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Timmy Failure volume 5
Language
English
Description
This book was never meant to exist. No one needs to know the details. Just know this: there's a Merry, a Larry, a missing tooth, and a teachers' strike that is crippling Timmy Failure's academic future. Worst of all, Timmy is banned from detective work. It's a conspiracy of buffoons. He recorded everything in his private notebook, but then the manuscript was stolen. If this book gets out, he will be grounded for life. Or maybe longer. And will Timmy's...
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Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Language
English
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Twelve-year-old Howard Wallace runs his own detective agency and when he accepts a case of blackmail he takes on new kid, Ivy Mason, as junior partner and sidekick, with both soon working together and devloping a friendship.
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Timmy Failure volume 1
Language
English
Description
"My name is Failure. Timmy Failure. I am the founder, president, and CEO of the best detective agency in town, probably the nation. The book you are holding is a historical record of my life as a detective. It has been rigorously fact-checked. All the drawings in here are by me. I tried to get my business partner to do the illustrations, but they were not good. This book, and my life, are the inspiration for a new movie, Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were...
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Timmy Failure volume 6
Language
English
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While his mother and doorman Dave celebrate their wedding, Timmy visits Florida where he forges a new partnership with Dave's nephew, Emilio, when a surprise newcomer shows up and he encounters a thieving six-toed cat.
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Ivy + Bean volume 10
Language
English
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After watching a movie about a detective on the television, Bean decides to set up shop as a private investigator--and she and Ivy start looking for mysteries to solve.
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Timmy Failure volume 4
Language
English
Description
Accompanied by his sidekick polar bear and criminal mastermind Molly Moskins, Timmy takes his investigation into stolen charity funds on the road when his mother forces him to help her boyfriend move to Chicago.
8) Jackaby
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Series
Jackaby volume 1
Language
English
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Medfield Mystery Thrillers for Teens - Historical
Medfield Mystery Thrillers for Teens - Supernatural Spin
Medfield Mystery Thrillers for Teens - Supernatural Spin
Description
"Newly arrived in New Fiddleham, New England, 1892, and in need of a job, Abigail Rook meets R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with a keen eye for the extraordinary-including the ability to see supernatural beings. Abigail has a gift for noticing ordinary but important details, which makes her perfect for the position of Jackaby's assistant. On her first day, Abigail finds herself in the midst of a thrilling case: A serial killer is...
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Chicken Squad volume 1
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English
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They're darling. They're daring. They know their shapes! They're chicks on a mission, and on this, their first (mis)adventure, the Chicken Squad launches a galactic backyard expedition. Meet the Chicken Squad: Dirt, Sugar, Poppy, and Sweetie. These chicks are not your typical barnyard puffs of fluff, and they are not about to spend their days pecking chicken feed and chasing bugs. No sir, they're too busy solving mysteries and fighting crime. So when...
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Nate the Great volume 22
Language
English
Description
Nate, the great detective, and his dog, Sludge, go to San Francisco to solve a mystery with Nate's cousin, Olivia Sharp, who is also a detective.
13) Clueless McGee
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Series
Clueless McGee volume 1
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Through a series of letters to his father, a private investigator, fifth-grader PJ "Clueless" McGee tells of his efforts to discover who stole macaroni and cheese from the school cafeteria.
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Series
Timmy Failure volume 2
Language
English
Description
Timmy Failure, founder, president, and CEO of the greatest detective agency in town, perhaps the nation, is about to crack the biggest case of his generation: a school competition to find a stolen globe.
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Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Banana Fox's late fees have landed him in library jail! And when a familiar foe is found around town and a giant book-eating robot is unleashed, it looks like Flashlight and William need to step in to save the day. The junior detectives put their heads together, but when their investigation runs cold, an unlikely hero emerges and proves his own sleuthing skills! But without Banana Fox's help, can the trio put Sour Grapes Jr. behind bars for good?"--...
Author
Series
Clueless McGee volume 2
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Fifth-grader PJ "Clueless" McGee writes a series of letters to his father, a private investigator, telling of his attempt to learn who stole the science fair trophy, thus clearing his own name.
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Series
Hardy Boys mystery stories volume 6
Language
English
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Description
When the Hardy boys eagerly agree to assist their friend Jack Dodd and his father in locating a family treasure, the two young detectives are unaware of the baffling complications that will arise. The only clue to the long-lost treasure is a cryptic message written by a Pilgrim ancestor. But when Mr. Dodd and Jack are accused of stealing cars and then mysteriously disappear, Frank and Joe are confronted with a triple mystery. Have their friends run...
19) The missing fox
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Amateur private investigator Katie Fry looks for clues to find her brother's favorite stuffed animal.
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