antiquities

Lu Wonder, a bright, curious girl who hopes to be a scientist, sets out from her Kansas home in 1855 with her best friend Eustace, a slave, on a journey to Antarctica to protect a mysterious artifact and hide it from the man responsible for her father's death.

..." the Aldens have been recruited by a secret society to return lost artifacts and treasures to their rightful locations--all around the world! The final leg of the Aldens' journey brings them to South America and to the Salt Flats in northern Argentina. But when they hit a dead end, they realize someone has tricked them in order to delay their plans! Returning to Buenos Aires, the Aldens connect with the Silvertons and are able to get back on track. But it is clear their rivals are closer than ever. The Aldens' final artifact is their most delicate yet--a rare orange orchid they must return to Machu Picchu in Peru. With the stakes higher than ever, the Aldens make a shocking discovery about the Silvertons and the Argents. Will the Boxcar Children be able to use what they've learned to return the final Reddimus artifact intact?"--OCLC.

An introduction to the life and family of King Tutankhamen, an Egyptian pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty.

"After a late night break-in at the British Museum, nine-year-old investigator Lottie and her friends discover a clue on the Rosetta Stone that may lead them to the legendary Trident of Neptune"--Provided by publisher.

"In 1928, nine-year-old investigator Lottie must find the lost Eagle of Rome and return it to the British Museum before the famous treasure hunter, Lady Viola, finds it and sells the relic to the highest bidder"--Provided by publisher.

After solving riddles from the secretive Reddimus Society to figure out their destination, the four Alden siblings fly to China, where they deliver an artifact at the Great Wall, but when they are next rushed to an elephant sanctuary in Thailand, the Aldens suspect they have been tricked and take extra precautions against their enemies.

Flynn Carsen and his team of librarians travel to Las Vegas to investigate a man with improbable luck, until a previously unknown artifact emerges, which threatens the entire group.

Twelve-year-old Aru stretches the truth to fit in at her private school, but when she is dared to prove an ancient lamp is cursed, she inadvertently frees an ancient demon.

Kadija is the music-loving daughter of a guardian of the library in the ancient city of Timbuktu, Ali is a former shepherd boy, trained by Islamist militants--and both are caught up in the war in Mali and on opposite sides of the stuggle to save the sacred Sufi manuscripts that the militants want to destroy.

Alfred Kropp faces an unknown enemy that is causing him to question who he can trust and whether or not he will escape this latest adventure with his life.