Charlie Bone is back at Bloor's Academy where a new semester -- and new powers -- await him. But nothing is quite the same as Charlie left it. A mysterious student seems to be magnetic. One of the new teachers stands out -- for all the wrong reasons. And before long, Charlie learns that his friend Billy has been locked behind a force field in the spooky Passing House. But when Charlie discovers the secret of the Castle of Mirrors, everything changes. Sinister forces are at work, and only one of the endowed children can set things right again. But who?
The New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series is back! But with the magic tree house comes terrible news: Merlin's beloved penguin, Penny, has been put under a spell! Jack and Annie must find four things to break the spell. The first is a rare and precious emerald. When the magic tree house whisks them back to India over four hundred years ago to search for the jewel, they discover an amazing and exotic world filled with great danger. Will Jack and Annie find what they're looking for? Will they avoid the wrath of the all-powerful Great Mogul, survive a crazy ride on a wild elephant, escape an attack by king cobras--and make it back to the magic tree house alive?
It's a snowy December in Washington, D.C., and Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are there to see the sights. While they're admiring the White House, they meet the presidents' stepdaughter, KC, and her friend, Marshall. Soon, in the confusion of all the people decorating the White House for Christmas, the presidents dog, Natasha, goes missing! The kids set out to find her, but its not going to be easy. The area is still crowded with decorators, its getting dark, and all five of them risk getting caught in a monster snowstorm!
Robert stays in bed while all the other bears prepare for moving house. They complain about him, but when he does try to help, he just seems to get in the way all the time.
Laura Ingalls's story begins in 1871 in a little log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Four-year-old Laura lives in the little house with her Pa, her Ma, her sisters Mary and Carrie, and their trusty dog, Jack.Pioneer life is sometimes hard, since the family must grow or catch all their own food as they get ready for the cold winter. But it is also exciting as Laura and her folks celebrate Christmas with homemade toys and treats, do the spring planting, bring in the harvest, and make their first trip into town. And every night they are safe and warm in their little house, with the happy sound of Pa's fiddle sending Laura and her sisters off to sleep.
