Relates the tangled events that lead the students of the Unexpected School on Hurricane Peak to foil the wicked Sir Quincey and his accomplices and to solve several mysteries
A mysterious stranger's entrancing stories entice customers to buy the antiques sold by Ailsa and her mother, who appreciate the business but are uncomfortable with the knowledge that their success is based upon lies
Saddlebottom's mother considers him a disgrace to his breed because his saddle-shaped patch is on his bottom instead of his back! But, he proves her wrong and becomes the most famous Saddleback ever.
Lonely because of his family's move to a new house and his recent hearing loss, Edmund, seven, invents a fantasy world, where he meets the surprising weather-child