Chicken Squad by Doreen Cronin

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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 Squirrel comes barreling into the chicken coop, the chicks know they’re about to get a case. But with his poor knowledge of shapes (“Big” is not a shape, Squirrel!) and utter fear of whatever it is that’s out there, the panicky Squirrel is NO HELP. Good thing these chicks are professionals. But even professionals get worried. Especially once they see that round, shiny, green, BIG thing in the yard.

Guinea Pi Pet Shop Private Eye #4: Fish You Were Here by Collleen AF Venable, illustrated by Stephanie Yue

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Mr. Venezi has finally found an assistant to help in the pet shop. At first Viola seems so perfect that even Sasspants approves of her and does her job so well that Mr. V hardly needs to be there. In fact, one day, Mr. V doesn't come back at all! Has Mr. V really given the pet shop to the villainous Viola? Or is some other mystery afoot?

Half Minute Horrors: A Collection of Instant Frights from the World’s Most Astonishing Authors and Artists

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How scared can you get in just thirty seconds? Dive into the shortest, scariest stories ever created, with more than seventy instant thrills from the likes of Lemony Snicket, James Patterson, Neil Gaiman, R.L. Stine, Holly Black, Brett Helquist, and Margaret Atwood. You'll never look at your closet door, your cat, your sock drawer, or even yourself in the mirror the same way again!

The Sweetness At The Bottom Of The Pie by Alan Bradley

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A delightfully dark English mystery, featuring precocious young sleuth Flavia de Luce and her eccentric family. The summer of 1950 hasn't offered up anything out of the ordinary for eleven- year- old Flavia de Luce: bicycle explorations around the village, keeping tabs on her neighbours, relentless battles with her older sisters, Ophelia and Daphne, and brewing up poisonous concoctions while plotting revenge in their home's abandoned Victorian chemistry lab, which Flavia has claimed for her own. But then a series of mysterious events gets Flavia's attention: A dead bird is found on the doormat, a postage stamp bizarrely pinned to its beak. A mysterious late- night visitor argues with her aloof father, Colonel de Luce, behind closed doors. And in the early morning Flavia finds a red- headed stranger lying in the cucumber patch and watches him take his dying breath. For Flavia, the summer begins in earnest when murder comes to Buckshaw.

The Great Cake Mystery: Precious Ramotswe's Very First Case Alexander McCall Smith

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Have you ever said to yourself, Wouldn't it be nice to be a detective? This is the story of an African girl who says just that. Her name is Precious. When a piece of cake goes missing from her classroom, a young boy is tagged as the culprit. Precious, however, is not convinced. She sets out to find the real thief. Along the way she learns that your first guess isn't always right. She also learns how to be a detective.

Robbers by Andreas Schroeder, illustrated by Remy Simard

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Determined to beat the odds, professional thieves spend their lives figuring out ingenious ways to steal other people's possessions. In Robbers! you'll uncover the dirt on eight cunning master thieves, including: Master- of- disguise Willie Sutton, who robbed banks in costume D. B. Cooper, who hijacked a plane, demanded $200,000, and parachuted to safety London's Great Train Robbers, who held up a moving train to pull off one of the largest ever hauls of banknotes.   Each story offers a glimpse into the high- octane underworld of the boldest of robbers. The writer's fascination with criminal masterminds and the illustrator's action- packed graphic depictions of real- life thievery make this a compelling read for fans of mischief, mayhem, and bad guys on the run.

Shatterglass by Tamora Pierce

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The breathtaking conclusion of the popular fantasy quartet by acclaimed author Tamora Pierce. Kethlun Warder was a gifted glassmaker until his world was shattered in a freak accident. Now his remaining glass- magic is mixed with lightning, and Tris must teach him to control it (if she can teach him to control his temper first). But there's more at stake than Keth's education. With his strange magic, he creates glass balls which reflect the immediate past and expose the work of a murderer. If he can harness his power properly, he'll be able to see the crimes as they take place. Keth and Tris race against time and the local authorities to identify a killer who's living in plain sight.

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

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The summer of 1950 hasn't offered up anything out of the ordinary for eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce: bicycle explorations around the village, keeping tabs on her neighbours, relentless battles with her older sisters, Ophelia and Daphne, and brewing up poisonous concoctions while plotting revenge in their home's abandoned Victorian chemistry lab, which Flavia has claimed for her own. But then a series of mysterious events gets Flavia's attention: A dead bird is found on the doormat, a postage stamp bizarrely pinned to its beak. A mysterious late- night visitor argues with her aloof father, Colonel de Luce, behind closed doors. And in the early morning Flavia finds a red- headed stranger lying in the cucumber patch and watches him take his dying breath.

The Circle Opens book 3: Cold Fire by Tamora Pierce

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Daja and Frostpine expect to spend some peaceful weeks with old friends in Namorn. But things begin to go awry as soon as they arrive. First Daja discovers that their hosts' twin daughters are mages. Then mysterious fires begin to blaze across the frigid city. Daja works with Bennat Ladradun, to locate what seems to be a serial arsonist. Daja's magic saves the city from going up in flames, but nothing and nobody can save her the disappointment of learning that the arsonist is someone close to her own heart.

Dodger by Terry Pratchett

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Dodger is a tosher - a sewer scavenger living in the squalor of Dickensian London. Everyone who is nobody knows Dodger. Anyone who is anybody doesn't. But when he rescues a young girl from a beating, suddenly everybody wants to know him. And Dodger's tale of skulduggery, dark plans and even darker deeds begins.

Ghost Knight by Cornelia Funke

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From international phenomenon Cornelia Funke, the bestselling author of Reckless and Inkheart. Eleven- year- old Jon Whitcroft never expected to enjoy boarding school. Then again, he never expected to be confronted by a pack of vengeful ghosts, either. And then he meets Ella, a quirky new friend with a taste for adventure... Together, Jon and Ella must work to uncover the secrets of a centuries- old murder while being haunted by terrifying spirits, their bloodless faces set on revenge. So when Jon summons the ghost of the late knight Longspee for his protection, there's just one question: Can Longspee truly be trusted?

Lunch Lady and the Mutant Mathletes by Jarrett J Krosoczka

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The Breakfast Bunch have joined the mathletes team, and are all set to win the championship trophy for Thompson Brook Elementary School - they only need to beat the defending champs from Willowby Academy. But Lunch Lady notices something strange about the opposing matheletes and their sinister coach. Will she and her sidekick Betty be able to sort out the suspicious competitors before they snatch victory away from the Breakfast Bunch?

The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict by Trenton Lee Stewart

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Before there was a Mysterious Benedict Society, there was simply a boy named Nicholas Benedict. Meet the boy who started it all.... Nine- year- old Nicholas Benedict has more problems than most children his age. Not only is he an orphan with an unfortunate nose, but he also has narcolepsy, a condition that gives him terrible nightmares and makes him fall asleep at the worst possible moments. Now he's being sent to a new orphanage, where he will encounter vicious bullies, selfish adults, strange circumstances - and a mystery that could change his life forever. Luckily, he has one important thing in his favour: He's a genius.

The Circle Opens book 2: Street Magic by Tamora Pierce

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Briar Moss must decide if he's ready to put his own gang life behind him for good when he discovers a street kid using magic in the marketplace.

Guinea Pi: Pt Shop Private Eye Book 3: The Ferret’s a Foot by Colleen AF Venable, illustrated by Stephanie Yue

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Mr. Venezi has put up a "help wanted" sign in the pet shop. He needs someone to keep track of the animals. But more help might mean he sells more pets, and the animals will have to leave their home. Sasspants, PI(G) - fluffy- but- reluctant detective - is on the case. She fixes the signs on all the cages, but then a vandal turns turtle into turnip and fish into knish! Are the crazy ferrets behind it? The game is afoot for Sasspants and her sidekick Hamisher!

Guinea Pig: Pet Shop Private Eye #2: And Then There Were Gnomes by Coleen AF Venable, illustrated by Stephanie Yue

The second book in the Guinea Pig Private Eye books.

The Circle Opens book 1: Magic Steps by Tamora Pierce

From chapters.ca: Lady Sandrilene fa Toren is a noble girl whose thread magic wove together the power - and the personal bonds - of four young magicians. Now, Lady Sandrilene is on her own and saddled with teaching magic to a restless boy, safeguarding her uncle's health, and tracking down a brutal murderer.

What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell

From chapters.ca: When Evie's father returned home from World War II, the family fell back into its normal life pretty quickly. But Joe Spooner brought more back with him than just good war stories. When movie-star handsome Peter Coleridge, a young ex- GI who served in Joe's company in postwar Austria, shows up, Evie is suddenly caught in a complicated web of lies that she only slowly recognizes. She finds herself falling for Peter, ignoring the family secrets that surround him - until he mysteriously drowns. Now Evie must find out what happened - and how far she'll go to protect her family. With What I Saw and How I Lied, Judy Blundell gives us a girl's- eye view of a twisted family history, sure to be enjoyed by fans of Jennifer Donnelly's A Northern Light.

Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case by Donald J Sobol, illustrated by James Bernardin

From chapters.ca: For the first time in twenty- five years, Encyclopedia Brown is back with ten new cases! Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville's ten- year- old star detective. With an uncanny knack for trivia, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the police department, and every night Encyclopedia helps him get to the bottom of his most baffling crimes. Join Encyclopedia Brown as he solves ten of his newest and most confounding mysteries, including a case of a missing butterfly brooch, some stolen Confederate stamps, a forgetful jewel thief, and more. With the clues given in each case, readers will have a chance to solve the mystery themselves! Interactive and chock- full of interesting bits of information - it's classic Encyclopedia Brown!

The Good Neighbors Book One: Kin by Holly Black and Ted Naifeh

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The bestselling author of The Spiderwick Chronicles and Tithe creates a faerie world that moves closer to our own. Rue Silver is about to discover that her life isn't at all what it appears to be. She returns home one day to find her mother missing - and her father blamed for her disappearance. Did he commit murder? Or is there another truth beneath it all?