Children's Summer Reading
Mystery and Scary Stories


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Encyclopedia Brown
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Encyclopedia Brown
by Donald J. Sobol

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Whenever 10-year-old Leroy (nicknamed "Encyclopedia") Brown's father, the chief of police in Idaville, has a difficult case, Encyclopedia always manages to solve it at the dinner table. So, he decides to open his own detective agency....
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The Ink Drinker
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The Ink Drinker
by Eric Sanvoisin

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WHAT IF YOUR Dad loved books, owned a bookstore, and even called his cherished volumes “my little bookies”? You would probably despise books—just like the young protagonist in this deliciously bizarre story. One summer vacation, while...
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Encyclopedia Brown #02: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch
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Encyclopedia Brown #02: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch
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A cross-eyed baseball pitch... A missing penknife named Excalibur... Poems that pack a punch... A kid-lover tumed kidnapper... And some tall tales that come up short! These are just some of the ten brain-twisting mysteries that Encyclopedia Brown must...
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How Tia Lola Came to Stay
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How Tia Lola Came to Stay
by Julia Alvarez

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"A delightfully entertaining story of family and culture from acclaimed author Julia Alvarez. <BR>Moving to Vermont after his parents split, Miguel has plenty to worry about! Tia Lola, his quirky, "carismatica, and maybe magical aunt makes his life...
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Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Dead Eagles (Encyclopedia Brown #12)
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Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Dead Eagles (Encyclopedia Brown #12)
by Donald J. Sobol

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The solutions to ten mysteries solved by Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown are given in a separate section challenging the reader to match wits with the ten-year-old mastermind of Idaville's war on crime....
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Count Karlstein
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Count Karlstein
by Philip Pullman

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In the mountains of Switzerland the wicked Count Karlstein plots to abandon his two orphaned nieces in a hunting lodge as prey for the Demon Huntsman and his ghostly hounds. This spooky and funny thriller is "dashing, sparkling, and wildly over the top"--...
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