Elise Broach Reihenfolge der Bücher

A musically gifted bird, a piano-playing boy, and a real-life mystery involving three artistic geniuses.

Book 4 in the Masterpiece Adventures chapter book series featuring Marvin the beetle and his best friend, James. James’s father, Karl, and Christina, his friend from the museum, are getting married! James is the ring bearer and he is excited but also nervous. He loves Christina yet he is worried about losing his dad to a different family and a different life. And what if, at the wedding, James drops the ring? His beetle best friend Marvin promises to help him, but Marvin ends up with an even more critical job when something goes wrong. Will the whole wedding be ruined? Not if Marvin and James and Elaine can help it. This young chapter book for emergent readers captures the miniature world and friendship of Marvin the beetle and James. Complete with charming illustrations on every page by Kelly Murphy. Christy Ottaviano Books

Little Bulldozer struggles to fall asleep in this sweet and clever bedtime picture book by a New York Times bestselling author.

Dr. Seuss's What Pet Should I Get? meets Peter Brown's Children Make Terrible Pets in this warm hearted picture book by a New York Times bestselling author.

A middle grade mystery adventure set on the grounds of a zoo and Yosemite National Park from New York Times bestselling author Elise Broach.

Joining his family to collect discarded things that they can put to use, little Marvin the beetle enlists James' help to save an injured Uncle Albert. -- provided by publisher

In this Masterpiece Adventure, the first in a companion series for younger readers from bestselling author Elise Broach, James is going on vacation for a week. His best friend, Marvin the beetle, has to stay at home. Without James to keep him company, Marvin has to play with his annoying cousin, Elaine. Marvin and Elaine quickly find themselves getting into all sorts of trouble―even getting trapped inside a pencil sharpener! Marvin misses James and starts to worry about their friendship. Will James still be Marvin's friend when he gets home or will James have found a new best friend?The Miniature World of Marvin and James by Elise Broach, with illustrations by Kelly Murphy, is the first in a series of chapter books set in the world of the acclaimed middle-grade novel Masterpiece.A Christy Ottaviano Book

In the third and final book in this action-packed trilogy, the Barker brothers and their good friend Delilah secretly climb up to Superstition Mountain one last time. There are still mysteries to solve—is the creepy librarian really the ghost of Julia Thomas from a century before? What was their uncle Hank's role in discovering the gold mine? Can they still get into the gold mine after the avalanche that nearly crushed them? Does their cat, Josie, have mysterious powers? And, most of all, who is trying to kill them? Elise Broach delivers a page-turning finale to this top-drawer adventure trilogy. A Christy Ottaviano Book

Nachdem die Barker Boys und Delilah nur knapp dem Tod entkommen sind, tauchen immer mehr Rätsel auf. Der Erdrutsch im Canyon kann kein Zufall gewesen sein. Da sind sich alle einig. Aber wer steckt dahinter? Ein geheimer Brief an Henry liefert den entscheidenden Hinweis. Denn er enthält nicht nur den letzten Willen von Onkel Hank, die Kinder erfahren auch von einem uralten Fluch: Jeder, der das Gold des Berges stiehlt, ist zum Tode verdammt. Ein letztes Mal machen sich die vier Freunde auf den Weg zum geheimen Canyon. Doch ein Gewitter zieht auf und es beginnt ein Wettlauf mit der Zeit.

Für die Barker Boys und Delilah steht fest: Auf dem Superstition Mountain geht es nicht mit rechten Dingen zu. Wohin führt die alte Landkarte, die sie im geheimen Canyon gefunden haben? Gibt es auf dem Berg vielleicht wirklich eine verschollene Goldmine? Und warum will jemand mit allen Mitteln verhindern, dass sie weitere Nachforschungen anstellen? Als alle Spuren in die verlassene Goldgräberstadt führen, machen sich die Barker Boys auf den Weg, um das Geheimnis zu lüften ...