Tag Archives: Mysteries

Kiki Strike: The Empress’s Tomb (Kiki Strike)

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Kirsten Miller
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books

Book Description

What’s happening in New York City?Giant Squirrels.A Haunted Mansion.Six fierce friends with fiercer secrets.
Ananka is in danger of being sent to a remote boarding school; Kiki’s life (as always) is in danger, Betty seems to have found love in all the [...]

Scary Stories Boxed Set

Rating: (55 reviews)
Author: Alvin Schwartz
Publisher: HarperTrophy

Book Description
Walking corpses, dancing bones, knife-wielding madmen, and narrow escapes from death — they’re all here in this chilling collection of ghost stories.

Black Ships Before Troy

Rating: (19 reviews)
Author: Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher: Laurel Leaf

Book Description
The Story of the Iliad
Homer’s epic poem, The Illiad, is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. In it, the abduction of the legendary beauty, Helen of Troy, leads to a conflict in which even the gods and goddesses take sides and [...]

The Beatrice Letters (A Series of Unfortunate Events)

Rating: (29 reviews)
Author: Lemony Snicket
Publisher: HarperCollins

Book Description
Top secret—only for readers deeply interested in the Baudelaire case. How I pity these readers.
With all due respect, Lemony Snicket

Classic Nursery Rhymes

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Paige Weber
Publisher: Gramercy

Book Description
This delightfully-illustrated volume brings together some of the most beloved songs and nursery rhymes for little ones. These classics are perfect for reading and singing aloud, and this charming collection is sure to become a favority for children and parents alike.
• Old McDonald Had [...]

Inner Circle (Private)

Rating: (7 reviews)
Author: Kate Brian, Julian Peploe
Publisher: Simon Pulse

Book Description
Reed Brennan arrived at Easton Academy expecting to find an idyllic private school experience — challenging classes, adorably preppy boys, and a chance to create a new life for herself. Instead, she discovered lies, deception, blackmail, and…murder. But, thankfully, the killers were [...]

Harriers: The Making of a Championship Cross Country Team

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Joseph Shivers, Paul Shivers
Publisher: Holy Macro! Books

Book Description
A fresh perspective enlivens this classic story about a losing team with an energetic new coach. Written by two Ohio teenagers about their high school’s cross-country team, this account offers engaging portraits of the kids and their coach, passes on lessons [...]

It’s Happy Bunny Mini Poster Book

Author: Jim Benton
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

Book Description
Get stuck-up with 32 It’s Happy Bunny mini-posters.
o Hang them inside your locker.
o Stick them up in your room.
o Or pretend you care, and give one to a friend!
Bonus Fun: Make up your own It’s Happy Bunny sayings on [...]

Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages

Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Thomas R. Jr Dr Holtz
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Book Description
WRITTEN BY A PROFESSIONAL paleontologist specifically for young readers, this guide to the Dinosauria is packed with enough detail andinsider information to satisfy even die-hard dinophiles! The text includes brief entries on all 800+ “named” species of [...]

Big Book of Boy Stuff, The

Rating: (42 reviews)
Author: Bart King, Chris Sabatino
Publisher: Gibbs Smith, Publisher

Book Description
There’s this boy. Let’s say he’s somewhere between nine and thirteen years old or so. You’d like to see this kid get creative. You’d like to see him get some exercise. You’d like to see him get out from in [...]

Case of the Sneaky Snowman (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #5)

Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Aladdin

Book Description
Can Nancy solve this chilling mystery?Who wears a blue scarf and old rubber boots, and has broccoli for a nose? It’s Sherlock — Nancy, Bess, and George’s snowman! The girls are thrilled to be on winter vacation and take part in all of the season’s activities! Nancy’s friend Deirdre [...]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, Vol. 1

Rating: (7 reviews)
Author: Joss Whedon, Others, Eric Powell, Joe Bennett
Publisher: Dark Horse

Book Description
The definitive comics collection of all things Buffy starts here. This first massive volume begins at the beginning - The Origin, a faithful adaptation of creator Joss Whedon’s original screenplay for the film that started it all. The newly-chosen [...]

Rich Dad Poor Dad for Teens: The Secrets About Money–That You Don’t Learn in School! (Rich Dad Poor Dad)

Rating: (15 reviews)
Author: Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers

Book Description
The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of the blockbuster Rich Dad Poor Dad series reveal their groundbreaking financial advice to teens. This special just-for-teens edition based on Rich Dad Poor Dad builds a foundation of self-confidence from [...]

Magic and Other Misdemeanors (The Sisters Grimm, Book 5)

Author: Michael Buckley
Publisher: Amulet Books

Book Description
Daphne, Sabrina, and Puck’s most magic-filled mysteryThe latest addition to the New York Times bestselling series, which Kirkus Reviews calls “memorable and madcap”In book five of the series, Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are ready to tackle their own case: Who is stealing the magical possessions of the most [...]

Further Adventures of Hank the Cowdog #2 (Hank the Cowdog)

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: John R. Erickson
Publisher: Puffin

Book Description
Hank has been stricken with “Eye-crosserosis”! Unless he can find a cure for this dangerous condition, his position as Head of Ranch Security is at stake.
USA Today calls the hilarious Hank the Cowdog series “…the best family entertainment in years.”
Hank is a [...]

What Color Is Your Parachute for Teens: Discovering Yourself, Defining Your Future (What Color Is Your Parachute for Teens)

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Richard Nelson Bolles, Carol Christen, Jean M. Blomquist
Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Book Description
Based on Richard Nelson Bolles’s What Color Is Your Parachute?, the best-selling job-hunting book in the world, What Color Is Your Parachute? for Teens teaches high school and college students to zero in on their favorite skills [...]

Encyclopedia Brown Box Set (Encyclopedia Brown)

Author: Donald J. Sobol
Publisher: Puffin

Book Description
Encyclopedia Brown has found a home at Puffin, and we’re celebrating his arrival with a boxed set! Just in time for the holidays, this set contains the first four books in the classic Encyclopedia Brown series. Whether Encyclopedia Brown is solving cases for his neighborhood friends or his [...]

Spider-Man: Back in Black

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: J. Michael Straczynski, Peter David, Ron Cliquet, Colleen Doran
Publisher: Marvel Comics

Book Description
The entire status-quo-shattering BACK IN BLACK saga, collected in one mammoth oversized hardcover! reeling in the aftermath of CIVIL WAR, Peter Parker has plenty of reasons to consider a change of wardrobe: Black is his state [...]

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Frederick Douglass
Publisher: Prestwick House Inc.

Book Description
Born into a family of slaves, Frederick Douglass educated himself through sheer determination. His unconquered will to triumph over his circumstances makes his one of America’s best and most unlikely success stories. Douglass’ own account of his journey from slave to one [...]

The Circus Scare (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #7)

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Aladdin

Book Description
Come one,come all!The circus is coming to River Heights! The flyers claim this circus will be the biggest and best show around, with the funniest clowns, the cutest animals, and the most daring acrobats. Nancy and the Clue Crew can’t wait to see it! But [...]

Summerhill Secrets, Vol. 2 (House of Secrets / Echoes in the Wind / Hide Behind the Moon / Windows on the Hill / Shadows Beyond the Gate)

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Beverly Lewis
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers

Book Description
Set in rural Pennsylvania’s Amish country, SummerHill Secrets follows the true-to-life struggles and heartfelt triumphs of sixteen-year-old Merry Hanson. Teen girls will come to love, laugh, and cry with the impulsive Merry as she encounters intriguing mysteries while also struggling to be the [...]

Nate the Great Talks Turkey (Nate the Great)

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Mitchell Sharmat
Publisher: Yearling

Book Description
A giant turkey is on the loose! Nate, the great detective, and his dog, Sludge, hear the news on the radio. But Nate doesn’t want to take a case that everyone in town is on. Not even when Claude claims that he [...]

United States History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination

Rating: (21 reviews)
Author: John J. Newman
Publisher: Amsco School Pubns Inc

Pony Problems (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #3)

Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Aladdin

Book Description
This pony knows quite a few tricks!A new petting zoo has opened in River Heights. Nancy, George, and Bess can’t wait to check it out — the zoo has the cutest shetland pony named Buttons. And it looks like the Clue Crew won’t have to wait very long to [...]

More Adventures of the Great Brain

Rating: (10 reviews)
Author: John D. Fitzgerald
Publisher: Puffin

Book Description
Has Tom Jenkins, a.k.a. the Great Brain, given up his con-artist ways for a bicycle? Not for long. Soon the Great Brain is back to his old tricks, swindling and trading, even convincing the whole town there’s a prehistoric monster on the loose. But [...]

The Lost Files of Nancy Drew

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap

Book Description
This stunning, interactive book is narrated by Nancy Drew herself. Inside you’ll learn all about Nancy’s favorite mysteries, meet the creators of Nancy Drew, and see the art from the 77-year history of the series. With interactive elements on each spread, and a [...]

Maximum Ride #3: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports (Maximum Ride)

Rating: (59 reviews)
Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers

Book Description
There’s one last chance to save the world in MAXIMUM RIDE: SAVING THE WORLD AND OTHER EXTREME SPORTS, the closing chapter of James Patterson’s thrilling trilogy. The time has arrived for Max and her winged “Flock” to face their ultimate enemy and [...]

Point Blank (Alex Rider Adventures)

Rating: (120 reviews)
Author: Anthony Horowitz
Publisher: Puffin

Book Description
When an investigation into a series of mysterious deaths leads agents to an elite prep school for rebellious kids, MI6 assigns Alex Rider to the case. Before he knows it, Alex is hanging out with the sons of the rich and powerful, and something feels [...]

The Tower Treasure/The House on the Cliff/The Secret of the Old Mill/The Missing Chums/Hunting for Hidden Gold/The Shore Road Mystery (Hardy Boys 1-6)

Rating: (20 reviews)
Author: Franklin W. Dixon
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
This really is a good deal for Hard Bound books. They are just exactly like the originals so no surprises there. Hardy boys are great for kids, there is adventure without going too far with violence. Who wouldn’t admire to boys who get [...]

Hoot

Rating: (467 reviews)
Author: Carl Hiaasen
Publisher: Yearling
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Roy Eberhardt is the new kid–again. This time around it’s Trace Middle School in humid Coconut Grove, Florida. But it’s still the same old routine: table by himself at lunch, no real friends, and thick-headed bullies like Dana Matherson pushing him around. But [...]

The Secret of the Old Clock/The Hidden Staircase/The Bungalow Mystery/The Mystery at Lilac Inn/The Secret of Shadow Ranch/The Secret of Red Gate Farm (Nancy Drew, Book 1-6)

Rating: (39 reviews)
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Every girl in America can benefit from reading Nancy Drew mysteries. Unlike a lot of books out there today that are questionable for young girls or have promiscuous elements, Nancy Drew is wholesome fun.
This starter set is an excellent value for anyone who would [...]

The Boxcar Children Books 1-4

Rating: (72 reviews)
Author: Warner
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
A wonderfully charming story about four orphans who after their parents die run away and take care of themselves, while living in an abandoned boxcar in the forest. Everything goes well until one of them becomes sick and they have to ask a doctor [...]

Junie B. Jones’s Third Boxed Set Ever! (Books 9-12)

Rating: (8 reviews)
Author: Barbara Park
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Book Description
It’s me! It’s me!It’s Junie B.!Ha! That was a happy rhyme by me!And here is another happy thing:This is boxed-set number three!It has four of my funniest books inside! (Their names are books 9—12 I believe.) Ihope you like them!Books [...]