New Releases by Jane Langton

Murders start happening when some old letters surface suggesting that the famous trancendentalists (Thoreau, Emerson, and the Alcotts) may have done more than just think about things.

"There are frogs in the pond at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. A balloon has been tied to one of the sculptures in the small museum''s hallowed halls. And, worst of all, someone has moved paintings while no one was looking. At most museums these pranks would be an annoyance, but at the Gardner--whose founder stipulated that the museum be disbanded if the original collection is ever disturbed--they could spell disaster. The Gardner''s board hires Harvard professor and former police lieutenant Homer Kelly to investigate the mischief. Hardly an art lover, Kelly has trouble taking the threat seriously at first. But when a museum patron is found dead after catching the prankster in the act, Homer springs into action. He may know nothing about art, but murder is something he understands all too well."--Amazon.com

Georgie''s fondest hope, to be able to fly, is fleetingly fulfilled when she is befriended by a Canada goose.

A young woman discovers a new world of experiences and fascinating friends during her first semester at college.

Convinced, through a series of coincidences, that she is the future Queen of England, a young girl decides to use her royal connections to help her family through the Depression.

Eddy and Eleanor discover a secret attic room in their extraordinary house.

A young girl persists in being a tomboy despite the disapproval of her parents and classmates.

When Eddy Hall receives five cards for his stereoscope, he and his sister, Eleanor, can''t wait to see what exotic places they reveal maybe Stonehenge, or a centuries-old European cathedral. But instead, when they look through the stereoscope, Eddy and Eleanor see some very strange things. An odd-looking rope hangs from the sky down into every picture. A marmalade coloured cat that looks suspiciously like Herm, the family cat, also appears. And one picture looks like the front hall of their very own house! The images seem to be almost real, not just three-dimensional illusions. All it will take is one little tug on that rope to find out for sure ....

Convinced, through a series of coincidences, that she is the future Queen of England, a young girl decides to use her royal connections to help her family through the Depression.