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41) Spy runner
Author
Publisher
GodwinBooks, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
It's 1953, and the Cold War is on. Communism threatens all that the United States stands for, and America needs every patriot to do their part. So when a Russian boarder moves into the home of 12-year-old Jake McCauley, he's on high alert. What does the mysterious Mr. Shubin do with all that photography equipment? And why did he choose to live so close to the Air Force base? Jake's mother says that Mr. Shubin knew Jake's dad, who went missing in...
Author
Series
Murder most unladylike volume 10
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Daisy and Hazel leap into action when a murder is committed on their cruise along the River Nile in Egypt.
Author
Series
Nancy Drew diaries volume 21
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
©2021.
Language
English
Description
Nancy, Bess, and George's Jiu-Jitsu class at Iron Dragon MMA takes a dark turn when they discover a threatening message at the front desk, leading Nancy to investigate whether a rival academy is to blame.
44) Road to robbery
Author
Publisher
Aladdin Quix
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"While on a speaking tour at military bases in the Kaiserslautern district of Southern Germany, Miss Mallard the world-famous ducktective, and her nephew, Willard Widgeon of the Swiss police, become involved in a new mystery when the medical center is robbed. Miss Mallard goes undercover as one of the staff to solve the case!" --
Author
Series
Liars Society volume 1
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Weatherby is a fish out of water. When she lands a scholarship to the prestigious Boston School, she's excited to be in the same world as her dad...But Weatherby has a secret she'll risk everything to protect, one that could destroy her new life. Every member of Jack's wealthy and privileged family has made their mark at the Boston School. Everyone, that is, except for Jack, who is entirely mediocre...But Jack has a secret of his own...one with the...
46) The lonely dead
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When schizophrenic Adele, who possesses a paranormal gift, is implicated in an investigation that involves the murder of her ex-best friend Tori, Adele must work with Tori's ghost to find the killer.
Author
Series
39 clues volume 1
Publisher
Destino Infantil y Juvenil
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
Español
Description
When their beloved aunt--matriarch of the world's most powerful family--dies, orphaned siblings Amy and Dan Cahill compete with less honorable Cahill descendants in a race around the world to find cryptic clues to a mysterious fortune. Includes game cards which the reader may use to play an online version of the treasure hunt.
48) Una nota falsa
Author
Series
39 clues volume 2
Publisher
Editorial Planeta
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
Español
Description
A million dollars, or a clue? Police report a break-in at an elite hotel, and the suspects sound suspiciously like Amy and Dan. There's a car and speedboat chase and an angry mob! When there's a Clue on the line, anything can happen.
"La carrera contrarreloj para encontrar las 39 pistas ha empezado, y los hermanos huérfanos Amy y Dan Cahill no pueden creer que estén a la cabeza de la búsqueda, que los lleva a Viena y Venecia. Pero, ¿lograrán...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Rumors of ancient curses and mischievous ghosts surround the disappearance of a priceless sword said to belong to the legendary Scottish King, Robert the Bruce. Determined to solve the case of this missing relic, Agatha, her cousin, Dash, and her faithful cat, Watson, set their sights on the mysterious Highlands of Scotland.
50) Agent Lion
Author
Series
Agent Lion volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Ms. Flamingo's cat, Fluffy, is missing...and there's only one detective who can crack the case! Meet Agent Lion--he works at Super Detective Agents Agency, wears a tiny blue hat, and loves jelly doughnuts. But most importantly, he is determined to find Fluffy. Agent Lion searches all over Mrs. Flamingo's building--from Mr. Wombat's apartment to the top of the roof--and the missing cat is nowhere to be found. Will Agent Lion ever crack the case?"--Publisher....
Author
Series
Watch Hollow volume 2
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Having defeated the Garr, a vicious tree monster who lived within the enchanted woods of Watch Hollow, Lucy and Oliver Tinker now have the home they've always dreamed of: Blackford House. Powered by a magical clock and full of curious rooms and improbable knickknacks, Blackford House brims with the promise of new adventures. Yet when a strange governess arrives from England--bringing with her the Kojima twins, Agatha and Algernon--the Tinker children's...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A dollhouse filled with ghostly light in the middle of the night and dolls that have moved from where she left them lead Amy and her mentally challenged sister to unravel the mystery surrounding grisly murders that took place years ago.
53) Foxglove
Author
Series
Belladonna (Grace) volume 2
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Nineteen-year-old Signa Farrow must solve a duke's murder and contend with a seemingly all-powerful deity, Fate"--
A duke has been murdered. The lord of Thorn Grove has been framed. And Fate, the elusive brother of Death, has taken up residence in a sumptuous estate nearby. He's hellbent on revenge after Death took the life of the woman he loved many years ago...and now he's determined to have Signa for himself, no matter the cost. Signa and her...
Author
Series
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Prioress Eleanor of Tyndal, her infirmarian aide Sister Anne, and Brother Thomas, a troubled monk, head for Wynethorpe Castle to help a dangerously ill child, but their task is complicated by the murder of an important guest.
56) Tender beasts
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When a gruesome murder rocks Sunny's private school, with her own brother as the main suspect, she takes it upon herself to discover the real killer--and uncovers a slew of dark family secrets in the process.
Author
Series
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Sammy continues to make life with her grandmother interesting as she tries to discover who is stealing from St. Mary's church, befriends a homeless girl, and plays in a softball tournament against a bitter rival.
Author
Series
Mysteries of Maisie Hitchins volume 5
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Maisie sets out to uncover the true identity of the new lodger at her gran's boarding house and uncovers a more complicated--and dangerous--mystery than she could have imagined"--
59) Ruff vs. fluff
Author
Series
Queenie and Arthur volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Queenie is a cat, deeply aware of her own perfection, and Arthur is a dog who normally likes everyone (except Queenie who is devoted to making his life a misery), and they both live at the Blackberry Hill Inn in the Northeast in snow country with their human twins (Harmony and Bro), and Mom; but one winter's day an unpleasant and suspicious stranger comes to stay at the inn, and soon the twin's uncle is framed for murder--and Queenie and Arthur must...
Author
Series
Case closed (Lauren Magaziner) volume 3
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Carlos and his friends must help his mother solve a haunting in a remote hotel"--
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