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The Secret of the Mansion

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Partners in Crime

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Inside the Shadow City

Kirsten Miller · 387 pages

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The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow

Katherine Woodfine · 320 pages

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Thea Stilton and the Dragon's Code

Thea Stilton, Geronimo Stilton · 158 pages

What is the Dragon's Code? I couldn't believe it when I, Thea Stilton, was invited to teach a journalism class at the prestigious Mouseford Academy! Once I arrived, I met five amazing students. And when another student disappeared, it was up to us to help solve the mystery. Holey Swiss cheese, it was an incredible adventure! NICKY is always in a good mood when she's outdoors. COLETTE is e

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Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth

Jane O'Connor · 136 pages

"In her chapter book debut, Nancy Clancy must find the culprit when a prized possession goes missing at school"--

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Murder Most Unladylike

Robin Stevens · 360 pages

At an English boarding school in the 1930s, crime-solving friends Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells struggle to find an exciting mystery to investigate and hit pay-dirt when Hazel discovers the dead body of Miss Bell, the science teacher.

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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

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Stacey and the Missing Ring

Ann M. Martin · 144 pages

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Where's Nancy?

Carolyn Keene · 167 pages

Nancy's disappearance leaves the story in the hands of alternating narrators--Nancy's good friends George and Bess (although it's not always easy to tell their voices apart). When Nancy is late for a lunch date, her friends chalk it up to her usual forgetfulness. When she misses a date with boyfriend Ned, concern mounts. As several days pass, George, Ned, and Bess try to follow the slim offering o

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First Term at Malory Towers

Enid Blyton · 160 pages

Darrell Rivers begins her happy life at Malory Towers two terms later than the other girls, but she soon makes firm friends with Sally, the steady one, and the adoring Mary Lou.

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Beautiful Blue World

Suzanne LaFleur · 242 pages

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When Lightning Strikes

Lene Kaaberbol · 106 pages

Will and her four friends investigate a series of power outages, which seem to be connected to the mysterious new boy in their school.

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The Mystery of the Blinking Eye

Kathryn Kenny · 243 pages

The Bob-Whites, plus their friends from Iowa, add detective work to their New York City sightseeing trip after Trixie helps a stranger and receives, as thanks, a purse containing a cryptic prophecy and a promise of great fortune.

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Akata Witch

Nnedi Okorafor · 376 pages

Twelve-year-old Sunny Nwazue, an American-born albino child of Nigerian parents, moves with her family back to Nigeria, where she learns that she has latent magical powers which she and three similarly gifted friends use to catch a serial killer.

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The Vanishing Violin

Michael D. Beil

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Best Friends

Jamie Suzanne · 104 pages

The twins' close friendship is threatened when Jessica is admitted to an exclusive girls' club.

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Deep Blue

Jennifer Donnelly · 360 pages

Serafina, daughter of Isabella, Queen of Miromara, has been raised with the expectation - and burden - that she will someday become ruler of the oldest civilization of the merfolk. On the eve of the Dokimí ceremony, which will determine if she is worthy of the crown, Sera is haunted by a strange dream that foretells the return of an ancient evil. But her nightmare is forgotten the next day as she

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The Secret of Whale Island

Thea Stilton

The famous Vissia De Vissen is enrolling her children, Vanilla and Vic, in Mouseford Academy! Despite her good-willed actions, something suspicious and mysterious seems to lurk behind! And why is an orca attacking each and every vessel that comes to Whale Island? Find out in this fun-filled, action-packed book!

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The Doll People

Ann M. Martin, Laura Godwin · 256 pages

A family of porcelain dolls that has lived in the same house for one hundred years is taken aback when a new family of plastic dolls arrives and doesn't follow The Doll Code of Honor.

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The Clique

Lisi Harrison · 220 pages

Enter the world of the clique - where the only thing harder than getting in is staying in.

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Peace, Love, and Cupcakes

Sheryl Berk, Carrie Berk

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Sleepaway Girls

Jen Calonita

When Sam's best friend gets her first boyfriend, she's not ready to spend the summer listening to the two of them call each other "pookie." Sick of being a third wheel, Sam applies to be a counselor-in-training at Whispering Pines camp in the New York Catskills. But what she doesn't realize is that it's not going to be all Kumbaya sing-alongs and gooey s'mores. If Ashley, the alpha queen of Whispe

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Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister

Liz Kessler · 256 pages

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