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Clocks and robbers

2011
Readers are challenged to unravel the clues along with Viola, Sylvester, Rosie, and Woodrow, who are in pursuit of a treasure hinted at by the Masonic glyphs decorating Moon Hollow's town library.

Night of the chupacabras

1998
When Mi-Sun and her younger brother spend the summer in Mexico with their friend Lupe, they become convinced that there is a mysterious vampire-like monster killing Tio Hector's goats.

Deep secrets

2006
Elmo and his friends investigate when Aunt Vivien mysteriously disappears from her old house known as Mistfall Mansion.

Nancy Drew

2007
A novelization of the 2007 movie in which teen sleuth Nancy Drew accompanies her father on a trip to Los Angeles where she becomes caught up in investigating a long-unsolved case involving the death of a Hollywood star.

The White House Christmas mystery

2006
Christina, Grant, April, and Denise find themselves involved in a Christmas mystery that starts in Washington, D.C., and ends in the Oval Office.

Danger after dark

1997
Contains ten mini-mysteries, all of which occur when Mr. Boddy invites his six best friends to be weekend guests at his mansion. Includes solutions.

The clue in the crystal ball

1997
Contains ten mini-mysteries, all of which occur when Mr. Boddy invites his six best friends to be weekend guests at his mansion. Includes solutions.

The mummy, the will, and the crypt

1996
Twelve-year old Johnny Dixon and his friend Professor Childermass look for the hidden will left by an eccentric cereal tycoon who wished to make life difficult for his heirs after his own death by suicide.

The curse of the blue figurine

1996
Johnny Dixon is plunged into a terrifying mystery-adventure when he removes a blue figurine called a shawabti from church.

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