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Home on the range

A graphic novelization of the Disney animated film in which three cows, a stallion, and several of their four-footed friends band together to stop a greedy outlaw from taking over the Patch of Heaven dairy farm.
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Problem at the playground

"When pieces of equipment start disappearing from the new Aquamarina playground, it's up to Violet the mermaid and her best friend Wally the narwhal to solve the mystery"--OCLC.

Cold grab

"Sixteen-year-old Angelo has moved to Toronto from the Philippines to join his mother, who has been living in Toronto and working as a nanny for most of Angelo's life. Adjusting to a new country isn't easy for Angelo with a new language, curfews, new rules, and pressure from a mom who seems like a stranger. But when Angelo's mother takes him to the Filipino Community Centre, he meets Marcus who has shared the same experience. At school, Marcus introduces Angelo to Felix and Darius. The boys quickly show Angelo how no one respects poor Filipino immigrants and lure him into running petty thefts as a way of evening the score. But when the group is faced with consequences will Angelo have the courage to go against his friends and set things right?"--Back cover.

The cobalt mask

the long-lost mystery
2021
"The night the Cobalt Mask was stolen from the museum, everyone who was anyone was there: the legendary investigator, the convicted criminal, the wealthy businesswoman, the jealous cop--and twelve-year-old Ben. Ben's uncle--the famous detective Owen Quinn--has been hired to find the mask. But Ben and his friends quickly launch their own investigation, following a trail of clues that lead to a tangled web of secrets and lies. Everyone's hiding something, including Uncle Owen--and now he's on the run. Is Owen the culprit? Can Ben and his friends figure out what's going on before it's too late?"--Back cover.
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Guinea Fowl and Rabbit get justice

an African folktale
2014
Lazy Rabbit schemes to steal hardworking Guinea Fowl's farm and produce. Initially he is successful, even convincing the village chief. But Rabbit has a comeuppance in short order.

Shadow

2021
Fourteen-year-old Preston Craft is organizing a film festival for his school's film club. When one of the films goes missing two days before the festival begins, Preston is convinced it was stolen and is determined to get it back. The only indication of the theft is a suspicious shadow that Preston noticed right before he discovered the film was gone but Preston is legally blind and no one quite believes him.

Alibi

2021
Fifteen-year-old Christine is visiting her eccentric great-aunt in historic Witcombe, where a pickpocket has been victimizing tourists. Aunt Maude owns an antique store and also runs the town's ghost walk, which allows Christine to meet all the visitors, including a mysterious young man who seems to know far too much about the rash of recent thefts in the area.

Hero dog!

2019
There's been a break-in on Orange Street! Cupcakes have been stolen, and soon a pie goes missing, too. Can Hilde crack the case in time to post her news story online?.

The fashion disaster

The Clue Crew investigates the disappearance of a basket of gourmet dog biscuits belonging to a poodle named Lola at River Heights's first canine fashion show, in which Nancy's puppy, Chocolate Chip, is a model.

The good thieves

In 1920s New York City, a young girl with a deformed foot recruits her new friends, a female pickpocket and two circus performers, to help recover an emerald from her grandfather's mansion in upstate New York after he loses his home to an unscrupulous tycoon.

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