American girls collection. American girl mysteries
Author
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publications
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
181 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
When her family temporarily moves into a luxury apartment building in 1904 Manhattan, eleven-year-old Samantha tries to discover whether a series of mishaps is related to a curse on the building's owner.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publications
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
132 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1765, the arrival of an injured stranger from another tribe, traveling alone and apparently unable to speak, arouses suspicion in Kaya's Nez Percé village. Includes glossary and historical notes on the Nez Percé Indians.
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
165 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
During a visit to her grandparents' Illinois farm in 1944, ten-year-old Molly tries to prove the innocence of a German-American neighbor whom the FBI suspects of smuggling anti-American propaganda. Includes historical notes about life on the home front in World War II.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
163 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1776, eleven-year-old Felicity suspects that an amateur naturalist visiting her family's Virginia plantation may actually be a British spy mapping Patriot plantations in advance of British raids. Includes historical information about the Revolutionary War.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
183 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1826, strange occurrences on eleven-year-old Josefina's New Mexican "rancho" lead the young healer to wonder if old legends of lost treasure and the wandering ghost called La Llorona may be true. Includes a Spanish glossary and historical background information.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
162 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
While volunteering as a magazine delivery girl in a convalescent hospital during the Second World War, Molly uncovers a mystery involving the theft of rationed food supplies for sale on the black market.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
180 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
When her family moves to Philadelphia's Society Hill neighborhood in 1866, Addy discovers that her new home holds dangerous secrets--including one connected to the North Carolina plantation she had escaped from only two years earlier. Includes a brief overview of the experiences of African Americans during Reconstruction, the period immediately following the Civil War.
Author
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
177 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1935, while preparing to write a newspaper story about a theater production of Macbeth in her hometown of Cincinnati, twelve-year-old Kit discovers that a thief is stealing from the box office.
Author
Publisher
American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
179 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
During the time of the Revolution, Felicity must figure out who is making false accusations, saying that her father is a traitor and helping the British.
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
179 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
As the war continues into May 1945, eleven-year-old Molly finds herself pulled in many different directions trying to cope with her troubled father's return from war, the abrupt resignation of her favorite Red Cross volunteer, a scrap-paper drive, and a mysterious neighborhood prowler.
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
181 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
In June 1907, twelve-year-old Samantha looks forward to a happy summer with Nellie and her younger sisters at Grandmary's country home in the Adirondacks but a series of mysterious accidents on the property lead Samantha to suspect that someone is deliberately causing trouble.
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Lady Margaret's ghost: a Felicity mystery
Author
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
181 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the summer of 1935, twelve-year-old Kit Kittredge's dog Grace mysteriously vanishes and Kit tries to figure out who took her and why. Includes information about pets and dog shows during the Great Depression.
Author
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
181 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1970s San Francisco, Julie and her best friend Ivy learn about Chinese immigration in the early twentieth century when they investigate a mysterious doll theft.
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Secrets at Camp Nokomis: a Rebecca mystery
Author
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
173 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
After Rebecca meets a new family in her New York City apartment building and helps watch their fussy baby while they are moving in, she becomes convinced that they have been victimized by the kidnappers that have been operating in their neighborhood.
Author
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
172 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
While visiting an old castle in England, Samantha and Nellie solve mysteries involving a ghost and some missing rare books. Includes end note about England in the early twentieth century.
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
161 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
While trying to find a way for her elementary school to help fund the seabird rescue following an oil spill in the San Francisco Bay, Julie investigates the theft of rare guitar. Includes a "Looking Back" essay about benefit concerts in the 1970s.
Author
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
165 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Cécile Rey searches through many corners of 1854 New Orleans seeking a necklace, borrowed from her Tante Tay, that disappeared as she was exiting a crowded showboat. Includes facts about the 1850s.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
150 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Marie-Grace can't wait to begin her journey up the Mississippi River with her father. The steamboat they're traveling on is the biggest and fanciest boat Marie-Grace has ever seen. It's crowded with all sorts of interesting passengers, including Wilhelmina Newman, a girl her age. Wilhelmina is traveling alone, and she's carrying a secret in one of her trunks--clues to hidden Gold Rush treasure. Marie-Grace and Wilhelmina have to unravel the clues...
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The haunted opera: a Marie-Grace mystery
Author
Author
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
143 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1970's San Francisco, Julie is excited to take care of Ivy's talking parrot while her friend is on vacation, but strange things are happening at Ivy's house and an old friend of Julie may be to blame.
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Traitor in the shipyard: a Caroline mystery
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A growing suspicion: a Rebecca mystery
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The traveler's tricks: a Caroline mystery
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Danger in Paris: a Samantha mystery
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The jazzman's trumpet: a Kit mystery
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The smuggler's secrets: a Caroline mystery
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