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The Game Of Sunken Places

M T Anderson - Scholastic Press
Format: Print book

From the best-selling, award-winning author of FEED comes a fantastic, fun, and funny middle-grade adventure starring two of the most disarmingly deadpan boys you'll ever meetWhen Brian and Gregory receive an invitation to stay at a distant relative's strange manse . . . well,...
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The Bullet Catch: Murder by Misadventure

Amy Axelrod - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

This spellbinding novel chronicles the coming-of-age of a resourceful young man who must refashion his destiny amid murder and misadventure in the golden age of magic.When the orphanage he called home burns to the ground, 14-year-old Leo and his three friends turn to larceny to survive....
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Finding Mighty

Sheela Chari - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

Along the train lines north of New York City, twelve-year-old neighbors Myla and Peter search for the link between Myla's necklace and the disappearance of Peter's brother, Randall. Thrown into a world of parkour, graffiti, and diamond-smuggling, Myla and Peter encounter a band of thugs...
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Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery (Final Four Mysteries)

John Feinstein - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Library Binding

Steven Thomas is one of two lucky winners of the U.S. Basketball Writer’s Association’s contest for aspiring journalists. His prize? A trip to New Orleans and a coveted press pass for the Final Four. It’s a basketball junkie’s dream come true!But the games going...
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Skink--No Surrender

Carl Hiaasen - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Print book

Carl Hiaasen serves up his unique brand of swamp justice in the New York Times bestseller Skink - No Surrender. A National Book Award Longlist Selection When your cousin goes missing under suspicious circumstances, who do you call? There's only one man for the job:...
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The Van Gogh Deception

Deron R Hicks - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Dan Brown meets Jason Bourne in this riveting middle-grade mystery thriller. When a young boy is discovered in Washington DC's National Gallery without any recollection of who he is, so begins a high-stakes race to unravel the greatest mystery of all: his identity. As the stakes continue...
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Search for the Shadowman

Joan Lowery Nixon
Format: Paperback

For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes Search for the Shadowman from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon. Twelve-year-old Andy Thomas isn't thrilled with his teacher's assignment to e
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Lock and Key: The Downward Spiral

RIDLEY PEARSON - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

"Will leave you dying to know more." - Rick Riordan, author of the #1 bestselling Percy Jackson seriesThe New York Times bestselling author of the Peter and the Starcatcher and Kingdom Keepers series, Ridley Pearson, brings us the second riveting tale in the Lock and Key trilogy.This...
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York: The Shadow Cipher

LAURA RUBY - Walden Pond Press
Format: Hardcover

"The pleasures of the novel go far beyond the crackling, breathless plot and the satisfaction of watching the puzzle fall into place. The book is shot through with humor, both laugh-out-loud and subtle." - New York Times Book ReviewFrom National Book Award finalist and Printz...
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The Maypop Kidnapping

Cynthia Surrisi - Carolrhoda Books, 2015.
Format: Print book

In the coastal village of Maiden Rock, Maine, Quinnie Boyd's teacher has disappeared. Quinnie thinks it's a kidnapping case, but her mom, the town sheriff, just thinks the teacher has left town. Still, Quinnie's going to follow her instincts that something's wrong. Her investigation...
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The Murderer's Ape

Jakob Wegelius - Delacorte Press
Format: Print book

A captivating story about dark truths and heinous crimes as well as unexpected friendships, with detailed black-and-white illustrations throughout. Perfect for fans of mystery and detective stories. Sally Jones is not only a loyal friend, she's an extraordinary individual. In overalls or in a maharaja's...
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Stormsearch

Robert Westall

When Tim Vaux discovers an antique model ship on the beach, it leads him into an unsolved family mystery involving a shrewd London heiress, a heartbroken drunkard, and a fanatic miser named Black Idris.
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The Case of the Lion Dance

Laurence Yep

An ex-movie star turned publicist, Auntie Tiger Lil is a pro at getting people to pay attention to herespecially thieves! Though she was trying to draw all types of people to the opening of the Wok Inn Restaurant, neither Auntie nor her niece Lily expected that one of them would
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