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English
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"Sylvia has been nearly paralyzed with grief and anxiety since the tragic death of her husband, father, and brother in a traffic accident. She tries to help in the family's greenhouse while caring for her two children, but she prefers not to have to deal with customers. Her mother's own grief causes her to hover over her children and grandchildren, and Sylvia seeks a diversion. She takes up birdwatching and soon meets an Amish man who teaches her...
Author
Series
Mysteries of Middlefield volume 1
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Description
Thirteen-year-old Mary Beth Mullet and her twin brother, Johnny, discover that someone has been spending time in the old barn Mary Beth escapes to when she needs time to herself.
Author
Series
Mysteries of Middlefield volume 2
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Curious thirteen-year-old Bekah Yoder wonders about the strange behavior of the man who moves into the house next door, but even she does not suspect the danger that he brings to their neighborhood.
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
351 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Overweight with acne-prone skin, twelve-year-old Hannah always feels unsure of herself, but when a wooden statue of Jesus goes missing from a cathedral, she discovers a special connection with both the statue and a larger force.
Author
Pub. Date
1997
Lexile measure
640L
Physical Desc
188 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jennie McGrady's enthusiasm for the new school year is extinguished when the culturally diverse Trinity Center, home to her church and school, is destroyed by fire. Rumors abound that a racist organization is behind the tragedy, but Jennie is more concerned about the one person who was critically injured: family friend Michael Rhodes. Jared Reinhardt has been in counseling with Michael, trying to break free of a neo-Nazi group-or so he claims. Jennie...
Author
Publisher
Flux
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (229 pages)
Language
English
Description
Best friends Jane and Holly have jumped into the river off Swallow's Nest Bluff hundreds of times. But one day, Holly's jump goes wrong. Her body never comes up, yet something else does-a sad creature of mud, full of confusion and sorrow. It's Holly, somehow, trapped and mixed up with the river. And if Jane can't do something to help, Holly will take everybody down with her-even the people she loves the most. Blending Looking for Alaska's theme of...
Author
Publisher
Illuminate YA, an imprint of Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
2nd edition.
Physical Desc
159 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"On vacation with his parents in Savannah, Georgia, Nick Caden is eager to investigate the mystery surrounding Heidi May Laveau, a girl who supposedly died years ago but whose body just washed up on the shore." -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Mess detectives volume case 411
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Veggie detectives, Bob and Larry, try to free Laura Carrot from the two lazy couch potatoes that have taken over her room and convinced her to do nothing but watch television.
Author
Series
Last Chance Detectives volume 6
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
147 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A dangerous highway encounter. A phantom roadster. A thirty-year quest for revenge. Arlene, the sheriff's assistant, is driving home from work one evening when a classic hotrod pulls up alongside her. What did Arlene see that night that has her so frightened? Who was inside the other car, and what about that threatening message the driver left behind? Mike, Winnie, Ben, and Spence--four kids known as the Last Chance Detectives--decide to investigate...
10) Canyon quest
Author
Series
Last chance detectives volume 1
Publisher
Focus on the Family, published by Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
292 pages : illustration ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Mike Fowler thinks the small desert town of Ambrosia is a dry, forsaken blip on the edge of civilization. He has no friends, no fun, and no answers to the agonizing disappearance of his dad in a top-secret military mission. But that could all change after Mike stumbles onto his dad's puzzling journal in the old B-17 out back. The mysterious entries in the journal lead him to a hidden canyon! Something big--maybe a covert military operation--is going...
Author
Series
High water volume 1
Publisher
Focus on the Family, published by Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
iii, 457 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
After Parker Buckman is mauled and nearly killed by an alligator, he sees the Everglades as a place of death. Even though he's a park ranger's son, he's convinced he won't be truly okay until he can leave the glades. When his friend Maria goes missing, Parker knows he can't leave until he finds her-- or proof that she's dead. When his search brings him face-to-face with a rogue monster gator, will be find the strength to face his fears? -- adapted...
Author
Series
A high water water novel volume 2
Publisher
Focus on the Family, published by Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
441 pages : map ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Parker Buckman loves his new home in Rockport, Massachusetts. But strange things have been happening ever since Devin Catsakis' funeral. A series of break-ins have left everyone on edge, especially Parker's new friend, Ella Houston. She lives with her grandma, and they depend on rental income from a cottage on their property. Bad online reviews about the "ghost" terrorizing rental homes in Rockport aren't helping bookings. With the bottom dropping...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
391 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In nineteenth-century Copenhagen, an orphaned seamstress goes to work for a retired ballerina and uses her magic to investigate her father's mysterious death while working for the same family years ago" -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
244 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"When an expensive necklace is stolen from a renowned jewelry artist at Rock Harbor's fall festival and Emily is accused of the crime, it looks like she'll never get her puppy and be able to join the Rock Harbor Search and Rescue team. Emily sets out to find the real culprit"--
Author
Publisher
Blink
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
HL 650L
Physical Desc
349 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When her best friend Lydia disappears, Piper Sail goes searching for answers in the dark underbelly of 1924 Chicago, uncovering deep corruption that may lead back to her affluent neighborhood.
Publisher
Barbour Books, an imprint of Barbour Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
442 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The coffee shop on the corner of First and Main in Oak Grove, Kansas, seems to attract a series of mysterious events. Or perhaps it is the six women who frequent the shop for book club who are magnets for trouble.... Morgan Butler, owner of the Coffee Perk, finds a project worker hanged at her shop. Penny Parson finds a gun in one of her beehives. Evelyn Kliff discovers a dead church meal organizer. Jo Anderson shares hazelnut coffee creamer, sending...