This is the fourth in a series of contemporary fictional adventures that educate as they entertain. Each includes history that piques the characters' interest. The Mysterious Jamestown Suitcase includes information on the settlement of Jamestown, plus maps and photographs, discussion questions, related Web sites, a glossary and suggested additional reading material.

Four children visit Historic Jamestown for the 400th anniversary celebration where they encounter history, mystery, legend, and lore and have fun while solving a fascinating mystery!

An emergency landing puts Mimi, Papa, Christina, and Grant in the middle of a mystery involving the deadly Diamond Shoals off the coast of North Carolina and shipwrecks.

"It's the 100th anniversary of Hershey, Pennsylvania! Christina, Grant, Mimi, and Papa visit the Sweetest Place on Earth and end up in a 'tasty' mystery among streetlights shaped like candy kisses, chocolate factory fun, a slew of silver dollars, and MORE!'' -- Page [4] of cover.

The Childrens Book Review Index contains review citations to give your students and researchers access to reviewers comments and opinions on thousands of books, periodicals, books on tape and electronic media intended and/ or recommended for children through age 10. The volume makes it easy to find a review by authors name, book title or illustrator and fully indexes more than 600 periodicals.

It's wet... it's loud... it's enormous! It's Niagara Falls! Grant and Christina can't wait to go on another trip with their grandparents Mimi and Papa. Mimi writes mysteries...and mystery never fails to follow the kids wherever they go... including this wild and wonderful place! Along with new friends Allison and David, Grant and Christina spy b-b-bouncing barrels... discover a secret room... visit a famous fort... ride a Ferris wheel (Whee!!!)... learn about locks... and solve a soggy mystery! Loook ouuut! There's another barrel coming down the falls! But what's in it? Hey-don't forget your raincoat! You're going to get WET!!! LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more! Daredevils that have tried to beat the falls in barrels: The Great Blondin - Annie Taylor - Dave Munday Fort George: buildings and their uses, weapons used, uniforms worn by British "Maid of the Mist" - Facts and folklore The Underground Railroad The War of 1812 - Historical Facts Laura Secord, Chocolate Lady and Canadian hero Francis Abbot Whirlpools Niagara Falls, both the Horseshoe Falls and the American Falls Kingsbridge Park Niagara Falls Daredevil Gallery Fort George - Parade Ground - Powder Magazine Newspaper Museum Loof Menagerie Carousel at Lakeside Park on Lake Ontario in Old Port Dalhosie Brick City Puddicombe Estate Farms and Winery Sir Adam Beck Generating Station and Station #2 Lock 3 viewing platform at the Wellland Canals Bridal Veil Falls and the Cave of the Winds Journey behind the Falls Butterfly Conservatory in the Niagara Parks Botanical Garden Clifton Hill District - Niagara Sky Ferris Wheel. This mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities. This Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile level, a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading level, and a Developmental Reading Assessment.

In rural western New York, three-year-old Layla Babcock disappears from her parents' mobile home. Her father, Jon Babcock, insists she is lost in the hundreds of acres of state forest land behind their home. But many residents in the nearby village of Welton suspect she has been kidnapped or murdered. Layla's mother, Abby, is deeply despondent and of little help. As the months pass by with no resolution, Abby disappears with her threadbare suitcase and a few belongings, leaving her husband and two teenage sons, Zach and Kyle, behind. Still more questions go unanswered. Did Abby run away from her abusive husband, or was she murdered? The townsfolk of Welton-everyone from the bikers at the Hotel Welton, the local watering hole, to the patrons of the Friday-evening fish fry at Shelly's Café-get caught up in the mystery and the family's misery. In the end, the long-awaited answers spring from rather unexpected sources, including angel visions of a café cook and the vandalized sculpture of an ex-New York City artist.

She was all he had, an oasis of acceptance in this foreign, brutal land. He was her only hope of escaping an unwanted marriage. Standing on the banks of the James River, Rosetta listens to an impossible story from an impossible source. Ghosts aren’t real. Everyone knows that. And she’s not some psychic weirdo. But the ethereal voice persists, and one by one she discovers historical proof to support his existence and his claims. All he wants, he says, is to find his wife. They were separated by death four hundred years ago. Buried apart. He cannot stand the thought that his wife would spend eternity believing he abandoned her. Abandonment is a bitter and personal ache in Ro’s life. Four years ago her father walked out, never to be heard from again. Now she’s willing to do anything to erase that pain for someone else. But in Jamestown, Virginia, where archeologists have been unearthing mysteries for decades, how can a sixteen-year-old hope to find what trained professionals have not? Without revealing her source, Ro seeks help from her crush, Cade. An up-and-coming archeologist, Cade’s assistance is invaluable. But as she learns more about her ghost and his past, Ro uncovers secrets that if revealed could tear the ancient lovers apart forever. Yet her silence will be seen by Cade as a betrayal. One couple will win and one couple will lose if she succeeds in Finding Beth.

A quiet lakeside town in western New York state is the new home of Manhattan artist Chloe Abbington and the backdrop for murder in this series debut by Bailee Abbott. For Chloe Abbington, the transition from fine art painter in New York City to painting-event business owner in charming Whisper Cove is more than a little jarring. But when poison-pen journalist Fiona Gimble writes a viciously negative review of the newly opened Paint with a View, Chloe learns that critics are the same everywhere. And when she finds Fiona's body behind her shop with a painting knife in her neck, Chloe realizes that this picture-perfect town offers anything but peace and quiet. Suddenly, bustling Artisan Alley is a crime scene, and Chloe is the prime suspect. Her sister and business partner, Izzie, isn't much help--she's busy running the shop, and besides, she has secrets of her own. As shrewd Detective Barrett tries to paint her into a corner, Chloe soon finds that Fiona had plenty of enemies. The Whisper Cove Gazette columnist wielded her pen like a sword, slicing and dicing just about every shop owner in the lakeside town. With the help of her affectionate canine buddy, Max, Chloe sets out to prove that she's been framed for Fiona's murder. But she'd better learn the fine art of detection quickly, before the real killer paints the town red again. Otherwise, she may end up trading in her paint smock for an orange jumpsuit...or a green burial plot.