Barbara Johansen Newman

When Sally's entry in the Best Pie Contest goes missing, young Detective Jeffrey Bones looks for clues.

Detective Jeffrey Bones finds he does not need fancy equipment to solve the school-lunch mystery of Not Me Amy's missing cupcake.

In his latest case, young Jeffrey Bones tries to discover the whereabouts of his grandfather's missing birthday present.

Fourth-graders Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey combine their detective and scientific investigation skills to solve a variety of cases involving a noisy garbage can, endangered frogs, a stuck truck, and a mysterious love letter. Includes a section of scientific experiments and activities.

Fourth-graders Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey combine their detective and scientific investigation skills to solve cases involving a crooked carnival barker, a mysterious ghost, an alien plant species invading wildlife habitats, and a wobbly bridge.

Farmer Max's animals decide to put on a Purim play, directed by Chicken.

Fifth-grade sleuths and science experts Drake and Nell solve four challenging cases involving a werewolf at a campsite, a faked tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, a talking oven, and a polluted stream full of dead fish.

Young Detective Jeffrey Bones begins gathering clues when Mr. Green asks for his help finding the school bus he lost while shopping at the mall.

Inspired by Clement Moore's Christmas poem, this verse tells the story of a boy's lost tooth.