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By Louise Fitzhugh. 1992
Harriet M. Welsch, eleven, is a spy. She wears a sleuthing outfit and records in a secret notebook her observations--both…
good and bad--of her friends and neighbors. When her classmates discover the journal, many feelings are hurt and Harriet is in trouble. For grades 3-6. 1964By Megan Whalen Turner. 2006
Eugenides, still known as the Thief (RC 47183, BR 11285) of Eddis, faces palace intrigue and assassins while striving to…
prove himself to the people of Attolia and their queen, his new bride. Sequel to The Queen of Attolia (RC 51067). For junior and senior high readers. 2006By Elise Broach. 2006
Along with his fourteen-year-old sister Lucy and friend Kit, eighteen-year-old Jamie Martinez is driving to Phoenix to visit his father…
during spring break. In the New Mexico desert, they collide with a young woman's corpse and encounter a murder mystery. For senior high readers. 2006By Ron Roy. 2003
Washington, D.C. When Leonard Fisher claims to be the long-lost heir to the Smithsonian fortune, KC and Marshall set out…
to prove that he is a phony. For grades 2-4. 2003By Ron Roy. 2003
While KC and her best friend, Marshall, attend the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., KC's mother and the president…
of the United States are kidnapped. And the ransom demanded is the International Space Station! For grades 2-4. 2002By Ron Roy. 2003
Since KC Corcoran watches the news on television every day, she notices that the president of the United States is…
behaving oddly. Deciding he must have been cloned, KC and her best friend, Marshall, set out to investigate. For grades 2-4. 2001By Pete Hautman. 2006
United Safer States of America, 2070s. Sixteen-year-old Bo Marsten is locked up for unsociable behavior like fighting. At an Arctic…
work camp, he's recruited to play the illegal game of football until the disgruntled warden releases him into a wilderness full of polar bears. For senior high readers. National Book Award. 2006By Scott Westerfeld. 2004
Hunter, a New York City teenager paid by corporations to spot what is "cool," combines his analytical skills with his…
girlfriend Jen's creative talents to find his missing boss Mandy. They thwart a plot to subvert a consumer system based on trends and profit. For senior high readers. 2004By Michael Simmons. 2005
When his father is framed for murder and bioterrorism, sixteen-year-old Evan uses clues from a laptop he stole to find…
the real culprit. Joined by his friends Erika and Ruben, Evan travels from Seattle to Paris with his father's credit card to learn the truth. For senior high readers. 2005By Michele Jaffe. 2006
While vacationing with her family in Las Vegas, seventeen-year-old Irish Jamaican Jasmine Callihan stumbles upon a murder. With the help…
of her friends from California, aspiring police detective Jasmine investigates--and also falls in love. For senior high readers. 2006By Roland Smith. 2005
With his trial date approaching, drug czar Alonzo Aznar kidnaps Jack and his sister Joanne. They attempt a daring escape…
while their parents, aided by some old friends, plan a rescue. Sequel to Zach's Lie (BR 14667). For grades 6-9. 2005By Ruth White. 2005
Virginia, 1950s. Seventh-graders Woodrow, his cousin Gypsy, and their new friend Cassie, who is gifted with second sight, set off…
to find Woodrow's missing mother. They encounter some unlikely and intriguing coincidences along the way. Sequel to Belle Prater's Boy (DB 45802). For grades 5-8. 2005By Donald J Sobol. 2003
Ten-year-old detective Encyclopedia Brown solves ten cases. In the title story, Encyclopedia figures out who got through the locked gates…
of a camp to steal his friend's camera. In "The Case of Nemo's Tuba," his attention to detail traps a liar. For grades 3-6. 2003By Anthony Horowitz. 2005
Fourteen-year-old Alex Rider goes to Venice, Italy, determined to track down Scorpia because of the organization's connection to his deceased…
father. But the for-hire terrorist group planning to kill thousands of British schoolchildren ensnares Alex for its own purposes. For grades 6-9. 2004By Ron Roy. 2000
Before Lucky O'Leary can claim the seven million dollar prize, his winning lottery ticket is stolen from his home. Lucky…
asks his friends Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose to find the thief before the lottery office opens the next day. For grades 2-4. 2000By Ron Roy. 2001
During summer vacation, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose sign up for museum week programs on Mummy Monday. While investigating the…
theft of a child mummy, they become trapped in a reconstructed Egyptian tomb, where they witness an even bigger crime. For grades 2-4. 2001By James Preller. 2004
A collage painting by Geetha, the best artist in Jigsaw's class, disappears while the students prepare for Parents' Night. Jigsaw…
and Mila Yeh, detective partners, question the most likely suspects before figuring out who actually removed the painting and why. For grades 2-4. 2004By Ron Roy. 2005
Ruth Rose, Josh, and Dink attend a concert during which someone steals the star entertainer's diamond pendant and Dink injures…
his arm. Dink's x-ray provides a clue--and soon the kids are on the thief's trail. For grades 2-4. 2005By Ron Roy. 2004
While Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose visit the Wallace cabin in Maine, their friend Abbi observes a crime through her…
telescope: a man and woman snatch three wolf cubs. The kids want to find the culprits before the white mother wolf blames them. For grades 2-4. 2004By James Preller. 2005
Private Eye Jigsaw Jones and his detective partner Mila Yeh use their brains and old-fashioned footwork to solve cases. Now…
they have competition from secret spy Reginald Pinkerton Armitage III, who has all the latest high-tech gadgets. For grades 2-4. 2005