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Lantern Sam and the Blue Streak Bandits
Michael D. Beil - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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An atmospheric late-1930s adventure with old-time cinematic appeal. Fans of fast-paced, far-fetched action will lap it up as enthusiastically as Sam swallows his favorite brand of sardines. Kirkus Reviews Lantern Sam is the wise-cracking, sarcastic, talking cat for those who can hear him,... |
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Liar & Spy
Rebecca Stead - Wendy Lamb Books
Format: Book
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An instant New York Times bestseller,Liar Spy is a story about games and friendship. Seventh-grader Georges moves into a Brooklyn apartment building and meets Safer, a twelve-year-old self-appointed spy. Georges becomes Safers first spy recruit. His assignment Tracking the mysterious Mr. X, who lives... |
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Malcolm At Midnight
W H Beck - Clarion Books
Format: Paperback
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When Malcolm the rat arrives as the pet at McKenna School, he revels in the attention. He also meets the Midnight Academy, a secret society of classroom pets that keeps the nutters (kids) safe. Theres just one problem: Rats have a terrible reputation! So when the Academys iguana leader... |
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Castle of Shadows
Ellen Renner - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover
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Ever since the Queen mysteriously disappeared and the King went mad five years ago, eleven-year-old Princess Charlie has lived a wild and mostly unsupervised life in the country of Quale - until now. With the discovery of an unfinished letter in the Queens handwriting, Charlie embarks on a quest... |
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Eye of the Storm
Kate Messner - Walker & Co.
Format: Hardcover
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In the not-too-distant future, huge tornadoes and monster storms have become a part of everyday life. Sent to spend the summer in the heart of storm country with her meteorological engineer father, Jaden Meggs is surprised at the strides her father's company StormSafe, has made with custom... |
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The Humming Room
Ellen Potter - Feiwel and Friends
Format: Book
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Hiding is Roo Fanshaw's special skill. Living in a frighteningly unstable family, she often needs to disappear at a moment's notice. When her parents are murdered, it's her special hiding place under the trailer that saves her life. As it turns out, Roo, much to her surprise, has a wealthy... |
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The Mystery of the Missing Everything
Ben H. Winters - HarperCollins; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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When a treasured trophy disappears from the display case at Mary Todd Lincoln Middle School and the principal cancels the eagerly anticipated eighth grade class trip, Bethesda Fielding has no choice but to solve the mystery. |
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The Mysterious Benedict Society
Trenton Lee Stewart - Little
Format: Print book
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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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The Black Book of Secrets
F E Higgins - Feiwel & Friends; First Edition
Format: Audiobook
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A boy arrives at a remote village in the dead of night. His name is Ludlow Fitch--and he is running from a most terrible past. What he is about to learn is that in this village is the life he has dreamed of--a safe place to live, and a job, as the assistant to a mysterious pawnbroker... |
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Chasing Vermeer
Blue Balliett - Scholastic Press; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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This bewitching first novel is a puzzle, wrapped in a mystery, disguised as an adventure, and delivered as a work of art.When a book of unexplainable occurances brings Petra Andalee Calder Pillay together, strange things start to happen seemingly unrelated events connect, an eccentric... |
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Once Upon a Crime
Michael Buckley - Harry N. Abrams; English Language edition
Format: Hardcover
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In the long-awaited fourth book in the New York Times bestselling series, the Grimms take on New York City! Surprises abound for Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, fairy-tale detectives extraordinaire. When they venture into the big city, they stumble upon a murder, face betrayal by a friend,... |
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The case of the cryptic crinoline
Nancy Springer - Philomel Books
Format: Print book
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In late nineteenth-century London, fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes, much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, turns to Florence Nightingale for help when her investigation into the disappearance of a Crimean War widow grows cold. |
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The Westing Game
Ellen Raskin - Dutton Juvenile
Format: Hardcover
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The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance. |
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Closed for the Season
Mary Downing Hahn - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover
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A contemporary thriller by the bestselling author of THE OLD WILLIS PLACE.Two 13-year-old boys, Arthur and Logan, set out to solve the mystery of a murder that took place some years ago in the old house Logan's family has just moved into. The boys' quest takes them to the highest and lowest... |
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A pocket full of murder
R J Anderson - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book
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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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