Eleven-year-old Meg definitely does not want to be left in Australia with her aunt and uncle, even if they are nice people, while her father goes to the South Pole to make a documentary about endangered animals.It’s so unfair, particularly when he’s always taken her in the past when he visited other countries. But before, she always had Anna to take care of her and tutor her at home. To make things even worse, she now has to go to public school.It doesn’t take Meg long to realize that ther...

A boring summer vacation turns into a hunt for a gang of antiquities thieves when eleven-year-old Zack Harris and his boddies discover a coded message hidden in an old oak tree. Zack rallies Paprika, Stinky, twins Ricky and Randy, and outsider Evan Zolotny to help solve the myster. Evan and Zack become buddies, even though Paprika and the twins still view him with suspicion. As the gang discovers more coded messages, Evan's deciphering skills become invaluable. The ...

When high school art teacher Lissa Dow arrives in Silverton, Colorado, she discovers a new life in the quaint mining town. Within a short time she establishes herself as an up-and-coming artist and falls in love with her landlord, John MacNeill, rich, handsome, with a vindictive ex-wife and a secret he can't--or won't--share. Only too late does Lissa discover that her love has put her in grave danger.