Jan Fields

"Elizabeth is tired of being mistreated in her orphanage, so she runs away and hides in a ship's cargo hold. But when the ship sets sail, two crewmen discover her during a storm. They think she's a jinx! What will become of Elizabeth now?" -- Back cover.

A field trip to the zoo goes bananas when animals break out of their cages and Malcolm is banned from the park, so the boys enlist Mrs. Goolsby's help to zap the ghost setting the animals free.

The quaint Indiana town of Pleasant Creek is bustling with activity as Christmas draws near. Boston native and innkeeper Liz Eckardt is learning to embrace her new home's holiday traditions and welcome the slower-paced life at the heart of Amish country. The little town is brimming with yuletide cheer, and the brisk air is filled with the smell of freshly baked Christmas cookies and the merry sounds of carolers. Liz is certain her godson, Steve, coming...

You can tell readers how much an elephant eats. You can reveal key moments in Babe Ruth's life. You can list facts about Mars, airplanes, or Halloween. You can write excellent reports!

"When Pop Quiz Porter, the oldest and meanest substitute teacher in the world, invites Malcolm and Dandy over to her house, the boys expect to meet their doom. Instead, she wants their help getting rid of a ghost haunting her dolls. Can the boys stop a ghost that refuses to show itself? And can Grandma Eunice help them solve the case?"--Page [4] of cover.

After landing her dream job as a librarian at Castleton Manor, an upscale literary retreat, Faith is forced to read between the lines and solve the mysteries she finds among the stacks. Faith, Watson, and lively members of the Candle House Book Club set out to unravel whodunits that might have stumped even Sherlock Holmes. When celebrity pastry chef Sugar Worthington takes up residence at the manor, trailing a television camera crew and an entourage...

Gabe Brown's brother Ben has his own show on the Internet called Discover Cryptids. Gabe and his friends Tyler and Sean help Ben hunt down these monsters and make sure the show goes on! For this episode, the Monster Hunters travel to Kentucky to investigate the Goat Man. They find that some of the locals dress as the Goat Man as a tourist attraction. But the team doesn't think that's the whole story! Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated...

It's payback time! The misfits plan to steal valuable treasure from the Courage-the ship that abandoned Jinx during a terrible storm. But when, Jerry and Jinx don disguises and sneak aboard, they are surprised to discover something more precious than any pirate's gold.

Jinx has a bad feeling about a guest Captain Small is entertaining before the misfits leave Pirate Cove. Apple tells her not to worry, but she just can't shake her concerns. Back on the open ocean, the misfits run into the mysterious guest again, and this time they get a glimpse of his true colors.

With his mom overdue from an expedition, Nick doesn't expect much for his birthday. Then his dad surprises him with a robot named Bob. Nick and Bob venture outside, but they're separated and get lost in the forbidden world. Will Nick discover what happened to his mom, or will he be lost forever? The ending is Up2U! Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.