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The secret of Wildcat Swamp

1969
An archaeological expedition in the West turns into a desperate attempt to capture robbers and an escaped convict.

Cam Jansen and the mystery of the carnival prize

1992
When fifth-grader Cam notices that the prizes for a game at the school carnival are disappearing, she uses her photographic memory to investigate.

Cam Jansen and the mystery of the U.F.O.

1991
Ten-year-old Cam, possessor of a photographic memory, and her friend Eric investigate what seems to be a brief appearance of UFOs.

Cam Jansen and the mystery of the television dog

1991
Fifth-grader Cam uses her photographic memory, with help from her friend Eric and his twin sisters, to solve the mystery of Poochie, a famous canine television star.

Cam Jansen and the mystery of the gold coins

1991
When a camera and valuable gold coins disappear, Cam uses her "camera mind" to solve the mystery.

Secrets on 26th Street

1999
In New York City in 1914, eleven-year-old Susan encounters a mystery through an independent-minded female boarder and becomes involved in the growing suffrage movement.

Goody Hall

1971
The new tutor at Goody Hall is pleased with his job but can't help feeling there is something peculiar about the household.

Cam Jansen and the mystery of the dinosaur bones

1991
When she notices some bones missing from a dinosaur skeleton exhibited in the museum, a young girl with a photographic memory tries to discover who has been taking them and why.

The mystery at Disney World

2003
Mystery follows Christina, Grant, Crystal, and Mick on their vacation to Disney World, where they need a little luck and loads of creativity to solve their latest case.

The mystery on Alaska's Iditarod Trail

2003
Christina, Grant, Raven, and Hunter arrive in north Alaska for the Iditarod Trail dogsled race just in time to pursue a runaway team with a renegade musher.

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