When Billy and his friends find a gold cup that has been missing for over thirty years, the Home School Detectives are thrown into their first cae.

From NYT bestselling author Blue Balliett, the story of a girl who falls into Chicago's shelter system, and from there must solve the mystery of her father's strange disappearance. Where is Early's father? He's not the kind of father who would disappear. But he's gone . . . and he's left a whole lot of trouble behind.As danger closes in, Early, her mom, and her brother have to flee their apartment. With nowhere else to go, they are forced to move into a city shelter. Once there, Early starts asking questions and looking for answers. Because her father hasn't disappeared without a trace. There are patterns and rhythms to what's happened, and Early might be the only one who can use them to track him down and make her way out of a very tough place.With her signature, singular love of language and sense of mystery, Blue Balliett weaves a story that takes readers from the cold, snowy Chicago streets to the darkest corner of the public library, on an unforgettable hunt for deep truths and a reunited family.

An orphaned young woman discovers some long-lost relatives—and a murder—in this mystery from “a first-rate storyteller” (The Daily Telegraph). An orphan of the Second World War, Candida Sayle has gotten so used to life with her guardian that she never considered that she might have a family somewhere. When her guardian dies, a letter appears from an unheard-of aunt, informing Candida that it is time for her to return to the Benevent family fold. The young woman ventures to the country, and finds a strange pair of spinsters who spend their days obsessing over family lore and its rumors of a long-lost Italian treasure. Bizarre though it is, the environment comforts Candida—as do the attentions of her aunt’s handsome young secretary. But her vacation goes off the rails when death strikes the house, and the brilliant detective Maud Silver joins the party to investigate the possible murder. The Benevent family history is about to get a dark new chapter.

The Home School Detectives are on the trail of Corrigan's treasure, missing for a hundred years. Book 7 in John Bibee's Home School Detectives series.

When a strange man with a red beard shows up, wanting to know everything about missing microchips, the mystery deepens for the Home School Detectives. This is Book 2 in John Bibee's fast-paced mystery series for readers aged 8-12.

While attending Camp Friendly Waters, Rebecca, Julie and Emily discover a cave with ancient Native American tools and weapons but, when they return to explore, the cave seems to have disappeared.

When Carlos and Julie Brown travel to Mexico with their parents as volunteer workers, they stumble into a mystery complete with sightings of ghosts. Book Three in John Bibee's Home School Detectives series.