Dori Hillestad Butler
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King & Kayla are back on the case in this laugh-out-loud mystery from the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award-winning series.
Kayla made peanut butter treats for Thor, Jillian's new puppy. But now the treats are missing, and King is under suspicion.
Analytical Kayla notices that King's breath doesn't smell like peanut butter, so he didn't eat them. Sensitive King detects the presence of an intruder in their house. Is it Jillian's little...
Kayla made peanut butter treats for Thor, Jillian's new puppy. But now the treats are missing, and King is under suspicion.
Analytical Kayla notices that King's breath doesn't smell like peanut butter, so he didn't eat them. Sensitive King detects the presence of an intruder in their house. Is it Jillian's little...
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Samantha's quest to answer her questions about her past sets in motion a chain of events that will change her life forever For thirteen-year-old Samantha, life consists of too many unanswered questions. Why has her father not tried to contact her all these years? How could he have allowed her twin sister to drown in Clearwater Quarry when they were only toddlers? And how can Samantha's mother expect her to accept some man she hardly knows as her new...
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An adolescent girl learns that realizing a dream requires a good deal more than stubborn, steely resolve as she risks everything to follow her heart It's not fair! Thirteen-year-old Joelle Cunningham is passionate about baseball. She loves to watch it, read about it, and, most of all, play it. But when her family moves from Minneapolis to the small town of Greendale, Iowa, she quickly discovers that there are strict rules preventing her from playing...
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They just wanted to tell the truth.
When Zebby and AMr. create the website thetruthabouttruman.com, they want it to be honest. They want it to be about the real Truman Middle School, to say things that the school newspaper would never say, and to give everyone a chance to say what they want to say, too. But given the chance, some people will say anything-anything to hurt someone else. And when rumors about one popular student escalate to cruel new...
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What happens when everything you thought was true about your life turns out to be a lie? Thirteen-year-old T.J. always believed that her twin sister and her mother were dead-because that's what her father had told her. But Mom and Sam are very much alive. And now they want T.J. to be part of their family. Life with Joe, her troubled but well-intentioned father, is all T.J. has ever known. Joe's erratic lifestyle has meant lying to social workers and...
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A lovable dog helps his human girl solve a mystery. King, Kayla, and Grandma find a dog who has lost his human family. What does Kayla know? This dog doesn't have a collar or any tags. He can sit, lie down, and shake hands. No one around here knows who he is. What does King know? The dog's family is staying at a campground. Can they figure out who he is and where his family is? With simple, straightforward language and great verbal and visual humor,...
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A lovable dog helps his human girl solve a mystery. King and Kayla are playing fetch with their friends, Jillian and Thor. Jillian throws King's favorite ball too hard, and now it's gone missing! King and Kayla must put together the clues to figure out where it went and who has it.
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A lovable dog helps his human girl solve a mystery. Kayla lost a tooth, but now it's missing! What does Kayla know? - Her tooth is not inside the tooth fairy pillow. It's not inside her backpack. It's not inside the car. What does King know? - Mason's hand smells like the tooth fairy pillow. How will they solve the mystery?
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A lovable dog helps his human girl solve a mystery. Thor has been accused of wrecking Mr. Gary’s yard, knocking over trash cans, eating the vegetables out of the garden, and pooping. But King and Kayla, with the help of some other neighbors, are determined to clear his name, using a wide variety of familiar and new detecting skills. With simple, straightforward language and great verbal and visual humor, the King & Kayla series from Geisel Honor...
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A lovable dog helps his human girl solve a mystery Kayla and Mason both got mysterious letters written in code What does Kayla know The same person left both letters It’s someone she and Mason both know The two letters are the same except for the second word What does King know Jillian left the letters What do the letters say A loveable dog helps his human girl solve a mystery Kayla and Mason both got mysterious letters written in code What does...
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King, Kayla, Mason, and Asia are playing in the snow. Later Asia discovers her new gold ring is missing. What happened to it? What does Kayla know?
1. Asia's ring is missing.
2. It was on her finger when she came over.
3. It's not in the cushions, on the table, in the drain, or outside.
What does King know? There's a crow outside. Crows like shiny things. How will they solve the mystery?
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Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2016
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IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Here is Edgar Award Winner Dori Hillestad Butler's seventh title in her not-too-scary chapter book mystery series, The Haunted Library. Perfect for reluctant readers in the mood for a great mystery!
A group of girls in Claire’s town have noticed strange sights and sounds coming from the tree house where their club meets. Is it a rival boys’ club trying to scare them away? Or is it a ghost? The girls ask Claire to tackle the mystery—and...
A group of girls in Claire’s town have noticed strange sights and sounds coming from the tree house where their club meets. Is it a rival boys’ club trying to scare them away? Or is it a ghost? The girls ask Claire to tackle the mystery—and...
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Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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"When ghost boy Kaz's haunt is torn down and he is separated from his ghost family, he meets a real girl named Claire, who lives above the town library with her parents and her grandmother. Claire has a special ability to see ghosts when other humans cannot and she and Kaz quickly form a friendship."--Amazon website.
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Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Soon after Claire is called on to investigate a new case, her ghostly partner Kaz is reunited with his brother, Little John, who joins them in searching for the cause of strange phenomena that occur each afternoon at five o'clock.
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Buddy files volume 6
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Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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When therapy dog Buddy attends the fourth grade sleepover in the school's library, he solves the mystery of the school ghost.
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Buddy files volume 4
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Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2010.
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English
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When Buddy goes to school to become a therapy dog, he ends up helping figure out who pulled the fire alarm instead.
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Buddy files volume 5
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Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Buddy the dog discovers a strange, blue-tongued creature in the school library, and investigates what it is and how it got there.