mystery and detective stories

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Cam Jansen and the school play mystery

2001
When a thief takes the box office money at the school play, Cam uses her photographic memory to solve the mystery.

Nate the Great and the monster mess

1999
Nate and his dog Sludge are determined to find the recipe for his mother's monster cookies.

Nate the Great on the Owl Express

2003
While traveling on the train to San Francisco with his cousin Olivia's owl, Nate the Great and his dog Sludge must use all of their detective skills when the owl suddenly disappears.

Under Copp's Hill

2000
In 1908, eleven-year-old Innie joins the library club at a settlement house that serves immigrant families of Boston's North End, but when items and money disappear from the settlement house, Innie's past as a troublemaker puts her under suspicion.

Young Cam Jansen and the zoo note mystery

2003
Cam helps her friend Eric when he misplaces his permission slip to go on the school field trip.

The case of the barfy birthday

and other super-scientific cases
2003
Fifth graders Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey use their detective and scientific investigation skills to solve cases which involve food poisoning, missing terns, a haunted treehouse, and a pig in a pit.

The High-Rise Private Eyes

the case of the sleepy sloth
2002
While having a picnic on the docks, animal detectives Bunny and Jack meet a dog whose one and only lawn chair is missing, and they set out to solve the case.

Cam Jansen and the mystery of the dinosaur bones

1997
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.

Cam Jansen and the catnapping mystery

1998
While visiting Aunt Molly at a fancy downtown hotel, Cam uses her photographic memory to help one of the guests find her stolen luggage and pet cat, and to catch the thief.

The case of the Mossy Lake monster and other super-scientific cases

2002
Fourth-graders Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey combine their detective and scientific investigation skills to solve a variety of cases, involving a hungry cat, endangered penguins, a fish-stealing monster, and a dirty election. Includes a section of scientific experiments and activities.

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