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The Mystery of the Secret Society
By Marcos Calo, Harper Paris. 2016
Ethan and Ella discover a secret society in Greece in the tenth book of Greetings from Somewhere, an exciting series…
about mystery, travel, and adventure.Ethan and Ella have never been anywhere as cool--or as old--as Athens, Greece. Surrounded by crumbling buildings and ancient sculptures, the twins are excited to follow in their Grandpa Harry's footsteps and explore the ruins. While they're exploring, they stumble upon a mysterious painting on an underground wall. What is it? And what in the world is the Society of Apollo? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Greetings from Somewhere chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.The Mystery of the Icy Paw Prints
By Marcos Calo, Harper Paris. 2015
Ethan and Ella follow some icy paw prints that lead to a brand-new mystery in the ninth book of Greetings…
from Somewhere, an exciting series about mystery, travel, and adventure.Ethan and Ella are back in the USA, though they're still far from home. While visiting Alaska, the twins see glaciers and grizzlies, kayak through fjords, and learn about polar bears! They also meet some native people who tell them that lately their food supplies have been going missing. And when Ethan and Ella spot some nearby paw prints, they wonder who the paws belong to...and if they might belong to the thief responsible for stealing all the food! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Greetings from Somewhere chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.The Devil's Right Hand
By J. D. Rhoades. 2005
The critically-acclaimed debut novel by J. D. Rhoades, and the introduction of iconic bounty hunter Jack Keller. Keller is a…
man tormented by the nightmares he's had ever since a disastrous tour in Desert Storm. Destroyed by his experience, Keller now makes his living tracking bailjumpers for H&H, a North Carolina bail bonds company run by a reclusive, beautiful, and horribly scarred woman named Angela. In truth, Keller doesn't work bail enforcement to live, he lives to work: the only thing that breaks through the numbness is the thrill of the hunt, the sound of gunfire, the high that comes with each successful takedown. When H&H is required to track down a lifelong loser for jumping bail on a routine burglary collar, Keller has no idea how gravely events are about to spiral out of his control. He chases his quarry straight into the center of a firestorm involving a pair of local Indians blinded by rage and hell-bent to avenge their father's murder. Along the way they encounter a vicious North Carolina cop with a mean streak and very few moral boundaries. Not to mention the cop's beautiful partner Marie, caught between a newfound desire for the just-on-the-edge-of-the-law Jack Keller and her loyalty to a police department with a serious ethics problem. These people, each hurtling forward on their own individual trajectories of self-destruction, begin to intersect each other's lives in a series of volatile, escalating, and deadly events. Furiously paced and filled with unforgettable, masterfully drawn characters destined to meet in a bloody showdown which most of them will not survive, The Devil's Right Hand is a stylish, razor-edged debut novel that redefines the rules of the Southern thriller.The Robber Hotzenplotz
By Anthea Bell, Otfried Preussler, F. J. Tripp. 1962
The Robber Hotzenplotz is a merry tale of two scoundrels, two friends, a toad-fairy, and an unforgettable escapade. The Robber…
Hotzenplotz works hard at his job, waking early to hide in the woods and waylay new victims. One morning Kasperl's grandmother is sitting in the sun outside her house, grinding coffee in her new musical coffee mill--a birthday gift from Kasperl and his best friend Seppel--when suddenly Hotzenplotz, attracted by the music, leaps out to steal the mill. Sergeant Dimplemoser hears Grandmother's cries and comes to her aid, but Hotzenplotz has evaded the useless police for years. So Kasperl and Seppel vow to catch the robber themselves. But catching robbers is not as easy as all that ... Kasperl and Seppel soon discover that even the best-laid plans can be foiled, especially when Hotzenplotz enlists the help of his wicked magician friend Petrosilius Zackleman, a gluttonous villain with a weakness for fried potatoes.Whose Pet Is Best? (The Nancy Drew Notebooks #17)
By Carolyn Keene. 1997
WHAT'S ON TV? IS IT NANCY DREW? It's the Amazing Pet Contest, and the winner gets to go on Mr.…
Lizard's Funhouse . . . on TV! Katie's got a singing parrot. David's got a gross rat. And Nancy's got Chocolate Chip, her soccer-playing puppy. . . . But Chip won't do her trick. Something's wrong, and Nancy's afraid she's sick. She also thinks it just wouldn't be fair if Chip doesn't get to go on TV because somebody played a dirty trick on her!Island of Thieves
By Josh Lacey. 2011
"Only boring people get bored...Interesting people can always find something to be interested in." That's what Tom Trelawney's father says,…
anyway. Tom shouldn't have been interested in playing with matches but he was...bored. Now the shed is in ashes and strange Uncle Harvey is the only one willing to have him stay while his parents vacation. Tom soon discovers Harvey is going to South America on a treasure hunt and though nephews aren't invited, he manages to tag along. Before it's over he'll drive a car, fire a gun and run for his life. Tom realizes that life may be about following the rules, but survival may be about breaking them.The Mystery of the Lion's Tail (Greetings from Somewhere #5)
By Marcos Calo, Harper Paris. 2014
Ethan and Ella search for lions on a safari in Kenya in the fifth book of Greetings from Somewhere, an…
exciting series about mystery, travel, and adventure.Ethan, Ella, and their parents travel to the Maasai Mara in Kenya where they stay in a cabin and venture out on safaris every day in search of The Big Five game animals--the African elephant, the Cape buffalo, the leopard, the rhinoceros, and, of course, the lion. The kids are so excited when they see four of the five animals within the first few days, but where are the lions? Both Ethan and Ella could swear they've seen a lion's tail poking out from behind a tree, but they cannot seem to find the animal itself! Then, the twins talk to a boy and girl who live in the Maasai Mara. The locals give Ethan and Ella some clues about spotting lions. With a little help and some good detective work, the twins discover a whole lion family on their last day in Kenya! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Greetings from Somewhere chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.Gondola to Danger: A Miss Mallard Mystery (QUIX)
By Robert Quackenbush. 2019
World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard tries to track down a missing masterpiece in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery.Miss Mallard finds herself…
chasing a stolen masterpiece through Venice’s maze of canals while attending an opera festival.Bicycle to Treachery: A Miss Mallard Mystery (QUIX)
By Robert Quackenbush. 2019
World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard unravels a dangerous smuggling operation in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery.Miss Mallard runs into danger when…
she unwittingly uncovers a smuggling operation while on a bicycle trip across Holland.Taxi to Intrigue: A Miss Mallard Mystery (QUIX)
By Robert Quackenbush. 2019
World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard stumbles upon some plans she was never meant to see in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery.While…
visiting London, Miss Mallard finds secret plans meant for spies! What will she do with the super-secret information?Surfboard to Peril: A Miss Mallard Mystery (QUIX #Vol. 1)
By Robert Quackenbush. 2019
World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard unravels her most dangerous mystery yet in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery.While surfing in Hawaii, Miss…
Mallard launches into one of her most dangerous cases—one which involves the ownership of sacred land and leads to kidnapping, mistaken identities, bribery, blackmail, and death-defying chases.Stairway to Doom: A Miss Mallard Mystery (QUIX)
By Robert Quackenbush. 2018
World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard must track down her disappearing family memebers in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery.Miss Mallard is travelling…
to Scotland’s Duckinbill Castle for a family reunion. During the reading of a will, family members vanish one by one. Is the ghost of Count Kisscula behind the disappearances?Express Train to Trouble: A Miss Mallard Mystery (QUIX)
By Robert Quackenbush. 2018
World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard works to solve the case of a missing prankster in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery.Miss Mallard…
sets out to explain the disappearance of George Buddy Duck, a prankster who has aggravated all of the passengers on a train. Will she find him before he has the chance to cause more mayhem?Dogsled to Dread: A Miss Mallard Mystery (QUIX)
By Robert Quackenbush. 2019
World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard crosses snowy scenery to track down a captured canine in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery.Miss Mallard…
has been invited to Alaska to launch the annual dogsled races! But the day before the big event, a dognapping takes place. With snowshoes strapped to her flippers, Miss Mallard follows the trail across the frozen glaciers. Will she discover the dognapper in time?The Big Race Lace Case: Mack Rhino, Private Eye 1 (QUIX)
By Jennifer Swender, Paul DuBois Jacobs. 2020
Mack Rhino is a private detective—who just so happens to be a rhinoceros—in this silly, fun-to-read Aladdin QUIX chapter book…
that&’s perfect for emerging readers!Mack Rhino is a private eye who has just finished solving his 99th case. With his trusty sidekick, Redd Oxpeck by his side (or on his back) he&’s about to embark on his 100th. There&’s a big race in town, but all the runners are missing the laces to their sneakers! Who&’s run off with the goods, and why?Stage Door to Terror: A Miss Mallard Mystery (QUIX #Vol. 1)
By Robert Quackenbush. 2020
World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard&’s trip to Paris gets complicated in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery.Miss Mallard is in Paris to…
visit an old friend and becomes involved in one of the most terrifying cases of her career: the disappearance of a star performer and the long-ago theft of a fabulous jewel!7 Ate 9 (Private I)
By Tara Lazar. 2017
6 has a problem. Everyone knows that 7 is always after him. Word on the street is that 7 ate…
9. If that's true, 6's days are numbered. Lucky for him, Private I is on the case. But the facts just don't add up. It's odd.Will Private I put two and two together and solve the problem . . . or is 6 next in line to be subtracted?The Upper Case: Trouble in Capital City (Private I)
By Tara Lazar. 2019
Just when Private I thinks all is calm-now that he's cracked the case of 7 Ate 9-Question Mark storms into…
the office.Mark is worried. All the uppercase letters are M-I-S-S-I-N-G! But that's absurd. This is CAPITAL City!Private I is the last letter standing. Will he solve his BIGGEST mystery yet, the UPPER CASE, before it's too late?!Filled with the same humor, wit, and quirkiness of the hit 7 Ate 9: The Untold Story, comes another laugh-out-loud whodunit.7 Ate 9 (Private I)
By Tara Lazar. 2017
6 has a problem. Everyone knows that 7 is always after him. Word on the street is that 7 ate…
9. If that's true, 6's days are numbered. Lucky for him, Private I is on the case. But the facts just don't add up. It's odd.Will Private I put two and two together and solve the problem . . . or is 6 next in line to be subtracted?I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls Ser. #1)
By Ally Carter. 2010
Cammie Morgan is a student at the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women, a fairly typical all-girls school-that is, if…
every school taught advanced martial arts in PE and the latest in chemical warfare in science, and students received extra credit for breaking CIA codes in computer class. The Gallagher Academy might claim to be a school for geniuses but it's really a school for spies.