Books published by publisher Hypothesis Press

Danger lurks below!In this first novel of the Doubloon Cove series, we meet tween-aged sleuths Jeffrey and Steven, both 12, and Cindy, 10 as they tackle their first case. Jeffrey's and Cindy's parents are college professors, and believe that there is a thousand-year-old mystery regarding Vikings in Massachusetts right here in Doubloon Cove, Massachusetts. But their peers ridicule them, so they are too afraid to pursue it. So it is up to Jeffrey, Cindy, Steven and his brother Frederick, to solve the case. But they must battle dangerous caverns, their own fears, and must learn to work as a team, all while being chased by crooks who have their own agenda. Set in a time before smartphones and Internet, Doubloon Cove is a thrilling adventure full of danger and revelations. History, mystery, and action come together in this compelling story; it is Nancy Drew meets the young Indiana Jones meets the Goonies.

Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There is the sequel to Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and takes place six months later. In this adventure, in the form of a chess match, Alice meets Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Humpty Dumpty, and learns of the Jabberwocky before becoming a queen herself. For over 150 years, there has been much speculation as to what each of Alice’s adventures and encounters mean. There are many interpretations. What are yours? Or is this just a fantastic tale full of fun nonsense and adventure?

Everyone knows about the Pilgrims who landed on Plymouth Rock in AD 1620. But were they really the first Europeans to reach what is now Massachusetts? This is the question twelve-year-old Jeffrey—along with his sister, Cindy, and his best friend, Steven—seeks to answer after a couple of crooks break into his house. The target of the burglary appears to be Jeffrey’s parents’ research into America’s early Viking settlers—research that was initially ridiculed by the archaeological community. The kids find one half of a piece of an ancient parchment that the burglars left behind and are stunned to discover that it fits with the parchment owned by Jeffrey’s parents. Together, the documents appear to be a treasure map to something “most precious” that is hidden in a nearby cave. And so the kids embark on a dangerous quest to discover this precious treasure, racing against the very same crooks who broke into Jeffrey’s house. Set in a time before smartphones and Internet, Doubloon Cove is a thrilling adventure full of danger and revelations. History, mystery, and action come together in this compelling story, which is perfect for middle grade readers.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a fantasy adventure in an underground dreamworld. We meet insane talking animals and constant paradoxes. Alice grows and shrinks several times during the adventures. For over 150 years, there has been much speculation as to what each of Alice’s adventures and encounters mean. There are many interpretations. What are yours? Or is this just a fantastic tale full of fun nonsense and adventure?

Louisa May Alcott’s endearing Little Women is a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story about the four March sisters. Set in the US Civil War era and shortly after, the timeless classic has Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy enduring sibling rivalry, and seeking friendship, love, and a purpose in life. Transcending gender, genre, and class, Little Women is one of the earliest reality-based young adult novels.

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, tells the story of a scientist (Victor Frankenstein) who creates a grotesque but sapient creature. Frankenstein’s monster may not be the scariest component of the story; it also sheds light on a darker side of humanity. On one gloomy night in May, 1816, she, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron, and others all promised to write a ghost story, prompting Mary Shelley to write this novel. She began the story at age 18, and it was first published when she was 20. Illustrations by Theodore von Holst.

This Andover Classics edition is a freshly edited version of the 1874 book by Scribner, Armstrong & Company, and contains all 80 full-page illustrations, and is printed with easy-to-read 12 point Georgia fonts. In Jules Verne’s prophetic From the Earth to the Moon and its sequel, Round the Moon, the Gun Club, idle after the end of the US Civil War, aim to make a cannon capable of launching a missile to the moon. They then decide to go along for the ride. Verne’s launch of three men in aluminum capsule from Florida and splash down in the Pacific Ocean predates the actual Apollo journeys by nearly exactly one century.

With all 17 original illustrations. An Andover Classics edition based on the original 1899 novel by E. Nesbit. After their mother dies and their father’s business fails, the six Bastable children drop out of school and set out to restore their family fortune in Victorian England. By schemes, scams, and good old treasure hunting, they endure one hilarious misadventure after another. Andover Classics books are freshly edited and printed with easy-to-read 12 point Georgia fonts.