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Betrayal at Cross Creek
By Kathleen Ernst. 2004
North Carolina, 1775. Twelve-year-old Elspeth and her grandparents, Scottish refugees, feel torn between the warring English loyalists and the colonists.…
After a cousin is killed and her grandfather is arrested, Elspeth must unmask the spy in the family. For grades 4-7. 2004Ghost light on Graveyard Shoal (History Mysteries Ser. #Vol. 21)
By Elizabeth McDavid Jones. 2003
Glenn Island, Virginia; 1895. Twelve-year-old Rhoda's father operates a U.S. Lifesaving Station where he risks his life to save people…
from shipwrecks. Rhoda becomes suspicious that someone is luring boats into treacherous waters in order to salvage their bounty, and she searches for the culprit. For grades 4-7. 2003Rocking horse Christmas
By Mary Pope Osborne. 1997
A boy receives a rocking horse for Christmas that he names Shadow. They experience many rides and wonderful adventures together…
for several years. But eventually Shadow is retired to the attic--until a broken window changes his fate. For preschool-grade 2. 1997Lily's ghosts
By Laura Ruby. 2003
Thirteen-year-old Lily moves into her great-uncle's creepy summer home in Cape May, New Jersey. Strange goings-on prompt her and new…
friend Vaz to investigate a mystery involving lost treasure, a fake medium, and ghosts of all sizes, shapes, and dispositions. For grades 6-9. 2003Dr. Jekyll, orthodontist (The Zack Files)
By Dan Greenburg. 1997
While ten-year-old Zack is being treated by Dr. Jekyll, the orthodontist undergoes a strange transformation into a growling monster and…
Zack's teeth become more crooked. Zack and his dad decide to investigate the doctor's office. For grades 3-6. 1997The Presence: A Ghost Story
By Eve Bunting. 2003
On a trip to California to visit her grandmother, seventeen-year-old Catherine meets a mysterious stranger at church. Noah claims he…
can help her contact a friend who died in a car crash for which Catherine feels responsible. But Noah turns out to be a ghost. For senior high readers. 2003On the run
By Michael Coleman. 2004
Luke's latest arrest results in a community service sentence to partner with Jodi, a blind teenager, to run in the…
London marathon. Under Jodi's influence during training, Luke develops positive traits and prefers running as a sport instead of running as an escape from the police. For grades 6-9. 2003Dog days (A junior Library Guild Selection Ser.)
By David Lubar. 2004
Larry's summer goals include playing baseball and caring for his collection of stray dogs. These plans change when his younger…
brother, Paul, is frightened by an alley dog and the cost of pet food goes up. By helping Paul, Larry solves his own problems. For grades 3-6. 2004Haunting at home plate
By David Patneaude. 2000
Twelve-year-old Nelson recruits his female cousin Mike to coach his baseball team. They are on a losing streak when they…
see messages scratched in the dirt at home plate. The team wonders if the ghost of a boy who died years ago is responsible. For grades 4-7. 2000Ginger Pye (Young Classic Ser.)
By Eleanor Estes. 2000
Ten-year-old Jerry Pye and his younger sister Rachel get a new puppy and name him Ginger. When Ginger disappears, the…
adventurous children set out to find him. They suspect the little dog has been spirited away by a mysterious stranger wearing a yellow hat. For grades 3-6. Newbery Medal. 1951Storm catchers
By Tim Bowler. 2003
Cornwall, England. Thirteen-year-old Ella is kidnapped and held in a cave after her older brother Fin leaves her and their…
three-year-old brother home alone. As his parents deal with the kidnapper's demands Fin begins his own investigation and uncovers a deadly family secret. For grades 6-9. 2001Rebel
By Willo Davis Roberts. 2003
When her grandmother leaves the assisted-living home and opens a college-student rooming house fourteen-year-old Amanda Jane "Rebel" Keeling helps her.…
Rebel's attraction to fifteen-year-old Moses, the grandson of Gram's business partner, embroils the teenagers in a mystery. For grades 6-9. 2003The last treasure
By Janet Anderson. 2003
Distant cousins Ellsworth and Jess spend the summer looking for hidden treasure at the old clan homestead, where an ancestor's…
spirit still roams. Along the way the teens also uncover family secrets. For grades 6-9. 2003Cam Jansen and the tennis trophy mystery (Cam Jansen Ser. #23)
By David A Adler. 2003
The Westing game
By Ellen Raskin. 1992
The mysterious death of eccentric millionaire Samuel W. Westing brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the…
circumstances of his death before they may claim their inheritance. For grades 5-8. Newbery Medal. 1978The vampire's vacation
By Ron Roy. 2004
When Josh, Dink, and Ruth Rose notice a stranger in the supermarket in Green Lawn, they decide to investigate. Josh…
thinks that the man is a vampire because he is dressed all in black. For grades 2-4. 2004The case of the missing monkey (The high-rise Private Eyes Ser. #No. 1)
By Cynthia Rylant. 2000
In a tall building in a big city an animal detective team--Bunny Brown, the brains, and raccoon Jack Jones, the…
snoop--take on a new case while having breakfast in their favorite diner. Beginning chapter book. For grades K-3. 2000The panda puzzle
By Ron Roy. 2002
The orange outlaw (A Stepping Stone Book(TM) #No. 15)
By Ron Roy, John Gurney. 2001
The unwilling umpire (A Stepping Stone Book(TM) #No. 21)
By Ron Roy, John Gurney. 2004
When the umpire at a baseball game fund-raiser is accused of stealing a collection of autographed baseballs, friends Dink, Josh,…
and Ruth Rose try to prove his innocence. With the help of the Internet they nab the real crook. For grades 2-4. 2004