mystery and detective stories

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Burn out

1982
Three teenagers try to deal with a mysterious set of fires only to end up trapped in the basement of a burning house set on fire by arsonists.

The Alaskan mystery

1985
Nancy Drew and the Hardy boys fly to Alaska to search for a missing newspaper reporter. The reader's choices determine the direction of the investigation.

Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the treasure hunt

1989
America's Sherlock Holmes in sneakers continues his war on crime in ten more cases, the solutions to which are found in the back of the book.

The dark stairs

a Herculeah Jones mystery
1994
The intrepid Herculeah Jones helps her mother, a private investigator, solve a puzzling and frightening case.

The upside-down day

2001
During School Spirit Week, the new girl in school challenges the Cul-de-sac Kids to guess her secret.

The case of the terrible T. rex (and other super-scientific cases)

2010
Fifth-grade sleuths and science experts Drake and Nell solve four challenging cases involving a werewolf at a campsite, a faked tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, a talking oven, and a polluted stream full of dead fish.

Totally spies!

2007
Contains two spy stories, including "Spies in Space," in which Alex, Sam, and Clover rush to save their favorite band, The Alpha Centauris, after they are abducted by aliens on the way to perform; and "Spy Soccer," where the spies must stop an evil, mind-controlling coach.

Totally spies!

2006
Spies Alex, Sam, and Clover get stuck in the 1980s thanks to Boogie Gus; then they must face off against a fifty-foot-tall Mandy.

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