An exploding Mardi Gras float has got to be the strangest murder weapon scrappy sleuth Carmela Bertrand has ever encountered in this latest Scrapbooking Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author. It's Mardi Gras in New Orleans and scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand is excited to be attending the Pluvius Parade along with her best friend Ava. Carmela's ex-husband Shamus rides by the duo on his float at the head of the parade, when suddenly...

Mrs. Merrie H. Claus's scrapbook shows her life with her husband, Santa Claus, and describes his many Christmas-related activities.

Twelve-year-old best friends Julie and Lydia are reunited after six months apart, but the news that their friend Sukie's mother has died after a long illness causes them to reevaluate their goals and focus on being supportive of the friends they already have.

Best friends Lydia and Julie, armed with the notebook in which they recorded lessons about the behavior and taste of popular girls at their elementary school, feel as ready as they will ever be to start middle school, but they face a crisis when Lydia's mom moves her family to London for six months, leaving the girls to face the challenges of middle school alone.