Lamar Public Library

The school year is over and Mandie is coming home for the summer. Ever since Mandie's mothe told her she was going to have a baby, the thought of having to share her mother with a brother or sister has caused problems.

When she and her grandmother return to Franklin, North Carolina, for a Christmas visit, thirteen-year-old Mandie worries about how all the guests will get along with each other and wonders about the appearance of a mysterious package addressed to her.

While traveling in Europe with her grandmother, Mandie is told suddenly that they are returning home. Who are the strangers she finds in her home and why are they there?

Mandie goes to visit Joe Woodard in Swain County, North Carolina, where she and her father used to live. When Mandie and Joe visit the old cabin where Mandie lived, they find that someone is hiding out there.

Mandie and Celia try to trace the descendants of the rightful owners of the pirate treasure they find in the schoolhouse basement.

A collection of bestselling Mandie books 1-5 brings readers—new and old alike—back to where it started; over 6 million sold in the series. Ages 8-13.