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The Secret Panel

Franklin W. Dixon · 192 pages

Another exciting mystery begins for Frank and Joe Hardy when they help a stranger who has had an accident with his car. The man introduces himself as John Mead, owner of a nearby estate. After he continues on his way, Frank finds an odd-looking house key which belongs to Mead. But when the Hardys try to return it, they learn that John Mead died five years ago! They are even more amazed when they f

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The Mystery of the Wandering Caveman

M.V. Carey · 183 pages

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Belly Up

Stuart Gibbs · 294 pages

This book is a mystery about a teenage boy who finds a hippo dead in the zoo, who did it?

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The Blackthorn Key

Kevin Sands · 384 pages

"Tell no one what I've given you." Until he got that cryptic warning, Chrisopher Rowe was happy, learning how to solve complex codes and puzzles and creating powerful medicines, potions, and weapons as an apprentice to Master Benedict Blackthorn--with maybe an ecplosion or two along the way. But when a myswterious cult begins to prey on London's apothecaries, the trail of murders grows closer a

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Dragons in the Waters

Madeleine L'Engle · 293 pages

A thirteen-year-old boy's trip to Venezuela with his cousin culminates in murder and the discovery of an unexpected bond with an Indian tribe, dating from the days of Simón Bolívar.

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Double Crossing

Carolyn Keene

The Hardy Boys go undercover on a Caribbean cruise to pursue a thief and team up with Nancy Drew, also aboard investigating her own case to track the clever criminals and a master spy together.

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The Mystery of the Green Ghost

Robert Arthur · 170 pages

The Three Investigators become entangled in the theft of a string of rare pearls and a fraudulent scheme involving family inheritance when they try to solve the mystery of a ghost's appearance in the old Green Mansion.

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Wild Boy

Rob Lloyd Jones · 295 pages

Wild Boy becomes a sideshow freak. Isolated from other children and abused by the cruel master who bought him, Wild Boy becomes an avid observer, developing Sherlock Holmes-like deductive skills. Although he is tormented and insulted, kicked and spat at, his quick mind takes in everything he sees. When a murder occurs at the fair, Wild Boy is accused. Can he use his powers of deduction to save him

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The Tell-Tale Start

Gordon McAlpine · 193 pages

"Edgar and Allan, the great-great-great-great-grandnephews of the famed writer Edgar Allan Poe, discover that they are entrapped in a nefarious plot that has been going on since their birth"--

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Ghost Canoe

Will Hobbs · 195 pages

After a sailing ship breaks up on the rocks off Washington's storm-tossed Cape Flattery, Nathan McAllister, the fourteen-year-old son of the lighthouse keeper, refuses to believe the authorities, who say there were no survivors. Unexplained footprints on a desolate beach, a theft at the trading post, and glimpses of a wild "hairy man" convince Nathan that someone is hiding in the remote sea caves

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The Secret of the Underground Room

John Bellairs · 127 pages

Professor Childermass is stunned when Father Higgins claims that a ghost is trying to contact him. Then the priest disappears. When the professor and Johnny catch up to him, they make a terrifying discovery -- Father Higgins is possessed by Masterman, the spirit of a long-dead knight determined to rule the world.

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

J.K. Rowling · 341 pages

Throughout the summer holidays after his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter has been receiving sinister warnings from a house-elf called Dobby. Now, back at school to start his second year, Harry hears unintelligible whispers echoing through the corridors. Before long the attacks begin: students are found as if turned to stone. Dobby’s predictions seem

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The Mystery on the Mississippi

Kathryn Kenny · 245 pages

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Dead Man's Cove

Lauren St. John

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The End

Lemony Snicket · 368 pages

When Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire find themselves in the same boat as Count Olaf, after all the treachery that happened at the Hotel Denoument, in the middle of nowhere, they think there is nothing worse that can happen, until a horrid storm comes. When the wake up they find themselves on a simple island, where you eat and drink the same things, wear the same things, and do the same things.

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The Dolphins of Laurentum

Caroline Lawrence · 161 pages

A ragged stranger and the prospect of losing her family's fortune lead Flavia Gemina and her friends, Jonathan, Lupus, and Nubia to a seaside villa where possible danger and treasure are close at hand.

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Flush

Carl Hiaasen · 294 pages

Bestselling novelist Carl Hiaasen is back with another hysterical mystery adventure for young readers, set in the Florida Keys. You know it's going to be a rough summer when you spend Father's Day visiting your dad in the local lockup. Noah's dad is sure that the owner of the Coral Queen casino boat is flushing raw sewage into the harbor--which has made taking a dip at the local beach like swim

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The Rivalry: Mystery at the Army-Navy Game

John Feinstein

Eighth-grade sportswriters Stevie and Susan Carol up to solve a mystery at the famous Army-Navy football game.

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Look Into My Eyes

Lauren Child

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You Have to Stop This

Pseudonymous Bosch

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Midnight Magic

Avi · 249 pages

Mangus the Magician must free a princess from a terrifying ghost. Naturally, Mangus doesn't believe in ghosts. He doesn't even believe in magic! However, his servant boy, Fabrizio, is a secret friend of the princess and is determined to prove the ghost is real.

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Into the Gauntlet

Margaret Peterson Haddix

The explosive finale! Throughout the hunt for the 39 Clues, Amy and Dan Cahill have uncovered history's greatest mysteries and their family's deadliest secrets. But are they ready to face the truth about the Cahills and the key to their unmatched power? After a whirlwind race that's taken them across five continents, Amy and Dan face the most the difficult challenge yet-a task no Cahill dared to i

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The Billionaire's Curse

Richard Newsome

Hi, I'm the author of this book. It has been scanned and uploaded without my permission. If you borrow this book you are denying me my royalties. This book took 10 years to write. If you borrow it from a legitimate library service, I will be paid. What you see here, my friend, is theft. Please don't steal from me. Thank you.

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