mystery and detective stories

"It was only a few days ago that Tess Biedermann, Theo Biedermann, and Jaime Cruz, along with a mysterious figure from the past, managed to survive an assault on the locationof the latest clue in the Morningstarr cipher -- and, in theprocess, made a shocking discovery about their own connection to this one-hundred-sixty-year-old enigma. Now the friends are divided. Tess and Theo have no idea what the photo they found in Greenwood Cemetery means, but Jaime is convinced that they do, and that they've been keeping their own secrets from him. As the city continues to break around them, suddenly solving the greatest mystery of the modern world seems less important than saving their own friendship. The stakes of completing the cipher, however, have never been higher. Darnell Slant, real estate developer and owner of all the Morningstarr buildings, knows that they hold one last secret: a power that even the Morningstarrs themselves never revealed"--Provided by publisher.

David must find a way to handle the secret he has learned about the death of his younger brother and his stepfather's murder when he becomes the prime suspect in the killing.

While playing lacrosse, third-grade twins Zach and Zoe search for the culprit who damaged Mateo's lacross stick.

"When they go on a field trip to a pop-up museum sponsored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame, eight-year-old twins Zach and Zoe discover an empty display case and with the help of their friends, they figure out what happened"--Provided by publisher.

"Arthur doesn't always remember where he buried his bone, or what he was doing before he started scratching his ear, but he never forgets three importants facts: Bacon is delicious. He loves his humans, twins Bro and Harmony, with all his heart, and Queenie the Cat is out to destroy him. When Queenie the Cat wins first place in a feline beauty contest at the county fair, Arthur expects her to be snootier than ever. Yet when Queenie returns from the fair, she seems oddly nice and sociable, almost like she's had a personality change. The humans chalk up Queenie's good mood to her recent win, but Arthur knows the truth. He can tell from the smell that this friendly Queenie is an imposter. But before he can decide what to do, Cuthbert the clown, the only person who knows what's really going on, goes missing. Can Arthur solve a mystery on his own? Or will he have to accept that he needs Queenie as much as he needs bacon?"--Adapted from dust jacket.

Tormented by her guilt and classmate's taunts since she accidentally set a lethal fire as a child, Cassidy is implicated in her worst bully's murder and must find the killer before someone else dies.

"Ever wonder why pigeons always act so weird? It's because they're out there chasing the bad guys and saving your butts! Did you know your city is protected by a secret squad of crime-fighting pigeons? It's true! With master of disguise Rock Pigeon, bendy Tumbler, strong Frillback and super-finder Homey, the Real Pigeons will solve any mystery and fight any bad guy to keep the city safe!"--OCLC.

In their Pennsylvania town in 1942 twelve-year-old Charlotte and her classmates collect scrap metal for the war effort only to have it disappear from the school basement.

In 1860, eleven-year-old Annie, who lives at the Red Buttes Pony Express station in the Nebraska Territoryasks Pony Express rider Billy Cody to help her find the person responsible for sabotaging her favorite pony Magpie.

Marc and his twin sister, Terri, are excited about spending the summer at their uncle Nicholas's lake house. Even though their uncle is an old grouch, Marc and Terri enjoy the lake and their summer friends in Grove Hill. But this summer is different. Suddenly the once placid lake has motorboats, fishermen, and crowds. Even worse is the gross green slime that's been popping up on boats and docks and swimmers. When Terri goes for a swim and doesn't return, Marc wonders what exactly is lucking under the water. - cover.