Books with title The Black Pearl Mystery

Have you ever had a really bad year?You know, like one where your dad goes around with a funeral face on him all the time. One where something terrible happens to your dog. One where you have a sugar-coated cousin from hell who comes to stay with you and makes your life an absolute misery; not only that but gets you involved with a sinister neighbor and the horror of what that neighbor has in a black bag.You have?Well then, you didn t have a really bad year; you had, like me, the worst year of your life.The Black Bag Mystery introduces a new series of urban mysteries for 8+ children. It is a fast-paced adventure story that also deals with real-life family problems in a humorous way.

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Fifty years after the journey of Tivo the Dauntless, his grandson Elvor wishes to imitate his exploits and become the owner of one of the pieces of the Magic Jigsaw Puzzle. Will he be able to do it? The Spanish version of this book was selected for the final phase of the Lazarillo Award in 1983.Manuel Alfonseca is a professor in the Universidad Autónoma of Madrid, Spain. In the last 30 years he has published 24 novels in different genres: historic, science-fiction, adventure and fantasy. In 1988 he won the Lazarillo Award, in 2012 the La Brújula Award, and he has been a finalist in several additional prizes.

When there's a bank robbery in the country village where Djuna lives, and one of his dog's best friends gets shot in the escape, the boy makes up his mind he'll find out who did it. His chum and his dog Champ are in on the hunt and two heads and a keen nose are better than one. The boys remember something queer they noticed about a truck with a covered load that passed them on the road when they were going fishing. Clue follows clue, and when the Scottie gets himself all smeared with fresh paint, and Clarabelle spoils a picture, Djuna emerges as a regular Ellery Queen!

Debbie Richardson’s third children’s novel for ages 8 to 12 is a fantasy time travel with useful historic observations. This book should appeal to teachers as well as children.Jack and Paul are determined to uncover the mystery surrounding a local, derelict farmhouse around which rumours of ghosts and disappearing people abound. When they venture there one dark, wintry night, they do not expect to end up living in the past. Their journey back in time sees them enjoying history like they never had at school. They befriend a wounded German pilot from World War I whose plane crashes into the mysterious, spooky Black Bog, right before their eyes. In his desperation to help, Jack’s personal journey sees him conquering his fears and finding a new family.The story has a very unexpected twist after the satisfying happy ending. Read it to find out!