The Yellow Yacht

Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose help catch the thieves who have stolen gold from Sammi's parents, the king and queen of Costra.

The Orange Outlaw

While visiting Dink's uncle in New York City, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose help uncover who is responsible for stealing a very valuable painting.

The Lucky Lottery

Lucky O'Leary feels lucky when the lottery ticket his grandfather sends him for Christmas turns out to be a million-dollar winner! But before Lucky can cash it in, someone sneaks into his house and steals it.

The Runaway Racehorse

Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose investigate the disappearance of a valuable racehorse that Dink's uncle and his friend, Forest Evans, have just bought and entered in a race at Saratoga.

The Falcon's Feathers

Dink and his pals Josh and Ruth Rose try to solve the mystery of who is stealing baby falcons from their nests.

The X'ed-Out X-Ray

Ruth Rose, Josh, and Dink attend a concert during which someone steals the star's diamond pendant, and they are soon on the trail of the thief.

The White Wolf

While visiting their friend Wallis and her adopted daughter on Mount Desert Island, Maine, Josh, Dink, and Ruth Rose investigate why three white wolf cubs are stolen, and by whom.

The Unwilling Umpire

When the umpire at the baseball game fundraiser is accused of stealing a collection of autographed baseballs, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose try to prove his innocence.

The Kidnapped King

The king and queen of Socotra have been kidnapped! For his protection, the prince is sent to Green Lawn to hide out with Dink's family. Can the three sleuths catch the kidnappers and unravel this royal mystery?

The Invisible Island

While picnicking on Squaw Island, a group of friends find a $500 bill. But when they return the next day, the whole island has disappeared and they must figure out the mystery to this vanishing act.

The Talking T. Rex

Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose investigate the theft of a great deal of money from the belly of a nearly life-size Tyrannosaurus Rex model that their friend, Jud Wheat, is using to raise money for a dinosaur museum.

The Ninth Nugget

Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are spending a week at a dude ranch. Everything is normal in a cowboy kind of way until Josh finds a huge gold nugget! Just as they're deciding what to do, the nugget disappears.

The Vampire's Vacation

Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose investigate a mysterious man in black, whom Josh believes is a vampire.

The School Skeleton

At Green Lawn Elementary, the entire school becomes involved in a mystery when Mr. Bones, the skeleton in the nurse's office, disappears.

The Quicksand Question

When someone steals the money the town has been collecting to help the ducks, Josh and his friends try to find the thief.

The Panda Puzzle

As soon as a new panda and her baby arrive in Green Lawn, the baby is stolen. Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose collar the culprits?

The Deadly Dungeon

Wallis Wallace, has invited Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose for a sleepover--in a haunted castle! As soon as the young detectives arrive, they start hearing screams behind the walls. Will they discover who--or what--is haunting Moose Manor?

The Canary Caper

Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose get an urgent call from Mrs. Davis--her canary is missing and he's not the only one--two other pets are missing as well. The kids suspect a petnapper.

The Bald Bandit

Third-grader Dink and his detective friends hope to receive a big reward by finding the person whose video recorder picked up a picture of the local bank robber.

The Goose's Gold

When Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose discover an old ship off the Florida coast loaded with gold, they're not sure if they want to share their findings.

The Jaguar's Jewel

Dink's uncle is the curator of a museum with a dazzling new treasure--a statue of a jaguar cradling an emerald between its front paws. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose discover that the emerald has been replaced with a fake.

The Zombie Zone

Reports of zombies and grave-robbers alarm the people of a Louisiana swampland village. But Ruth Rose, Josh, and Dink begin to suspect that the supernatural may not be the cause of the eerie occurrences.

The Haunted Hotel

It's almost Halloween, and reports of strange sounds and even stranger sights are coming from Green Lawn's only hotel. It's up to Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose to figure out what's going on--before Green Lawn turns into a ghost town.

The Absent Author

The Empty Envelope

Dink keeps getting envelopes in the mail addressed to "D. Duncan." But the letters inside all start with "Dear Doris" and don't make any sense! Josh and Ruth Rose think someone's playing a trick on Dink.

Henry and Mudge in the Family Trees

Invited to a family reunion at Cousin Annie's house, Henry gets the jitters, worrying how Mudge's habits will be received. No worries. Henry soon discovers that Mudge-loving runs in the family.

Sunshine Makes the Seasons

The sun shines down on us, giving warmth and light. But did you know that the sun also makes the seasons? As the earth makes one complete rotation around the sun every year, the seasons on the earth change -- from winter to spring to summer to fall and back to winter again. Find out how the light from the sun affects life on the earth for all living things in this look at the only star in our solar system.

Some Good News

Nine-year-old cousins Rosie, Lily, and Tess make a neighborhood newspaper celebrating all their friends on Cobble Street.

Mayflower Treasure Hunt

When Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose visit Plymouth, Massachusetts for Thanksgiving, they uncover a mystery that dates back to the landing of the Pilgrims.

The grandma mix-up

Young Pip doesn't know what to do when two very different grandmothers come to baby sit, each with her own way of doing things.

What Happened to the Dinosaurs?

What happened to the dinosaurs?For millions of years these fantastic creatures roamed our planet. Then, suddenly, they all disappeared. Scientists wonder why. What could have caused this huge extinction 65 million years ago?In this enlarged edition, distinguished writer Franklyn M. Branley and award-winning artist Marc Simont provide the perfect introduction to an always fascinating subject - the disappearance of the dinosaurs.Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1989 (NSTA/CBC)

The Great Houdini

Harry Houdini was a great escape artist, but perhaps his greatest trick was becoming the famous magician that we have come to know. As a child, Houdini worked hard--and even quit school--to help support his family. But his dream always was to become a great magician and performer. He practiced day and night, thinking up new tricks and more and more dangerous stunts. His intense ambition paid off, and soon Harry Houdini became known worldwide!This kid-appealing Step 3 traces Houdini's life from his poor beginnings to his eventual success as the most famous mystical magician and escape artist of all time.

Who Was Genghis Khan?

Named Temujin at birth by his nomadic family in early Mongolia, the great Genghis Khan used his skill and cunning to create the Mongol Empire and conquer almost the entire continent of Asia. As ruler of the largest empire in human history, he was as respected as he was feared. Learn more about the man and the legend in Who Was Genghis Khan?

How To Train Your Dragon

Hiccup may be the son of the chief of the Hairy Hooligans, but he isn't exactly heroic Viking material. When the tribe is faced with danger, Hiccup's unusual dragon-training techniques prove successful and he and his unique beast become true heroes.

Olivia Plants a Garden

Olivia is planting a garden and she can't wait to see what blooms from her mystery seeds. She knows she'll have the best plant in the entire class.

Knight's Castle

Four cousins, Roger, Ann, Eliza, and Jack, have an extraordinary summer when they find themselves transported back to the days of Robin Hood and Ivanhoe.

Basketball Disasters

Here's the third entry in Claudia Mills's charming middle-grade series. Mason Dixon survived the school choir. He survived adopting his now-beloved dog named, uh, Dog. But now he faces his biggest challenge yet: joining the local basketball team. Not by choice, of course. Not only do his parents encourage it, but his dad even volunteers to be his coach. Now, with his best pal Brody and a team of misfits even worse at basketball than him (if that's possible), Mason must try to rally to beat his arch-rival, the school bully Dunk. Just another day-in-the-life of a disaster-prone fourth grader.