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The Spy's Secret

Eric Luper - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Print book

Cleo and Evan have a secret. A collection of books so dangerous they are locked up tight. A friend has vanished inside the pages of one of them. It's up to them to find the key that will set her free. A SPY MUST BE READY FOR ANYTHING! Agents Cleo and Evan have been given an impossible...
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My Dog Is Better Than Your Dog

Tommy Greenwald - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

From the author of Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading comes a humorous and illustrated new series about a boy whose new dog may or may not be a crimefighting vampire.Jimmy Bishop loves doing 3 things:1) Laughing at funny dog videos online,2) watching his favorite show...
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Nate the Great

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat - Delacorte Press
Format: Book

Beginning readers are introduced to the detective mystery genre in these chapter books. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries Nate the Great has a new case His friend Annie has lost a picture. She wants Nate to help her find...
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The Haunted Library #1

Dori Hillestad Butler - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Hardcover

A brand-new young chapter book series from Edgar Award winner Dori Hillestad Butler! When ghost boy Kaz's haunt is torn down and he is separated from his ghost family, he meets a real girl named Claire, who lives above the town library with her parents and her grandmother. Claire has a special...
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The Case of the Stinky Socks

Lewis B. Montgomery - Kane Press
Format: Paperback

The high school's star pitcher is missing his lucky socks, and his pitching is going to pieces! Can detective duo Milo and Jazz find the thief -- before the big game?
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Sleepover Sleuths (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #1)

Carolyn Keene - Aladdin; Original edition
Format: Paperback

Eight-year-old Nancy Drew has her first case to crack! Can you help? Nancy and her two best friends, George and Bess, are so excited! They have been invited to Deirdre's sleepover party! There will be pizza, cake, and even a pajama fashion show. But the most exciting thing is that...
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The Absent Author

Ron Roy - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

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The Boxcar Children

L. Kate Deal - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover

The Aldens begin their adventure by making a home in a boxcar. Their goal is to stay together, and in the process they find a grandfather.
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Trouble at the Arcade

Franklin W. Dixon - Aladdin; 1 edition
Format: Print book

In Trouble at the Arcade, nine-year-old Frank and eight-year-old Joe Hardy discover trouble lurking at the local arcade and decide they make pretty good detectivesjust like their dad!,
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Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All

Donald J. Sobol - Puffin
Format: Paperback

Leroy Brown is back in the next six books in the Encyclopedia Brown series. As Idaville?s ten-year-old star detective, Encyclopedia has an uncanny knack for trivia. With his unconventional knowledge, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also...
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Missing on Superstition Mountain

Elise Broach - Henry Holt
Format: Hardcover

It's summer and the three Barker brothers -- Simon, Henry, and Jack -- just moved from Illinois to Arizona. Their parents have warned them repeatedly not to explore Superstition Mountain, which is near their home. But when their cat Josie goes missing, they see no other choice. There's...
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The Lost Treasure of Tuckernuck

Emily Fairlie - Katherine Tegen Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

This laugh-out-loud novel by Emily Fairlie is a fresh take on the classic mystery caper. Its perfect for fans of From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Chasing Vermeer, The Westing Game, and the Mysterious Benedict Society books.Using a unique blend of notes, lists, and classic...
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The Friendship Riddle

Megan Frazer Blakemore - Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

With nods to classic fantasy expertly woven into this surprising and emotionally-charged journey through the ups and downs of middle school, Megan Frazer Blakemore proves that even the bravest heroes need true friends by their side.Ruth Mudd-O'Flaherty has been a lone wolf at her new middle...
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

Chris Grabenstein - Yearling Books
Format: Book

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory meets A Night in the Museum in this action-packed New York Times bestseller from Chris Grabenstein, coauthor of I Funny, Treasure Hunters and other bestselling series with James Patterson!Kyle Keeley is the class clown...
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Treasure hunters

James Patterson - jimmy patterson
Format: Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life and I Funny comes a brilliantly original new adventure series, jam-packed with action, humor, and heart!The Kidd siblings have grown up diving down to shipwrecks and traveling...
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The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit

Octavia Spencer - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Meet Randi Rhodes, the world's first ninja detective! Mystery abounds in this delightful new middle grade series from Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer.Deer Creek is a small town whose only hope for survival is the success of their Founder's Day Festival. But the festival's...
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The Great Shelby Holmes

Elizabeth Eulberg - Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover

Sherlock Holmes gets a fun, sweet twist with two irresistible young heroes and black & white illustrations throughout, in this middle grade debut from internationally bestselling YA author Elizabeth Eulberg.Shelby Holmes is not your average sixth grader. She's nine years old, barely...
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The Aviary

Kathleen O'Dell - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Clara Dooley has spent her whole life in the Glendoveer mansion, where her mother is a servant to the kind and elderly matron of the house. Clara has never known another home. In fact, she's confined to the grand estate due to a mysterious heart condition. But it's...
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The Maze of Bones

Rick Riordan - Scholastic
Format: Hardcover

The first book in the #1 bestselling phenomenon sends readers around the world on the hunt for the 39 Clues!Minutes before she died Grace Cahill changed her will, leaving her decendants an impossible decision: "You have a choice - one million dollars or a clue."Grace is the last...
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Zinnia's Zaniness

Lauren Baratz-Logsted - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

The penultimate episode in the Sisters Eight saga Finally Zinnias turn has arrived The poor girl has been waiting for her time in the spotlight quite long enough Really it would be cruel to make her wait any longer What will her power and her gift be Will either of them prove to be as much...
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Bridge of Time

Lewis Buzbee - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

Best friends Lee Jones and Joan Lee have a lot more in common besides their names. On the eve of their class trip, they each learn their parents are getting divorced. Ugh. The class trip is a dud, so Lee and Joan steal away to talk. What follows is an afternoon nap in a lighthouse, walking...
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Nick and Tesla's High-Voltage Danger Lab: A Mystery with Electromagnets, Burglar Alarms, and Other Gadgets You Can Build Yourself

Bob Pflugfelder - Quirk Books
Format: Hardcover

Nick and Tesla are bright 11-year-old siblings with a knack for science, electronics, and getting into trouble. When their parents mysteriously vanish, theyre sent to live with their Uncle Newt, a brilliant inventor who engineers top-secret gadgets for a classified government agency. Its not long...
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The Genius Files: Mission Unstoppable

Dan Gutman - HarperCollins; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The most exciting road trip in history begins! In this action-packed, New York Times bestselling adventure, twelve-year-old twins Coke and Pepsi McDonald embark on a family vacation youll have to read to believe.With the real-kid humor that has earned Dan Gutman millions of fans around...
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Playing with Fire

Bruce Hale - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

Juvenile delinquent and budding pyromaniac Max Segredo belongs in juvie hall. At least, that's what his most recent foster family would tell you. Instead, Max ends up on the doorstep of Merry Sunshine Orphanage-their very heavily guarded doorstep. As he begins to acclimate to his new home,...
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Story Thieves

James Riley - Aladdin; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

This "clever opener likely to leave readers breathless both with laughter and anticipation" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) is the first in a new series from the bestselling author of the Half Upon a Time trilogy.Life is boring when you live in the real world, instead of starring...
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Story Thieves

James Riley - Aladdin; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

This "clever opener likely to leave readers breathless both with laughter and anticipation" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) is the first in a new series from the bestselling author of the Half Upon a Time trilogy.Life is boring when you live in the real world, instead of starring...
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The Door by the Staircase

Katherine Marsh - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Mary Hayes can't stand her orphanage for another night. But when an attempted escape through the stove pipe doesn't go quite as well as she'd hoped, Mary fears she'll be stuck in the Buffalo Asylum for Young Ladies forever. The very next day, a mysterious woman named Madame...
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13 Treasures (13 Treasures Trilogy)

Michelle Harrison - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Children's Literature - Lauri Berkenkamp Tanya is a thirteen year-old with a big problem: she can see fairies, but they are invisible to everyone else. Her mother thinks the strange things that happen to Tanya are simply...
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Trackers

Patrick Carman - Scholastic Press; 1 Slp edition
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling author Patrick Carman pushes the vbook to the next level with this thrilling book/video/web experience.In the 21st century landscape of bits and bytes, everyone leaves a digital footprint ... even the most advanced cyber criminals. And that's where the Trackers come in. Four...
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Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars #1: The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas

Tracy Mack - Orchard Books; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Sherlock Holmes and his Baker Street Irregulars are on the case in this brand new paperback edition of THE FALL OF THE AMAZING ZALINDAS!If you have not heard about the world's most brilliant crime solver of all time, the consulting detective, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, you have undoubtedly...
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The Lost Twin

Sophie Cleverly - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Print book

Ivy, I pray that it's you reading this. And if you are, well, I suppose you're the new me...When shy Ivy's troublemaking twin Scarlet vanishes from Rookwood boarding school, Ivy is invited to "take her place." But when Ivy arrives, she discovers the school's true intention; she has to pretend...
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A pocket full of murder

R J Anderson - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

A determined young girl joins forces with an adventure-loving street boy to save her father's life in this "thoroughly entertaining" (Kirkus Reviews) magical murder mystery.In the spell-powered city of Tarreton, the wealthy have all the magic they desire while the working...
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The Mysterious Benedict Society

Trenton Lee Stewart - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Dozens of children respond to this peculiar ad in the newspaper and are then put through a series of mind-bending tests, which readers take along with them. Only four children-two boys and two girls-succeed. Their challenge: to go on a secret mission that only the most intelligent and inventive...
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Gilda Joyce: the Bones of the Holy

Jennifer Allison - Dutton Juvenile; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover

When Gilda Joyces mother announces her engagement to a man from St. Augustine, Florida, Gilda is appalled. She hasnt even given him the Joyce Family Application yet! But as the wedding preparations get under way, Gilda realizes she has much bigger concerns. Why does her soon-to-be stepdad...
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