The Case of the Crooked Carnival

NEW Release! JUNE 2010!

They’re in business together. Serious business. There isn’t a case that can’t be solved by Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey, the sharpest science detectives in the fifth grade. Are you the victim of a crooked carnival game? Call Doyle and Fossey. Are howling ghosts and ghouls keeping you up all night? You know the drill. Stop wasting time and pick up that phone. After you solve the four mysterious cases in this book, try out the fun activities for yourself. Find your notebook, grab your periscope, and you’re ready to go!

“Aspiring science detectives and their teachers will welcome the return of these super-sleuths.” (Kirkus Reviews)

(Science Mysteries, Sterling, Ages 8-11)

The Case of the Terrible T. Rex

COMING SOON IN SEPTEMBER 2010!

Has your oven suddenly started talking to you? Are you in danger of losing the fossil contest because your enemy has unearthed a full-size T-Rex skeleton? Egads! There’s no time to lose! Doyle and Fossey are your only hope!

“Accessible, understandable, and hilarious science for the youngest problem solvers. . . .” – (Kirkus Reviews)

(Science Mysteries, Sterling, Ages 8-11)

The Case of the Gasping Garbage

Doyle and Fossey are on a mission-a monster mission! It seems there’s a giant bloodsucking monster gasping and gurgling in their friend Gabby’s garbage can. Can they figure out what’s up before the creature gobbles Gabby for lunch? This and three more cool cases will have kids checking out the clues-and learning great science too, including facts about the life cycle of a frog and chromatography.

“Kids will enjoy reading about these young scientists who sometimes outsmart adults.” — (School Library Journal)

(Science Mysteries, Sterling, Ages 8-11)

The Case of the Mossy Lake Monster

Is there a creepy creature lurking in Mossy Lake? Is an evil plot stirring? Is something shocking happening to Caitlin’s cat Zappy-and can he be de-zapped? Would-be scientists and detectives will want to slip into their lab coats, dust off their test tubes, and get on the case with Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey. Hint: to find the answers, kids will have to use such scientific principles as buoyancy and static electricity.

“Teachers will be among the first fans of this series, as the cases would make great read-alouds in elementary classrooms . . .” – (Kirkus Reviews)

(Science Mysteries, Sterling, Ages 8-11)

The Case of the Graveyard Ghost

Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey, Science Detectives. They’re in business together. Serious business. No case is too difficult for Doyle and Fossey, the best science detectives in the fifth grade. Is a greedy ghost haunting your local cemetery? Call Doyle and Fossey. (Meanwhile, running around after dark is not recommended.) Is your friend stuck in her laundry chute? You know the drill. Stop wasting time and pick up that phone. The four mysterious cases in this book are followed by related activities or experiments you can try at home. Put on your lab coat, dig out your notebook, and you’re ready to go!

“Torrey, a microbiologist as well as a talented writer, skillfully injects the scientific method and principles into each case, and an appendix offers humorously written experiments and activities that relate to each case. . . .” – (Kirkus Reviews)

(Science Mysteries, Sterling, Ages 8-11)

The Case of the Barfy Birthday

Is your pet pig trapped in a deep, dark well? Call Doyle and Fossey. Is a chilly ghost wrecking your tree-house sleepovers? You know the drill. Stop wasting time and pick up that phone. The four mysterious cases in this book are followed by related activities or experiments you can try at home. Button up your lab coat, scribble a secret code, and you’re ready to go!

“. . . believable and thoroughly engaging.” – (School Library Journal)

(Science Mysteries, Sterling, Ages 8-11)

Voyage of Midnight

“A powerful, beautifully written tale . . . The characterization is strong and believable, and Philip is a compelling hero. . . .” – School Library Journal

(Historical Adventure, Knopf / Yearling, Ages 10+)

Voyage of Plunder

“A sea yarn that can stand solidly beside other classic pirate stories. . .” – Booklist

(Historical Adventure, Knopf / Yearling, Ages 10+)

Voyage of Ice

“Torrey unspools a nail-biting adventure . . . Torrey’s sharply focused prose gives each development the ring of credibility, and those who like survival tales will be rapt.” – Publisher’s Weekly

(Historical Adventure, Knopf / Yearling, Ages 10+)

To the Edge of the World

“Torrey deftly maintains the taut thread of adventure that, along with the cast of memorable characters, keep the pages turning.” – Publisher’s Weekly, starred

(Historical Adventure, Knopf / Laurel Leaf, Ages 12+)

Sisters Unto Death

San Francisco, 1904. Two beautifully exotic sisters, Eugenia and Inda, discover that they are doomed to live as wards in a cold, Nob Hill mansion filled with prejudice, greed and . . . something else. Stumbling upon a deceased aunt’s secret diary clues the girls into the family’s recent history and hateful Aunt Mabel. To survive, they’d have to outsmart and out-muscle Aunt Mabel at her own game of betrayal and worse!

(Mystery / Thriller, Royal Fireworks Press, Ages 12+)

Bottles of Eight and Pieces of Rum

Kip makes a fool of himself trying to fake a history report on pirates, and he has no hope of salvaging his situation, until he discovers that piracy runs in the family. He finds excitement, danger, and a way to even the score with his history teacher.

(Adventure, Royal Fireworks Press, Ages 8-12)