by Cathryn Constable (2012)
Alone in the world, Sophie dreams of being someone special, but she could never have imagined this . On a school trip to Russia, Sophie and her two friends find themselves on the wrong train. They are rescued by the beautiful Princess Anna Volkonskaya, who takes them to her winter palace and mesmerises them with stories of lost diamonds and a tragic past. But as night falls and wolves prowl, Sophie discovers more than dreams in the crumbling palace of secrets.
Helen Wells
When Cherry goes to work as the nurse at a chateau-turned-boarding school, she and one of the students discover a formula that, when constituted to its exact specifications, produces a perfume that saves the school from bankruptcy.
R.L. LaFevers
Nate Fludd is back in the camel saddle in pursuit of a missing, deadly basilisk—the King of Serpents. As if saving a Dhughani village from the beast isn’t hard enough, Nate and Aunt Phil must begin to solve the mystery of his parents’ disappearance and protect The Fludd Book of Beasts from a sinister man who always seems to be one step ahead of them. This is the perfect adventure for boys and girls not quite ready for longer texts.
Irene Schultz
A gang of orphans and their housekeeper help Dr. Justin search an Arizona canyon for fossilized dinosaur remains, despite sabotage and theft caused by greedy miners.
created by Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Alden children stumble upon a mystery when they enter their dog, Watch, in a contest that could lead to fame and fortune, but where things keep going wrong.