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"In 1859, eleven-year-old Nell goes to live with her aunt, Kate Warne, the first female detective for Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. Nell helps her aunt solve cases, including a mystery surrounding Abraham Lincoln, and the mystery of what happened to Nell's own father" --
Author
Series
League of beastly dreadfuls volume 1
Language
English
Description
Anastasia, nearly eleven, is snatched from her elementary school and sent to live at a former insane asylum with two great-aunts she had never met after being told that her parents died in a tragic vacuum cleaner accident.
Author
Series
Circus Mirandus volume 1
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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"When he realizes that his grandfather's stories of an enchanted circus are true, Micah Tuttle sets out to find the mysterious Circus Mirandus--and to use its magic to save his grandfather's life"--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Bethany's parents have always been overprotective, but when they suddenly drop out of sight with no explanation, leaving her with an aunt she never knew existed, Bethany uncovers shocking secrets that make her question everything she thought she knew about herself and her family.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
For soccer games Sierra rides a bus out of the city to fields that are nicer than the "lot" in her neighborhood, but so her auntie can be at her last game, she asks Coach Marco if the team might play in her neighborhood on a day her aunt does not work.
Author
Series
Goosebumps. Original series volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"While staying with his weird great-aunt, Evan buys a mixture of monster blood at a funky old toy store. It's fun to play with at first. But then Evan notices something weird about the green slimy stuff -- it seems to be growing. And all that growing has given it a monstrous appetite ..." P. [4] of cover.
10) Flower girl
Author
Publisher
Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Nicki's favorite aunt is getting married, and Nicki is excited to be the Flower Girl: she is all in for love and pretty petals. But when the family goes shopping to find outfits for the wedding, Nicki doesn't feel like herself in any of the dresses her mom and aunt pick out for her, and all her happiness and excitement for the wedding evaporates. Nicki must find her voice--and her own style of expression to match it--to make Aunt Carmela's big day...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Sparrow doesn't have many friends. Some kids believe her house near the swamp is haunted. Others think there's something "unusual" about her. But Sparrow's not lonely -- she has a best friend who's always with her. He sits with Sparrow on her porch swing. He makes her smile by playing pranks in church. Yet Sparrow is the only one who can see him . . . because the Boy is a ghost. So when her mama passes away, Sparrow doesn't give up hope. After all,...
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Series
Amelia rules! volume 2
Publisher
Spotlight
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
When Amelia finds a tape of an old song by her Aunt Tanner, a former rock star, she is not exactly sure what it means.
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