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The story is narrated by the hero, Bupps, who is an amateur detective and professional lawyer. His sister Helen is in the throes of a painful and acrimonious divorce with her husband Jim who also happens to be Bupps' best friend. She is now involved in a torrid affair with a man called Frank Woods who, as Bupps discovers doesn't enjoy a very clean reputation. Woods is a war-profiteer, and his transactions have a seamy side. Things take a menacing...

What could be more relaxing than a refreshing holiday on the river with your two best friends and faithful canine companion, Montmorency? However, as J. discovers, there is more to life on the waves than meets the eye--including navigational challenges, culinary disasters, and heroic battles with swans, kettles, and tins of pineapple.

ages 18 months and up; Young children will be delighted to find Caillou on every page as they look for answers to simple questions by lifting flaps designed for little hands.

Caillou plays with all kinds of toys.

You can help Caillou find the missing things hiding under the flaps on each page.

Wolfe Boone, a horror novelist who put his town of Skary, Indiana on the map with his books, decides to stop writing and pursue love with the girl next door, a decision which prompts the inhabitants of Skary to take drastic measures.

Ladybug plays peek-a-boo with bugs and animals.

It appears that everyone in Skary, Indiana, is having an identity crisis of epic proportions--including the town itself.

There's a new evil in town and her son plays soccer.