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Trixie Belden and the Mystery of the Midnight Marauder
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Carolyn Keene · 160 pages
A prince is in River Heights. A prince! Granted, he's from a relatively minor royal family, but still. This is big news. The headlines get even bigger once the prince is found toting a painting for his family's good friend Mrs. Mahoney — because within hours of his arrival, the federal authorities arrest him. They suspect he stole the painting from his family. Dad and I aren't buying it. We
Trixie Belden and the Mystery of the Ghostly Galleon
Kathryn Kenny · 211 pages
Trixie Belden and her friends help to solve some mysterious misdeeds at the Pirate's Inn.
The Girl from Felony Bay
J.E. Thompson · 375 pages
"When Abbey's father falls into a coma and is accused of a crime he didn't commit, Abbey sets out to prove his innocence--and repay a century-old debt"-- When Abbey's father falls into a coma and is accused of a crime he didn't commit, Abbey sets out to prove his innocence and repay a century-old debt. Book #1
The Mystery of the Third Lucretia
Susan Runholt · 192 pages
If it hadn't been for Lucas's photographic memory, they might not have remembered the man. It had been almost a year since she and Kari noticed him copying a famous Rembrandt painting in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. But now in the National Gallery in London, they spot the same guy, copying another Rembrandt. Then, when a never-before-seen Rembrandt painting is discovered in Amsterdam, the gi
Moxie and the Art of Rule Breaking
Erin Dionne · 249 pages
Instead of spending a carefree summer exploring downtown Boston with best friend Ollie, thirteen-year-old Moxie must solve a famous art heist in order to protect those she loves from her ailing grandfather's gangster past. Includes facts about the 1990 Gardner Museum art theft.
The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit
Octavia Spencer · 219 pages
Twelve-year-old Randi, unhappy about moving from Brooklyn to Deer Creek, Tennessee, after her mother's death, soon finds new friends and a case to solve surrounding a stolen time capsule and rumors of a centuries-old treasure. Twelve-year-old Randi, unhappy about moving from Brooklyn to Deer Creek, Tennessee, after her mother's death, soon finds new friends and a case to solve surrounding a stole
Sammy Keyes and the Night of Skulls
Wendelin Van Draanen
Junior high detective Sammy Keyes and her friends take a detour through a graveyard on Halloween night and find themselves in the middle of a mystery involving missing people, human skulls, and a ghoulish embalmer, while school presents its own set of tricks and treats.
The Big Six
Arthur Ransome · 383 pages
The second of Ransome's books set in the Norfolk Broads, the protagonists of Coot Club are accused of casting boats adrift, a terrible crime on any waterfront. They go cruising, fishing, eeling, discover the real villains, and there is lots of good stuff about sailing, photography (now of historical interest) and the odd part of England that is the Broads.
The Mystery at the Haunted House
David A. Adler · 64 pages
Assassin
Grace Cavendish · 201 pages
WHEN MARGARET CAVENDISH, one of Elizabeth I's Gentlewomen of the Bedchamber, lost her life in a bungled attempt to kill the Queen, her daughter, Lady Grace, became a protegee to the monarch, who takes Grace under her wing. Now Grace, a spunky girl who romps through the gardens with the laundry maids and court tumblers and rolls her eyes at her fellow ladies, chronicles the court intrigues that swi
Poached
Stuart Gibbs · 352 pages
School troublemaker Vance Jessup thinks Teddy Fitzroy's home at FunJungle, a state-of-the-art zoo and theme park, is the perfect place for a cruel prank. Vance bullies Teddy into his scheme, but the plan goes terribly awry. Teddy sneaks into the koala exhibit to hide out until the chaos dies down. But when the koala goes missing, Teddy is the only person caught on camera entering and exiting the e
The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan
Nancy Springer · 187 pages
Enola doesn't like to rush a client, or a case. But when she encounters a familiar young lady carrying a paper fan, she is sent immediately into action--for the girl is her old friend Lady Cecily, and the peculiar pink fan signals that Cecily is in terrible peril! There is no time to waste. But what, exactly, is the matter? And how can Enola help her? After following too many clues that lead no
Murder at Midnight
Avi · 254 pages
Falsely accused of plotting to overthrow King Claudio, scholarly Mangus the magician, along with his street-smart servant boy, Fabrizio, face deadly consequences unless they can track down the real traitor by the stroke of midnight.
Down the Rabbit Hole
Peter Abrahams · 375 pages
Welcome to Echo Falls, home of a thousand secrets.Ingrid is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Or at least her shoes are. And getting them back will mean getting tangled up in a murder investigation as complicated as the mysteries solved by her idol, Sherlock Holmes. With soccer practice, schoolwork, and the lead role in her town's production of Alice in Wonderland, Ingrid is swamped. But as th
I So Don't Do Makeup
Barrie Summy
When Phoenix, Arizona, seventh-grader Sherry Holmes hosts a makeover sleepover that causes horrible reactions in her friends' skin, she enlists the help of her mother, a ghost detective at the Academy of Spirits, to help solve the mystery of the tainted makeup.
The Wig in the Window
Kristen Kittscher · 384 pages
Through this tale of two best friends who one is a FBI-in-training,(Grace) and the other who plays along,(Sophie) suddenly find themselves a new case. But this one happened before their very eyes. They've always been suspicious of Charlotte Agford, but they never thought of this. Can they find out the truth before it's too late? -Anonymous Writer
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
John Feinstein · 272 pages
After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game.
The Cry of the Loon: A Samantha Mystery
Barbara Steiner
In June 1907, twelve-year-old Samantha looks forward to a happy summer with Nellie and her younger sisters at Grandmary's country home in the Adirondacks but a series of mysterious accidents on the property lead Samantha to suspect that someone is deliberately causing trouble.