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61) Zero to hero
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"Timmy Failure is not just any detective-he is the greatest detective in his town, perhaps the nation. He is so famous that there have been seven books written about his life. Plus a movie. And so he has agreed to provide the world with his extraordinary origin story, as dictated to his biographer and best friend, Charles "Rollo" Tookus. New York Times best-selling author Stephan Pastis is back with the hilariously heartwarming tale of how it all...
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Everyone in Southridge knows about the legend of the Gravemother. They know how to leave offerings by the abandoned house she was supposedly murdered in to pacify her. They know better than to trespass on her property. But not everyone believes in the tale--especially not fourteen-year-old Rhett, who lives around the corner from the old mansion. Then it's announced that the Gravemother's place is one of several to be demolished to give way for new...
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Twelve-year-old Candice Miller is spending the summer in Lambert, South Carolina, in the old house that belonged to her grandmother, who died after being dismissed as city manager for having the city tennis courts dug up looking for buried treasure--but when she finds the letter that sent her grandmother on the treasure hunt, she finds herself caught up in the mystery and, with the help of her new friend and fellow book-worm, Brandon, she sets out...
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Twelve-year-old Myrtle Hardcastle's plans to bring her father and governess together are jeopardized when she investigates a murder and cursed treasure on a Scottish Island, and finds herself being hunted by another who will stop at nothing to find the treasure for themselves.
65) The strangers
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The Greystone kids thought they knew. Chess has always been the protector over his younger siblings, Emma loves math, and Finn does what Finn does best--acting silly and being adored. They've been a happy family, just the three of them and their mom. But everything changes when reports of three kidnapped children reach the Greystone kids, and they're shocked by the startling similarities between themselves and these complete strangers. The other kids...
66) Unmasked
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When fourteen-year-old Marion's latest mask creation, Winston, comes to life and possesses her crush, Tyler, turning him into a red-flannel and Converse high-top wearing creature from Connecticut, she must find a way stop the monster or risk it staying forever.
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"Six months ago, Mars Patel boarded a spaceship to travel to Oliver Pruitt's colony on the planet Mars, and now he's finally there. The journey gave Mars lots of time to bond with his copilots, but Mars and his new friends soon discover that Pruitt's colonists aren't the only people living on the inhospitable planet. A splinter group, led by the mysterious Fang, are desperate to go back to Earth--and they don't care who they hurt in the process. Amid...
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"CHRIS IS ON THE CASE! Hinata, a shy boy in the fifth grade, receives his first-ever pet when his grandfather brings him Chris, a retired police dog with excellent training and top-notch skills. There's only one problem: Whenever Chris sees a bug, they fly into a panic. Soon, however, their nose is put to the test, when during a walk, they hear police sirens blare... There's been a robbery at a nearby jewelry shop! As the police investigation stalls,...
74) The switch
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On the day of Henry Ludd's thirteenth birthday, the power goes out. No phones, no news, people descending in lawlessness-- and in the chaos, Henry's father has gone missing.
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Myrtle Hardcastle would rather stay at home to keep close tabs on criminals and murder trials than go on a relaxing vacation with her aunt Helena. Once on board the luxurious private railway coach, Myrtle is thrilled to meet Mrs. Bloom, a professional insurance investigator who is tasked with protecting the priceless Northern Lights tiara. But before the train reaches its destination, both the tiara and Mrs. Bloom vanish. Then a dead body is discovered...
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"For young detective Aggie Morton and her friend Hector, Christmas becomes a lot more exciting when a dead body is found in this second book in the Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen series, inspired by the life of Agatha Christie as a child and her most popular creation, Hercule Poirot. For fans of The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency. Aspiring writer Aggie Morton is looking forward to Christmas. Having just solved a murder and survived her own brush with...
80) Finders creepers
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"Twins Atticus and Esmeralda Fetch are the best pet finders in Thorns Hollow -- a town where people have a lot of pets, and those pets often get lost. But when a lost dog leads them to an old, Victorian house on the edge of town, the twins find their world turned upside down. This creepy house contains a portal that leads to a whole other world -- a world where mythical creatures like trolls, fairies, and dragons are real. The secrets this mythical...