Books published by publisher Bantam-Skylark

A cross-eyed baseball pitch...A missing penknife named Excalibur...Poems that pack a punch...A kid-lover tumed kidnapper...And some tall tales that come up short!These are just some of the ten brain-twisting mysteries that Encyclopedia Brown must solve by using his famous computerlike brain. Try to crack the cases along with him--the answers to all the mysteries are found in the back!

Lila's in way over her head... The Unicorns are making a music video! Lila Fowler insists on being the singer, since it's her video camera. There's one catch: Lila has a terrible voice, and she'll be humiliated if anyone finds out.As hard as Johanna Porter tries to coach her, Lila is hopeless. Johanna is shy, but she has a fabulous voice--which gives Lila a great idea: Johanna will do the real singing from backstage, while Lila lip-synchs on camera!Their plan works perfectly. The video is so fantastic that the unicorns submit it to a contest on Rock TV, and Lila wins the chance to perform--live! Lila is terrified. How will she ever get away with this one?

Mary is Missing (#36) Jessica Wakefield is convinced that Mary Wallace has disappeared. No one has heard a word from her in three days. She hasn't been in school she didn't show up for Lil's ice cream party, and worst of all, the Unicorns' treasury money seems to be missing. The War Between The Twins (#3) Jessica Wakefield has written an aritcle about the Unicorn Club for the class newspaper, The Sweet Valley Sixers. As its editor, her twin sister, Elizabeth, has promised to run the article in the very next issue. But when Elizabeth has to take Jessica's article out at the last minute, Jessica is furious! Lois Strikes Back (#38) The school is doing a bike-a-thon to raise money for something or other. When Lois Waller says she's excited to enter, Liz and Amy are surprised because Lois is usually too fat to do shit like that. Jessica is in a crisis because she thinks nobody will sponsor both her and Liz, and she really wants the super cool bike that's being given away as a prize to the person who raises the most money. Jessica and the Money Mix-Up (#39) When her father asks her to deliver money to a neighbor down the block, Jessica wants to prove how responsible she is, but she gets sidetracked and the money disappears. Jessica is determined to find the money before Mr. Wakefield finds out.