Emma and the gang are back in their next adventure at Dinswood Academy and must search for a group of missing statues to solve an age-old legend.While digging the foundation for Dinswood Academy's new gymnasium, a missing sculpture is discovered. Convinced the statue is really part of the missing mortals thought to be lost in 1712, Lord Dinswood assigns Emma and her friends the task of finding them.But what begins as a fun adventure quickly turns into a desperate search when they receive a threatening note: find the Missing Mortals or someone will die!Will Emma and her friends find the statues in time?

Just because the gang's away on summer vacation, doesn't mean the mystery solving stops...It's the end of Emma's sophomore year at Dinswood Academy, and that means only one thing: summer vacation! "Glamping" sounds exciting and Emma can't wait to join Martha and Sebastian's families at a local campground, especially when she learns that Doug will be joining them.When Emma and the gang hear about a local legend, they are intrigued. According to the story, a family mysteriously disappeared twelve years ago and rumor has it that the abandoned house is haunted. When the teens learn that Hampton House is near their campsite, they decide to investigate—unaware that danger lies ahead.Join Emma and the gang as they search for answers, racing against time itself. If you enjoy The Crime-Solving Cousins Mysteries, Nancy Drew, or The Goonies, then you (or the readers aged ten to fourteen in your life) are sure to love the exciting action-adventure mystery series The Dinswood...

Emma's excitement for freshman year quickly wanes when she discovers Doug has a new girlfriend. Although heartbroken, she's determined to throw herself into school activities, and she decides to go out for cheerleading. When she begins to witness strange encounters and glimpses what appears to be a phantom on the castle's east tower, Emma's investigative skills are put to the test and sparks a secret adventure through the academy's underground caverns. When an unforeseen danger threatens to undo all that she's accomplished, Emma must gather her courage and do the right thing. But what will it cost? And will she and Doug ever be the same again?

Twelve-year-old Emma Higsby quickly falls in love with her new home, the beautiful but financially troubled Dinswood Academy. When she discovers a riddle of buried treasure, Emma and her new friends must solve the clues and claim the prize before their beloved school must close its doors forever.