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• Cam Jansen and the Joke House Mystery

  Adler, David A.

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  While Cam's Aunt Molly is competing in a comedy contest, the expensive plate the winner will receive disappears and Cam and Eric set out to find it before the contest's over.

• The Swifts

  a Dictionary of Scoundrels

  Lincoln, Beth,

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  Meet Shenanigan Swift: Little sister. Risk-taker. Mischief-maker. Shenanigan is excited for the big Swift Family Reunion—until one of them gives Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude a deadly shove down the stairs. So what if everyone thinks she’ll never be more…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Once Upon a Crime

  Buckley, Michael

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  When the fairy-tale detectives rush to New York City hoping to find an Everafter who can cure Puck, they trigger a chain of events that includes a murder mystery, and learn many new things about their mother who, along with their father, is still in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Harriet the Spy

  Fitzhugh, Louise

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  Eleven-year-old Harriet keeps notes on her classmates and neighbors in a secret notebook, but when some of the students read the notebook, they seek revenge.

• The Sign in the Smoke

  Keene, Carolyn,

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  Some scary events at Camp Cedarbark has Nancy and her friends on the case to make sure the campers are safe.

• The Case of the Library Monster

  Butler, Dori Hillestad

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  Buddy the dog discovers a strange, blue-tongued creature in the school library, and investigates what it is and how it got there.

• Midnight at the Barclay Hotel

  Bradley, Fleur,

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  Convincing his overworked mom to accept an all-expenses-paid weekend vacation at the Barclay Hotel, 12-year-old JJ discovers upon arrival that his mother and the other guests are prime suspects in their host’s murder.

• The Mystery of the Stolen Dinosaur Bones

  Warner, Gertrude Chandler, 1890-1979,

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  The Aldens are visiting a real dinosaur dig in Montana, in an area full of fossils and caves! But the bones of a rare dinosaur have gone missing, and when the children begin to search for clues they hear strange noises in the caves and discover…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• April Fools' Fiasco

  Roy, Ron, 1940-

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  It’s the first of April in Green Lawn! Mr. Paskey, owner of the Book Nook, plays an April Fools’ Day prank on Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose. They hatch a plan to get back at him, but then the bookstore is robbed—no joke! Can the kids track down the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents

  Snicket, Lemony

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  Called upon to investigate thirteen suspicious incidents in Stain'd-by-the-Sea, young Lemony Snicket collects clues, questions witnesses, and cracks every case

• The World Series Curse

  Kelly, David A. (David Andrew), 1964-

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  Mike and Kate must solve a mystery during a World Series between the Cubs and the Red Sox when someone starts ruining equipment, getting players in trouble, and even stirring up an old baseball curse.

• The Sherlock Society

  Ponti, James,

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  In the tradition of Nancy Drew, four kids and one grandfather in Miami tackle a decades-old mystery in this first book in the action-packed and funny Sherlock Society middle grade series. Together with Grandpa’s know-how and the kids’…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Dead Eagles

  Sobol, Donald J., 1924-2012,

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  Ten cases that involve the reader's crime-solving participation present the remarkable boy detective working on his own and helping his police chief father with Idaville's more serious problems.

• The Map Trap

  Clements, Andrew, 1949-2019

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  Sixth-grader Alton Barnes loves maps, and when his portfolio of secret maps is stolen, he begins getting notes with orders that he must obey to get the maps back but, with the help of a popular classmate, he just might succeed before his teacher,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• As the Falcon Flies

  Dixon, Franklin W.,

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  During their Alaskan vacation, Frank and Joe Hardy help falconer Kate when her beloved peregrine goes missing.

• The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall

  Standish, Ali,

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  When young Arthur Conan Doyle is o­ffered a spot at Baskerville Hall, a secret school for extraordinarily gifted children, he is elated at being chosen. There, Arthur makes quick friends with Irene Eagle and Jimmie Moriarty. Together, they discover…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Book You're Not Supposed to Have

  Pastis, Stephan,

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  This book was never meant to exist. No one needs to know the details. Just know this: there’s a Merry, a Larry, a missing tooth, and a teachers’ strike that is crippling Timmy Failure’s academic future.

• All the Greys on Greene Street

  Tucker, Laura, 1973-

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  A 12-year-old artist in 1981 SoHo searches for answers when her father, a restorer of antique paintings, abruptly disappears in the middle of the night amid questions about a partner's suspicious behavior and a missing work or art.

• Magical Mission

  Stilton, Geronimo

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  I was traveling to London, England on a secret mission! I had to investigate some strange occurrences -- someone was trying to get their paws on the crown jewels! Trap came along, too, to compete in a big magic show. And before I could solve my…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sammy Keyes and the Kiss Goodbye

  Van Draanen, Wendelin

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  Sammy Keyes has spent the last few years solving other people's mysteries; now her friends (and some foes) come together to unmask the fiend who has put Sammy in a coma.