Mystery and detective stories 
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A to Z mysteries. Main series volume 1.
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4.7 stars
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A is for author ... Dink writes to his favorite author, mystery writer Wallis Wallace, and invites him to visit Green Lawn. To Dink's amazement, Wallace says he'll come! But when the big day arrives, Wallace is nowhere to be found. The police think he just missed his plane, but Dink suspects foul play. It's up to Dink and his two best friends, Josh and Ruth Rose, to find the famous writer--before it's too late!
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A to Z mysteries. Main series volume 2.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Third-grader Dink and his detective friends hope to receive a big reward by finding the person whose video recorder picked up a picture of the local bank robber.
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Boxcar children volume 6.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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What will the Aldens discover on a vacation to a beautiful island in the South Seas? The island is supposed to be deserted, but as the Aldens explore, they start to find signs that they suggest they are not alone.
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A to Z mysteries. Main series volume 3.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Dink and his friends investigate why pets, like Mrs. Davis's canary, Mozart, are mysteriously disappearing all over town.
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Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 3.
Average Rating:
3 stars
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"One cold, dark night I got lost in a spooky forest. I sought shelter in a crumbling, old mansion. The place was empty ... or so I thought. But I quickly discovered that it was haunted--by cats! Curiosity almost killed the mouse this time ..."--Back cover
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A to Z mysteries. Main series volume 4.
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
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While visiting Wallis's castle, Dink and his friends investigate strange noises that lead them to a dangerous secret.
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A to Z mysteries. Main series volume 5.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Dink and his friends unearth the mysterious truth behind the envelopes incorrectly delivered to his house.
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Encyclopedia Brown volume 26.
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Overview: Encyclopedia Brown is back, protecting Idaville from swindlers, con men, and thieves. Since 1963 this brainy crime-stopper has been a favorite character among middle-grade readers. Follow the boy detective on ten new mysteries, including the puzzle of a giant shark tooth and the whodunit of a secret shipwreck. As fans of the series know, solutions can be found in the back so that readers can solve the cases, too.
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Encyclopedia Brown volume 1.
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Fifth-grader "Encyclopedia" Leroy Brown solves ten mysteries and, by putting the solutions at the back of the book, challenges the reader to do the same.
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Encyclopedia Brown volume 24.
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Ten brief cases allow the reader to match wits with ten-year-old crime-buster, Encyclopedia Brown, as he locates stolen jewels, retrieves a stuffed tiger, and more. Solutions are included at the back of the book.
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Encyclopedia Brown volume 10.
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Idaville's secret weapon against lawbreakers, ten-year-old Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown, helps the police force solve ten new cases, the solutions to which are found in the back of the book.
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Encyclopedia Brown volume 8.
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Challenges readers to solve ten mysteries using the same clues as the ten-year-old detective Encyclopedia Brown, with answers given in a separate section.
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A to Z mysteries. Main series volume 8.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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When the guests of the Shangri-La Hotel are scared away by a white-haired female ghost, Dink and his friends investigate the mystery.
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A to Z mysteries. Main series volume 9.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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While picnicking on Squaw Island, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose find a hundred dollar bill, and when they return to explore further they find an entire cave full of money.
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Ivy + Bean volume 10.
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
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After watching a movie about a detective on the television, Bean decides to set up shop as a private investigator--and she and Ivy start looking for mysteries to solve.
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A to Z mysteries. Main series volume 11.
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
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Dink and his friends meet an exchange student, Sammi, who is actually the prince of an island country, hiding from those enemies who have kidnapped his parents and who may be after him as well.
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Boxcar children volume 8.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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The children, who are spending the summer in a lighthouse on the New England coast, are disturbed by a mysterious woman walking the lighthouse grounds. Jessie's dog Watch wakes up growling almost every evening at midnight, and Henry finds a puzzling note in the sand.
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A to Z mysteries. Main series volume 12.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Dink and his two friends help Lucky find the culprit who stole Lucky's winning lottery ticket.
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Lunch Lady volume 8.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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When eccentric photographer Stefani DePino comes to Thompson Brook to take school pictures in the midst of an acne epidemic, Lunch Lady, Betty, and the Breakfast Bunch learn that Stefani is using them to break into the world of high fashion.
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A to Z mysteries. Main series volume 13.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose help catch the thieves who have stolen the treasure from the museum's mummy exhibit.