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Return fire

Just after Cassie Arroyo found the Spear of Destiny in Rome, it was stolen from her, so now she and her friend Asher must recover it--but when she used the Spear before, she set the world down a dangerous path, and if she recovers it she will have to decide whether to risk using it again.

The dead man in Indian Creek

1991
When Matt and Parker learn the body they found in Indian Creek is a drug-related death, they fear Parkers's mother may be involved.

Rollo and Tweedy and the ghost at Dougal Castle

1992
Lord Dougal asks the detective Tweedy and his assistant Rollo to solve the mystery of the ghost haunting Dougal Castle.

Operation golden scepter

a picture mystery
2008
Contains four mysteries revealed through a series of clues and illustrations, following kid detectives Josh, David, and Lily as they investigate the theft of a golden scepter from the museum, a jewel thief at the opera, the faked death of a casino cheat, and the disappearance of a bar of gold.

Nancy Drew girl detective

2008
Nancy Drew investigates when a middle school girl becomes the target of bullies in an online virtual world.

The return

"With no answers and now one of their best friends missing, the search for the missing children has intensified. But when Tim seeks out the truth, he learns that those closest to him have been keeping secrets from him. Briny Deep is no longer the place that Tim and his friends once knew"--.

The disappearing

"Tim, Max, Emily, Luke, and Nina, learn that their quiet town of Briny Deep isn't as safe as they once thought. With children vanishing, they need to find answers before all their friends disappear"--.

The battle

"With the secret of Briny Deep finally exposed, Tim and his friends must run for their lives. Their journey will take them far away to a strange land where more incredible surprises await. And as a war between two distant lands begins to erupt, Tim must have the courage to dig deeper than he ever has before"--.

The incident on the bridge

When Thisbe Locke is last seen standing on the edge of the Coronado Bridge it looks like there is only one thing to call it and the town prepares to mourn the loss, but her sister Ted, and Fen, the new kid in town, are not convinced and they set out to figure out what happened on that bridge and find Thisbe.

Selected adventures of Sherlock Holmes

2001
Presents abridged versions of five stories featuring Sherlock Holmes and written by noted British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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