Mimi and Papa speed away to London, England in their little red and white airplane, The Mystery Girl. Tagging along are grandchildren Christina, 10, and Grant, 7. Mimi, a children's mystery book writer, has an appointment with the Queen! Papa is headed for the Rosetta Stone. The kids are supposed to go to the Tower of London and "behave themselves." But, uh-oh, Grant spots a big problem with Big Ben...and he and his sister, along with their two new best friends, George and Maggie, take a whirlwind tour from the top of the Eye, up the Thames River, down into a dungeon, and more -- in search of clues to solve The Mystery of Big Ben!

This mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, Built-In Book Club and activities. This book includes a map, inline glossary definitions, and lots more! This Carole Marsh Mystery also has an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, a Fountas & Pinnell guided reading level and a Developmental Reading Assessment.

**LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more! Places: The Ritz Hotel • Big Ben (where Clue #1 is found) • Eye in the Sky Ferris wheel • The British Museum (where clue #2 is found) • Harrods department store • Tower of London • St. Pauls Cathedral • Cleopatras Needle • Globe Theater • 221b Baker Street (fictional home of Sherlock Holmes) • Madame Tussauds Wax Museum • Buckingham Palace • Heathrow Airport • Paris, France • London Bridge • Tower Bridge • Piccadilly Circus • Times Square (New York), USA • London Underground • Thames River • Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA • Savannah, Georgia • Washington, D.C., USA

Educational Items: The plays and productions of William Shakespeare • Rosetta Stone • History of St. Pauls Cathedral • History of the Tower of London • History of the Globe Theater • Eros (mythology) • Big Ben • Elgin Marbles • London Bridge • Crown Jewels • Bubonic Plague • Statue of Liberty • Changing of the Guard

People: Sherlock Holmes • Lindow Man • Jack the Ripper • Blackbeard the Pirate • Sir Walter Raleigh**