When Riley Starr is assigned to her second case in Melrose, Virginia, she is in for a not-so-sweet surprise. Not only must she find the secret treasure hidden within Warren Palatine's mansion, but she also has to find the culprit guilty of poisoning the Apple Harvest Festival Queen. Events take a dastardly turn for the worse as the Melrose Annual Apple Harvest Festival is repeatedly sabotaged and lives are on the line. Time is short for Riley's detective team, and they must solve the case in one week or be forced to pack their bags and go home. Can they solve the mystery on time, or will there be deadly results?

Originally published: London, England: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2015.

When a group of Jeri McKane’s friends help Abby present a birthday dinner for her home-ec project, the party ends up in the trashcan ... literally. Is it just an unfortunate event, or have the friends been intentionally poisoned? Jeri’s instinct says something isn’t right, and the girls follow a trail that leads to some not-so-sweet evidence. Tween girls can wonder why God doesn’t step in when meanness and injustice happens. This story helps them see how he often uses ordinary people to help uncover the truth!

When Riley and her friends are asked to investigate a mysterious death, they are surprised to find themselves immersed in an enchanted land of gypsies, unicorns, and knights. A great danger lurks beneath the magic of the Medieval Faire, however. Will Riley solve the mystery in time, or will one of her friends become the next victim?

When Riley and her friends go to Camp Gumshoe for the summer, they don't expect to leave early due to an urgent case. Lolita Foxx, a famous actress in Las Vegas, has been kidnapped by Maestro, a notorious gangster. In order to find where Lolita is being hidden, the detective squad must follow the clues Maestro has left for them. They have four days to solve the case, or Maestro will murder Lolita. Little do the detectives know that Maestro has a secret in store for the AUDA that will challenge them in ways they might not be prepared to face. Will Riley and her friends be able to solve the case on time, or is it lights out for Lolita?

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When Riley Starr and her friends go on vacation to the Hickory Winter Lodge, what begins as a winter wonderland quickly turns into a blizzard of drama, mystery, and suspense. Old legends, secret diaries, and the unknown whereabouts of Bigfoot's missing Pangboche Hand lead Riley to solve an intriguing mystery of her own. A second mystery begins when strange occurrences at the lodge terrorize the guests and create absolute chaos. Will Riley and her friends be able to discover the truth behind the mysteries of the Yeti, or will it remain a secret forever?

Explore the laws of physics, principles of chemistry, and wonders of biology in this collection of classic stories with a hands-on STEM twist. From Snow White to Chicken Little to Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves—read each story like a scientist! • Determine if a glass slipper can withstand an evening of ballroom dancing. • Explore the buoyancy of a magical frog. • Test the power of blowing air on a house. And so much more! Find out what happens actually ever after! "A lively and captivating book." - Kirkus

Meet Ruby Redfort: every smart kid’s smart kid. The fifth book in the nail-biting series, created by award-winning author Lauren Child.

An investigation into the kidnapping of an Atlanta waitress by the local police and the FBI becomes deadly while shadowy forces move with unimaginable arrogance below the radar. Humans yearn to know secrets; it's in our nature. An unlikely duo, a daughter of one of the wealthiest families and a relatively poor construction worker, stumble unto a secret society with the ability to shape world events. Like chess masters moving pieces across a board, members of this group position elements of the world as they implement a radical design planned over several centuries -an ultimate restructuring of the world. Just as the world isn't as it seems to be on the surface, people can be much more interesting if we look much deeper. Though worlds apart in education and privilege, Sam and Megan find that they are similar souls. ""A woman unearths a sinister secret about her parents in this Da Vinci Code-esque thriller."" - Kirkus Reviews