Helen Plum Library

A fire destroys a New York City rare bookstore-and reveals clues to a treasure worth killing for. . . . A disgraced scholar is found tortured to death. . . . And those pursuing the most valuable literary find in history are about to cross from the harmless mundane into inescapable nightmare. From the acclaimed, bestselling author of Tropic of Night comes a breathtaking thriller that twists, shocks, and surprises at every turn as it crisscrosses centuries,...

Tacky the penguin and his friends perform a play for the little penguins in Mrs. Beakly's class, but with Tacky in the lead role, things do not go exactly as planned

"Hailey Twitch has a secret. She has a friend named Maybelle--a sprite no one else can see. Hailey's class is performing a play that is fun, fun, fun! Hailey wants to the star. But when a substitute teacher takes over the class, he makes the play BORING! Hailey needs Maybelle's help. But Maybelle still doesn't have her magic back."--P. [4] of cover

The Aldens become involved in a community theater production of "The Wizard of Oz," which is systematically and mysteriously being sabotaged

"Red Riding Hood is thrilled to try out for the school play. Acting is her dream, and she's great at it--too bad she has stage fright! After a grimmiserable audition, Red decides to focus on helping her friends Cinda, Snow, and Rapunzel save Grimm Academy from the E.V.I.L. Society. But when Red gets lost in Neverwood forest and runs into Wolfgang, who might be part of E.V.I.L., she needs her magic basket and a grimmazingly dramatic performance to...

Charlie has a little sister, Lola. Lola has the hiccups. They just won't go away. But Lola and Lotta have to perform at the school concert. Lola says, "How am I going to sing my song if I'm hiccuping all the time?" And Charlie says, "Hmm ... I've got an idea!"

When she wins the lead role in a school play, second-grader Ellie neglects her friends in the Critter Club and their new animal shelter

"Everyone in Miss Domino's class is excited about the school play and its lead role, the super-sparkly butterfly. Birdie knows she'd be perfect for the part, unfortunately, she's not the only one who feels that way. Eight other classmates also want the starring role. And even worse, one of them is Anya! And doesn't Anya always seem to get her way?

When three college professors lose their jobs, they decide to go into the freelance "paranormal investigation and elimination" business. When their first client discovers her refrigerator has become a portal into the spiritual dimension, our heroes come face to face with an ancient evil force with plans to raise hell in Manhattan. When ghosts go on a rampage, only these men can save the world. Soon every spook in the city is loose and our heroes face...