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The traitor within
Par Alexander Cordell. 1973
The secret of the black moon moth
Par John Fardell. 2009
A painfully shy old man has approached Professors Gadling, Gauntraker and Ampersand with an extraordinary archeological find: early human remains…
that don't fit in with anything known to science. Soon, Sam, Zara, Ben, Marcia and Adam are joining the professors on an expedition to a remote island in South-East Asia to investigate further. But the island contains a secret more astonishing than anything they could have imagined. Grades 4-7. 2009.The Screech Owls' northern adventure (Screech Owls series. #3.)
Par Roy MacGregor. 1996
When the Screech Owls are invited to be the first non-Native team to participate in the First Nations Pee Wee…
Hockey Tournament they are all excited about their trip north to James Bay. They'll have a chance to stay with local native families and learn about their traditions and lifestyle. But when the team ends up alone in the bush during a storm they have to rely on their own resources to save themselves. Grades 4-7. 1996. (The Screech Owls series ; 3)The road of the dead
Par Kevin Brooks. 2006
Late one night, two brothers learn that their sister has died in the worst way imaginable. She's found, strangled, in…
a desolate place hundreds of miles from their East London home. Ruben is the smarter of the two, with a gift for getting into other people's hearts; Cole may be older, but he's a devil's angel who doesn't care if he lives or dies. Together, they set out to find their own answers and retrace Rachel's final journey. For junior and senior high readers. 2006.The ruby in the smoke (Sally Lockhart trilogy. #1.)
Par Philip Pullman. 1987
Sally, a 16-year-old orphan, leaves her oppressive guardians. She encounters kidnappings and murder as she struggles to learn about her…
heritage and to track down a mysterious ruby. Set in 19th century London. Followed by "Shadow in the north" (DC08347). For junior and senior high readers. 1987. (The Sally Lockhart trilogy ; 1)The reptile room (A series of unfortunate events ; #2)
Par Lemony Snicket. 2001
After narrowly escaping the menacing clutches of the dastardly Count Olaf, the three Baudelaire orphans are taken in by a…
kindly herpetologist with whom they live happily for an all-too-brief time. For grades 3-6. 2001. (A series of unfortunate events ; 2)The recruit (CHERUB ; #1)
Par Robert Muchamore. 2004
A terrorist doesn't let strangers into her flat because they might be undercover police, but her children bring their mates…
home. She doesn't know that a kid has bugged her house. The kid works for CHERUB and CHERUB kids slip under adult radar and get information that sends criminals to jail. Grades 5-8. Followed by "Class A" (DC37548). 2004. (CHERUB ; 1)The reckoning
Par James Jauncey. 2009
Standing on the beach watching the early morning-mist roll in off the sea, Fin is thinking about the day when…
he can escape to the mainland. His sister got away, but no one has heard from her in two years. Fin's thoughts are interrupted by the sound of a car on the bridge above him. He hears doors slam, voices, a scream and then, for a brief moment, he glimpses a figure falling through the fog. It's a young girl and she dies in Fin's arms. Did the dead girl jump or was she pushed? For senior high readers. 2009.The Quebec City crisis (Screech Owls series. #7.)
Par Roy MacGregor, Greg Banning. 1998
The Screech Owls are excited to be playing in the Quebec Peewee International, the biggest and best amateur hockey tournament…
in the world. But things start to go wrong - first Travis' trip diary, published in the newspaper, causes the fans to boo their team due to a terrible misunderstanding. Then, someone begins a campaign of terror against the Owls, and if they're going to stand a chance in the tournament, the team has to find out who it is. Grades 4-7. (The Screech Owls series ; 7)The missing
Par Melanie Florence. 2016
After a girl she knows from school goes missing and is found dead in the Red River, Feather is shocked…
when the police write it off as a suicide. Then, it's Feather's best friend, Mia, who vanishes but Mia's mom and abusive stepfather paint Mia as a frequent runaway, so the authorities won't investigate her disappearance either. Everyone knows that Native girls are disappearing and being killed, but no one is connecting the dots. When Feather's brother Kiowa is arrested under suspicion of Mia's abduction, Feather knows she has to clear his name. What Feather doesn't know is that the young serial killer who has taken Mia has become obsessed with Feather, and her investigation is leading her into terrible danger. For senior high readers. 2016.The mystery of the burnt cottage (Mystery ; #1)
Par Enid Blyton. 2009
Fatty, Larry, Daisy, Pip, Bets and Buster the dog turn detectives when a mysterious fire destroys a thatched cottage in…
their village. Calling themselves the "Five Find-Outers and Dog", they set out to solve the mystery and discover the culprit. The final solution, however, surprises the Five Find-Outers almost as much as Mr Goon, the village policeman! Grades 4-7. Originally published 1943, 2009.The masked truth
Par Kelley Armstrong. 2015
Riley Vasquez is haunted by the brutal murder of the couple she was babysitting for. Max Cross is suffering under…
the shadow of a life-altering diagnosis he doesn't dare reveal. The last thing either of them wants is to spend a weekend away at a therapy camp alongside five other teens with "issues." But that's exactly where they are when three masked men burst in to take the group hostage. The building has no windows. The exits are sealed shut. Their phones are gone. And their captors are on a killing spree. Riley and Max know that if they can't get out, they'll be next--but they're about to discover that even escape doesn't equal freedom. For senior high readers. 2015.The live-forever machine
Par Kenneth Oppel. 1990
In 391 A.D., two men discovered the secret of immortality. Since then, they have chased each other, one preserving the…
past, the other destroying it. When 14-year-old Eric stumbles upon their secret, he becomes a pawn in their battle. For junior and senior high readers. 1990.The leaf reader
Par Emily Arsenault. 2017
Outsider Marnie begins reading tea leaves for fun, but when basketball star Matt asks for a reading related to his…
friend who disappeared, Marnie's readings begin to seem real--and potentially dangerous. For junior and senior high readers. 2017.The kidnapping of Christina Lattimore
Par Joan Lowery Nixon. 2001
The daughter of a wealthy Houston family is kidnapped and held for a hefty ransom. Her release marks the beginning…
of the real nightmare as she discovers that everyone - even her parents - believes that she was an accomplice in her own kidnapping. Junior and Senior High. 2001.The killing (CHERUB ; #4)
Par Robert Muchamore. 2005
When a small-time crook suddenly has big money on his hands, it's only natural that the police want to know…
where it came from. James' latest CHERUB mission looks routine: make friends with the bad guy's children, infiltrate his home and dig up some leads for the cops to investigate. But the plot James begins to unravel isn't what anyone expected. Grades 5-8. Sequel to "Maximum security" (DC37551). Followed by "Divine madness" (DC38143). 2005. (CHERUB ; 4)The end (Series of unfortunate events. #13.)
Par Lemony Snicket. 2006
Lost at sea, the Baudelaire orphans, along with the evil Count Olaf, wash up on the shore of an island…
populated by an oddly placid group of inhabitants, and they try to decide whether or not they are truly safe. Sequel to "The Penultimate Peril" (DC38711) and the last book in a Series of Unfortunate Events. Grades 4-7. 2006. (Series of unfortunate events ; 13)The carnivorous carnival (A series of unfortunate events ; #9)
Par Lemony Snicket. 2002
The Baudelaire orphans stow away in the trunk of Count Olaf's car after he frames them for murder and sets…
fire to "The Hostile Hospital" (DC24485). They resort to disguises as they hide at the Caligari Carnival where Count Olaf consults a fortune-teller. Followed by "The slippery slope" (DC39049). Grades 4-7. 2002. (Series of unfortunate events ; 9)The austere academy (Series of unfortunate events. #5.)
Par Lemony Snicket. 2001
Once again, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny encounter adversity--which here means trouble--when they attend the Prufrock Preparatory School with its horrid…
violin-playing Vice Principal Nero. New friends help, but dreadful Count Olaf reappears in this sequel to "The miserable mill" (DC39044). Followed by "The ersatz elevator" (DC37935). Grades 4-7. 2001. (A series of unfortunate events ; 5)Stone fox: & Top secret
Par John Reynolds Gardiner. 2006
In "Stone Fox", Little Willy must save the farm from the tax collector when his grandfather falls ill. He enters…
the National Dogsled Race, where he must beat the Indian Stone Fox and his five beautiful Samoyed dogs. In "Top secret", Allen Brewster has an idea for his school science project - human photosynthesis, or turning sunlight into food for humans - but when Allen turns green and sprouts roots, the President declares Allen a threat to national security! Suddenly Allen and his discovery are top secret. Grades 3-6. 2006.