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Zombie penpal

Asks the reader to choose the plot line in a story in which the main character begins to suspect the new girl at school is a pen pal who sent letters about zombies in New Orleans and has not been heard from since Hurricane Katrina.

The mystery at Motown

While researching one of Mimi's books in Detroit, Christina, Grant, Mimi, and Papa stumble upon a Motown musical mystery concerning classic cars, missing melodies, puzzling clues and lots of good music.

Jasper Jones

a novel
In small-town Australia, teens Jasper and Charlie form an unlikely friendship when one asks the other to help him cover up a murder until they can prove who is responsible.

She said

Tegan, in the back seat of the car when her two best friends are gunned down in front of her, must sort through her memories to determine what is real and what is imagined when she finds no one believes she did not see the killer.

Slam dunk

Sixteen-year-old Salvador "Slam" Amaro signs on as assistant coach of the girls' basketball team hoping to pad his resume to win a spot on the Ontario Under 17 men's team, but the job gets complicated when the head coach and the star point guard go missing, leaving him to solve the mystery and lead the team to victory.

Soccer sabotage

a graphic guide adventure
Nadia and her younger brother try to help her soccer team win a championship after their coach is injured in a suspicious accident.

Wired

Keegan is skiing as fast as he ever has, and has a chance to finish in first place until he sees the black wire stretched between two trees in his path.

Spirit seeker

To prove that her friend did not kill his parents, Holly enlists the help of a clairvoyant.

The ghost of the Stanley Cup

The Screech Owls go to Ottawa to play in the Little Stanley Cup tournament and they also encounter some of the town's famous ghosts.

Recipe for disaster

"When Koko Dodo's secret chocolate sauce is stolen just before an important cooking contest Didi, a dodo bird, devises a daring plan to help--whether he wants her to or not"--Provided by publisher.
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