Chandler Warner, Gertrude. The Boxcar Children: The Animal Shelter Mystery. O. 1991.
This book is #22 in a series. When a stray calico cat appears, the children look for the founder of the town’s other animal shelter.
TAGS: Boxcar children, mystery, stray animals, caring, pets, John F. Kennedy, O, Level O, Oscar
Kline, Suzy. Horrible Harry and the Ant Invasion. N. 1989.
Harry has been chosen to be “ant monitor” for his class. When a few of the ants manage to escape, Horrible Harry knows exactly what to do.
TAGS: school, ants, bugs, mystery, fish, John F. Kennedy, N, Level N, November
Adler, David. Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the U.F.O. M. 1980.
Second in a series, Cam Jansen has a photographic memory and uses it to solve crimes. In this Book, Cam and her friend Eric investigate a brief appearance of U.F.O.s.
TAGS: Cam Jansen, photography, mystery, aliens, U.F.O., John F. Kennedy, M, Mike, Level M
Barrows, Annie. Ivy Bean and the Ghost That Had to Go. M. 2006
Second in a series, Ivy and Bean discover a ghost in the school bathroom, and they have to figure out how to get the ghost out of the bathroom before the teachers find out.
TAGS: Ivy and Bean, school, ghost, funny, teachers, mystery, John F. Kennedy, M, Mike, Level M
Preller, James. The Case of the Food Fight. M. 2005.
This is a Jigsaw Jones mystery. It is 28th in the series. Everyone blames Joey Pignatto for starting a food fight in the school cafeteria, but Jigsaw jones doesn’t believe it. Now Jigsaw and his partner Milah Yeh have only 24 hours to clear Joey’s name.
TAGS: Jigsaw Jones, mystery, food fight, school, friends, John F. Kennedy, M, Level M, Mike
INFO: Anderson, Joan. Sally Spylaw and the Flower Shop Mystery. P. 2004
DESC: Sally and her friend Tom like to spend their weekends being detectives. One Saturday they notice some strange things happening outside of a flower shop. They investigate the mystery.
TAGS: Highland Park, P, Mystery, Fame, Detectives, detective story, level p, highland park-p, papa
INFO: Cullimore, Stan. The Mystery of Mrs Kim. O. 2000
DESC: Naomi and Charlotte, two girls on their way to school must walk through a neighborhood where many elderly people live. They are afraid of what they may find.
TAGS: Highland Park, O, Mystery, School, Blindness, Elderly, Prejudice, level o, highland park-o, oscar
INFO: West, Natalie. The Mystery of the Missing Book. O. 2008.
DESC: A girl becomes the advice columnist at her school. At the same time, a book gets stolen from her teacher. With careful detective work, the girl discovers the thief! This is a good book for students to use problem solving to solve a mystery.
TAGS: Highland Park, O, Mystery, School, Homework, Teachers, level O, highland park-O, oscar
INFO: Wignell, Edel. Firelight Secrets. O. 2001
DESC: It isn’t much fun being ill, but Karlie lives in a famous old house full of secrets, so at least now she has time to solve a mystery. When Karlie discovers hidden treasures, she learns about another young girl – just the same age as she is now – who lived in the house more than one hundred years ago.
TAGS: Highland Park, O, Mystery, History, level O, highland park-O, oscar
INFO: Thorton Jones, Marcia and Dadey, Debbie. The Bailey City Monsters: Vampire Trouble. L. 1998.
DESC: The weird adult populace of Bailey City is rendered yet stranger with the arrival of Hauntly family of Hauntly Manor Inn, in particular Madame Hauntly, who cheers on the kids at soccer games but nevertheless sleeps in the dirt and bears fangs.
TAGS: Highland Park, Chapter book, Mystery, Monsters, Sports, Fantasy, l, level l, highland park-l, lima, fiction, chapter
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