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Updated April 18, 2023
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Poppy & Sam and the mole mystery
Cathon
Paper Book
It's a new day in the garden, and Poppy and Sam are paying a visit to their friend Snuggles Molesy. But Snuggles is in a pickle, looking for a lost pair of pretty pink glasses! Sleuths Poppy and Sam begin to investigate: all around the garden, along the shore of the creek, and even inside the pies...
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Finally, something mysterious
Cornett, Doug
Paper Book
The best mysteries can only be solved with your best friends. The perfect summer read for fans of Stuart Gibbs. Paul Marconi has always thought that Bellwood was a strange town, but also a boring one. Not much for an eleven-year-old to do. Fires are burning nearby, Paul's parents...
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Hornswoggled! : a wacky words whodunit
Crute, Josh
Paper Book
Deer wakes up to find one of his antlers is missing...and there's a tennis racket in its place? One by one his friends also uncover that their important items from glasses to lucky boots have been swapped with silly, useless replacements like donuts and swim flippers. They've been hornswoggled!...
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Ants in our P. A. N. T. S.
Green, John Patrick
Paper Book
Super-spies Mango and Brash are bugging out in InvestiGators: Ants in Our P.A.N.T.S, the latest chapter in the hilarious adventure series from John Patrick Green. With more than three million copies in print, these comics have legs - more than six, even! With agent...
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Pup detectives. Book 4, Ghosts, goblins, and ninjas!
Gumpaw, Felix
Paper Book
In this fourth installment of the Pup Detectives graphic novel series, it's up to the pup detectives to sniff out a stolen scroll and stop a curse in its tracks! When the sacred scroll of Bark-Jitsu is stolen during a martial arts expo at Pawston Elementary, it's especially...
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The school for whatnots
Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Paper Book
From master of suspense author Margaret Peterson Haddix comes another page-turning stand-alone adventure perfect for fans of Cog and Bad Magic. No matter what anyone tells you, I'm real. That's what the note says that Max finds under his keyboard. He knows that his best...
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Futureland : battle for the park
Hunter, H. D.
Paper Book
Whenan extraordinary flying theme park arrives above Atlanta, one boy must stop a sinister force from stealing the park's tech and taking over the world. An electrifying illustrated series with the Afrofuturism of Black Panther that took the world by storm.Perfect for fans of Spider-Man...
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Who pushed Humpty Dumpty? : and other notorious nursery tale mysteries
Levinthal, David.
Paper Book
Break-in at the Three Bears family home? It could only be one dame. Wicked witch gone missing from her candied cottage? Hansel and Gretel claim it was self-defense. Did Humpty Dumpty really just fall off that wall, or was he pushed? Here are five fairy-tale stories with a twist, all told from the...
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Real Pigeons splash back
McDonald, Andrew
Paper Book
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's--wait, it really IS a bird! Take another look, because what looks like an ordinary pigeon might just be a hero saving your butt! Don't miss this hilarious illustrated series perfect for fans of DOG MAN. The REAL PIGEONS are ready for...
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Shark Detective!
Olien, Jessica
Paper Book
Perfect for fans of Love Monster and Dragons Love Tacos, this sweet and funny story about an unexpected friendship will delight creatures of all ages. During the day, Shark lived a lonely life in the big city . . . but at night, he dreamed of being a detective. When a kitty goes missing,...
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Detective mole
Pintonato, Camilla
Paper Book
A charming, tongue-in-cheek picture book about a mole who exchanges his chef's apron for a detective's trench coat and sets out to solve his first case! Oscar is a whiz in the kitchen, but he's always dreamed of being a detective. When a squirrel is reported missing, Oscar hopes this will...
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Mister Kitty is lost!
Pizzoli, Greg
Paper Book
A fun and interactive preschool adventure (with cutout surprises on almost every page!) that explores counting and colors, from the award-winning creator of The Watermelon Seed and Good Night Owl. Mister Kitty is missing somewhere inside this...
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HEY! : a colorful mystery
Read, Kate
Paper Book
A wild rumor grows out of control and spooks a cast of ocean creatures in this color-learning picture book from Kate Read, the award-winning author-illustrator of One Fox: A Counting Book Mystery. All is quiet in the deep blue sea, until a tiny pink fish is mistaken for...
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The incredibly dead pets of Rex Dexter
Reynolds, Aaron
Paper Book
Rex Dexter is itching to have a dog. He was practically born to have one. His name is Rex, for crying out loud. It's a dog's name. Any pooch is preferable, but a chocolate Labrador is the pinnacle. The best of the best. The dream of all dreams. When Rex's B-Day for Me-Day finally...
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Agent Lion and the case of the missing party
Soman, David
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling Ladybug Girl creators David Soman and Jacky Davis comes the second hilarious Agent Lion picture book! "Accessible text and detailed art combine to create a silly, merry frolic. Pure entertainment." --Kirkus "Agent Lion may be clueless...
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Who is the Mystery Reader?
Willems, Mo
Paper Book
From Mo Willems, creator of the revolutionary, award-winning, best-selling Elephant & Piggie books, comes this breakout beginning-reader series. An ensemble cast of Squirrels, Acorns, and pop-in guests host a page-turning extravaganza. Each book features a funny, furry adventure AND bonus jokes...
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Tangled up in luck
Wyatt, Merrill
Paper Book
"A sweet, heart-squeezing story!" -- Jaleigh Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of The Mark of the Dragonfly When seventh grade enemies research a missing set of jewels for a class project, they realize that the answers to the unsolved case might be much...
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