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Doll Bones
By Holly Black. 2013
Discover the Newbery Honor winner Doll Bones, from Holly Black, the cocreator of the Spiderwick Chronicles. A Kirkus Reviews Best…
Book. A School Library Journal Best Book. A Booklist Editor’s Choice Books for Youth. A Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book. A NYPL “100 Titles for Reading and Sharing.” A 2013 Goodreads Choice award nominee. A People Magazine “Best New Kids Book.” Six starred reviews!Winner of a 2014 Newbery Honor Medal.Zach, Poppy, and Alice have been friends forever. And for almost as long, they’ve been playing one continuous, ever-changing game of pirates and thieves, mermaids and warriors. Ruling over all is the Great Queen, a bone-china doll cursing those who displease her.But they are in middle school now. Zach’s father pushes him to give up make-believe, and Zach quits the game. Their friendship might be over, until Poppy declares she’s been having dreams about the Queen—and the ghost of a girl who will not rest until the bone-china doll is buried in her empty grave.Zach and Alice and Poppy set off on one last adventure to lay the Queen’s ghost to rest. But nothing goes according to plan, and as their adventure turns into an epic journey, creepy things begin to happen. Is the doll just a doll or something more sinister? And if there really is a ghost, will it let them go now that it has them in its clutches?Doll Bones is a winner of the Newbery Honor, is the recipient of six starred reviews, was on four Best Book lists, and was called "perfect" by The New York Times.The Egypt Game
By Zilpha Keatley Snyder. 1967
The first time Melanie Ross meets April Hall, she’s not sure they have anything in common. But she soon discovers…
that they both love anything to do with ancient Egypt. When they stumble upon a deserted storage yard, Melanie and April decide it’s the perfect spot for the Egypt Game. Before long there are six Egyptians, and they all meet to wear costumes, hold ceremonies, and work on their secret code. Everyone thinks it’s just a game until strange things start happening. Has the Egypt Game gone too far?Perfect Cover: Perfect Mystery Trilogy Book Two (Nancy Drew Girl Detective #31)
By Carolyn Keene. 2008
My friends and I are headed to the Big Apple! George, Bess, and I continue our investigation of the Miss…
Pretty Face Beauty Pageant in New York City, where the next round of competition is being held. When I get there, Pretty Face Cosmetics seems creepier than ever! Suspicious security men, animal rights protesters, and a mysterious scientist make this the craziest case I've ever investigated. And when someone suddenly goes missing, I realize it just might be the most dangerous!The Triple Hoax (Nancy Drew Mysteries #57)
By Carolyn Keene. 1992
When Nancy’s aunt’s friend is swindled out of a sizable sum of money, she invites Nancy, Bess, and George to…
New York to help figure out who is behind the theft. There, the girls see a performance of a magicians’ group who stun their audiences with clever sleight-of-hand tricks. Because the magicians temporarily remove people’s wallets and handbags, Nancy feels the actors aren’t above suspicion. But will her hunch lead them to solve the case?The Landry News: Frindle; The Landry News; The Janitor's Boy (Juvenile Ser.)
By Andrew Clements. 1999
NEW STUDENT GETS OLD TEACHERThe bad news is that Cara Landry is the new kid at Denton Elementary School. The…
worse news is that her teacher, Mr. Larson, would rather read the paper and drink coffee than teach his students anything. So Cara decides to give Mr. Larson something else to read—her own newspaper, The Landry News.Before she knows it, the whole fifth-grade class is in on the project. But then the principal finds a copy of The Landry News, with unexpected results. Tomorrow’s headline: Will Cara’s newspaper cost Mr. Larson his job?&“Fast-paced, smart, and action-packed...a real page-burner.&” —Chris Grabenstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mr. Lemoncello&’s Library series…
From New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs comes the first novel in a thrilling new series about the world&’s youngest and smartest genius who&’s forced to use her unbelievable code-breaking skills to outsmart Einstein.Charlie Thorne is a genius. Charlie Thorne is a thief. Charlie Thorne isn&’t old enough to drive.And now it&’s up to her to save the world…Decades ago, Albert Einstein devised an equation that could benefit all life on earth—or destroy it. Fearing what would happen if the equation fell into the wrong hands, he hid it.But now, a diabolical group known as the Furies are closing in on its location. In desperation, a team of CIA agents drags Charlie into the hunt, needing her brilliance to find it first—even though this means placing her life in grave danger.In a breakneck adventure that spans the globe, Charlie must crack a complex code created by Einstein himself, struggle to survive in a world where no one can be trusted, and fight to keep the last equation safe once and for all.Do Not Pass Go: A Novel
By Kirkpatrick Hill. 2007
Deet's world turns upside down when his father is arrested for drug use. It doesn't seem possible that kind, caring…
Dad could be a criminal! After all, he only took the pills to stay awake so he could work two jobs. Now what will happen? How will Deet be able to face his classmates? Where will they get money? And most importantly, will Dad be okay in prison? Hurt, angry, and ashamed, Deet doesn't want to visit his father in jail. But when Mom goes back to work, Deet starts visiting Dad after school. It's frightening at first, but as he adjusts to the routine, Deet begins to see the prisoners as people with stories of their own, just like his dad. Deet soon realizes that prison isn't the terrifying place of movies and nightmares. In fact, Dad's imprisonment leads Deet to make a few surprising discoveries -- about his father, his friends, and himself. With moving realism, Kirkpatrick Hill brings to light the tumultuous experience of having a parent in jail in this honest and stirring story of a young man forced to grow up quickly.Burned (The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers #6)
By Franklin W. Dixon. 2005
To catch this criminal, the Hardy Boys will have to break the law.In #6 Burned, Frank and Joe are on a…
mission to determine the structure of an illegal international C.D. burning operation that employs teenagers--and to sniff out the mastermind behind it. This case requires that the boys stay close to home--a little too close, in fact.Crime in the Cards (The Hardy Boys #165)
By Franklin W. Dixon. 2001
CREATURE CARDS ARE HOT, EXPENSIVE -- AND BANNED FROM BAYPORT HIGH! Gaming has already caused too much hassling among the…
students. But the Hardys' friend Chet is really upset when his confiscated deck is stolen from a teacher's locked desk. It's the latest in a string of thefts, and the big tournament is coming up. The police are stumped, but Frank and Joe are playing their best hand to catch the thief. From a waterfront park to a deserted nighttime mall, the boys uncover a web of Internet action, trading, selling, secret games, and cheating. They're onto a criminal scheme that nets giant profits -- and the decks are stacked against them. But the Hardys have one special trick up their sleeves!Death and Diamonds (The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers #15)
By Franklin W. Dixon. 2007
A big mission has Frank and Joe Hardy saving a fashion show!MISSION:Attend fashion show and keep valuable selections of diamonds…
in sight at all times.LOCATION:Bayport.POTENTIAL VICTIMS:Jewelry model Naomi Dowd.SUSPECTS:Jewels worth millions -- everyone's a suspect.THIS MISSION REUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.THIS MESSAGE WILL BE ERASED IN FIVE SECONDS.Trouble Times Two (The Hardy Boys #167)
By Franklin W. Dixon. 2002
When newcomer and troublemaker Tom Gilliam helps the Hardys on a social studies project, they suspect that Tom’s father may…
be dealing in stolen goods. But when Tom disappears, they unearth a more deadly secret....Framed (Nancy Drew Girl Detective #15)
By Carolyn Keene. 2006
A prince is in River Heights. A prince! This is big news.A prince from a relatively minor royal Italian family has…
come to River Heights to deliver a painting to Mrs. Mahoney, a friend of the royal family. Everyone excited about the royal visit--so you can imagine how shocking it is when the prince is thrown into jail. His family thinks he stole the painting! Nancy and her dad have reason to believe that the prince is innoncent. But can they prove that to everyone else?Bound for Danger (The Hardy Boys Adventures #13)
By Franklin W. Dixon. 2016
Brother detectives Frank and Joe find themselves on the basketball court and in the midst of a dangerous team initiation…
scheme in this thrilling Hardy Boys adventure.Joe and Frank are taken aback when Principal Gerther announces that they need more extracurriculars on their school transcript, and he’s signed them up for the basketball team. They think it’s odd because they both stink at basketball!But the Hardys soon find out that their principal isn’t acting out of concern for their college applications; he wants them to solve a dangerous mystery on the team. It turns out that a band of masked players are kidnapping new team members and then beating them up, blackmailing them, and threatening them—all in an effort to boost performance.Can the boys step up to the line and stop the shadiness?The boys go on a chilling mission—camping in the woods where children have suddenly begun to disappear. Every time a…
child disappears, the word "LOST" has appeared outside their tent…and they are never heard from again. The boys think they’ve got things covered; they’re ATAC agents after all. But when an "L" appears outside their tent their first night in the woods, things take a turn for the creepy.The Traitor's Blade (The Blackthorn Key #5)
By Kevin Sands. 2021
Christopher&’s homecoming takes a sinister turn when a murderous conspiracy is uncovered in this fifth novel of the award-winning Blackthorn…
Key series.Christopher, Tom, and Sally are back in London at last. Everyone is relieved at their return—the plague has ended, and the king, pleased with their service, offers a surprising reward. But trouble has followed them home...First, an old friend is ambushed and left for dead. Then an anonymous letter arrives at Blackthorn—a mysterious warning hidden inside a riddle and secret code. As Christopher and his friends begin to investigate, they soon discover they&’ve stumbled upon a plot to kill the king...and anyone else who dares stand in the traitors&’ way.Vanished!: Framed!; Vanished!; Trapped! (Framed! #2)
By James Ponti. 2017
An Edgar Award Winner for Juvenile FictionPerfect for mystery buffs with &“elements of Alex Rider, James Bond, and Sherlock Holmes,&”…
(School Library Journal) the Framed! series stars the only kid on the FBI Director&’s speed dial and several international criminals&’ most wanted lists!Middle school is hard. Solving cases for the FBI is even harder. Doing both at the same time—well that&’s just crazy. But that doesn&’t stop Florian Bates!After helping the FBI solve an art theft at the National Gallery and uncovering a DC spy ring, Florian&’s finding life at Alice Deal Middle School a little boring. But that&’s all about to change! His FBI handler, Marcus, has a job for him! Is it a bank robbery? Counterfeit ring? International espionage? Actually it&’s middle school pranks…Sounds pretty ordinary except that the pranks are happening at a prestigious private school attended by the President&’s daughter who may—or may not—be involved. So Florian and Margaret are going undercover to see if they can use their TOAST skills to figure out what&’s going on before the media gets hold of the story.However, once the crime-solving pair arrive at the school, they discover that there&’s a lot more than a few pranks going on and the conspiracy of silence reaches all the way to the top. Then a student vanishes in the middle of a concert at the Kennedy Center and things take a sinister turn!Can Florian and Margaret save the day? Or are they about to get toasted?An overnight camping trip! Not Harold's idea of fun. Too many mosquitoes, ticks and cockleburs. But when the Monroe family…
set out, their faithful dog Harold was with them, mostly because he remembered that camping could also bring s'mores and toasted marshmallows. Howie, the other family dog, and Chester the cat were also included in the trip. Only Chester thought the idea was completely insane. The woods, he informed Harold, were not only full of cockleburs and ticks, but of spirits, evil spirits who prey on the innocent. And on this, the worst night of the year -- St. George's Eve, when all spirits are set loose -- who knew what could happen.What Harold knew was that Chester was a well read, over-stimulated cat, full of weird ideas. He did not take Chester's worries too seriously. He had s'more to think about. But then, the Monroes set up camp near two strange men and their even stranger dog, and things began to happen that made even Harold wonder. Could Chester be right?This begins a long night, full of terrors and alarms, full of Chester's horrifying tale of how Bunnicula, the vampire bunny, was born and came to America, full of storms and a total sense of danger; and at the end came surprises that even Chester could not have predicted.Once again, the Monroe family may be the victims of evil forces or only of Chester's strange imagination. But whichever, the result is suspenseful and very, very funny.The Lost Property Office (Section 13 #1)
By James R. Hannibal. 2016
James R. Hannibal presents a thrilling adventure through history, complete with mysteries, secret items, codes, and a touch of magic…
in this stunning middle grade debut.Thirteen-year-old Jack Buckles is great at finding things. Not just a missing glove or the other sock, but things normal people have long given up on ever seeing again. If only he could find his father, who has disappeared in London without a trace.But Jack&’s father was not who he claimed to be. It turns out that he was a member of a secret society of detectives that has served the crown for centuries—and membership into the Lost Property Office is Jack&’s inheritance.Now the only way Jack will ever see his father again is if he finds what the nefarious Clockmaker is after: the Ember, which holds a secret that has been kept since the Great Fire of London. Will Jack be able to find the Ember and save his father, or will his talent for finding things fall short?Feeding Frenzy: Undercover Brothers Book 20) (The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers #20)
By Franklin W. Dixon. 2008
ATAC BRIEFING FOR AGENTS FRANK AND JOE HARDY MISSION: To uncover the truth behind a mysterious death at the first…
qualifying round for Football Frank's Super Bowl hot dog eating contest. LOCATION: The qualifying rounds are in Miami; the final competition takes place during the Super Bowl halftime show. POTENTIAL VICTIMS: All the teen finalists know that the next hot dog could be their last. SUSPECTS: Any of the contestants--they all have reason to knock off the competition. THIS MISSION REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE ERASED IN FIVE SECONDS.Wanted (The Hardy Boys Super Mysteries #1)
By Franklin W. Dixon. 2006
ATAC BRIEFING FOR THE REAL AGENTS FRANK AND JOE HARDYMISSION:Two guys are running around the state, committing crimes left and…
right—and they’re leaving a clear trail for the police. They’d be a cinch to catch, but the thing is, the police are too busy running after you. You’ve been framed.LOCATION:Around Bayport.POTENTIAL VICTIMS:The innocent bystanders caught between you and the guys who clearly want to see you busted.SUSPECTS:You tell us. Who are your enemies? Who do you trust? THIS MISSION REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE ERASED IN FIVE SECONDS.