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The Mystery in the Fortune Cookie (Boxcar Children #96)
by Hodges Soileau Gertrude Chandler WarnerHenry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and they are about to discover a mystery in a fortune cookie!When the Aldens go to dinner at a local Chinese restaurant, Benny can't wait for his favorite part of the meal: dessert. He loves breaking open the delicious fortune cookies and reading the messages inside. But when Benny opens his cookie, he is in for a surprise. Instead of a fortune, Benny's cookie contains a handwritten riddle! One cookie leads to another, and the Aldens soon realize they've bitten into another mystery. Who is leaving the Aldens the mysterious cookie clues ... and why?
The Radio Mystery (Boxcar Children #97)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Hodges SoileauHenry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and they are going to be on the radio! The Alden children are helping out at a radio station, and they're going to be actors in a live mystery show. Benny is especially excited--he gets to play the part of the ghost dog! But it seems the ghost dog might not be the only spook at the station. When strange things keep happening, people in town say the station is haunted! Can the Boxcar children catch the radio ghost before the station's listeners are scared away?
The Mystery of the Runaway Ghost (Boxcar Children #98)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Hodges SoileauHenry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and they are trying to catch a runaway ghost! When the Aldens visit their friend Fran in Wisconsin, they can't wait to hear her tell the story of the runaway ghost. Fran's family ghost hasn't been spotted in years, but the Aldens still shiver at the spooky tale of the ghost's bell clanging after dark. Then Violet hears a mysterious ringing in the middle of the night, and the children start to wonder--could the runaway ghost be back?
The Finders Keepers Mystery (Boxcar Children #99)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Hodges SoileauThe Alden's neighbor, Lina, thinks there's treasure hidden in her attic, and she wants the Boxcar Children to help her find it. Of course, the children are eager to help search--but it appears they aren't the only ones looking for the treasure. Can the Boxcar Children discover the treasure in the attic ... before someone else finds it first?
The Mystery of the Haunted Boxcar (Boxcar Children #100)
by Hodges Soileau Gertrude Chandler WarnerThe Alden children have discovered another mystery close to home! The old boxcar where they once lived is now a playhouse in their backyard. One night, Benny sees a strange light in the boxcar, and the children begin to find clues to the boxcar's past. Could something that happened long ago be haunting the boxcar now?
The Clue in the Corn Maze (Boxcar Children #101)
by Robert Papp Gertrude Chandler WarnerThe Aldens find themselves right in the middle of an Iowa cornfield and a brand new mystery! The children visit a farm that's famous for its wonderful corn maze. Every year the maze is open to visitors, and there's even a festival! But who is damaging the maze at night? Can the Boxcar Children catch the culprit and save the festival?
The Ghost of the Chattering Bones (Boxcar Children #102)
by Robert Papp Gertrude Chandler WarnerThe Alden children knew they would be investigating a mystery at Eton Place, but they had no idea there would be a ghost there, too! An old family friend, Norah Eton, believes there is a valuable piece of jewelry hidden somewhere on her property, but she only has one small clue to help the Aldens find it. Will they be able to find the treasure, or will the ghost of the Chattering Bones scare them away first?
The Sword of the Silver Knight (Boxcar Children #103)
by Robert Papp Gertrude Chandler WarnerThe Aldens are volunteers at a medieval fair! They are excited to wear costumes and entertain the crowds. But when a valuable sword goes missing, the children know their toughest job is going to be catching the thief. Can the Boxcar Children find the sword and solve the mystery before the fair moves on to Silver City?
The Game Store Mystery (Boxcar Children #104)
by Robert Papp Gertrude Chandler WarnerJust after the Aldens arrive for the opening of The Game Stop, someone robs the coffee shop at the end of the mall where Queenie's new store is located. Raina, the young woman who works there, is accused and fired on the spot. But Queenie, who knows Raina, hires her. Is Queenie making a mistake? Strange things continue to happen. Letters disappear from the sign at the entrance to the mall. Eventually Queenie's store and the nearby jewelry store are robbed. Could it be Raina after all? Maybe, but there are more suspects to investigate, including Queenie's friend Carter, a Wordmaster champion. The Boxcar Children get busy trying to solve this latest puzzle.
The Creature in Ogopogo Lake (Boxcar Children #108)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Robert PappThe Aldens are visiting Grandfather's friend, Amy, at the Ogopogo Retreat in Canada. Amy rents cabins to tourists who hope to see the mysterious underwater creature, the Ogopogo, swimming in the lake. Henry, Jesse, Violet, and Benny can't wait to try to spot the Ogopogo from their cabin.Amy tells the children about a riddle that an old friend left for her in one of the cabins that could lead to a small treasure. The children need to find the treasure, and fast--otherwise, Amy will have to sell the retreat. As the riddle starts to unfold, strange things start to happen around the lake. Something is moving around in the water late at night, and someone doesn't want the Aldens helping Amy. Will the Boxcar Children crack the riddle before it's too late?
The Rock 'n' Roll Mystery (Boxcar Children #109)
by Robert Papp Gertrude Chandler WarnerThe entire town is excited about the summer music festival, especially the Aldens, who have been asked to help with the show. The largest attraction this year will be the popular Greenfield Four. A big-time music producer is going to be in the crowd to catch the show, and Greenfield residents hope their favorite local group will be famous soon. The day before the show, The Greenfield Four arrive at the rehearsal hall to find all of their instruments missing! The band insists that they won't play without them, and now it's up to the Boxcar Children to find the instruments before the show. Who would want to sabotage the band's big show? Does someone want to steal the Greenfield Four's spotlight, or is the theft an act of revenge? The Aldens are on the case in this music festival mystery.
The Ghost at the Drive-in Movie (Boxcar Children #116)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Robert PappHenry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny have never been to a drive-in movie theater before, but they're visiting a friend who owns one. The children love to eat popcorn in the car and watch movies under the stars. But strange pranks are disrupting the fun. One night the sound system starts playing loud music during the movie, and a couple of the theater employees seem to be hiding a secret. Then, late at night, a ghost is seen walking around the empty grounds of the drive-in! Could the old theater be haunted?
Boy's Life: Boy's Life, Mystery Walk, Gone South, And Usher's Passing
by Robert R. MccammonIn me are the memories of a boy's life, spent in that realm of enchantments. These are the things I want to tell you.... <P> Boy's Life is a richly imagined, spellbinding portrait of the magical worldview of the young -- and of innocence lost. <P> Zephyr, Alabama, is an idyllic hometown for eleven-year-old Cory Mackenson -- a place where monsters swim the river deep and friends are forever. Then, one cold spring morning, Cory and his father witness a car plunge into a lake -- and a desperate rescue attempt brings his father face-to-face with a terrible, haunting vision of death. As Cory struggles to understand his father's pain, his eyes are slowly opened to the forces of good and evil that surround him. From an ancient mystic who can hear the dead and bewitch the living, to a violent clan of moonshiners, Cory must confront the secrets that hide in the shadows of his hometown -- for his father's sanity and his own life hang in the balance....<P> Winner of Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel
Trick or Treat
by Richie Tankersley CusickA young girl is forced to move into a broken-down house in the country—and she and her new stepbrother discover its hidden horrors . . . Martha wants to be happy for her father. She likes his new wife—even if she&’s a terrible cook—but she doesn&’t understand why they had to leave Chicago and move to this horrible house in the country. It&’s big, broken-down, and miles from anywhere, alone in the woods with nothing on the property but an overgrown cemetery. But at night it doesn&’t feel empty. Conor—her new, weird stepbrother—chose Martha&’s new room for her. It&’s dark and drafty, and no matter how she tries to fix it up, she can&’t sleep easily there. At night, whispers come from the closet, filling Martha with a sense that something terrible happened here. She&’s right. Not long ago, the house was the site of a gruesome murder. When Conor and Martha&’s parents leave town on their honeymoon, the two teens will find out why the dead don&’t rest easy at the old Bedford house. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Richie Tankersley Cusick including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
Help Wanted
by Richie Tankersley CusickEdgar Award Finalist: A job in a manor-house library gives Robin more than she bargained for. All Robin wants is a part-time job. A friend has invited her on a Florida vacation that promises to be the trip of a lifetime, and Robin needs money for airfare. The ad on the school bulletin board is irresistible: &“Get Rich Quick,&” it promises, and Robin can&’t say no. Her new employer is the patriarch of the Swanson family, a wealthy bunch of weirdos who recently moved into Manorwood, a stately mansion that has been empty for as long as Robin can remember. Now its libraries are full of books that Robin must organize—books that belonged to a woman named Lilith who died in a gruesome suicide. Robin doesn&’t think she can trust the Swansons, including Parker Swanson, heir to the family fortune and most popular boy in school. And when Robin finds a clump of bloody hair in the backyard, she begins to fear that the Swansons&’ evil past is not past at all. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Richie Tankersley Cusick including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
Vampire (Buffy The Vampire Slayer Ser.)
by Richie Tankersley CusickA young girl attracts the attention of a killer who&’s thirsty for bloodDarcy never expected to spend a summer vacation living with her long-lost uncle Jake. Although he&’s only six years older than her, they have never met. By the end of the summer, she&’ll know him better than she ever wanted. Jake and his friends share a dark sense of humor. He lives in the Dungeon, a wax museum filled with gory scenes of famous monsters. His favorite is the statue of Dracula, which stares out with lifelike eyes and crimson lips. His friends seem to be obsessed with vampires, and one of them is even playing Dracula in a play. It&’s all harmless fun until the bodies of murdered young girls start appearing in the back alleys of their small town—throats cut and necks bitten. One of Jake&’s friends is playing vampire for real, and he has his eyes on Darcy&’s neck. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Richie Tankersley Cusick including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
The Locker
by Richie Tankersley CusickA psychic teen senses something terrible in her new high schoolIf you move around enough, every new school starts to look the same. But it doesn&’t take an hour for Marlee Fleming to realize that Edison, Missouri, has a sinister secret. There&’s something strange about Marlee, a power she doesn&’t quite understand. Certain objects make her hear and see things no one else can. This power makes her feel sick, and she wishes she knew how to make it stop. But when she opens her new locker on her first day in Edison, she hears screaming so loud she nearly passes out. Marlee&’s new friends—talkative Noreen, handsome Tyler, and bad-boy Jimmy Frank—say the locker belonged to Suellen Downing, a student who vanished the year before. Marlee doesn&’t want to get involved with small town mysteries; she just wants to keep her head down and do her work. But Suellen calls to her every time she opens her locker, and she cannot ignore the cries of the dead. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Richie Tankersley Cusick including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
Fatal Secrets
by Richie Tankersley CusickAfter her sister drowns, Ryan McCauley is haunted by the dead girl&’s pastTwo sisters walk through a snowy wood, collecting pinecones for Christmas decorations. Something has frightened Marisa, and she&’s about to explain it to Ryan, her younger sister, when she steps onto a patch of thin ice. Marisa plummets into the frigid water below, and though Ryan tries to save her, there&’s nothing she can do. Even though the accident wasn&’t her fault, Ryan is consumed by guilt. But guilt is not what she should be afraid of. Three weeks after Marisa&’s death, Ryan sees her everywhere. At night she feels something following her, but when she turns around there&’s nothing there. A creepy college friend of Marisa&’s shows up at Ryan&’s house, and her mother asks him to stay through Christmas. To free herself of guilt, Ryan must unlock Marisa&’s terrible secret—before death takes her too. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Richie Tankersley Cusick including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
The Drifter
by Richie Tankersley CusickA girl and her mother try to make a new home in a house with a chilling pastThough Carolyn&’s mother never expected to inherit Glanton House from long-lost Aunt Hazel, she wants to make the most of the opportunity. Planning to turn the creaky waterfront mansion into a hotel, she moves Carolyn down to the seashore. But this house has a nightmarish history. As the story goes, Captain Glanton spent so long at sea that his wife, believing him dead, took a new lover. When her husband finally returned, her new love—a mysterious drifter—brutally murdered him, and she went mad with grief. It is said her ghost still haunts Glanton House, awaiting her husband&’s return. Carolyn is terrified: Are the strange stains that cover the attic walls the marks of a ghost? And who is Joss Whitcomb, the icy-palmed handyman who wants a job at the new hotel? And why is no one sure what actually happened to Aunt Hazel? The answers to Carolyn&’s questions lie in the sea, and in its chilling siren song.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Richie Tankersley Cusick including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
The Mall
by Richie Tankersley CusickThere&’s a stalker on the loose at the mall—and there&’s no safe place to hide Working at the mall is supposed to be fun. Trish&’s job at Muffin-Mania is hardly intellectually challenging and her boss is a piece of work, but it&’s worth it to have a job in the same building as her two best friends, the Hanson twins. And the hot guys who hang out there are an added bonus. But something isn&’t right about this mall. It&’s the oldest mall in the state, remodeled over a dozen times without rhyme or reason, and there are many strange nooks and secret passages behind the bright gleaming storefronts. Someone has been stealing housewares, furniture, and food, and now a mysterious man with ash-gray hair and a whisper-soft voice has started harassing Trish on the phone. He knows her secrets, and he has dark plans for her. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Richie Tankersley Cusick including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
Silent Stalker
by Richie Tankersley CusickTrapped in a madman&’s castle, a young girl must fight to save her sanityThunder bellows as Jenny and her father pull up to the gate of Worthington Hall. As they inch onto the grounds of the ancient estate, a disheveled young woman thrusts her head through the open window. &“Leave!&” she yells. &“Before it&’s too late! He&’ll kill you. I swear.&” Jenny is terrified, but her dad laughs it off. The girl is just an actress—part of the medieval fair being held on the castle grounds. But it&’s not long before Jenny wishes they&’d heeded the warning. The house is a drafty maze of narrow hallways and dungeons. Jenny wants to flee, but her father is intent on the work he&’s come to do. Soon the Worthington family sets upon young Jenny, playing twisted tricks on her until she forgets what&’s real. The Worthingtons play cruel games—and if Jenny loses, it will mean her life. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Richie Tankersley Cusick including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
When the Legends Die: The Timeless Coming-of-Age Story about a Native American Boy Caught Between Two Worlds (Sparknotes Literature Guide Ser.)
by Hal BorlandA young Native American raised in the forest is suddenly thrust into the modern world, in this novel by the author of The Dog Who Came to Stay. Thomas Black Bull&’s parents forsook the life of a modern reservation and took to ancient paths in the woods, teaching their young son the stories and customs of his ancestors. But Tom&’s life changes forever when he loses his father in a tragic accident and his mother dies shortly afterward. When Tom is discovered alone in the forest with only a bear cub as a companion, life becomes difficult. Soon, well-meaning teachers endeavor to reform him, a rodeo attempts to turn him into an act, and nearly everyone he meets tries to take control of his life. Powerful and timeless, When the Legends Die is a captivating story of one boy learning to live in harmony with both civilization and wilderness.
Guantanamo Boy
by Anna PereraInnocent until proven guilty? Not here, you're not. He's fifteen. He's hasn't done anything wrong. It was supposed to be just a trip to visit his mum's family in Pakistan. But for Khalid Ahmed, it was the beginning of a living nightmare. He's kidnapped--then taken to a place thousands of miles from his home in the UK. A place where torture and terror are the daily routine. A place he may never be allowed to leave ... A place called Guantanamo Bay.
The Boxcar Children Halloween Special
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Charles Tang Hodges SoileauThe Mystery of the Singing Ghost Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and are excited because their cousins are moving to Greenfield. The Boxcar Children decide to fix up the house that cousins Joe and Alice have bought. There's just one problem. It seems to be haunted--by a ghost that sings! Is someone trying to keep Joe and Alice from moving in? The Mystery of the Mummy's Curse Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and they're about to meet a mysterious mummy! The Greenfield Museum is holding a special exhibit all about ancient Egypt, and the main attraction is a 4,000-year-old mummy. The Aldens are helping the museum curator set up the exhibit and learning all about life in ancient Egypt. But ever since the mummy arrived, nothing's gone right for the museum or its workers. The longer the Aldens are around the mummy, the more things go wrong. As the children search for the cause of all the bad luck, everything points back to the spooky sarcophagus. Has the museum been struck by the curse of an ancient mummy? The Aldens are about to find out, whether they're ready or not! The Mystery at Skeleton Point When Grandfather's friend bought Skeleton Point, she invited the Alden children to help her fix it up. But this empty mansion is even spookier than it looks. The man who used to live there studied bones--and the house is filled with skeletons! Then the mansion's valuable statues begin to disappear. Could the Skeleton Point ghost be causing mischief?
The Mystery on the Ice (Boxcar Children Special #1)
by Charles Tang Gertrude Chandler WarnerThe Aldens have an adventure right in Greenfield. It all starts with some special news from Cousins Joe and Alice. Then a figure skating troupe comes to town--and a blizzard, too! Not long afterward, a house nearby is burglarized, and the evidence seems to point to the skaters. Once again, the Boxcar Children find themselves investigating a mystery!