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Sky Private Eye and the case of the sparkly slipper

"The Prince is stunned. Just as the clock struck midnight, the winner of the best costume competition at his ball vanished into thin air! All she left behind was a sparkly slipper. Luckily, Sky Private Eye is an expert at following clues"--Amazon.com.

White Fox

Tai, seventeen, and Manon, eighteen, lured to the Mediterranean island from which their world-famous mother mysteriously vanished a decade earlier, discover her lost screenplay, White Fox, which reveals clues to the truth. Told in multiple voices.

Life is short and then you die

first encounters with murder
2019
A collection of eighteen short stories about teenagers' first encounter with murder.

Under threat

Seventeen-year-old Franny loves her horse, her girlfriend Leah, and her parents who are abortion providers. When her parents begin receiving anonymous threats, Franny believes it might be Leah's brother, an outspoken critic of abortion. If Franny confronts Leah's brother, she might lose Leah, but if she says nothing, she may lose her parents.

Blood sport

Seventeen-year-old Jason's a transgender kid living in foster care, so he's been fighting for as long as he can remember. After his sister mysteriously dies, Jason puts his skills to good use and manages to infiltrate a boxing gym that might be involved in his sister's death. As he begins to make friends at the gym, Jason soon feels torn between finding out the truth about what happened to his sister and finally having a place where he belongs.

Raised by wolves

A girl raised by werewolves must face the horrors of her past to uncover the dark secrets that the pack has worked so hard to hide.

Fallout

For most of her childhood and teen years, Lois Lane has been an Army brat, moving around with her father, General Sam Lane. However, now they seem to have settled permanently in Metropolis, where Lois in her new high school may finally make a friend. However, what she finds instead is a mystery, involving a group called the Warheads and the high-tech video game they play, seemingly messing with her mind. Together with her online friend, SmallvilleGuy, Lois investigates the mystery.

The murder of an angel

As she fights for the family company, Tandy Angel's detective prowess is called into question and her paranoia builds, forcing her to face the possibility that her stalker could be all in her head--or the very real danger that will finally bring her down.

Alguien tiene un secreto

While true-crime aficionado Ellery and her twin brother are staying with their grandmother in a Vermont community known for murder, a new friend disappears and Ellery may be next. Determined to protect herself and get to the bottom of things, Ellery uses her knowledge of true crimes to seek out the answers to the secrets everyone in town seems to be keeping.

You don't have a clue

Latino mystery stories for teens
A collection of mystery stories for teens written by Latino authors such as Mario Acevedo, Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Diana Lopez, and others, and including stories that feature teenagers as they encounter challenges common for young adults.

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