Missing Trumpet (Stone Arch Readers: Dino Detectives)
by Anita Yasuda
Thirteen year old Daniel Anderson doesn't believe Brody Mason's crazy stories about the ghost witch who lives up on Brewster's Hill with Bloody Bones, her man eating razorback hog. He figures Brody's probably just trying to scare him since he's the new kid ...a "stuck-up snot" from Connecticut. But Daniel's seven year old sister Erica has become more and more withdrawn, talking to her lookalike doll. When she disappears into the woods one day, he knows something is terribly wrong. Did the witch...
How Can I Be a Detective If I Have to Baby-Sit? (Stevie Diamond Mystery, v. 2)
by Linda Bailey
Stevie Diamond. Age 12. Female. Private Detective. She and her partner, Jesse, have already cracked their first case. Now the pair is visiting Stevie's father at his tree-planting camp in the Rocky Mountains --- but how can they have a fabulous wilderness holiday when six-year-old Alexander, armed with a loaded squirt-gun, is trailing along? In this Stevie Diamond Mystery, when an international smuggler starts snooping around Alexander's house, baby-sitting suddenly becomes an occupation worthy...
Rock Patrol (Backpack Mysteries (Hardcover), #6)
by Mary Carpenter Reid
Hiking the Appalachian Trail with their friends, Chet, Phil, and Biff, the Hardys hit a snag when daredevil Biff gets hurt. The old mining town of Morgan's Quarry is the nearest place for help. But even the run-down, isolated town turns menacing when two tough locals drop a bag full of money in front of the brothers! Joe and Frank are stonewalled when they ask about the money. The roads are washed out, the phones are down, and a crumbling mansion hides a gold mine of secrets. Every fork in the...
Detective Donut and the Wild Goose Chase
by Bruce Whatley and Rosie Smith
Detective Donut and his partner, Mouse, set out to find Professor Drake, the world-famous archaeologist who has mysteriously disappeared.
A fifteen-year-old boy who has spent his entire life trying to avoid attention finds himself in the middle of a millenia-old struggle between titanic forces when he is simultaneously recruited by an exclusive prep school and followed by sinister agents.
El caso de la dama zurda / The Case of the Left-Handed Lady
by Nancy Springer
Vive con Enola Holmes el peligro y la intriga del Londres victoriano. Sherlock Holmes, el detective más famoso del mundo, está removiendo cielo y tierra para encontrar a su hermana pequeña Enola, quien parece haber sido engullida por la ciudad más grande y oscura del mundo: Londres. Mientras se esconde de su propio hermano, Enola se topa con unos dibujos al carboncillo y siente una conexión inmediata con su autora, Lady Cecily, pero esta ha desaparecido sin dejar rastro. Así que Enola deberá re...
“Think Treasure Island’s Jim Hawkins and Encyclopedia Brown rolled intoone adventurous, ingenious, God-fearing lad, and you get the idea. Fun,suspenseful, and unpredictable, the No Place Like Holmes books are fantasticreads, and author Jason Lethcoe is a fine craftsman of words to boot. I highlyrecommend this series.” —RobertLiparulo, bestselling author of Dreamhouse Kings and The 13th Tribe A mystery is afoot at 221 Baker Street, but will Griffin Sharpe be able to figure out the clues befo...
Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day (Encyclopedia Brown, #7)
by Donald J. Sobol
As Idaville’s ten-year-old star detective, Encyclopedia has an uncanny knack for trivia. With his unconventional knowledge, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve some of the most baffling crimes. With ten confounding mysteries in each book, not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them, but readers are...
The Midnight Witches (Echo and the Bat Pack) (Echo and the Bat Pack)
by Roberto Pavanello
When Echo's human friend, Rebecca Silver, is kidnapped by a witch who wants her for an assistant, Echo and the Bat Pack must risk their lives to rescue her.
Open Season (Hardy Boys Casefiles, #59) (Hardy Boys Casefiles S., #59)
by Franklin W. Dixon and Maurice Dixon, Jr.
On a cross-country skiing trip into the Colorado Rockies, Frank and Joe find themselves facing the greatest challenge of all: survival. A woman dedicated to saving the endangered mountain lion has been shot, and the suspect is determined to track down the Hardy boys as well.
High-Wire Act (Hardy Boys Casefiles, #123) (Hardy Boys Casefiles S., #123)
by Franklin W. Dixon
When Frank's old school friend Freddie Felix landed a job as a circus clown, he thought it was his big break. Now he's landed in big trouble instead. A suspicious fall has put him in the hospital, and the Hardys are determined to get to the bottom of it. They've decided to join the spectacle - a three-ring circus of crime.
It is London, 1716. The streets are full of spies and buzzing with intrigue. Jacobite rebels are being rounded up and hanged at Tower Hill, and on the outskirts of London the roads are haunted by a mysterious Highwayman known only as The White Rider; a robber so fierce that he kills his victims simply by pointing at them! Tom Marlowe, caught in the fascinating heart of events, is resolved to get to the bottom of them. With the help of his mentor, Dr Harker, Tom is determined to discover who is b...