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How to Read Greenglass House, A Guide

Greenglass House by Kate Milford Step 1: Purchase Greenglass House.  Go to your local indie bookstore or click on the link and order it, but it’s best to own it.  That way you can read it at the perfect moment … Continue reading

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13 Treasures

13 Treasures by Michelle Harrison After Tanya’s parents’ divorce, she’s become difficult and moody.  Where difficult and moody really mean “tormented by fairies only she can see and whom she can tell no one about”.  Fed up with Tanya’s antics, … Continue reading

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The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling

The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood A prim and properly trained governess, Miss Penelope Lumley, has been summoned to Ashton Place.  She is a bit taken aback when she is hired without … Continue reading

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The Lost Treasure of Tuckernuck

The Lost Treasure of Tuckernuck by Emily Fairlie Laurie is completely miserable to be starting at a private middle school. She would give anything to be at Hamilton with her BFF, Kimmy.  But her family has always gone to Tuckernuck, … Continue reading

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The Name of This Book is Secret

The Name of this Book Is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch I’ve been wanting to read this since it first appeared on the shelves of our school library.  Although I never quite seemed to have the time, I handed it to … Continue reading

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Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief

Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief by Wendelin Van Draanen Sammy loves looking out her Gram’s window with binoculars, even if it is kind of boring most of the time. But one day, when she’s checking out the Heavenly Hotel, … Continue reading

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Half Moon Investigations

Half Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer Fletcher takes being a detective very seriously.  He has a badge that he earned from a Private Detective Academy.  He’s eager to get started solving real crimes, not just kids’ stuff.  But he never … Continue reading

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The Case of the Spooky Sleepover: A Jigsaw Jones Mystery (#4)

The Case of the Spooky Sleepover (Jigsaw Jones Mystery, # 4) by James Preller Like Encyclopedia Brown, Jigsaw has his own detective business.  So when popular kid Ralphie has a problem, he turns to Jigsaw.  An is Ralphie’s problem ever … Continue reading

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Nate the Great on the Owl Express

Nate the Great on the Owl Express by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat & Mitchell Sharmat I’m afraid I needed a bit of a palate cleanser after reading You, so I went with Nate the Great. There are approximately 8 bajillion Nate … Continue reading

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Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol Encyclopedia Brown is one of the classics when it comes to children’s mysteries.  The book is a collection of short mysteries, one per chapter, that lay out a set of clues.  Once … Continue reading

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