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Princess Magnolia is having hot chocolate and scones with Duchess Wigtower when ... Brring! Brring! The monster alarm! A big blue monster is threatening the goats! Stopping monsters is no job for dainty Princess Magnolia. But luckily Princess Magnolia has a secret -- she's also the Princess in Black, and stopping monsters is the perfect job for her! Can the princess sneak away, transform into her alter ego, and defeat the monster before the nosy duchess...

"Alexander's plate is full with a school lunch menu of ice cream and pie every day, his whole class is crying, his friend goes missing, and to top it all off, he has to battle giant meat-eating vegetables before the town becomes dinner" --

Relates the exploits of the four Alden children as they locate a missing man. The Boxcar children are determined to solve the mystery that surrounds an old yellow house on their grandfather's property. Strange things have happened in that house where long ago a man disappeared.

"No problem," I said. "Should I meet you there in about fifteen minutes?" Paige nodded. "Sure, that works." I got back in my car, drove up the street, and parked in the lot across from the Avondale Diner. Standing on the curb, I quickly glanced to the left and right before stepping into the crosswalk. Suddenly a black car raced around the corner, tires squealing, heading straight for me!"--Page 4 of cover

"What happened?" I asked, leaning against a folding chair as I tried to catch my breath. Julia glanced up at me coolly, and then reached for a box I hadn't noticed on the other side of the table. "Well, we received a disturbing package," she said. The box was about a foot square. Carefully angling it away from Carrie, Julia cracked the top of the box open. When I saw what was inside, my stomach roiled and I had to look away. Who would send something...

Devin, a seventh-grader and co-captain of the soccer team, is worried that her friends' issues will keep them from being "in the zone" while playing.

"Devin can't wait for the school soccer season to start again, but some of her teammates are worried about living up to high expectations"--Title page verso.

It's a snow day for Libby and Becca! That means making snow angels, sledding, and looking for animal tracks, which leads them to some hungry birds. Libby and Becca decide to help the birds. They build them a tree house to keep them warm and provide snacks so they won't be hungry. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico Kid is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.

The Alden children travel on a Mississippi paddle-wheel steamer to visit an old family friend in his cabin near Hannibal, Missouri, and try to discover who is responsible for the mysterious activities near the house.

"It's a surprise visit! Ana & Andrew are excited when Grandma comes to visit. While she is there, the family tours the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and learns about important African American achievements"--Page [4] of cover.