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The Maze Runner by James Dashner

September 3rd, 2012 · No Comments · Dystopian Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction

When the lift opens, Thomas finds himself deposited in a community of young males called the Glade.  He can’t remember a thing besides his name, yet he gets little flashes of memories.  Are the memories his?  Was his mind erased?  Why do somethings about this community seem so familiar? Through talks with Alby and Chuck, Thomas [...]

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Don’t Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter

June 30th, 2011 · No Comments · Action/Adventure, Mystery

This is the third book in the Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter.  (I’d Tell You I Love You, Then I’d Have to Kill You and Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy)  Cammie Morgan is thrilled to be in Boston with her roommate Macey as Macey’s father announces his candidacy for vice-president of the [...]

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Into the Dark by Peter Abrahams

October 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Mystery

Amateur sleuth Ingrid Levin-Hill and her friend Joey Strade happen upon a body on her grandfather’s property while snowshoeing. Things get worse as Grampy is charged with murder and other family issues surface. Ingrid faces her biggest challenge yet working to clear her grandfather’s name in this third Echo Falls Mystery.

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Chasing the Jaguar by Michele Dominguez Greene

February 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Mystery

Fifteen-year-old Martika Galvez has been having strange, vivid dreams about a jaguar and the jungle. Then she has another experience that sends tingles down her spine. One Saturday when helping her mother, Aurelia, clean a big house in Pacific Palisades, Markita picks up a bracelet she finds on the floor in one of the rooms [...]

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What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell

December 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Historical Fiction, Mystery

World War II ends leaving Beverly and Evie Spooner’s anxiously awaiting the return of their solider. Evie’s step-father, Joe, returns a year later. When Joe finds out that an old war buddy, Peter Coleridge, is trying to track him down, Joe plans a spontaneous vacation to West Palm Beach, Florida. When Peter shows up at [...]

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The Circle of Blood by Alane Ferguson

December 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Mystery

This is Alane Ferguson’s third forensic mystery featuring Cameryn Mahoney. Cameryn is an assistant county coroner in Silverton, Colorado working for her father. Cameryn plans to be a forensic scientist when she graduates from high school. Cameryn and her mother, who has just recently returned to Silverton after a long absence, are getting to know [...]

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The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan

December 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Action/Adventure, Mystery

The Cahill family has gathered in the Great Hall for the reading of the will of its matriarch, Grace Cahill. Grace gives her last instructions to her family via a previously taped video. She offers them each a million dollars or 39 clues which lead to a secret that will make the individual or team [...]

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Acceleration by Graham McNamee

December 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Mystery

Duncan works in the lost and found at the Toronto Transit Commission. Items that are lost on buses and the subways are brought to the subbasement of the Bay subway station, and it is Duncan’s job to retrieve them from the bins when a person comes to request their lost item. Sometimes when work is [...]

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The Case of the Missing Marquess: An Enola Holmes Mystery by Nancy Springer

December 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Mystery

Enola Holmes wakes up on her 14th birthday to find her mother missing. Her two older brothers, Sherlock and Mycroft, find clues that suggest Mrs. Holmes has run off and plan to send Enola to boarding school. Enola deciphers clues left for her by her mother and decides to run away herself. On her journey, [...]

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Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams

December 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Mystery

Ingrid’s parents are always running late. Unlike most students, she doesn’t have a cell phone to check to see where they are. If she misses soccer practice, she’ll be benched for the next game, so she decides to run to practice. On her way to practice she gets turned around and ends up lost in [...]

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