All that stands between an evil villain and world domination is a pair of twelve-year-olds who just learned they're time travelers. What could go wrong? Twins Pew and Basket Church dream of escaping the miserable misfortune of their isolated orphanage. Or, even better, the return of their unknown parents. But even in their wildest dreams, they never imagined the truth: The twins can travel through time. Armed only with perplexing clues to their past and a time travel talisman that is key to their future, Pew and Basket embark on an epic quest. It takes them into George Washington's war tent and on a hunt for the Liberty Bell, from the battlefields of the American Revolution to a pirate republic in the Caribbean and beyond, all in a race to uncover the secrets of their family--and outsmart time's greatest villain. History, mystery, humor, and adventure collide in this delightfully clever romp that heralds the arrival of James Patterson's newest blockbuster series.
Solve a new puzzle each day--24 total--on a madcap romp through Santa's headquarters! Billy the Elf works at Santa's Workshop in the Arctic. A calm, comfortable life. But all that changes in the blink of an eye when someone slips him secret documents that expose the truth about North Pole Manager Jack Frost and his mad quest for power. Billy knows he must put a stop to the villain's schemes. But it's not going to be easy with Frost's ruthless secret agents hot on his trail. Billy must hurry if he wants to rescue Christmas from disaster...
Since their mother's death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane. One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings together for a "research experiment" at the British Museum, where he hopes to set things right for his family. Instead, he unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives.Soon, Sadie and Carter discover that the gods of Egypt are waking, and the worst of them--Set has his sights on the Kanes. To stop him, the siblings embark on a dangerous journey across the globe -- a quest that brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.
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