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Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Sophie Johnson is a self-proclaimed expert. She knows everything about unicorns and detective work, and now she's sure she knows everything about athletics, too. Preparing for a fun run, Sophie is so busy with her Excellent Race Plan that she doesn't have time to listen to anyone's advice about how to prepare or even where to run! Can she stay on course to win gold, or will her perfect plan go sideways?--
Author
Series
Charlie Piechart volume 2
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
This math mystery takes place at school--when a purple, sparkly cone-shaped princess hat goes missing! Margot needs her hat in time for the school play (today!), so Charlie and his dog companion, Watson, are on the case--finding evidence of sparkles and purple paint and keeping on the lookout for geometric clues that might lead to the missing hat.
Author
Series
Nursery-Rhyme mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
In this pun-filled nursery rhyme mashup, hard-boiled detective Joe Dumpty (brother of Humpty Dumpty) is called upon to solve the mystery of what made Jack and Jill fall down the hill--and who took Jack's prized crown after the fall.
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
Deer wakes up to find one of his antlers is missing...and there's a tennis racket in its place? One by one his friends also uncover that their important items from glasses to lucky boots have been swapped with silly, useless replacements like donuts and swim flippers. They've been hornswoggled! (Hornswoggled means tricked.) It's pure poppycock! (Poppycock means nonsense.) Once they gather together to find out what happened, will they find the true...
Author
Series
Monkey with a tool belt series volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Chico Bon Bon and Clark the elephant fly the Banana 5 to the Superstar Space Station to fix the snack bar's Moon Juice machine, but find a situation stickier than they anticipated.
Author
Publisher
Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Chapter Two is Missing is a hilarious picture book mystery starring a hopelessly lost narrator, an unqualified detective, and a very sneaky janitor, who are all surprised to discover that second chapter of the very book of which they are a part is--gasp--missing! Do not be alarmed, but the second chapter of this book appears to be missing! It was here a minute ago, but now it seems to have simply walked off. Not only that, but some of the punctuation...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
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Description
There has been a terrible crime, Bear tells us. Someone has STOLEN a delicious chocolate cake! Bear sets off to find the culprit, questioning characters and compiling clues from A to Z. Among the suspects: a gingerbread man (G) with a bite out of his head, a kite (K) that may be above the law, and an octopus (O) with grabby tentacles. But -- hold on -- are those crumbs on Bear's page? Is that frosting on his face? Looks like our narrator is a little...
18) Party: a mystery
Author
Publisher
Black Sheep/Akashic Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Pam, Beth and Sue are at a party celebrating the Nancy Drew mystery books, but discover a mystery at the party itself.
19) The mystery
Author
Series
Adventures of Max and Pinky volume 3
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Max and his best friend Pinky the pig decide to paint the barn, but when it turns up repainted the next morning, they must find out what happened.
Author
Series
Agent Lion volume 2
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
Petunia's birthday is today, and she's got everything a birthday girl needs: an excited smile, the perfect bow, a big party. Wait . . . where is the party?! It was just here a second ago! The balloons, streamers, and guests are all gone!! In a mad dash to find it, Petunia calls the best detective in town, Agent Lion. He runs through the halls, follows clues, and even takes a quick swim--but will Agent Lion find Petunia's celebration in time?
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