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"Every antique tells a story. Cullen and Luna Bodman learned that through their parents' furniture business. Now, with their restoration shop and cǎf, they often find themselves at the center of those stories, unraveling mysteries for their clients. The old steamer chest that Cullen receives from an anonymous source is fascinating in its own right. But inside, Cullen discovers more--a locked diary accompanied by a letter, asking for the diary to...

Sixth-grader Casey has a serious crush on classmate Beth Markle, so he is thrilled when the twins, Liz and Beth, ask him and Hai Boon to help solve the mystery of a haunted red wagon that is living up to its name, Rockin' Roller, by moving and shaking even when no one is touching it.

Even after three episodes of ghost-hunting, sixth-grader Casey thought that asking Beth Markle to dance at the Spring Fever Dance was the scariest thing he had ever done--but that was before he encountered the creepy doll made by the long-defunct Darling Doll Company, which is currently possessed by the ghost of the company's owner.

The hauntique hunters investigate an old phonograph that seems to be broken--or else haunted by a phantom. Only the town's librarian has the key to soothing the phantom and making the phonograph play again.

San Francisco, 1906. In a city bustling with newly minted millionaires and scheming upstarts, two very different women hope to change their fortunes: Gemma, a golden-haired, silver-voiced soprano whose career desperately needs rekindling, and Suling, a petite and resolute Chinatown embroideress who is determined to escape an arranged marriage. Their paths cross when they are drawn into the orbit of Henry Thornton, a charming railroad magnate whose...

For over 25,000 years, humans across the globe have shaped, decorated, and fired clay. Despite great differences in location and time, universal themes appear in the world's ceramic traditions, including religious influences, human and animal representations, and mortuary pottery. In 'Global Clay: Themes in World Ceramic Traditions', noted folk pottery scholar John A. Burrison explores the recurring artistic themes that tie humanity together, explaining...

In this highly readable biography, best-selling author Leonard Mosley offers a fascinating account of Lindbergh's childhood, days as a barnstormer and mail pilot, the flight to Paris and its aftermath, the Hauptmann trial, his later life, and much more. Source Notes. Index. 40 halftone illustrations.