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Author
Series
Uncommon magic volume 1
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Tarreton, where the rich have all the magic they wish and the poor can barely afford a spell to heat their homes, twelve-year-old Isaveth's father is accused of murdering an influential citizen and Isaveth, aided by eccentric street boy Quiz, tries to solve the magical murder mystery before her father is executed.
5) Shadow magic
Author
Series
Shadow magic novels volume 1
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
321 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Gehennian Princess Lily of the Shadowlands, runaway Thorn (the woodcutter?s son), and hostage Prince K?Leef of the Sultanate of Fire share a common problem: they want nothing more than to be released from their obligations and see their families again. But Lily?s family was murdered, and she might be next, so she and the two boys, bound in different ways to serve Castle Gloom, work together to keep one another safe and try to literally unmask the...
Author
Series
Theodore Boone volume 1
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
With two attorneys for parents, thirteen-year-old Theodore Boone knows more about the law than most lawyers do. But when a high profile murder trial comes to his small town and Theo gets pulled into it, it's up to this amateur attorney to save the day.
Author
Series
Myrtle Hardcastle mystery volume 3
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Young Lady of Quality and Victorian amateur detective Myrtle Hardcastle returns, and now she is on the trail of a serial killer in her hometown of Swinburne.
Author
Series
Bowser and Birdie novels volume 2
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Birdie Gaux's dog, Bowser, considers himself in charge of security at 19 Gentilly Lane, so when the house is broken into Bowser wants to find the man with the limeade aftershave (and the cat) responsible--but nobody seems to know what the culprits were looking for, or why a strange girl is asking questions about Birdie's father, a policeman who was killed in the line of duty years before Bowser was adopted.
10) Eye of the crow
Author
Series
Boy Sherlock Holmes volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A woman is found stabbed to death in London. A young boy is drawn to the scene to investigate the murder and becomes a suspect himself.
Author
Series
Theodore Boone volume 5
Language
English
Description
On a field trip to Washington, DC, Theo spots a familiar face on the Metro: Duffy, who jumped bail and was never seen again. Theo's quick thinking helps bring Duffy back to Strattenburg to stand trial. But now that Duffy knows who he is, Theo is in greater danger than he's ever been in before. Even when everything is on the line, Theodore Boone will stop at nothing to make sure a killer is brought to justice.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Detectives' Row is full of talented investigators, but Toby Montrose isn't one of them. He's only an assistant at his uncle's detective agency, and he's not sure he's even very good at that. Toby's friend Ivy is the best sleuth around -- or at least she thinks so. They both see their chance to prove themselves when the famed Hugh Abernathy announces a contest to choose the World's Greatest Detective. But when what was supposed to be a game turns into...
15) Quicksand Pond
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
240 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Jessie spends the summer with her family on Quicksand Pond, a New England vacation spot, where she develops a star-crossed friendship with independent Terri, and meets a reclusive old lady whose connection to a murder that took place decades ago still informs her present--and affects Terri in ways that Jessie gradually comes to understand the more time they spend together.
Author
Series
Publisher
Farrar Struas Giroux
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
290 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Join brave Kat Wolfe and her animal sidekicks in this second mysterious adventure filled with friendship, freedom and a fierce wild cat! When a landslide on the Jurassic Coast reveals a rare 'dragon' dinosaur, best friends Kat Wolfe and Harper Lamb are thrilled, especially when stars and scientists come flocking to sleepy Bluebell Bay. But after they begin investigating a suspicious death, events spiral quickly out of control for detectives Wolfe...
Author
Series
Myrtle Hardcastle mystery volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When someone commits robbery and murder aboard the luxurious train on which Myrtle Hardcastle, her Aunt Helena, her governess Miss Judson, and cat Peony are traveling, Myrtle is determined to find the culprit.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
391 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Best friends and amateur pre-teen sleuths Sophie Young and Grace Yang go undercover at their town's annual festival and parade to catch a murderer before he or she strikes again.
Author
Series
Myrtle Hardcastle mystery volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old aspiring detective Myrtle Hardcastle learns her neighor in quiet Swinburne, England, a breeder of rare flowers, has died she is certain it was murder and that she must find the killer.--
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