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Just Grace Series (age 7-10)
by Charise Harper
animals ... mystery ... humor
Publisher comments: Grace loves cats. She also loves taking pictures of cats and drawing Not So Super comics. She doesn't like Sammy Stringer, a boy in her class. She's got lots and lots of ideas, and when her neighbor's cat goes missing, Grace does her best to make Mrs. Luther feel less lonely. But as the mystery of the missing cat continues, Grace's well-intentioned plan backfires, and she finds herself in a bit of trouble. Maybe, just maybe, Sammy Stringer will help her through.
title: Just Grace
title: Still Just Grace
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The Case of the Elevator Duck (age 7-10)
by Polly Berends
animals ... mystery
Chronicles the adventures of an eleven-year-old detective which resulted from finding a duck in the elevator of his apartment building.
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Zac Power (age 7-10)
by H. I. Larry
adventure ... action ... mystery
Publisher comments: Zac Power is on a mission to the world's most dangerous island. He has to track down Dr. Drastic, an evil mad scientist, in a jungle is full of quicksand, piranhas, and poison frogs. No sweat! When you come from a family of spies, you do this sort of thing millions of times before the age of twelve. But this time is different. Something goes terribly wrong and Zac's geeky older brother gets kidnapped. Now, Zac only has 24 hours to find the formula for solution X and stop Dr. Drastic...before his brother gets fed to a volcano!
title: Poison Island
title: Deep Waters
title: Mind Games
title: Frozen Fear
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Secret Agent Jack Stalwart Series (age 7-10)
by Elizabeth Singer Hunt
historical ... adventure ... action ... mystery
Publisher comments: In this page-turning new adventure series, nine-year-old secret agent Jack Stalwart travels the world in search of his lost brother while solving thrilling international crimes. The pulse-pounding adventures accompany fascinating geographical, cultural, and historical facts.
title: The Escape of the Deadly Dinosaur: USA
title: The Search for the Sunken Treasure: Australia
title: The Mystery of the Mona Lisa: France
title: The Caper of the Crown Jewels: England
title: The Secret of the Sacred Temple: Cambodia
title: The Pursuit of the Ivory Poachers: Kenya
title: The Puzzle of the Missing Panda: China
title: Peril at the Grand Prix: Italy
title: The Deadly Race to Space: Russia
title: The Quest for Aztec Gold: Mexico
title: The Theft of the Samurai Sword: Japan
title: The Fight for the Frozen Land: Arctic
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Araminta Spookie Series (age 7-10)
by Angie Sage
humor ... spooky ... mystery
This house is not for sale. Araminta Spookie lives in a wonderful old haunted house, but her crabby aunt Tabby wants to move. Aunt Tabby is determined to sell their house; Araminta has to stop her! With the help of a haunted suit of armor named Sir Horace, a ghost named Edmund, and a lot of imagination, Araminta hatches a plot for an Awful Ambush that is so ghoulish, it just might work!
title: My Haunted House
title: The Sword in the Grotto
title: Frognapped
title: Vampire Brat
title: Ghostsitters
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Capital Mysteries (age 7-10)
by Ron Roy
mystery
KC Corcoran always watches the news. So it's no surprise that she notices right away when the president starts acting funny on TV. He’s stiff and awkward. He’s even signing papers with the wrong hand. There's only one explanation: the president has been cloned! And it's up to KC and her best friend, Marshall, to save him.
title: Who Cloned the President?
title: Kidnapped at the Capital
title: A Spy in the White House
title: Who Broke Lincolns Thumb?
title: Fireworks at the FBI
title: Trouble at the Treasury
title: Mystery at the Washington Monument
title: A Thief at the National Zoo
title: The Election-Day Disaster
title: The Secret at Jefferson's Mansion
title: The Skeleton in the Smithsonian
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Joe Sherlock Series (age 7-10)
by David Keane
humor ... mystery
Fourth-grade super-sleuth Joe Sherlock enlists his sister to help him take on mysteries ranging from the spooky to the poopy.
title: The Case of the Haunted Toolshed
title: The Neighborhood Stink
title: The Missing Monkey-eye Diamond
title: The Headless Mummy
title: The Art Teacher's Vanishing Masterpiece
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The Blue Ghost (age 7-10)
by Marion Dane Bauer
mystery ... spooky
While visiting her grandmother's log cabin, Liz encounters the ghost of her great-great-great grandmother and suddenly finds that she has been transported back in time.
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Jigsaw Jones Mysteries (age 7-10)
by James Preller
school ... mystery
Jigsaw and Mila are hot on the case.
title: The Case of Hermie the Missing Hamster
title: The Case of the Bear Scare
title: The Case of the Bicycle Bandit
title: The Case of the Buried Treasure
title: The Case of the Christmas Snowman
title: The Case of the Class Clown
title: The Case of the Detective in Disguise
title: The Case of the Disappearing Dinosaur
title: The Case of the Ghostwriter
title: The Case of the Golden Key
title: The Case of the Great Sled Race
title: The Case of the Haunted Scarecrow
title: The Case of the Marshmallow Monster
title: The Case of the Mummy Mystery
title: The Case of the Runaway Dog
title: The Case of the Secret Valentine
title: The Case of the Sneaker Sneak
title: The Case of the Spooky Sleepover
title: The Case of the Stinky Science Project
title: The Case of the Stolen Baseball Cards
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Swamp of the Hideous Zombies (age 7-10)
by Geoffrey Hayes
mystery ... spooky
When a creepy fortune-teller moves into Boogle Bay and one by one people begin to disappear, Otto feels sure that zombie monsters are at work.
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House of the Horrible Ghosts (age 7-10)
by Geoffrey Hayes
mystery ... spooky
When Uncle Tooth invites cousin Olivia along on their trip to Boogle Bay's amusement park, Otto is so upset that he decides to go off on his own and he encounters a ghostly gang of pirates intent on taking over the Fun House.
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The Losers Fight Back: a Wild Willie Mystery (age 7-10)
by Barbara Joosse
friendship ... mystery ... sports
With some help from his detective partner King Kyle in Cleveland, Wild Willie and his friend Lucy figure out how to turn their soccer team into winners.
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Wild Willie and King Kyle (age 7-10)
by Barbara Joosse
friendship ... mystery
Willie and his best friend, Kyle, who has moved to Ohio, start a detective agency, and their first case is to spy on the girl who has moved into Kyle's old house.
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The Polka Dot Private Eye Series (age 7-10)
by Patricia Reilly Giff
mystery
Dawn Bosco, the Polka Dot Private Eye, can't wait to solve whatever riddle comes her way.
title: The Secret at the Polk Street School
title: Garbage Juice for Breakfast
title: The Mystery of the Blue Ring
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Sly the Sleuth Series (age 7-10)
by Donna Jo Napoli
mystery
Sly the Sleuth, also known as Sylvia, solves mysteries for her friends and neighbors through her detective agency, Sleuth for Hire.
title: Sly the Sleuth and the Pet Mysteries
title: Sly the Sleuth and the Sports Mysteries
title: Sly the Sleuth and the Food Mysteries
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The Great McGoniggle's Key Play (age 7-10)
by Scott Corbett
mystery
While collecting money for charity in front of a supermarket, two boys become inadvertently involved in a jewel theft.
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The Great McGoniggle Rides Shotgun (age 7-10)
by Scott Corbett
mystery
Mac and Ken accept a ride from a nervous stranger and find themselves involved in a robbery.
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The Battlefield Ghost (age 7-10)
by Margery Cuyler
war ... spooky ... mystery ... historical
Eight-year-old John Perkins's family moves into an old farmhouse. From the first day, John is convinced the house is haunted. His twelve-year old sister Lisa soon senses a spooky presence as well When John and Lisa meet the ghost. They learn that the ghost, is a Revolutionary War soldier, who needs their help in solving a mystery surrounding his horse, who was separated from him during a bloody battle. John and Lisa unravel the mystery, and in the process discover more about themselves.
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Houdini Club Magic Mysteries (age 7-10)
by David Adler
magic ... mystery
When a crime wave hits, it's up to Herman "Houdini" Foster--magician, near-genius, ten-year-old kid--and his cousin, Janet Perry, to stop it. But can they solve the case in time?
title: Onion Sundaes
title: Lucky Stars
title: Magic Money
title: Wacky Jacks
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Andy Russell Series (age 7-10)
by David Adler
mystery ... humor
Publisher comments: Boy does Andy Russell have troubles! His gerbils escaped in the house, he's late for school, and he'd planned to ask his parents if they can be his friend Tamika's new foster family. But when Andy learns that his mother is pregnant, he knows he'll have to do some really fancy footwork if his family is going to make room for Tamika.
title: The Many Troubles of Andy Russell
title: Andy and Tamika
title: School Trouble for Andy Russell
title: Parachuting Hamsters and Andy Russell
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Thea Stilton Series (age 7-10)
by Thea Stilton
authorship ... mystery ... adventure
Publisher comments: Geronimo's adventurous sister Thea is taking the publishing world by storm in this fabumouse tale packed with action, mystery, and friendship.
title: Thea Stilton and the Ghost of the Shipwreck
title: Thea Stilton and the Dragon's Code
title: Thea Stilton and the Mountain of Fire
Geronimo Stilton Series (age 7-10)
authorship ... mystery ... adventure
Who Is Geronimo Stilton? That's me! I run a newspaper, but my true passion is writing tales of adventure. Here on Mouse Island, my books are all best-sellers! What's that? You've never read one? Well, my books are full of fun. They are whisker-licking good stories, and that's a promise!
title: The Mouse Island Marathon by Mou F MOU
title: A Fabumouse School Adventure by Fab F FAB
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Geronimo Stilton Series (age 7-10)
by Geronimo Stilton
authorship ... mystery ... adventure
Who Is Geronimo Stilton? That's me! I run a newspaper, but my true passion is writing tales of adventure. Here on Mouse Island, my books are all best-sellers! What's that? You've never read one? Well, my books are full of fun. They are whisker-licking good stories, and that's a promise!
title: Attack of the Bandit Cats
title: Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House
title: A Cheese-Colored Camper
title: The Curse of the Cheese Pyramid
title: Four Mice Deep in the Jungle
title: I'm Too Fond of My Fur!
title: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye
title: Merry Christmas, Geronimo
title: The Mona Mousa Code
title: My Name is Stilton, Geronimo Stilton
title: Paws Off, Cheddarface!
title: Red Pizzas for a Blue Count
title: Shipwreck on the Pirate Island
title: Surf's Up, Geronimo!
title: Watch Your Whiskers, Stilton!
title: The Wild, Wild West
title: Valentine's Day Disaster
title: The Temple of the Ruby of Fire
title: The Search for Sunken Treasure
title: The Phantom of the Subway
title: It's Halloween, You 'Fraidy Mouse!
title: A Fabumouse Vacation for Geronimo
title: All Because of a Cup of Coffee
title: Wedding Crasher
title: Down and Out Down Under
title: Valley of the Giant Skeletons
title: Geronimo Stilton, Secret Agent
title: The Mummy With No Name
title: Christmas Catastrophe
title: The Race Across America
title: The Secret of Cacklefur Castle
title: The Christmas Toy Factory
title: The Quest for Paradise: the Return to the Kingdom of Fantasy
title: The Peculiar Pumpkin Thief
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The Ghost on Saturday Night (age 7-10)
by Sid Fleischman
mystery ... spooky
Opie and Aunt Etta think there's something funny going on when Professor Pepper announces that he's going to raise the ghost of a dead outlaw--live on stage. Can Opie get to the bottom of the professor's real plans?
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The Boxcar Children Series (age 7-10)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
adventure ... mystery
Four orphans, two boys and two girls, set up housekeeping in an old boxcar...and there the adventure begins.
title: The Amusement Park Mystery
title: The Animal Shelter Mystery
title: Benny Uncovers a Mystery
title: Bicycle Mystery
title: Blue Bay Mystery
title: The Boxcar Children
title: Bus Station Mystery
title: Caboose Mystery
title: The Camp-Out Mystery
title: The Castle Mystery
title: The Disappearing Friend Mystery
title: The Ghost Town Mystery
title: The Haunted Cabin Mystery
title: The Hockey Mystery
title: Houseboat Mystery
title: The Lighthouse Mystery
title: Mike's Mystery
title: Mountain Top Mystery
title: The Mystery at Skeleton Point
title: The Mystery at the Dog Show
title: Mystery Behind the Wall
title: The Mystery Cruise
title: The Mystery Horse
title: The Mystery in San Francisco
title: Mystery in the Sand
title: The Mystery in the Snow
title: The Mystery of the Hidden Beach
title: The Mystery of the Hidden Painting
title: The Mystery of the Missing Cat
title: The Mystery of the Purple Pool
title: The Mystery of the Singing Ghost
title: The Mystery of the Wild Ponies
title: The Mystery on Stage
title: Mystery Ranch
title: The Old Motel Mystery
title: The Pilgrim Village Mystery
title: Schoolhouse Mystery
title: Snowbound Mystery
title: The Soccer Mystery
title: Surprise Island
title: Tree House Mystery
title: The Woodshed Mystery
title: The Yellow House Mystery
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A-Z Mysteries (age 7-10)
by Ron Roy
mystery
In each installment, Dink and his two best friends investigate a mystery.
title: The Absent Author
title: The Bald Bandit
title: The Canary Caper
title: The Deadly Dungeon
title: The Empty Envelope
title: The Falcon's Feathers
title: The Goose's Gold
title: The Haunted Hotel
title: The Invisible Island
title: The Jaguar's Jewel
title: The Kidnapped King
title: The Lucky Lottery
title: The Missing Mummy
title: The Ninth Nugget
title: The Orange Outlaw
title: The Panda Puzzle
title: The Quicksand Question
title: The Runaway Racehorse
title: The School Skeleton
title: The Talking T. Rex
title: The Unwilling Umpire
title: The Vampire's Vacation
title: The White Wolf
title: The X'ed-out X-ray
title: The Yellow Yacht
title: The Zombie Zone
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Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Series (age 7-10)
by Debbie Dadey
spooky ... mystery ... school
Bailey City seems like such a normal place, but the Bailey School Kids encounter some pretty strange grownups. Mermaids and mummies, phantoms and gremlins. Who or what else will they meet?
title: Angels Don't Know Karate
title: Bogeymen Don't Play Football
title: The Bride of Frankenstein Doesn't Bake Cookies
title: Cyclops Doesn't Roller-Skate
title: Dracula Doesn't Drink Lemonade
title: Dragons Don't Cook Pizza
title: Elves Don't Wear Hard Hats
title: Frankenstein Doesn't Plant Petunias
title: Frankenstein Doesn't Slam Hockey Pucks
title: Gargoyles Don't Drive School Buses
title: Genies Don't Ride Bicycles
title: Ghouls Don't Scoop Ice Cream
title: Giants Don't Go Snowboarding
title: Hercules Doesn't Pull Teeth
title: Knights Don't Teach Piano
title: Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball
title: Martians Don't Take Temperatures
title: Monsters Don't Scuba Dive
title: Phantoms Don't Drive Sports Cars
title: Pirates Don't Wear Pink Sunglasses
title: Santa Claus Doesn't Mop Floors
title: Skeletons Don't Play Tubas
title: Trolls Don't Ride Roller Coasters
title: Unicorns Don't Give Sleigh Rides
title: Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots
title: Werewolves Don't Go To Summer Camp
title: Wolfmen Don't Hula Dance
title: Zombies Don't Play Soccer
title: Aliens Don't Wear Braces
title: Bigfoot Doesn't Square Dance
title: Cupid Doesn't Flip Hamburgers
title: Ghosts Don't Eat Potato Chips
title: Goblins Don't Play Video Games
title: Gremlins Don't Chew Bubble Gum
title: Mermaids Don't Run Track
title: Mummies Don't Coach Softball
title: Sea Serpents Don't Juggle Water Balloons
title: Witches Don't Do Backflips
title: Wizards Don't Need Computers
title: Mrs. Jeepers in Outer Space
title: The Bailey School Kids Joke Book
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The Young Cam Jansen Mysteries (age 7-10)
by David Adler
school ... mystery ... humor
Young Cam Jansen can't resist a mystery, and you won't be able to resist solving it with her in these easy beginning readers.
title: Young Cam Jansen and the Dinosaur Game
title: Young Cam Jansen and the Library Mystery
title: Young Cam Jansen and the Missing Cookie
title: Young Cam Jansen and the New Girl Mystery
title: Young Cam Jansen and the Substitute Mystery
title: Young Cam Jansen and the Lost Tooth
title: Young Cam Jansen and the Zoo Note Mystery
title: Young Cam Jansen and the Pizza Shop Mystery
title: Young Cam Jansen and the Ice Skate Mystery
title: Young Cam Jansen and the Double Beach Mystery
title: Young Cam Jansen and the Baseball Mystery
title: Young Cam Jansen and the Spotted Cat Mystery
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The Cam Jansen Mysteries (age 7-10)
by David Adler
mystery ... humor
Cam Jansen can't resist a mystery, and you won't be able to resist solving it with her.
title: Cam Jansen and the Barking Treasure Mystery
title: Cam Jansen and the Birthday Mystery
title: Cam Jansen and the Chocolate Fudge Mystery
title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery at the Haunted House
title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery at the Monkey House
title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of Flight 54
title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball
title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Carnival Prize
title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Circus Clown
title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones
title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Gold Coins
title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Monster Movie
title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Corn Popper
title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds
title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Television Dog
title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the U.F.O.
title: Cam Jansen and the Triceratops Pops Mystery
title: Cam Jansen and the Secret Service Mystery

Walter Hays Elementary School, Sat Aug 25 11:55:30 2012
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