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Nancy Drew: Getting Burned
When the animal shelter where Nancy volunteers burns down, she and her friends put on a concert to raise funds for rebuilding the shelter. Someone\'s trying to foil their plans, however--but they picked the wrong gal to mess with....
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The Princess Diaries 9. To The Nines
Mia has hit an all-time low. Lilly isn’t speaking to her. Someone is posting horrible things about her on ihatemiathermopolis.com. Grandmere is forcing her to give a speech to two thousand of the most powerful businesswomen in America. And oh yeah: Michael, the love of her life, has dumped her. But despite what the press seems to think, Mia has more on her mind than recruiting a new Prince Charming. Like solving a 400-year-old mystery that could mean BIG changes for little Genovia. But is Mia really ready to throw away her tiara – especially if it means destroying a dynasty? About the Author Meg Cabot is the author of several successful books for teenagers and adults. Her PRINCESS DIARIES series has sold in vast quantities and two movies based on the series have been massively popular around the world. Her books have topped the US and UK bestseller lists for weeks. She and her husband split their time between Florida and Indiana.
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High School Musical # 2
High School Musical 2 debuts on Disney Channel in September 2007. The entire cast returns for the second movie, which follows the crew from East High to the Lakeside Country Club for the summer. Full of original songs and dancing.
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The Puffin Book Of Classic School Stories
A collection of all-time favourite school stories Meet the world�s naughtiest boys and girls, the best and the worst students and some really famous children in this book as they make their way through school. Read about David Copperfield and his friendship with Steerforth, Tom Brown trying to find his feet in Rugby school, and Jane Eyre fighting poverty and disease in a school for orphans. Not to forget those other irrepressible and immortal boys, Richmal Crompton's William Brown, Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer, RK Nararyan's Swami and Ruskin Bond's Rusty. Also included are stories from such classics as Anne of Avonlea, Little Men, Stalky and Co., and To Sir, With Love. By turns hilarious and heartwarming, these classic tales are about growing up and the time spent in that one place which is so beloved to some and so hated by others school.
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Which Witch?
Eva Ibbotson writes for both adults and children. Born in Vienna, she now lives in the north of England. Her husband was a naturalist who taught her to value even the smallest and most unattractive animal – and her four children and seven grandchildren showed her that ghosts, wizards and witches are people like ourselves ‘only madder and more interesting’. She has written eight other ghostly adventures for children.
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Not Just A Witch
Eva Ibbotson writes for both adults and children. Born in Vienna, she now lives in the north of England. Her husband was a naturalist who taught her to value even the smallest and most unattractive animal – and her four children and seven grandchildren showed her that ghosts, wizards and witches are people like ourselves ‘only madder and more interesting’. She has written eight other ghostly adventures for children.
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Nancy Drew: High Risk (Girl Detective Series # 4)
Nancy follows Ned's lead and takes some flying lessons. It's all fun until she starts noticing suspicious behavior on land and in the air that interferes with her lessons. It looks like Evaline Waters, a River Heights resident, is knee-deep in trouble. A huge corporation is suing her for her land; they want to tear down her house and put up a warehouse. And documentation of the zoning law that would protect Evaline's right to keep her land is missing. Figures I've got to find that document, but it's hard to focus on the land when I'm cruising at ten thousand feet. See, Ned and I are taking flying lessons, him with Colonel Lang, a friend of his family, and me with Frank Beltrano, an instructor at our local airport. It's a good thing I'm good at juggling more than two balls at once. Too bad I'm not the only one.
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Nancy Drew: Pit Of Vipers (Girl Detective Series #
There\'s been a snake-napping at the River Heights Zoo, and all clues seem to point to Nancy\'s friend, Charlie Adams, as the thief. But why would Charlie want to steal a snake? There's been a snake-napping at the River Heights Zoo, and all clues about the thief seem to point in my good friend Charlie's direction. But why would Charlie want to steal a snake? I'm not convinced he's the perpetrator, but with all the circumstantial evidence that keeps popping up, the cops are on the other side of the fence. Speaking of snakes, George's younger brother, Scott, has been slithering around a lot lately, all sneaky-like. He's not acting like himself, but his lips are sealed about what's wrong. Do these mysteries have anything to do with each other? Stick around. I'm about to find out
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Nancy Drew: Dressed To Steal (Girl Detective Serie
Everyone's favorite girl detective is back to tackle two all-new mysteries. In "Dressed to Steal," Nancy investigates the break-in of a posh new fashion boutique, while in "Troubled Waters," Nancy tries to stop those responsible for sabotaging construction of new apartments for flood victims. I don't normally care about clothes, but when my friend Charlie Adams's sister Alicia opened a boutique right here in River Heights, of course I wanted to be at the opening. Turns out it was a pretty popular event. Way more people than expected showed up, and then the store window was smashed, and people were injured Later I found out that Alicia's most expensive dress was destroyed and her store had been vandalized. Sounds like more than one-day-sale damage to me. I may not be a fashion expert, but this is one case I'm ready to size up
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Nancy Drew: Bad Times, Big Crimes (Girl Detective
So I was sitting with Ned in a lecture, and then bam, Ned's in a three-piece suit, and I'm in a city hall meeting on how to get through the beginning of the Great Depression. As in the Depression, in the 1930s. What's more, there's a thief to track down. Someone's robbing local banks of what little money they have. Everyone's panicked about their money, so the thief could be just about anyone. But after spending just a little time in this odd place, I have a hunch there's more to it
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Nancy Drew: Close Encounters (Girl Detective Serie
When Nancy and her friends arrive at Brody's Junction to enjoy a short holiday, the last thing they expect is to land in the middle of a media circus. But the town has been invaded by tourists, eager to glimpse the rumoured UFO sightings. Odder still are reports of townspeople being abducted, and the strange clues that seem to point to little green men as the culprits. Speculation has the town going out of control and it's up to Nancy to have a close encounter with some hard facts before things spin entirely out of control
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Nancy Drew: Lights, Camera... (Girl Detective Seri
Nancy becomes involved in a big River Heights crime--both onscreen and off. When a series of mysterious occurrences take place while a reenactment of a historic event is being filmed, it's up to Nancy to sniff out the culprit. I\'m a detective, not an actor, so who would think I'd be involved in a crime both offscreen "and" on? A producer has come to River Heights to film a reenactment of the heist that gave our town it\'s name, and he thinks I'm perfect for the part of Esther, the sister of the thieving Rackham boys. So I figure, why not give it a try? But once the cameras start rolling, the trouble begins. Food poisoning. Broken generators. And worse If I don't sniff out some suspects soon, this might be my final act