Publisher: Atheneum
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/01/1979
ISBN-13: 9780689307003
ISBN-10: 0689307004

Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.

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Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/06/2009
ISBN-13: 9781416978152
ISBN-10: 1416978151

When a quilt containing America's secrets is stolen and he is falsely accused of the crime, Steve Brixton must use all the skills he has gleaned from reading detective novels to solve the mystery and find the real culprits in order to restore his good name.

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Publisher: Scholastic Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/01/2004
ISBN-13: 9780439372947
ISBN-10: 0439372941

When seemingly unrelated and strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra Andalee and Calder Pillay combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.

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Publisher: Philomel Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/16/2006
ISBN-13: 9780399243042
ISBN-10: 0399243046

While searching the clues to her missing mother's whereabouts, fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes, the younger sister of Sherlock Holmes, suddenly gets involved in the kidnapping of a young Marquess and must put the search for her mother on hold in order to save the spoiled girl from her dangerous captors.

Publisher: Scholastic Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/01/2010
ISBN-13: 9780439852098
ISBN-10: 0439852099

A science-enhanced historical tale by the Edgar Award- and Agatha Award-winning author of Chasing Vermeer follows the adventures of a sight-impaired boy from a small town whose life is upended by a mischievous girl, a mysterious notebook and a menacing stranger. 75,000 first printing.

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Publisher: Viking
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/01/1994
ISBN-13: 9780670854875
ISBN-10: 0670854875

Despite the disapproval of her private detective mother, Herculeah Jones is determined to solve the mystery--and possible murder--at the "Dead Oaks" estate, but she soon begins to think that she has taken her adventure too far.

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Publisher: Candlewick Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/01/2006
ISBN-13: 9780763629304
ISBN-10: 0763629308

When Maud is chosen by the seemingly sweet Miss Hyacinth and her sister, she, excited to leave the orphanage, finds her new home a place of corruption and cruelty when she is forced to help stage elaborate seances to swindle wealthy patrons out of their money.

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Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/07/2009
ISBN-13: 9781416990512
ISBN-10: 1416990518

A group of children, entranced with the study of Egypt, play their own Egypt game, are visited by a secret oracle, become involved in a murder, and befriend the Professor of the local junk shop.

Publisher: Yearling
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/14/2009
ISBN-13: 9780440238027
ISBN-10: 0440238021

Opening a locked box found in the dusty attic of his grandfather's house, Sam reads about a mysterious person who was kidnapped and begins to have crazy dreams centered around a big castle that make him wonder if his grandfather is really who he says he is. Reprint.

Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/25/2007
ISBN-13: 9781416949756
ISBN-10: 1416949755

Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to herself.

Publisher: Miramax Books/Hyperion Books for Children
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/01/2006
ISBN-13: 9780786849574
ISBN-10: 0786849576

When Fletcher Moon, the youngest detective in the world, is framed for a crime he did not commit, he must team up with the unlikeliest of allies, run from the authorities, and solve the case within twelve hours to clear his name.

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/01/2002
ISBN-13: 9780375821813
ISBN-10: 0375821813

Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, befriends a mysterious boy who introduces him to potty-trained alligators, burrowing owls, and sparkly-tailed poisonous snakes.

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Publisher: Scholastic Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/01/2007
ISBN-13: 9780439813785
ISBN-10: 0439813786

Living in the walls of a busy Paris train station in 1931, clock keeper and orphan Hugo Cabret must constantly work to keep his secrets safe, but when an inquisitive girl and an old man who owns a toy store begin probing, he must do all he can to keep them at a safe distance. 150,000 first printing. $150,000 ad/promo.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/30/2006
ISBN-13: 9781582349602
ISBN-10: 1582349606

After discovering an entrance to a secret world beneath Manhattan's city streets, Ananka learns about the Shadow City through a meeting with one of its residents, Kiki Strike, yet as Kiki begins to recruit delinquent kids to guard her underground world, Ananka begins to fear her new friend and worries that her connection to both worlds may not be a good thing after all. 50,000 first printing.

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Publisher: Knopf
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/08/2005
ISBN-13: 9780375831683
ISBN-10: 0375831681

After winning the prize of a press pass to New Orleans to watch the Final Four, Steven and his fellow winner, Susan, delight in all the behind-the-scenes activities, but when they overhear a blackmail plot involving an MSU star player that could result in the big game being thrown, the two junior guest reporters know that it is up to them to break the story and put a stop to the devious plan.

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Publisher: David Fickling Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/12/2008
ISBN-13: 9780375849763
ISBN-10: 0375849769

When Salim doesn't come back from his ride on the London Eye, his cousins Ted and Kat turn to the authorities for help, but when they offer no viable suggestions, the two use their sleuthing skills to figure out what actually happened.

Publisher: Scholastic
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/01/2008
ISBN-13: 9780545090544
ISBN-10: 0545090547

At the reading of their grandmother's will, Dan and Amy Cahill are given the choice of receiving a million dollars or uncovering the 39 clues hidden around the world that will lead to the source of the family's power, but by taking on the clues, they end up in a dangerous race against their own family members. 250,000 first printing.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/15/2005
ISBN-13: 9781582346779
ISBN-10: 1582346771

Minerva Clark, a thirteen-year-old girl in Portland, Oregon, loses all self-doubt when she is zapped by lightning and uses her newfound courage to solve a murder mystery.

Publisher: Little, Brown
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/01/2008
ISBN-13: 9780316003957
ISBN-10: 0316003956

As the only four children to pass the series of tests provided, Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance are asked to go on a secret mission as undercover agents at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened and quickly realize they will have to use their collective wit to get their important task complete. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.

Publisher: Philomel Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/01/2004
ISBN-13: 9780399241543
ISBN-10: 039924154X

Thirteen-year-old Nick Diamond finds himself sharing a prison cell with Public Enemy Number One, Johnny Powers, after being framed for a jewel robbery and must depend on his older--and dimmer--brother Tim to break him out. Simultaneous.

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Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/20/2007
ISBN-13: 9780399246937
ISBN-10: 0399246932

When his sister stumbles upon strange wooden strips with words and letters that could lead to a priceless treasure, Winston Breen, a master puzzle solver, must overcome distrust and dangerous threats to unravel this mystery and claim the prize.

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/14/2009
ISBN-13: 9780375848148
ISBN-10: 0375848142

Offering to help a weird lady with a problem, three girls end up in the midst of a mystery and so must quickly put their sleuthing skills to the test by tackling word puzzles, solving equations, and scouring through old boxes in a dusty room to solve the case.

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Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/27/2006
ISBN-13: 9780689866869
ISBN-10: 0689866860

In his very small town of Hamilton, Nebraska, fifth-grader Ted Hammond looks for a connection between the dying town's dwindling school numbers and the face in the window of the empty Anderson house. 100,000 first printing.

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Publisher: Knopf
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/01/1998
ISBN-13: 9780679892649
ISBN-10: 0679892648

Thirteen-year-old Sammy's penchant for speaking her mind gets her in trouble when she involves herself in the investigation of a robbery at the "seedy" hotel across the street from the seniors' building where she is living with her grandmother.

Publisher: Random House
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/01/2003
ISBN-13: 9780375924125
ISBN-10: 0375924124

Thirteen-year-old Trixie Belden and her friends search for hidden treasure in a mysterious mansion owned by an old miser.

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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/01/2001
ISBN-13: 9780060290757
ISBN-10: 0060290757

After her parents disappear and she is turned over to the care of a strange "great-uncle," Molly must rely on her dreams about an old Mohawk story for her safety and maybe even for her life.

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Publisher: Scholastic Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/01/2009
ISBN-13: 9780545166881
ISBN-10: 0545166888

After the mysterious disappearance of their parents, Marty and Grace go to live with their scientist uncle and accompany him on, what soon becomes, an increasingly dangerous expedition to New Zealand to track a giant squid.

Publisher: Dutton
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/01/1978
ISBN-13: 9780525423201
ISBN-10: 0525423206

The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance.

Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/14/2009
ISBN-13: 9780385906647
ISBN-10: 0385906641

As her mother prepares to be a contestant on the 1980s television game show, "The $20,000 Pyramid," a twelve-year-old New York City girl tries to make sense of a series of mysterious notes received from an anonymous source that seems to defy the laws of time and space.

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