cover.