Fearing that they will be sent away with the rest of the orphans when the Royal Navy takes over Delphi Keep, Ian, Theo and Carl race against time to decipher the third prophecy, which makes reference to an important quest to rescue the mysterious Secret Keeper.

In 1917, three impoverished children from a small town in Portugal are visited by a beautiful angelic being they called the Virgin Mother. Lucia and her cousins gather at her feet as the Lady reveals three secret prophecies to the three children. The first is a vision of the dark realm some call hell. The second is a frightening vision of the future, if humanity doesnt amend its corrupted ways. The third and most important is a prophetic code that is to remain secret until the time is right. Almost one hundred years later, in present-day Toronto, three adults come face to face with the final secret described by the prophecy. James Christopher has lost everythinghis home, his job, and his wife and unborn sonto tragic circumstances. Sarah Green is a teenage runaway, fleeing a home where her parents are seemingly uninterested in her life. Lumar Hirk Tenting Jr. is a gang member trying to find the way to a better life. They have little in common, but they have been unknowingly selected not only to uncover the truth behind Fatimas legendary third secret, but also to reveal a hidden truth that may change the course of mankind forever.

Ian Wigby is about to find out that he is a very special boy. Along the southern coast of England, atop the White Cliffs of Dover, stands a castle. And at that castle’s old keep is an orphanage. Delphi Keep has seen many youngsters come and go through its gates, and Ian Wigby and his sister, Theodosia, are happy to call it home. Life has always been simple at the Keep, and the orphanage safe, until one day, Ian and Theo find a silver treasure box. And within the box, a prophesy. Three thousand years ago a great Greek oracle wrote of a quest. A quest on which the fate of the world depends. A quest that names two children—Ian and Theodosia. Suddenly Delphi Keep is no longer safe. And Ian and Theo, along with a very special group of friends, realize they must unravel the meaning behind the scroll of Dover cavern before darkness falls on the world. And before an unfathomable evil catches up with them.

They stand only half a thumb high But have adventures as big as the sky. In The Secret Quest, the seventh installment in The Twith Logue Chronicles, Haymun, the goblin king, has returned to Gyminge under strict orders from the wizard. Bimbo and Bollin, the Shadow Brothers, have been sent on a secret quest. With Dr. Tyfuss, Haymun's court physician, on their side, they feel confident of success. But will their carefully laid plans be ruined when Bimbo and Bollin are captured? See how the smallest among us sometimes have the grandest adventures of all in The Secret Quest! The Twith, the seven Little People of Gibbins Brook Farm, survived the Wizard of Wozzle's invasion of their homeland many centuries ago. But their thrilling quests had only just begun! "I am really enjoying the book, and I can't wait to find out what happens next. " —Alyssa G., age 13 "It was so good I didn't want to put it down. I had to read 'just one more chapter'." —Sandie A. "This is a great book for young adults and adults alike! It is a book that will take you to another place and you will feel like you are right there in the story the entire time! Five star rating." —Meagan H.

An account of the US government's decision to summon 17 of the nations intelligence specialists to a top secret meeting in the Pentagon in an attempt to solve the mystery of whether the human race is alone in the universe. Blum also wrote Wanted! The Search for Nazis in America.

An enchanting, exciting fantasy about a real-world girl searching for her sister in a land full of magic and strange creatures, blending the timeless feel of A Wrinkle in Time with Frozen's powerful themes of identity, enchantment, and sisterhood. Claire Martinson still worries about her older sister Sophie, who battled a mysterious illness last year. But things are back to normal as they move into Windermere Manor . . . until the sisters climb a strange ladder in a fireplace and enter the magical land of Arden. There, they find a world in turmoil. The four guilds of magic no longer trust each other, the beloved unicorns have disappeared, and terrible wraiths roam freely. Scared, the girls return home. But when Sophie vanishes in the night, it will take all of Claire's courage to climb back up the ladder, find her sister, and uncover the unicorns' greatest secret. A Kids' Indie Next Selection A Mighty Girl Best Book of the Year An ALA Top Ten First Novel for Youth

In the last three years a covert archaeological search has taken place at Giza to locate the Hall of Records under the Sphinx and also find a reputed secret room inside the Great Pyramid.

Claire Martinson and her sister Sophie are fighting to save Arden, the magical land they discovered by climbing up a chimney in their late aunt's house. They are the last descendants of Prince Martin of Arden, and only a prince or princess - with magic in their blood - can awaken the lost unicorns. As Claire struggles with her magical training, Sophie uncovers dangerous truths about the people they thought were their friends. Will Claire be able to prove she is the heir who was prophesied and unlock the magic of the unicorns - before it's too late?

The tale begins over three-hundred years ago, when the Fair People—the goblins, fairies, dragons, and other fabled and fantastic creatures of a dozen lands—fled the Old World for the New, seeking haven from the ways of Man. With them came their precious jewels: diamonds, rubies, emeralds, pearls... But then the Fair People vanished, taking with them their twelve fabulous treasures. And they remained hidden until now... Across North America, these twelve treasures, over ten-thousand dollars in precious jewels, are buried. The key to finding each can be found within the twelve full color paintings and verses of The Secret. Yet The Secret is much more than that. At long last, you can learn not only the whereabouts of the Fair People's treasure, but also the modern forms and hiding places of their descendants: the Toll Trolls, Maitre D'eamons, Elf Alphas, Tupperwerewolves, Freudian Sylphs, Culture Vultures, West Ghosts and other delightful creatures in the world around us. The Secret is a field guide to them all. Many "armchair treasure hunt" books have been published over the years, most notably Masquerade (1979) by British artist Kit Williams. Masquerade promised a jewel-encrusted golden hare to the first person to unravel the riddle that Williams cleverly hid in his art. In 1982, while everyone in Britain was still madly digging up hedgerows and pastures in search of the golden hare, The Secret: A Treasure Hunt was published in America. The previous year, author and publisher Byron Preiss had traveled to 12 locations in the continental U.S. (and possibly Canada) to secretly bury a dozen ceramic casques. Each casque contained a small key that could be redeemed for one of 12 jewels Preiss kept in a safe deposit box in New York. The key to finding the casques was to match one of 12 paintings to one of 12 poetic verses, solve the resulting riddle, and start digging. Since 1982, only two of the 12 casques have been recovered. The first was located in Grant Park, Chicago, in 1984 by a group of students. The second was unearthed in 2004 in Cleveland by two members of the Quest4Treasure forum. Preiss was killed in an auto accident in the summer of 2005, but the hunt for his casques continues.