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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Told from alternating perspectives, two very different brothers, eleven-year-old Green who is on the autism spectrum and his athletic older brother Cedar, search for the basketball coach's stolen ring after Green is accused of stealing it.
83) Far out!
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In 1964 in Totter, Texas, Magnolia Jean Crook--an aspiring detective and a firm believer in UFOs--is desperate to protect her grandmother Mimi against accusations of theft, especially when Mimi's recent memory lapses may signal something serious.--
Author
Publisher
Kar-Ben Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The five Maccabee sons are always losing things, and their mom is ever there to remind them where to look, but when they cannot find the oil to light the Temple menorah after defeating the Greek army, they must remember her sage advice. Includes the story of Hanukkah.
85) Catastrophe
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Wednesday and her service dog, Woof, are the best detectives in the whole world--or at least their neighborhood. But can they find Mrs. Winters's missing cat before her big trip? Or will the case of the cat-napped kitty be their first unsolved mystery?"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When they go on a field trip to a pop-up museum sponsored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame, eight-year-old twins Zach and Zoe discover an empty display case and with the help of their friends, they figure out what happened.
88) Lost in the snow
Author
Series
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Fluff the kitten gets lost in the snow when she runs away from the farm where she was born, but finally, after several frightening days on the run, she is found by the little girl who wants her more than anything.
Author
Series
Wilderlore volume 4
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
The villainous Audrian Keyes claims to possess the secret of finding Navrashtya, the missing Legendary Beast of the Tundra, which prompts a perilous mission by a team of specialized Lore Keepers to set off in the dangerous Tundra and find Navrashtya no matter the cost.
Author
Series
Farmer books volume 2
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A nearly wordless picture book in which the farmer who returned the baby clown to the circus train is followed home by a playful circus monkey, leading to a wonderful new friendship.
93) Finding fortune
Author
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books/Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Angry with her mother, twelve-year-old runaway Ren finds an unusual boarding house in a nearby ghost town, Fortune, where she meets some interesting people and learns of a forgotten treasure from when the town was famous for buttons made of Mississippi River shells.
94) The candy mafia
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Growing up in a city where candy is illegal and sugar is scandalous, 12-year-old detective Nelle Faulker takes the case of a candy gangster's missing teddy bear before her client's own disappearance leads Nelle to a shady underworld of sweets smuggling, back-alley deals and storefront firebombs.
95) Lost cat!
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"One night, Fred the cat does not come home for diner. This is not like him since he loves food! Even more than butterflies, naps, and cuddles. Where could he be? His sweet owner is worried. But there's something she doesn't know about Fred! The pictures tell the story of what Fred is really up to in this fantastical, funny, and out-of-this wolrd adventure."--
96) Explorers
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When a family goes to a local museum, a boy notices a homeless man sitting outside, making brightly colored origami birds. He convinces his dad to buy a bird the man makes just for him. Once inside the museum, his little sister takes the bird and launches it into the air. Is it lost? Soon another boy helps him look, and the paper bird brings two families--and two new friends--together" --
97) The powwow thief
Author
Series
Powwow mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Reycraft Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Twins Jamie and Marie Longbow are excited about spending the summer with their grandparents, traveling from powwow to powwow selling goods they helped make. But when their grandmother's necklace goes missing, it's up to the twins to solve the mystery.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A boy's favorite book is missing, and he describes it to the reader in great detail, including all the changes he made to it (like hedgehogs covering the pictures of the scary monsters) until you realize his missing book is in your hands.--
Author
Series
Total mayhem volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Dash Candoo's Monday is filled with adventure--during breakfast battling scallywags and the Devil Cat and then at school, confronted with Total Mayhem Situations involving an assortment of missing objects.
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