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An update to the classic edition of We Are Mukwonago, chronicling the sports achievements of the 2018-19 school year.

Nate and Star return in the third book in the Phantom murder whodunit series. The small town of Mukwonago, site of two chilling murder sprees in recent months, celebrates a new year, hoping the horror is over. But less than two months in, another murder sends local police scrambling. Ninety-two-year-old Marge Stickney announces she has found a letter indicating the location of a million-dollar fortune in gold and silver coins, hidden for more than a century and a half. Thirteen minutes later, she is murdered in her kitchen, the letter--gone. As Officer Nate Janowsky and newspaper editor Star Calloway team up to try and unmask the killer, they discover the letter contains secrets of its own, and the killer is no closer to the location of the fortune than are the police. But the killings aren't done, and uncovering the truth is complicated by Star's mentorship of a naive, young reporter, a missing island, an ominous dream, the death of a close friend, and a murder that could not possibly have been committed in thirteen minutes--but was. Once again, the keys to Nate's and Star's success lie in the village's distant past. And the keys to their survival lie with each other.

In the third book in the Coins of the Dagda series, fourteen-year-old Dare McClaren and her friends attempt to find the final coin that will allow them to travel freely through time, rescue Dare's father, and defeat the evil Celtic deity, Breas. When they find themselves trapped aboard the Titanic, their race against the clock becomes a frightening and deadly one. Unless they succeed in their mission, they will be unable to escape the sinking ship and become a part of one of history's great human tragedies.

Twelve-year-old Harp McCardle inherits an extraordinary dress that can make her a champion Irish dancer, but her success may place the world in danger.

A coloring and activity book for Irish dancers and fans of Celtic dance.

The village of Mukwonago, Wisconsin is rocked when a man with no enemies is murdered, and then his wife commits suicide a week later. When the deaths are linked to a prophecy in a stolen, century-old journal, Police Officer Nate Janowsky and local editor Star Calloway join forces again to try and track down a killer who will stop at nothing to find a legendary treasure.

When twelve-year-old Kaylee O'Shay's parents announce that the family is selling the house and moving to a new community, her world crumbles. Not only does this mean losing her dearest friends, but she will also have to quit the Irish dance school she loves so dearly. As the clock ticks down her final year in Rosemary, Kaylee desperately works to earn her coveted solo dress before she must say goodbye to Traen Gaoth Academy and face a six-month competitive blackout.

Star Calloway, fired from her newspaper job in Madison for sacrificing her ethics to pursue a controversial story, resurrects the Chief newspaper in tiny Mukwonago, Wisconsin in hopes of a fresh start. However, she is plunged right back into turmoil when the paper begins receiving letters from a pseudonymous "Ho-ma-ba" who rails against the destruction of the village's rich heritage by development, and threatens terrible consequences if residents are unable to demonstrate their worthiness by decoding riddles that require a deep understanding of local history. When the riddles go unsolved, the murders begin, recreating gruesome scenes from village folklore and legend. As fear grips the community, Star teams with local police officer Nate Janowsky to try and determine the identity of the phantom killer and stop the spree.

The final book in the Kaylee O'Shay series, Isle of Green Fire follow's Kaylee's desperate attempt to recover from a devastating accident and qualify for the world championships of Irish dance before her window of opportunity closes forever with her high school graduation. In the process, dark and unexpected secrets are finally revealed--secrets that will change the lives of Kaylee, her family and her friends forever.

Fourteen-year-old Kaylee O'Shay is chosen to dance in the team competition at the Midwest Championships of Irish Dance known as the Oireachtas. When she gets her first real job at a horse farm at almost the same time, she can hardly believe her luck. As the big competition nears, Kaylee discovers that she does not have enough time to care for the horses and properly prepare for the dance championships. Something has got to give--but she cannot bear the thought of either letting down her teammates or giving up the beautiful horses she has come to love.

We Are Mukwonago, the definitive sports history of Mukwonago High School, has been updated to include achievements during the most recent school year! Not only does it capture all the humor, the surprises, and the amazing accomplishments of more than a century of prep sports, now it also includes 2018-19 big moments including the girls volleyball conference title, the football team's return to the state playoffs, the wrestling team's journey to the state finals match, the girls basketball team's 23-game win streak during their run to state, the boys track conference title, the girls track regional title, the boys golf trip to state, and the boys tennis first-ever appearance at team state.

Nan McBride, the fourteen-year-old daughter of the President of the United States, is livid. Nan loves Irish dance and is good at it. In fact, she has qualified for the national championships held right in Washington, D.C. on July 4. But President McBride has forbidden Nan's participation, suggesting that she would be a security risk, a perfect target for terrorists. Nan, however, is determined to fulfill her dream of dancing at nationals, and schemes with her brother Tyler to find a way past the complex array of Secret Service agents and electronic monitors that make up the security system. Nan's mission is simple: Escape from the White House.

Fifteen-year-old Kaylee O'Shay survives a horrific accident, but is left with injuries so severe, that she may never dance again. She begins the process of rebuilding her life through tedious rehab, a life that may no longer include the thing she loves most. As Kaylee struggles to recover, she and best friend Jackie become enmeshed in a mystery over a secret letter belonging to Kaylee's mother, a letter that Kaylee hopes will lead her to the one person who can help her return to competitive dance. However, the mystery holds more secrets and heartache than Kaylee can imagine.

Kaylee O'Shay has always wanted to dance in Ireland. When her Aunt Kat offers to take the family on a trip to the Emerald Isle, it seems like a dream come true. However, the dream turns to a nightmare when Kaylee learns the reason behind Aunt Kat's generosity.

After Seth Kerrighan's father dies, his mother moves the family to Paavo, Wisconsin, where Seth homes to quarterback the powerful high school football team. But going from new kid to starting quarterback is no easy task, especially when Seth;s teammates discover that he is also a dancer.

Ten-year-old Kaylee O'Shay's father wants her to be a soccer star, just like he was. However, Kaylee joins an Irish dance group and throws the family into disarray. When she finds herself torn between two things she loves, Kaylee realizes that making decisions about activities, friends, and school can be difficult. And no matter what she decides, she will hurt someone she loves.

In this second book in the Coins of the Dagda series, fourteen-year-old Dare McClaren is transported to 1858 Maryland where she must save her friends from a flooding underground tunnel, attempt to rescue a young girl who is sold into slavery, and navigate the drama of the Underground Railroad--all while battling an evil Celtic deity who hopes to bring the gears of time to a halt.

The Book of Invasions is a globe-spanning adventure, a romp through history and mythology, a grudging love story, and an all-in battle against an evil hidden in plain sight. The world is stunned by the inexplicable murder of a dozen climate scientists at a remote research station in Greenland. When twenty-six-year-old Ricky Crowe, sister of a slain researcher, unexpectedly comes into possession of a parchment map found in Greenland's 5,000-year-old ice, she attempts to set aside the demons of her own grief and alcoholism-and a terrifying past that has left her with an eight-inch facial scar-in order to determine whether the map holds a key to her sister's fate. Bringing it to experts at the foundation that funded her sister's research, she sets in motion a race with her new allies to unravel puzzles hidden in tombs in Egypt and Ireland, and in an obscure book of Celtic myth-The Book of Invasions-before the secrets are lost to the ruthless cult that has searched relentlessly for the world-changing evil the map promises since before the pyramids were built.