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Pippa Parvin and the Mystery of the Vanished Matchbox Car

Louisa and Sissy are the best of friends. Or… they were… Now Sissy won’t so much as look at Louisa and Louisa has no idea why.

It’s another mystery for you and your cousin, Pippa, to solve. Will you interview Sissy’s brother or will you snoop around her back garden to spy on her? You decide what order to collect the clues, and once you have them all, see if you can solve the mystery before Pippa does!

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Merfriends: Water Safety on the Lake

“Atlantis calling; can you hear us?”

You’re headed to the lake for a day of fun on the water, and your Merfriends are coming along. Bea and Lia want to help you enjoy your first lakeside adventure, but disaster strikes the moment you arrive.

You’ll have to make a lot of decisions to keep yourself safe, and your Merfriends are there to help. If you make an unsafe decision, they will rescue you. If you make a safe decision, they will award you a starfish.

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**This book teaches the water safety guidelines set by the American Red Cross and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution**

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Mage Academy: Trial of the Fire Mage

Reyna thought her mage trial would be a simple test, but there’s a forest fire raging and the Mage Academy needs her to put it out. You are her dragonlet familiar, and she needs your help. Will you tell her to get other student mages to join in, or have her take on the fire alone?

The proctors have a time portal and will have you do four versions of this test. Why? Because that is how you learn, by trying different things. The fire is Reyna’s test. YOUR test is to learn all the ways she can pass, and how she might fail. That is how you can be a good guide to Reyna, and more importantly, to yourself. Because life can be like a test that you take over and over. What matters isn’t how quickly you pass, but how well you learn.

Come face the flames with Reyna; she can’t do this without you!

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Mage Academy: Trial of the Earth Mage

A student mage who loves to be the center of attention stands in an empty field for his first trial. To pass, he must find a way to feed the nearby village. This is Mikkel, and you are his dragonlet familiar. He can’t do this without you.

Should he go to the library to study spells, or try to bargain with other earth mages to fill the field with crops? Should he try to cast his own spell, or should he talk to the villagers? You will help him decide, and then once he has decided, you must figure out what he needs. Because this is a story about being a good friend and helper, both to others, and to the most important friend you will ever have: yourself.

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Pippa Parvin and the Mystery of the Stolen Family Jewels

When your classmate, Louisa, arrives at school in tears, you hope there’s a way to make her smile again. Someone stole a pendant worn by her great-grandmother, and the clues are utterly baffling: a damaged chain, an out of place sock, and no sign of the pendant anywhere.

But with you and Pippa on the case, Louisa has high hopes. Do you think you can find her family’s missing jewel? See if you can solve the mystery before Pippa does!

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Merfriends: Water Safety at the Swimming Pool

“Atlantis calling; can you hear us?”

Your Merfriends are back, and this time it’s Coi and Lia coming with you to the swimming pool. There are plenty of things they can teach you about water safety there. Along the way, you’ll need to make choices and when you make the safe choice, you’ll win a starfish.

But there’s little danger with the Merfriends around. Even if you make a big mistake, they have the technology to make sure you are all right. They just want you to learn.

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**This book teaches the water safety guidelines set by the American Red Cross and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution**

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Pippa Parvin and the Mystery of the Missing Quill Pen

When a priceless artifact disappears, a play-date becomes an investigation. You and Pippa are at your friend, Robert’s, manor house when his family discovers that an antique quill pen is missing. Robert’s great-great-great grandfather cut the quill himself and presented it to your great-great-great grandfather, his loyal game warden. You, Pippa, and Robert are all heartbroken at its loss.

But Pippa’s on the case, and she needs your help. Will you question witnesses first, or try to decipher a cryptic piece of paper left in the quill’s place? Pippa will follow your lead. See if you can crack the case before Pippa does!

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Mage Academy: The Dragonlets

You need three things to be a mage: Magical talent (which everyone accepted to the Mage Academy has), training (which is what you go to the Mage Academy for), and a dragonlet to sit on your shoulder and guide you.

It’s near hatching time and the newest class of mages has arrived at the Academy. As always, YOU decide where the story goes from there. Will you follow the class to the crowded marketplace for a public hatching, or will you instead go to the quiet atrium in the library? Will you follow the student with strong emotions and a fear of crowds, or the nonstop talker who loves to meet new people?

Meet the mages and learn their powers. The first class of Mage Academy is in session!

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Pippa Parvin and the Mystery of the Missing Corgi

Can you solve the mystery before Pippa does?

Kiran’s corgi puppy has gone missing in the woods and Kiran is beside himself with worry. There was a nasty rainstorm last night and the poor little thing is out there alone. This is a case you and Pippa know how to solve.

Or is it a set-up? Pippa’s good at making friends, but she also has enemies, and she fears someone is out to learn her secret. Can you find the puppy in the woods? Or should you stop the search before someone catches on to the fact that neither you nor your cousin are quite what you seem?

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Mage Academy: The Dragonlets

You need three things to be a mage: Magical talent (which everyone accepted to the Mage Academy has), training (which is what you go to the Mage Academy for), and a dragonlet to sit on your shoulder and guide you.

It’s near hatching time and the newest class of mages has arrived at the Academy. As always, YOU decide where the story goes from there. Will you follow the class to the crowded marketplace for a public hatching, or will you instead go to the quiet atrium in the library? Will you follow the student with strong emotions and a fear of crowds, or the nonstop talker who loves to meet new people?

Meet the mages and learn their powers. The first class of Mage Academy is in session!

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