A DEAD SATELLITE IS FALLING FROM SPACE. THREE KIDS ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO KNOW WHERE IT WILL LAND.Fourteen-year-old Sam hacks a signal from a satellite that should be dead.It's not.NOAA-19 is screaming through the atmosphere at 28,000 km/h—and it's aimed straight at Oakhaven Valley.The government doesn't know. The military can't stop it. But Sam, Mia, and Jake have 36 hours to crack the code before impact.What they uncover is worse th...

A sweet smell. A melting oven. And a deadly mystery hiding inside Oakhaven Middle School.When a strange, strawberry-scented liquid suddenly begins dripping from the ceiling during Oakhaven Middle School's biggest Bake-Off, everyone assumes it's a harmless kitchen accident.The Oakhaven Junior Detectives know better.Sam, Jake, and Mia quickly discover that the mysterious liquid isn't caramel—or anything meant for baking. It is a powerful industrial so...

WHAT IF A SHADOW COULD LIE?At exactly noon, a priceless three-hundred-year-old astrolabe is stolen from a supposedly impossible-to-break vault.There are no explosives.No tunnel.No hacker.And the prime suspect has a perfect alibi: he is standing in the town square, surrounded by witnesses, with a shadow that proves exactly where he was.But Sam, Jake, and Mia see something nobody else notices.The shadow is wrong.

WHAT IF THE MOST DANGEROUS CLUE IN OAKHAVEN… CAN'T BE SEEN?A Geiger counter begins clicking inside the Oakhaven Junior Detectives' treehouse.Then the numbers start climbing.The source?The abandoned Oakhaven Observatory.Inside the forgotten building, Sam, Jake, and Mia discover something impossible: a mysterious radioactive isotope glowing with an eerie blue light, connected to a massive telescope—and a countdown that could put the en...

Oakhaven Junior Detectives and the Toxic GreenhouseWhat if the most beautiful discovery in Oakhaven was hiding its most dangerous secret?A mysterious blue glow. An abandoned greenhouse. A strange plant that could lead three young detectives into a case far more dangerous than they ever imagined.When Sam, Jake, and Mia begin investigating, they uncover secrets that could threaten their entire town. But the deeper they dig, the more dangerous the trut...

What if the ghost haunting Oakhaven Library... couldn't be heard?Every night at exactly 9:00 PM, the century-old library begins to shake.Books crash from the shelves.The chandelier trembles.Water forms strange geometric patterns.And everyone who feels the invisible force experiences the same terrifying sensation:Run.The town thinks the library is haunted.But Sam, Jake, and Mia aren't looking for ...

We didn't look like a cult. We didn't live in a commune or commit mass suicide. But we did drink the Kool-Aid...In the summer of 1997, Peter was offered his dream sportscasting job and married the love of his life. He and Paige started a family and hisTV career blossomed. Life was great. There was only one problem.Paige brought to the marriage her beloved mentor, the mysterious Uncle Robert. For years Peter kept his objections to Uncle Robert and h...

The English Civil War of 1642-6 was one of the most formative periods of British history. This book, originally published in 1974, was one of the first to explore in depth the situation of the common soldier – how he was trained, clothed, equipped , fed and paid; how he amused himself, was disciplined and cared for medically. As well as discussing aspects such as uniforms, pensions and the drill & establishment for artillery, cavalry, pike and musketeers, a typical Civil War battle is diss...

Let’s Dance: A Celebration of Ontario’s Dance Halls and Summer Dance Pavilions is a nostalgic musical journey, recapturing the unforgettable music of youth and lasting friendships, the days when the live mellow sounds of Big Bands wafted through the air – Louis Armstrong, the Dorsey Brothers, Bert Niosi, Art Hallman, Johnny Downs, Mart Kenney, Bobby Kinsman, Ronnie Hawkins … Throughout the 1920s to the ’60s, numerous legendary entertainers drew thousands of people to such memorabl...

The year 1642 witnessed the outbreak of the first English Civil War, which saw Royalist troops loyal to King Charles fight the Parliamentarians in several major battles and many sieges.Peter Young explores the tactics, equipment and organisation of the armies of both sides, drawing a compelling picture of what it must have been like for the men who lived and fought in England over 350 years ago.Chapters on fighting, cavalry, infantry, artillery and discipli...

An illustrated international cultural history of the animals, covering their uses by man, presence in languages and idioms, myths and fables, war, history, books, entertainment and their welfare. It follows the author's, cultural histories of Tortoise, Swan and Oak.

This delightful cookbook instructs the reader on how to make many delicious chocolate treats - from cakes to candies to nougat and milkshakes.With over 150 recipes inside for chocolate desserts, cakes and candy this text is a spectacular tour of deliciousness. Written in a clear and insightful fashion, this book lays out with precision many great recipes for scrumptious sweets that will have your mouth watering even before they're done.A simple, straightfor...