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The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity
by Adam Rex Mac BarnettSeventh-grader Steve Brixton is an avid reader of the Bailey Brothers series, and he's about to get a chance to put the detective tactics he's read so much about into practice. He's out to solve a mystery being investigated by America's most secret crime solving agency: the United States Department of Library Sciences. It will take all of Steve's skills to navigate this story of intrigue and crime as he tracks down the missing quilt (yes, quilt) containing all of America's secrets.
The Case of the Counterfeit Criminals (The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency, Book #3)
by Kelly Murphy Jordan StratfordThis “winner” (School Library Journal) of a history-mystery-science series continues as the Wollstonecraft Detectives--Ada Byron Lovelace and Mary Shelley--take on a case from the celebrated dinosaur bone hunter, Mary Anning. The Wollestonecraft Girls embark on their most important case yet--the famed dinosaur fossil hunter Mary Anning is being blackmailed. Her precious dog has been snatched and the kidnappers are demanding that Miss Anning authenticate some fake dinosaur bones up for auction at the British Museum in order to get him back. Ada and Mary have just three days to track down the fossil fakers, find the dog, and save the integrity of science! The game is truly afoot in this quirky caper involving blood-sucking leeches, an asthmatic pug, smoke bombs, secret elevators, diabolical disguises, and wicked word-play. Praise for The Case of the Missing Moonstone: "An enjoyable plot, resourceful heroines and fun writing." --Wall Street Journal "Smart and witty. . . . The detectives in training use quick thinking, book smarts, and social know-how to find a stolen gemstone. Comical narration and dialogue will charm readers thoroughly." --Publishers Weekly Praise for The Case of the Girl in Grey: "Mystery fans ... will relish the girls' romp around the stately home; discovery of an encrypted clue (in the crypt, of course); and unraveling of the mystery."--Booklist “Equal parts laughs and adventure, this lively mystery will keep you guessing till the end!” –Discovery GirlsFrom the Hardcover edition.
The Case of the Creepers (Unofficial Minecraft Mysteries #4)
by Winter MorganAll the Creepers have vanished from the Minecraft universe, and the people are starting to get worried. Though some believe that their disappearance is a good thing, others fear that it might be the start of an even more sinister plot.Edison and Billy decide to use their sleuthing skills to find the truth of the situation, and their investigation takes them all around the Overworld. But the missing Creepers aren’t easy to find. With the help of new friends, Edison and Billy search for the missing mobs—but if they find the Creepers, will they be in danger themselves? Join Edison and Billy as they solve their greatest mystery yet in the fourth installment of the Unofficial Minecraft Mystery series!
The Case of the Creepy Convertible (Clooz Calahan Mystery #3)
by Michael ManleyCalahan is stunned when a beautiful client describes why she believes her 1962 Corvette convertible is haunted. When a beautiful client says her 1962 Corvette convertible is haunted, ace detective Clooz Calahan, his loyal assistant Matthews, and their friend Mary Beth are stunned--but willing to solve the case. Who put the alarm in Amanda's car? What else was installed? And why does someone steal her car? Clooz and his friends brave vicious attack-dogs and the wrath of Johnny Starke to find out. These books are all about crimes involving cars with middle graders as the detectives. The chapters are about four pages long making them fast and exciting to read. Other titles in the Clooz Calahan mystery series include: #1. The Case of the MISSING GHOST and #2. The Case of the BLEEDING LIMO. Both are in the Bookshare Library.
The Case of the Crooked Campaign (The Milo & Jazz Mysteries ® #9)
by Lewis B. MontgomeryCampaign mania hits Westview when Jazz decides to run for school president. But is someone stealing all her best ideas? And how? Milo and Jazz must solve the mystery—before Election Day! (Super Sleuthing Skills: Relevant and Irrelevant Information, Observe, Think Logically, Draw Conclusions)
The Case of the Crooked Carnival (Doyle and Fossey, Science Detectives)
by Michele TorreyScience super-sleuths Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey are back—this time in a never-before-published addition to the popular series! They’ve got an exciting collection of cases, too: Are ghosts and ghouls keeping Edgar Glum awake? Have aliens invaded Mossy Swamp? What’s the crooked game everyone’s losing at the carnival? And why is the town bridge going bananas? Kids will have fun following the clues—and learning about such real scientific principles as amplification, ecosystems, magnetic fields, and more. Plus, budding Doyles and Fosseys will find actual experiments to try!
The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline: An Enola Holmes Mystery (The Enola Holmes Mysteries #5)
by Nancy SpringerEnolaÕs landlady, Mrs. Tupper, is the closest thing Enola has to family these days, besides her occasional run-ins with her brother Sherlock. Even though Mrs. Tupper is nearly deaf and can barely cook, sheÕs an endearing presence as Enola longs for her absent mother. So imagine her horror when Enola comes home to find Mrs. Tupper kidnapped! Who would take her, and why? And what does Florence Nightingale have to do with it? From the master of mystery Nancy Springer, hereÕs another absorbing adventure for our award-winning, unstoppable heroine, Enola Holmes.
The Case of the Diamonds in the Desk (The Milo & Jazz Mysteries ®)
by Lewis B. MontgomeryA jewelry store is robbed. A diamond necklace mysteriously shows up in Milo’s desk at school. The connection is crystal clear . . . isn’t it? Detective duo Milo and Jazz tackle their eighth case in this exciting mystery! (Super Sleuthing Skills: Work Backward, Observe, Think Logically, Draw Conclusions)
The Case of the Digital Deception (Club CSI)
by Ellie O'RyanWhen there’s a mystery surrounding a popular online game, the Club CSI: kids use digital forensics to solve a case of foul play.Ben, Corey, and Hannah have their work cut out for them when Whitney, the most popular girl in school, comes to Club CSI: for help. At first her case seems easy to crack—someone has been tampering with Whitney’s locker, and since her best friend Alyssa has the combination, she is a likely suspect. But nothing is as simple as it seems, especially once the team learns that other strange things are happening around Whitney. Mysterious charges from a popular Internet drawing game have shown up on Whitney’s parents’ credit card. Whitney swears she didn’t authorize the charges, so who did? The digital drama increases when Club CSI: launches an online investigation—and to uncover the culprit, they’ll have to go undercover as players of the game! © 2013 CBS & Ent. AB Funding LLC. All Rights Reserved. CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION in USA is a TM of CBS and outside USA TM of Ent. AB Funding LLC.
The Case of the Dirty Bird (Culpepper Adventures)
by Gary PaulsenTen-year-old Dunc and klutzy Amos are on the trail of buried treasure. Also use: Culpepper's Cannon; Dunc's Doll (both 1992).
The Case of the Disappearing Duchess (An Enola Holmes Mystery #6)
by Nancy SpringerEnola Holmes--younger sister to Sherlock Holmes--is back on another case!As Enola searches for the missing Lady Blanchefleur del Campo, she discovers that her brother Sherlock is just as diligently searching for Enola herself! Sherlock and Enola must solve a triple mystery: What has happened to their mother? And to Lady Blanchefleur? And what does either have to do with their brother, Mycroft?"Flat-out among the best mysteries being written for young people today." - Booklist, starred reviewDon't miss Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess! Now a Netflix original movie starring Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, and Helena Bonham Carter!
The Case of the Etruscan Treasure (Andrew Tillet, Sara Wiggins & Inspector Wyatt #5)
by Robert NewmanAndrew and Sara can never escape a mystery—not even in New York City Verna Tillet&’s new play is taking the American stage by storm, and that means young investigators Andrew Tillet and Sara Wiggins have traded London carriage rides for the rattling excitement of New York City&’s elevated railway. Affectionately known as the El, it stretches from the Bronx to the tip of the Battery and shows them a whole slice of vibrant city life. All that&’s missing is their friend Inspector Peter Wyatt, who&’s about to arrive for what he says is a simple holiday. But when a crane load of cargo nearly flattens Andrew and Sara at the docks, it looks like someone in New York has other plans for them.
The Case of the Floating Crime (Nancy Drew #120)
by Carolyn KeeneVolunteering on a hospital ship that brings medical care to South America, Nancy begins to suspect that someone is using the ship to transport illegal cargo and must track down the clues before her own health is risked.
The Case of the Frightened Friend (Andrew Tillet, Sara Wiggins & Inspector Wyatt #6)
by Robert NewmanBlink once for yes, twice for no, and three times for murder Sometimes it seems like all the boys at school know about Andrew Tillet&’s friendship with Inspector Peter Wyatt of Scotland Yard. Mostly it&’s a little embarrassing, but when Andrew&’s classmate Cortland makes a very strange request, it becomes handy to have friends who can launch an official investigation . . . as well as ones who work in more unofficial ways. Cortland thinks there&’s something not quite right about his grandfather&’s poor health, but they&’ll have to get the old man out from under the watchful eye of Dr. Thurlow before they can be sure. This calls for another ingenious scheme . . . and for keen-minded Inspector Wyatt to connect a retired admiral to a high-level intelligence leak. Someone is not above committing treason—or murder—and has no intention of going quietly.
The Case of the Frightened Friend (Andrew Tillet, Sara Wiggins & Inspector Wyatt #6)
by Robert NewmanBlink once for yes, twice for no, and three times for murder Sometimes it seems like all the boys at school know about Andrew Tillet&’s friendship with Inspector Peter Wyatt of Scotland Yard. Mostly it&’s a little embarrassing, but when Andrew&’s classmate Cortland makes a very strange request, it becomes handy to have friends who can launch an official investigation . . . as well as ones who work in more unofficial ways. Cortland thinks there&’s something not quite right about his grandfather&’s poor health, but they&’ll have to get the old man out from under the watchful eye of Dr. Thurlow before they can be sure. This calls for another ingenious scheme . . . and for keen-minded Inspector Wyatt to connect a retired admiral to a high-level intelligence leak. Someone is not above committing treason—or murder—and has no intention of going quietly.
The Case of the Gasping Garbage (Doyle and Fossey, Science Detectives #1)
by Michele TorreyDoyle and Fossey are on a mission—a monster mission! It seems there’s a giant bloodsucking monster gasping and gurgling in their friend Gabby’s garbage can. Can they figure out what’s up before the creature gobbles Gabby for lunch? This and four more cool cases will have kids checking out the clues—and learning great science too, including facts about the life cycle of a frog and chromatography.
The Case of the Gasping Garbage (and Other Super-Scientific Cases)
by Michele TorreyFourth-graders Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey combine their detective and scientific investigation skills to solve a variety of cases, involving a noisy garbage can, endangered frogs, a stuck truck, and a mysterious love letter. Includes a section of scientific experiments and activities.
The Case of the Girl in Grey (The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency #2)
by Jordan StratfordThis history-mystery series continues with another fine display of brains and bravery from the Wollstonecraft Girls—Ada Bryon Lovelace and Mary Shelley. Inspired fun for middle grade readers and fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society and Lemony Snicket! The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency was supposed to be a secret constabulary, but after the success of their first case, all of London knows that Lady Ada and Mary are the girls to go to if you have a problem. Their new case is a puzzle indeed. It involves a horrible hospital, a missing will, a hasty engagement, and a suspiciously slippery servant. But Mary&’s stumbled onto a mystery of her own. She spotted a ghostly girl in a grey gown dashing through the park. A girl who is the spitting image of their new client. The two cases must be linked . . . or else there&’s a perfectly supernatural explanation.
The Case of the Golden Boy (A Tom Austen Mystery,)
by Eric WilsonHeadlights shone in the distance: a police car, moving fast. It swerved to a stop by the curb, then Officer Larson leapt out and ran swiftly inside. What was going on? An investigation into the kidnapping of his schoolmate leads young Tom Austen to the seedy Golden Boy Cafe and an unexpected encounter with a desperate criminal. After getting one step too close to the kidnappers, Tom is taken prisoner and needs all his wits to survive. You'll find plenty more fast paced adventure books in Bookshare's library. The four more Tom Austen books are: Code Red at the Supermall, Murder on The Canadian, Vancouver Nightmare and The Kootenay Kidnapper. And check out over 15 additional other adventure books by Eric Wilson including books about Tom Austen and his sister Liz as teenagers.
The Case of the Graveyard Ghost (Doyle and Fossey, Science Detectives #3)
by Michele TorreyWho you gonna call to ghostbust a graveyard spook? Doyle and Fossey, that’s who! They’re on the job and ready to free a snobby girl from a tight situation, uncover the culprit who’s ruining some prize roses, nab a dangerous smuggler of rare animals, and of course…reveal the truth about that pesky ghost!
The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye: An Enola Holmes Mystery (The Enola Holmes Mysteries #6)
by Nancy SpringerAs Enola searches for the missing Lady Blanchefleur del Campo, she discovers that her brother Sherlock is just as diligently searching for Enola herself?and this time he really needs to catch her! He is in possession of a most peculiar package, a message from their long-lost mother that only Enola can decipher. Sherlock, along with their brother Mycroft, must follow Enola into the reeking tunnels of London?s dark underbelly as they solve a triple mystery: What has happened to their mother? And to Lady Blanchefleur? And what does either have to do with Mycroft, who holds Enola?s future in his everso- proper hands? No one, not even Sherlock, is left unchanged or unsurprised in this brilliant conclusion to the Enola Holmes mystery series.
The Case of the Haunted Haunted House: Milo & Jazz #3 (The Milo & Jazz Mysteries ® #Vol. 3)
by Lewis B. MontgomeryA ghost? At school? Detective duo Milo and Jazz have their hands full when they find out their class' "haunted house" might really be haunted! (Super Sleuthing Skills: Cause and Effect, Observe, Think Logically, Draw Conclusions)
The Case of the Haunted History Museum (Museum Mysteries #1)
by Steve BrezenoffCapitol City's Natural History Museum is haunted - or at least that's what someone wants people to think. But Wilson Kipper, son of the museum's head paleontologist, knows better. When the mysterious occurrences go from spooky to dangerous, the museum is forced to close its doors. Can Wilson and his friends get to the bottom of things, or will the Natural History Museum be closed for good?
The Case of the Indian Curse (Andrew Tillet, Sara Wiggins & Inspector Wyatt #8)
by Robert NewmanTurning up missing is better than turning up dead Inspector Peter Wyatt is out of town. This is inconvenient, because something is terribly wrong with Andrew Tillet and Sara Wiggins&’s friend, antiquities dealer Baron Beasley—and he refuses to see a doctor or speak to anyone except Wyatt. A large man with usually-rosy cheeks and a fondness for exotic delicacies, Beasley now looks like a shadow of himself and can&’t be coaxed out of bed. To Sara and Andrew, Beasley doesn&’t look sick as much as deathly frightened—which is even more worrisome. What could possibly have driven the robust man into this state? Is it connected to a strange artifact he recently acquired that seems to have disappeared from his shop? Only Beasley knows, and he&’s not telling—in fact, he&’s disappeared from his room. Andrew and Sara race to find him, throwing themselves into their most dangerous case yet.
The Case of the Indian Curse (Andrew Tillet, Sara Wiggins & Inspector Wyatt #8)
by Robert NewmanTurning up missing is better than turning up dead Inspector Peter Wyatt is out of town. This is inconvenient, because something is terribly wrong with Andrew Tillet and Sara Wiggins&’s friend, antiquities dealer Baron Beasley—and he refuses to see a doctor or speak to anyone except Wyatt. A large man with usually-rosy cheeks and a fondness for exotic delicacies, Beasley now looks like a shadow of himself and can&’t be coaxed out of bed. To Sara and Andrew, Beasley doesn&’t look sick as much as deathly frightened—which is even more worrisome. What could possibly have driven the robust man into this state? Is it connected to a strange artifact he recently acquired that seems to have disappeared from his shop? Only Beasley knows, and he&’s not telling—in fact, he&’s disappeared from his room. Andrew and Sara race to find him, throwing themselves into their most dangerous case yet.