Resultados para "Homer" en Misterio y suspense

Homing pigeon Homer and his parrot friend Lulu learn something is afoul when they witness four-legged criminals stealing valuables from both the animal and human communities. Lulu and Homer track down the bandits, but need human help to stop them for good. Can they lead their human keepers to the culprits’ hideout and stop the thieves? Award-winning author-illustrator Henry Cole offers a fun, action-packed middle grade mystery that will keep listeners guessing if the crime-solving pigeon will get his guy

April had absolutely no intention of becoming the only person who knows that Gabriel Winterborne, the missing-and-presumed-dead billionaire, is actually living in the basement of Winterborne House, sharpening his swords and looking for vengeance. Now it’s up to April to keep him alive. But there’s only so much a 12-year-old girl can do, so April must turn to the other orphans for help. Together, they’ll have to unravel the riddle of a missing heir and a creepy legend, and find a secret key, before the only home they’ve ever known is lost to them forever.

Five orphans. Two sword-wielding vigilantes. One mansion. No rules. April thought she had her happy ending. After all, she has her new house and new friends and new guardian. But she also has a very big new secret. The kids of Winterborne House are the only ones who know that Gabriel Winterborne - famous billionaire and terrible cook - is really a sword-wielding vigilante.

Why does Hamilton Troll live next to a tree stump? Chatterton Squirrel asks this question one spring day, so Hamilton shares the story about how this whole thing began. While trying to stay warm one cold December morning, a loud rumbling noise brought Hamilton out of his hole to discover his tree was gone!

Finn's world is turned upside down when he and his older brother, John, are ripped from their normal lives and sent to Alyxa, an island school that doesn't appear on any map. As the unusual lessons at Alyxa begin, the brothers learn about their super-senses, but nothing can prepare them for the perils to come.

A girl who has spent her life in disguise tackles a mission that uncovers lies and surprises around every corner. Nothing is as it seems in the next cozily creepy monster mystery from acclaimed author Shaun David Hutchinson. Sam Osborne may have helped her new friend Hector Griggs save St...

A Newbery Honor Book An ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile Novel “An adventure, a mystery, and a love song to the natural world. . . . Run out and read it. Right now.”—Newbery Medalist Karen Cushman In the town of Placid, Wisconsin, in...

Freddy is sent on a mission to learn more about his new home. After meeting a new friend and a close call with a paint, he returns with happy news.

Dylan doesn’t go anywhere without his detective kit, or his little sister, Emily. His trusty dog, Theodore, is always by his side, ready to lend a helping paw. In Detective Dylan and the Hunt for Home Plate the trio heads to the ball field for some practice, only to discover a puzzling problem—the bases are missing! Determined to crack the case, Dylan, Emily, and Theodore set off on a mission to locate the missing bases.

A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) Run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with E. L. Konigsburg’s beloved classic and Newbery Medal­–winning novel From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. When Claudia decided to run away, she planned very carefully. She would be gone...

"The White Fox" is this magical adventure about a little fox, pure white like fresh snow. It wakes up in a field of sparkly crystal flowers, but guess what? No memories! Zero. So, with a mysterious feather and some faint bell chimes guiding the way, our fox starts this incredible journey of discovery. Along the road, it bumps into some pretty unique pals: there's the kinda sad Wandering Bear, the totally dreamy Cloud Girl, the no-nonsense Shadow Smith, and the super old Messenger of Time. Every single meeting, every little lesson, is like a puzzle piece.

Detective Dylan is better than ever in this awesome collection.

During a surprise visit by the Bheles, the children explore the city, where they make a startling discovery linking their past adventures. What do a rich old man and his nephew have to do with a secret discovered on the farm Devil’s Leap months before? And will the children discover any secrets leading to the unmasking of an age-old mystery? All this and more in the third installment of Adventure Shorts.

For fans of Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events and Trenton Lee Stewart's Mysterious Benedict Society, here comes the final book in the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, the acclaimed and hilarious Victorian mystery series by Maryrose Wood. Unhappy Penelope Lumley is trapped in...

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Home Alone meets A Night in the Museum in this clever middle-grade heist story by USA Today bestselling author Jenni L. Walsh. When a science-loving girl and her friends overhear a plot to rob her dad’s insectarium, they embark on a mission...

It's the holidays, and the Darvils have come to visit in the city. With the change of scenery and the cold weather outside, the children have to find something other than their normal adventures on the farm to keep themselves busy. When they discover that pets around the neighborhood have been disappearing under mysterious circumstances, the children form Drifter's Detective Agency and are soon faced with the disappearance of a pair of the world's most endangered birds, the Spix's Macaw.

Three of the most popular mysteries of all time in one audiobook. Includes stories of Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown, and Edgar Allan Poe’s detective Auguste Dupin.

Als die vier Knickerbocker endlich das Hausboot von Lilo's Onkel Sixtus finden, ist es verlassen und von Einbrechern durchwühlt. Als Onkel Sixtus, ein pfiffiger Professor, tags darauf mit seinem Ballon abhebt, wird er beschossen. Sofort stürmen sie zur Absturzstelle, aber der Professor ist weg. Ist er entführt worden oder auf der Flucht? Und was hat es mit seiner Erfindung dem "Millionenstorch" zu tun?

Was ist das? Ein Hai in der Nordsee! Die Freunde wollen es nicht glauben! Doch als sie mit ansehen müssen, wie das kleine Boot einer Frau in zwei Stücke gebissen wird und der Hai anschließend die Frau in die Tiefe reißt, bekommen sie es so richtig mit der Angst zu tun. Plötzlich kommt der Hai nämlich auch ihrem Boot verdammt nahe.

Die Orgel des Schreckens: Die 4 Freunde geraten in ein Gewitter und finden im Wald Unterschlupf in einem baufälligen Schloss. Plötzlich bebt der Boden und es erklingen Orgeltöne. Lilo und Axel wagen sich in den Keller, woher die Orgelklänge kommen. Wer spielt da auf der Orgel? Und warum? Währenddessen machen Poppi und Dominik eine Entdeckung, die sie stutzig macht. Die Katze mit der Glatze: In den Ferien helfen die Knickerbocker in einer Storchenfarm. Dort frägt ein seltsamer Mann nach einem Kätzchen für seine Nichte.