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Liar & spy
by Rebecca Stead
Moving into an apartment when his father loses his job, Georges befriends Safer, a 12-year-old coffee-drinking loner and self-appointed spy, who recruits Georges into the world of espionage so that they can investigate a mysterious neighbor who lives on the top floor.
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Malcolm at midnight
by W. H. Beck
Malcolm, a smaller than average-sized rat, loves his life at McKenna School and the secret society of classroom pets that keep children out of trouble, but when Aggy the iguana disappears Malcolm must use all of his ratty persistence to prove his innocence and save her. 30,000 first printing.
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Castle of shadows
by Ellen Renner
Charged with saving her kingdom from political unrest in the face of her father's madness, 11-year-old tomboy, Princess Charlie, searches for her missing mother, who has left mysterious clues in an unfinished letter that Charlie investigates with the help of the gardener's boy, Tobias. 12,500 first printing.
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The mystery of the missing everything
by Ben H. Winters
When a treasured trophy disappears from the display case at Mary Todd Lincoln Middle School and the principal cancels the eagerly anticipated eighth-grade class trip, Bethesda Fielding has no choice but to solve the mystery.
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The mysterious Benedict Society
by Trenton Lee Stewart
As the only four children to pass the series of tests provided, Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance are asked to go on a secret mission as undercover agents at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened and quickly realize they will have to use their collective wit to get their important task complete.
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The case of the cryptic crinoline
by Nancy Springer
Without visits from family members and no friends to call her own, Enola has relied upon her landlady, Mrs. Tupper, for the only companionship she has in her lonely life, thus when she is kidnapped, devastated Enola throws her heart and soul in the case to locate the culprits and bring her dear friend back home.
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Closed for the season : a mystery story
by Mary Downing Hahn
Determined to find out who killed Myrtle Donaldson and where all the money she managed for the Magic Forest has gone, friends Logan and Arthur enter the old amusement park to search for clues, causing them to investigate powerful families with long histories in their small Maryland town.
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Masterpiece
by Elise Broach
When he finds himself involved in a case to recover a famous drawing stolen at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 11-year-old James turns to his miniature and artistically talented friend, Marvin the beetle, for help in solving the mystery and bringing the culprit to justice. 50,000 first printing.
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