Suzanne Toren

"Quirky, tool-wielding Alice Cannoli-Potchnik begins to repair the dilapidated mansion next door--only to discover the old house is home to ghosts, and they need mending, too"--

Each time the doorbell rings, there are more people who have come to share Ma's wonderful cookies.

"When a child goes missing from the Orphan House in the town of Stone-in-the-Glen, the mayor suggests the kindly Ogress is responsible, but the orphans do not believe that and try to make their deluded neighbors see the real villain among them"--Title verso page.

When Henry has a snack, his puppy Mudge wants one too.

Henry, his dog Mudge, and his father enter a snowman building contest at the local park and win third place.

When his puppy Mudge gets dirty, Henry has some trouble giving him a bath.

When Henry and his big dog Mudge see a spy kit for sale, they know right away that it's time to break open the piggy bank. With their spy hat and magnifying glass and secret code card, Henry and Mudge can flirt with danger, steal secrets, and start cracking codes. On their first spy mission, Henry tells Mudge to try not to look suspicious. Mudge rolls in the mud and chews on an old shoe, so no one will ever think he's a spy. But then Henry finds a...

Describes what life was like, especially for children, in coal mines and mining towns in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.