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After cracking a murder case, thirteen-year-old Sage's life spins into peril.
The accused dies mysteriously, a thief targets his family's fortune, and a stranger claiming to be his long-lost mother emerges. Sage must unravel these dangerous threads before they unravel him
Sage is a quiet, overlooked boy who suddenly finds himself inheriting his late uncle's estate, including a farm, funds, and a local newspaper business. Unable to understand...
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Thirteen-year-old sleuth Skylar Robbins plans to become a private detective like her grandfather. Stuck at her bullying cousin Gwendolyn’s Malibu estate for the summer, Skylar brings her fingerprinting kit, portable spy tools, and her journal for taking notes in secret code. She had no idea how dangerous the next eight weeks would prove to be. As soon as Skylar gets to Malibu, mysterious things begin to happen. She discovers a hidden garden behind...
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Every great lie begins with the truth.
For 13-year-old Sage, living with his low-life con artist father Marty in Las Vegas hasn't been easy.
When Marty dies, the authorities arrange to send Sage to live with family he never knew existed. Sage plans to stay only long enough to steal their valuables and their car.
Just as Sage is leaving Las Vegas, he discovers Marty was hustling clues about a murder and there is a million-dollar reward....
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The Writing Show
Pub. Date
2016.
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What does a dusty old secret have to do with peacocks?Everything, as it turns out. When Amanda is knocked off her skateboard by a rare all-blue peacock, she learns that the species harbors a vital secret she must race to uncover. But before she can unravel the mystery, a startling archaeological discovery turns all of Britain against the detectives and threatens their very existence. As old enemies gather strength and new adversaries emerge, Amanda...
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[s.n.]
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2013.
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English
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A modern day 13 year old boy and 10 year old sister travel back in time to 1939 Los Angeles in an attempt to exonerate a private detective executed for a murder he did not commit. Guided by the ghost of the detective trapped in a mirror in his office, the pair disguise themselves as guff adult private detectives as they encounter gangster and their molls in their search to find the real killer. With a skeleton key that opens a door into the past,...
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Beavers Pond Press
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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Twelve-year-old Kassy O’Roarke wants to win the Thompson prize at her school newspaper. Her pesky little brother Percy and his key-stealing ferret try to help... and that’s when the trouble begins. When Apollo the cougar cub goes missing from their family’s petting zoo, Kassy puts her detective skills to the test to find him before Animal Control does. Can Kassy outsmart the dogcatcher and rescue Apollo before being grounded for life? Join...
7) The Newcomer
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Dadielte Production
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2013.
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The residents of 21 Broadhurst are up in arms. Someone has been overturning the trashcans, smashing out the light bulbs and plunging the six story apartment building into darkness. Bobby and Sonny are accused of these dastardly deeds. To prove their innocence, the boys set out to catch the culprit(s) and clear their names. The Newcomer continues the Bobby and Sonny Mystery Series in which these two amateur sleuths set out to solve mysteries in their...
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Xandra Collins was rich, famous, and missing. After inheriting a fortune, she vanished without a trace, leaving her 100-year-old mansion abandoned. A frightening enemy had been stalking the wealthy heiress. Thirteen-year-old detective Skylar Robbins moves into the deserted estate with her family, and vows to crack the case. Skylar teams up with her BFF Alexa, and Daniel Gannon—the most brilliant boy in middle school—to solve the mystery of Xandra...
10) Stillwater
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Mascot Books
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2020.
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English
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UNDER THE SURFACE, DANGER LURKS... Twelve-year-old Grace believes that all adults are trustworthy and good. So begins a coming-of-age story full of laughter and tears that takes place one hot summer in upstate New York in the 1950s. On the surface, Stillwater seems an idyllic place, but danger lurks underneath. Grace and her best friends, Maggie and Louanne, grapple with divorce, domestic violence, and mental illness. Grace is devastated when she...
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[s.n.]
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2024.
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English
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In the small town of Eureka Shores, the ordinary becomes extraordinary during the annual summer festival. This year, the Sci5—a group of clever friends fascinated by science—find themselves in the thick of a gravity-defying mystery that could turn their world upside down, quite literally. Dr. Hubble, the town's solitary but brilliant scientist, is suspected of starting a series of unexplained events that cause objects and even people to float...
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Dylan and Friends Publishing Company
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2022.
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When Dylan, an American Cocker Spaniel, and twelve-year-old Casey go to Catalina Island for a special canine training class, they begin to dream about one day being part of Search and Rescue. When their best friend runs away and the police turn to them for help, someday comes sooner than they expected.
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Dylan and Friends Publishing Company
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2022.
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Casey, his American Cocker Spaniel Dylan, and their best friend Sumo–better known as Dylan's Dog Squad–have a blast using their search and rescue skills to find Bailey, a kleptomaniac chimp. But when Dream Big K-9 Academy needs their help to save their business from The Sledgehammer, a notorious criminal, Dylan's Dog Squad learns what it means to come to the rescue. And what it means to be a friend.
14) We All Fall Down
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A new romantic thriller—with a dash of horror—from Natalie D. Richards, the New York Times bestselling author of YA psychological thriller books.
Theo's always been impulsive. But telling Paige how he feels? He's obsessed over that decision. And it's time. Tonight. At the party on the riverbank, under the old walking bridge, site of so many tales of love and death.
Paige has had a crush on Theo since they first
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Encyclopedia Brown volume 19
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English
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The solutions to 10 mysteries solved by Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown are given in a separate section, challenging the reader to match wits with the 10-year-old mastermind of Idaville's war on crime.
16) The Photo Album
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[s.n.]
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2023.
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English
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When Bobby McGowan discovers an old photo album belonging to his mother - who was murdered twenty years ago - he becomes convinced that one of the photos holds the key to finally solving her murder.
17) The House
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! The old, abandoned house at the end of Grace's street is a local legend. All the neighbors say it's haunted, but every Halloween someone leaves candy on the front porch. Grace and her friends decide to investigate, hoping to find out once and for all if someone-or something-really is haunting the place. But what if there is more to the...
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Professor Bullfinch develops the "House of the Future" in which all controls are automatic, and plans to debut it at an upcoming Science Fair. This includes temperature controls and other standard functions, but also items such as washing machines, food preparation and normal housework. Danny, Irene and Joe, as well as Irene's toddler cousin, go to explore the house and become trapped inside, as the locks were automated to have security settings
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Professor Bullfinch has created a radio telescope ("dish") for the government which will try to determine if extraterrestrials are trying to contact Earth. When Danny sneaks into the observatory, he hears non-random sounds coming from space. He then must figure out how to translate the sounds. The observatory described in the book is similar to the real life SETI project!
20) I Can't Remember
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Every night of her life is erased. But this time, her amnesia could have fatal consequences. Mia Amari isn’t your average college student. Each day after 9:00 p.m., she’s unable to create new memories and must rely on friends and family to tell her what happened. But her disorder takes a horrific turn when she wakes up covered in blood and lying beside her murdered classmate. Accused of killing the boy she was starting to have feelings for but...
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