Dragons in the Waters -- Madeleine L'Engle

<p><b>The follow-up to <i>The Arm of the Starfish</i> has Simon and the O'Keefes trying to find a stolen painting and a murderer, all while trapped aboard a ship.</b> <p/>Thirteen-year-old Simon Renier has no idea when he boards the M.S. Orion with his cousin Forsyth Phair that their journey to Venezuela will be a dangerous one. His original plan--to return a family heirloom, a portrait of Simon Bolivar, to its rightful place--is sidetracked when cousin Forsyth is found murdered. When the portrait is stolen, all passengers and crew are suspects. Simon's newfound friends, Poly and Charles O'Keefe, and their scientist father help Simon try to find his painting, and his cousin's murderer. But will they succeed before they land? Or will the murderer and thief escape into the jungles of Venezuela? <p/>"On board the freighter Orion sailing for Venezuela are Polly, Charles, and their scientist father, Dr. O'Keefe, along with Simon Renier and his uncle Forsyth Phair, an assortment of intriguing travelers, and a small crew." ?<i>Booklist, </i><b>starred review</b> <p/><b>Books by Madeleine L'Engle<br></b><br><b>A Wrinkle in Time Quintet<br></b><i>A Wrinkle in Time<br>A Wind in the Door<br>A Swiftly Tilting Planet<br>Many Waters<br>An Acceptable Time</i> <p/><i>A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel</i> by Madeleine L'Engle; adapted & illustrated by Hope Larson <p/><i>Intergalactic P.S. 3</i> by Madeleine L'Engle; illustrated by Hope Larson: A standalone story set in the world of <i>A W