Most Popular Books by Robin Stevens

A new school year is starting at Deepdean, and everything points to it being... hellish. The new head teacher, Elizabeth Hurst, and her five prefects have imposed a reign of terror in the school corridors and are determined to make life miserable for the little ones, even during Bonfire Night. After the fireworks, they find Elizabeth lying on the grass. The older students think it''s an accident, but for Hazel and Daisy, something doesn''t add up. Can the Detective Club solve this new case now that their friendship seems to be on the rocks?

Hazel e Daisy arrivano a Hong Kong, la città natale di Hazel, per commemorare il nonno paterno, morto da poco. Qui Hazel ritrova le tradizioni legate alla sua infanzia e la meravigliosa sensazione di essere a casa. Ma qualcosa nella sua famiglia è cambiato: agli occhi di suo padre non è più lei la preferita e qualcun altro gode delle attenzioni che prima le erano riservate. Quando Hazel inizia a temere che nulla sarà più come un tempo, ecco avvenire un brutale omicidio e un rapimento che, cosa ancora peggiore, la vedono tra i principali sospettati. Per riabilitare il nome di Hazel, questa volta la società investigativa dovrà parlare cantonese e muoversi tra fascinose case del tè e temibili gang del crimine cinese. Un''indagine carica di tensione, una rivisitazione moderna dei temi che ispirarono uno dei gialli più famosi di Agatha Christie, Assassinio sull''Orient Express. Un racconto basato su: Il Caso dei Crimini del Fermaglio di Giada, indagine a cura della società investigativa Wells & Wong. Scritto da Hazel Wong (vicepresidente e segretaria), 14 anni. Iniziato lunedì 24 febbraio 1936.

What if a science fair scheme and your tablet suddenly gave you the power to bend time?

Discover the million-copy-bestselling and multi-award winning series with this ten-book-collection. Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are pupils at Deepdean School for Girls, best friends - and detectives. Or, at least, they would be, if they could find any interesting cases to solve. Then the body of their teacher, Miss Bell, is discovered in the school gym, and the girls must put their detective skills to the test at last . . . From a murder mystery in a London theatre to a mysterious death on the Orient Express, a dastardly kidnapping in Hong Kong to their most perilous case on the River Nile, Daisy and Hazel can crack any case. Includes: Murder Most Unladylike Arsenic For Tea First Class Murder Jolly Foul Play Mistletoe and Murder Death in the Spotlight A Spoonful of Murder Top Marks For Murder Death Sets Sail Cream Buns and Crime

''Robin Stevens is Agatha Christie for children'' - Katherine Rundell ‘It’s hard to know where to start. There’s so much to say – about the murders, and the codes, and the spy, that I’m getting tangled up in the story already...'' It''s December 1941, and almost Christmas, when a bomb falls on Deepdean School for Girls. May and Nuala are whisked away from the chaos and sent to stay with May''s big sister, Hazel Wong, who is working at Bletchley Park. Within seconds, they''re thrown straight into their most dangerous case yet. A codebreaker has been shot in what appears to be a tragic accident - until a suspicious and top-secret message is discovered in his pocket. Was he a spy, working for the other side? Was the message planted on him? Most importantly - was this murder? Worst of all, Daisy''s big brother, Bertie Wells, is being blamed. It’s up to May, Nuala and their friend Eric to prove Bertie''s innocence and solve the mystery. But Bletchley is a strange and secretive place, full of Britain''s most ingenious minds. They''ll need to watch, listen, and puzzle out the incredible, unthinkable truth... The thrilling brand-new mystery from the million-copy-bestselling author of Murder Most Unladylike. Praise for Robin Stevens: ''Absolutely thrilling'' Louie Stowell ''Superb'' Observer ''Funny, clever and warm . . . Such a delight'' Louise O''Neill ''Jolly gripping stuff'' The Times ''Spirited and fun . . . A must for young murder mystery fans'' Bookseller ''Triumphant . . . Deserves to be read for years to come'' Guardian

When Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong set up their very own secret detective agency at Deepdean School for Girls, they struggle to find any truly exciting mysteries. Little do they know that in the months that follow, mystery - and murder - will never be far away, and when Hazel discovers the Science Mistress, Miss Bell, lying dead in the Gym, the Detective Society is determined to get to the bottom of the crime. Then, soon afterwards, there''s the incident at Daisy''s family home, Fallingford, where a guest falls mysteriously, fatally ill. And when the summer hols come round, there''s a thrilling ride on the famous Orient Express - and the girls'' first locked-room murder case. Discover the first three books in this amazing series: Murder Most Unladylike Arsenic for Tea First Class Murder and follow Daisy and Hazel''s fantastic adventures.

In this second book of the Edge of Yesterday series, Charley Morton, girl inventor extraordinaire, is determined to hack time. When her model for a time machine accidentally ignites, Charley''s sent whirling back 500 years, coming face-to-face with her Renaissance idol, Leonardo da Vinci. It''s a perfect scenario for the Renaissance-girl wannabe. Until the news: Her mother is gravely ill. Charley must get home! Can she reverse-engineer time travel . . . and what future will she encounter if she succeeds?

Nouvelle affaire pour les détectives privées Daisy et Hazel ! Daisy fête son anniversaire avec la famille au grand complet dans sa maison de Fallingford. Mais l''ambiance est étrange : M Curtis, un invité surprise que tout le monde déteste, ne semble vraiment pas digne de confiance. Le thé est servi, M Curtis tombe gravement malade, empoisonné. Que s''est-il passé ? Difficile d''enquêter quand on imagine que tout le monde a une bonne raison d''être coupable...

Ted (12, ik-figuur) is bij zijn tante in New York. Als er een schilderij uit het Guggenheim museum wordt gestolen, gaat hij samen met zijn neef en zusje op zoek naar de dader. Vanaf ca. 10 jaar.

Prepared for units ECT333, ECT433 (Arts curriculum: teaching music) offered by the School of Education in Deakin University''s Open Campus Program.