While continuing the quest for her true identity, Heart and the unicorns once again join forces with the gypsies and Heart is taught to read so that she may one day unravel the secrets of Lord Dunraven's book.

"Todd's ears are so clogged up he can't hear, but he doesn't want to miss school. His teacher, the ex-spy Mr. Merlin, is sure to have secret codes for the class to figure out and a new mystery for them to solve ..."

When her dog Rover is accused of tearing up Mrs. Ruston's tomato plants, Noelle investigates with her friend Todd and finds long yellow hairs that may point to the real culprit. Hair, hair, everywhere, someone's been digging up Mrs. Ruston's tomatoes. She thinks it's Noelle's dog, Rover, and unless Noelle can find the real thief, Rover's in big trouble. It's the hairiest case yet for Mr. Merlin's Third-Grade Detectives. Hair in Mrs. Ruston's tomato...

Charlie would rather stay in Massachusetts with Grandpa than move to Kansas and be a pioneer.

It's up to Fletcher the dog and his friend Rocky, a raccoon, to find out why a cool ghoul is haunting the lodge.

"A case that's tougher to crack than an oyster shell."

With his unicorn characteristics disguised beneath the beautiful armor created by Joseph Lequire, Moonsilver accompanies Heart on the journey to the place where Lord Irmaedith's men have taken the gypsies.

Nancy and her friends try to prove their teacher, Ms. Zagon, is not an alien from outerspace.