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• Curse of the Mystery Mutt

  Patterson, James, 1947-

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  Junior works with his doggie pals to uncover the culprit behind vandalism incidents and thefts in his neighborhood.

• Doll Bones

  Black, Holly,

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  Zach, Alice and Poppy, friends from a Pennsylvania middle school who have long enjoyed acting out imaginary adventures with dolls and action figures, embark on a real-life quest to Ohio to bury a doll made from the ashes of a dead girl.

• I Am Wednesday

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  Wednesday Addams is sent to Nevermore Academy and makes friends with the colorful werewolf, Enid.

• The Night Train

  Savaryn, Lorelei,

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  Maddie Maverick and her twin sister Nat live ordinary lives, but all that changes when their ghost-hunting grandmother passes away, and Maddie and Nat discover they have inherited her ability to see ghosts.

• The Dark Skies Mystery

  a World War II Thriller

  Hicks, Deron R.,

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  In 1942, 12-year-old Henry Hamilton dreams of becoming a reporter and contribute to his country's involvement in World War II. While reporting on his city's air raid program, Henry stumbles upon a government secret and races through dark…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ali Cross

  the Graphic Novel

  Patterson, James, 1947-

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  Ali Cross, the son of local detective Alex Cross, takes matters into his own hands when his best friend Gabe goes missing. But when he follows the clues to his whereabouts, they implicate Gabe in a series of burglaries.

• Theodora Hendrix and the Monstrous League of Monsters

  Kopy, Jordan,

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  Ten-year-old Theodora was found abandoned in a graveyard by a group of monsters who brought her into the Monsters League of Monsters school where they raised her in secret, breaking their rule of keeping monsters hidden from humans.

• A Whisper of Curses

  Elle, J.,

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  Kyana experiences bouts of uncontrollable laughing and crying. Fearing she has been cursed by a spirit, she takes up her friend Ashley's invitation to come to magic camp, where the famous teacher Dr. Minzy must surely know how to break…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mysteries Revealed

  Bolte, Mari,

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  Explores what scientists have learned through studying images taken by the James Webb Telescope, including information about how Cosmic Noon stars were made.

• The Cookie Crumbles

  Badua, Tracy,

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  When Laila enters the Golden Cookie competition at Sunderland and Laila reports on it, both girls hope to win admission to the school. But when celebrity judge Chef Remi collapses after sampling Laila's cookie, she becomes a suspect.

• Captivity

  Smith, Roland, 1951-

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  Having returned to their family's conservation park in Texas, Asia and Ring Wilde are greeted by protesters who want the Wilds shut down. When someone begins letting wild cats loose, Asia and Ring join the hunt to round them up but also…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Waking the Dead and Other Fun Activities

  Lyall, Casey,

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  Twelve-year-old Kimmy Jones shares her family's special gift of temporarily waking the dead and fulfilling their last wishes.

• The Mystery of Bloody Mary

  a Ghostly Graphic

  Yomtov, Nelson,

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  A graphic novel retelling of the lore and ghost stories surrounding the Bloody Mary game, describing who she may have been, how the mirror game started and different purported encounters of her.

• Roy Is Not a Dog

  Shapiro, Esmé, 1992-

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  A paperboy named Weasel investigates the mystery of whether or not his neighbor Roy is a dog.

• What Do We Know About the Mystery of D.B. Cooper?

  Anderson, Kirsten,

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  Explores the mystery of a man known as D.B. Cooper, who hijacked Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305 on November 27, 1971, eventually parachuting from the plane with $200,000 in cash, and was never heard from again.

• Olivetti

  Millington, Allie,

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  A heart-felt mystery in which the main character is the typewriter that holds all the family stories belonging to introvert Ernest, who needs to find his missing mother.

• The Dark Times

  Probert, Tim,

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  With the sun gone and Irpa in danger of turning into an icy wasteland, Bea, Cad and their friends travel to the Citadel of Knowledge, where they hope to learn more about what happened to the sun.

• Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery

  Cheng, Cynthia Yuan,

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  Ever since Mary Anne threw away a chain letter she got in the mail, the Baby-Sitters Club has been having the worst luck. As Halloween approaches, Mary Anne worries something truly terrible is going to happen.

• The Old Willis Place

  a Ghost Story Graphic Novel

  Hahn, Mary Downing,

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  Tired of the rules that have bound them ever since "the bad thing happened," 12-year-old Diana ignores her brother's warnings and befriends the daughter of the new caretaker, setting in motion events that lead to the release of the spirit…Read moreRead more of this annotation