In this Stevie Diamond Mystery, Stevie and her partner have a thief to catch.

In this Stevie Diamond Mystery, Stevie and Jesse need to crack a case before Winnipeg puts them in the deep freeze.

In this Stevie Diamond Mystery, Stevie and her partner match wits with an international smuggler.

How Can a Brilliant Detective Shine in the Dark is the story of Stevie Diamond who solves the mystery of her missing Uncle Archie. While on a family reunion on Catriola Island, Stevie and her best friend Jesse start on solving the mystery of her missing Uncle, who ran off to Europe to join the circus. While solving the mystery, Stevie finds a map in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer that leads to hidden gold in Bat Cave. From there, the Uncle Archie present at the family reunion is revealed to be an imposter, while the reason for the real Uncle Archie's disappearance is discovered. This Novel Study provides a teacher and student section with a variety of activities, discussion questions and answer key to create a well-rounded lesson plan.

Explore the lives of 83 of the most talented children's authors writing today. Told in the authors' own words, these lively biographies describe the creative process, and offer advice to today's young writers. Learn how they crate wonderful books, where they get their ideas, what their desks look like, and what their favourite books were when they were growing up.

BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A novel that follows a middle-aged man as he contends with a past he never much thought about—until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance: one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present. A novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single setting, The Sense of an Ending has the psychological and emotional depth and sophistication of Henry James at his best, and is a stunning achievement in Julian Barnes's oeuvre. Tony Webster thought he left his past behind as he built a life for himself, and his career has provided him with a secure retirement and an amicable relationship with his ex-wife and daughter, who now has a family of her own. But when he is presented with a mysterious legacy, he is forced to revise his estimation of his own nature and place in the world.

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