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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Debatable deaths Debatable deaths Gary L. Blackwood "Explores the mystery surrounding the deaths of various historical figures: Tutkankhamen, the English Princes in the Tower, Christopher Marlowe, Mozart, Meriwether Lewis, and Amelia Earhart"--Provide… OL121023W
Perplexing people Perplexing people Gary L. Blackwood "Discusses the mysteries surrounding history's most perplexing people"--Provided by publisher. OL121027W
Second sight Second sight Gary L. Blackwood In Washington, D.C., during the last days of the Civil War, a teenage boy who performs in a mind reading act befriends a clairvoyant girl whose frightening visions foreshadow an assassination plot. OL121028W
The year of the hangman The year of the hangman Gary L. Blackwood Well I haven't read it and I need it for history so if you can take off Daisy protection that would be great OL121031W
The Shakespeare stealer The Shakespeare stealer Gary L. Blackwood Widge is an orphan with a rare talent for shorthand. His fearsome master has just one demand: steal Shakespeare's play "Hamlet"--or else. Widge has no choice but to follow orders, so he works his way… OL121032W
Around the world in 100 days Around the world in 100 days Gary L. Blackwood When seventeen-year-old Harry Fogg undertakes a race against time to win a wager with a member of his famous father's club, he puts to good use the recklessness and fascination with all things mechan… OL15057798W
Beyond the door Beyond the door Gary L. Blackwood Teenagers Scott and Tully find an unused study room in the library which is actually a doorway into an alternate world, where an outcast is pursuing dangerous experiments to increase his control over… OL15057801W
Fateful forebodings Fateful forebodings Gary L. Blackwood Describes some of the ways humans have tried to foretell the future throughout history and discusses specific instances of such prophecies. OL15057804W
Life in a medieval castle Life in a medieval castle Gary L. Blackwood Describes the history, purpose, and construction of medieval castles and the life of their various inhabitants. OL15057809W
Moonshine Moonshine Gary L. Blackwood During the Depression, in the Ozarks of Missouri, thirteen-year-old Thad has adventures selling moonshine and fishing with a rich visitor. OL15057813W
Mysterious messages Mysterious messages Gary L. Blackwood History's amazing secrets and codes—and how to crack them yourself.This fascinating look at history's most mysterious messages is packed with puzzles to decode and ciphers that kids can use themselve… OL15057814W
Paranormal powers Paranormal powers Gary L. Blackwood Discusses ESP, enhanced perception, psychokinesis, and other paranormal phenomena, as well as the work of psychic detectives and water witches. OL15057816W
Shakespeare's spy Shakespeare's spy Gary L. Blackwood The winter of 1602 brings many changes for Widge, a young apprentice at London's Globe Theatre, as he becomes infatuated with Shakespeare's daughter Judith, attempts to write a play, learns more abou… OL15057819W
Spooky spectres Spooky spectres Gary L. Blackwood Presents true-life accounts of ghosts in such categories as "Short-lived Spectres," "Persistent Phantasms," and "Homemade Spooks." OL15057820W
Wild Timothy Wild Timothy Gary L. Blackwood Thirteen-year-old Timothy, more interested in reading than in physical activity, reluctantly accompanies his enthusiastic father on a camping trip and, when he accidentally becomes lost in the woods,… OL17739717W