Holly Webb

Junior sleuth Maisie Hitchins, who lives in her grandmother's boarding house in Victorian London, uncovers an intriguing plot involving stolen sausages, pilfered halfpennies, and a fast-paced bicycle chase.

A mask of unimaginable power is stolen from the royal palace, perhaps by dark magicians, and the race to stop the thieves takes Rose to the mysterious city of Venice, where nothing is quite what it seems.

"Maddie loves her beautiful new tortoiseshell kitten, Cookie. She spends all her time with the kitten and can't wait until Cookie is old enough to go out in the yard. Before long, Cookie is able to venture outside. She loves being in the yard, but there are two neighborhood cats that are always trying to chase her away. Soon, Cookie is too scared to go out and spends most of her time hiding under Maddie's bed. Can Maddie find a way to help Cookie...

"Junior sleuth Maisie Hitchins, who lives in her grandmother's boarding house in Victorian London, investigates the theft of a rare and valuable tribal mask from the Amazonian rainforest." --

While others at St. Bridget's Home for Abandoned Girls dream of adoption, Rose wants only a job and independence until she is hired as maid to Mr. Fountain, an alchemist, and realizes that she, like his grand residence, is filled with magic.

"Jasmine is thrilled when her neighbors ask her to cat-sit while they go away for Christmas. Now she'll be able to spend her entire vacation with their beautiful cat named Star. Star loves playing with Jasmine, and soon the pair are inseparable. But what Jasmine doesn't know is that Star has a secret. Although it is cold and dark outside, the time has come for Star to leave Jasmine and her warm, safe home and find a place to hide. But where should...

Lucy is unhappy about having to move and leave all her friends behind. Her parents hope that a cat will help her to settle in, so they surprise her with Sky--a gorgeous Siamese kitten. --Cover.

How would you know if you were special?

Mr. Fountain's grand mansion is a world away from the dark orphanage Rose had left behind. The gleaming, golden house is practically overflowing with sparkling magic—she can feel it. And though Rose had always wanted to be an ordinary girl with an ordinary life, she realizes she may possess a little bit of magic herself.

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As she turned it, the door creaked a little and opened inwards... The only friend Emmie Hatton has ever had at the Craven Home for Orphaned Children is Lucy, the little black kitten that visits her on the fire escape every day. But when the children of Craven Home are evacuated out of London because of the war, heartbroken Emmie is forced to leave sweet Lucy behind. The children are sent to Misselthwaite Manor, a countryside mansion full of countless...

"What has four legs, a French accent, and fantastic magical powers? A dachshund named Sophie! She and her human, Lottie, live in a very special pet shop - one where magic springs from every corner and the animals have a lot to say. When Lottie starts a new school, the magic needs to be kept under wraps. She soon finds, however, that a shop full of talking animals can't stay quiet for long"--Cover (p. [4]).