Books with title The Big Dark

Joe and his friend Skip are enjoying the thrill of the Big Dip, a famous rollercoaster, until they learn the old man in front of them has been shot. The old man mutters with his dying breath something about getting a Margaret Rose to the police. Joe leaves the crime scene to get on with his life. But someone is desperate for the Margaret Rose and thinks Joe has it. When his sister is kidnapped, Joe is in a race against time to solve the puzzle.

In the Dark Escaping the bombs and flames of Liverpool, thousands of children are evacuated to the relative safety of the British countryside. Rochel Sharfer, a young Jewish girl, is sent far away from the Torah life she knows, and finds herself alone with her little brother, Daniel, in the sleepy country village. Unlike the others, she isn?t taken in by kindly farmers. Rochel and Daniel are placed with Miss Darwen in Gorshuch Hall, where secrets abound and danger stalks. As the war continues, the British efforts are consistently sabotaged by German spies. There is a strong suspicion that the spies are hiding out in Burroclough. Rochel is quickly drawn into a web of suspense and intrigue, unsure whom she can trust. She has only her faith and her wits to rely on. The danger mounts and the puzzle deepens. Rochel is in the dark.

The Danebridge School soccer team is through to the cup final. Andrew Weston, who plays in a key position in defense, can hardly wait for the big day. His brother is the team's substitute goalkeeper. But the Weston brothers suddenly discover that they have a big problem. For the match clashes with an important family occasion—and their mother insists that they must drop out of the match! What can they do? They can't possibly miss the Final!