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1) Spy cat
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
181 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A series of burglaries in their quiet community upsets Alex's family, particularly his younger brother Benjie, but the bad guys are no match for the very protective family cat and Benjie's "spy" skills.
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
159 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Returning to Scotland to help Bridget's family repair their ancient castle, the Thea Sisters launch a determined rescue attempt when Bridget is kidnapped, in an adventure marked by mysterious messages, hidden treasures, and Celtic legends.
Author
Series
Dragon Slayers' Academy volume 15
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
100 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A ransom note received at Dragon Slayers' Academy sends Wiglaf and Angus to the rescue of the supposed victims, but upon arriving at Keep Away Mountain Cave, they discover that an elaborate prank has put them in danger.
Author
Series
The Dopple Ganger chronicles volume 2
Publisher
Saltriver
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
287, [4] p. : chiefly ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Erik Morrissey Ganger and his friend, Sadie Dopple, meet a wealthy recluse while trying to escape tunnels under Isambard Dunstan's School for Wayward children in order to pursue a former foe who has kidnapped Sadie's twin sister.
Author
Series
Spy school volume 11
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
295 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Superspy middle schoolers Ben and Erica must embark on mission to rescue Erica's grandfather, who was abducted from a remote Alaskan training facility.
7) Trust no one
Author
Series
The 39 clues. Cahills vs. Vespers volume 5
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Returned by a surprising twist to their first mission on U.S. soil since the beginning of the Clue hunt, Amy and Dan discover evidence of a mole in their organization who proves to be one of their closest confidantes and who reveals, even more disturbingly, the true agenda of the Vespers.
Author
Series
Red Rock mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Tyndale House
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
198 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
The quiet community of Red Rock is upset by an apparent abduction attempt on two middle school girls.
9) Shatterproof
Author
Series
39 clues. Cahills vs. Vespers volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Targeted by Interpol after a series of spectacular heists, a reluctant Amy and Dan are ordered by Vesper One to steal the world's largest diamond, a demand that is challenged by their efforts to rescue the Cahill hostages and stop a Vesper mole.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
155 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, twelve-year-old Clara finds a baby left on the doorstep of her family's boarding house, and sets out to unravel the surrounding mysteries.
11) A king's ransom
Author
Series
The 39 clues. Cahills vs. Vespers volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
After seven members of their family are kidnapped by an organization called the Vespers, Dan and Amy Cahill must race against time to track down an ancient map to pay as ransom to bring the hostages home.
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
173 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Rebecca starts helping to watch her neighbors' fussy baby while they are moving in, she becomes convinced that they have been victimized by kidnappers that have been operating in their neighborhood.
13) The Medusa plot
Author
Series
The 39 clues. Cahills vs. Vespers volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, thought the search for the thirty-nine clues leading to the source of their family's power was over, but when Cahills are kidnapped by the Vespers, Amy and Dan find themselves with only a few days to fulfill a bizarre ransom request before their friends start dying.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Based on a set of unfinished Mark Twain notes for a children's story, this is the tale of Johnny, a young boy with a magical ability to speak to animals who sets off to rescue a stolen prince"--
15) Show Me a Sign
Author
Series
Show Me a Sign volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
It is 1805 and Mary Lambert has always felt safe among the deaf community of Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard where practically everyone communicates in a shared sign language, but recent events have shattered her life; her brother George has died, land disputes between English settlers and the Wampanoag people are becoming increasingly bitter, and a "scientist" determined to discover the origins of the islands' widespread deafness has decided she makes...
Author
Series
39 clues. Cahills vs. Vespers volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
190 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the Vespers continue their abductions and cross a line by kidnapping Atticus, an eleven-year-old non-Cahill civilian and Dan's only friend, Dan and Amy confront their biggest challenge ever in order to keep Atticus alive.
Author
Series
Enola Holmes mystery volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Pursued by her much older brother, famed detective Sherlock Holmes, fourteen-year-old Enola, disguised and using false names, attempts to solve the kidnapping of a baronet's sixteen-year-old daughter in nineteenth-century London.
Enola Holmes, much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, must travel to London in disguise to unravel the disappearance of her missing mother.
Author
Series
Enola Holmes mystery volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"When Enola Holmes, sister to the detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared, she quickly embarks on a journey to London in search of her. But nothing can prepare her for what awaits. Because when she arrives, she finds herself involved in the kidnapping of a young marquess, fleeing murderous villains, and trying to elude her shrewd older brothers - all while attempting to piece together clues to her mother's strange disappearance....
19) Betrayal
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Lady Grace Cavendish, Elizabeth I's youngest maid of honor, finds herself in the midst of a battle at sea while posing as a boy aboard the ship of Francis Drake, where she and Masou stowed away in hopes of finding the kidnapped Lady Sarah.
20) Set me free
Author
Series
Show Me a Sign volume 2
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Three years after being kidnapped as a "live specimen" in a cruel experiment to determine the cause of her deafness, Mary Lambert has a grown weary of domestic life on Martha's Vineyard, and even of her once-beloved writing.
So when an old acquaintance summons her to an isolated manor house outside Boston to teach a young deaf girl to communicate, Mary agrees. But can a child of eight with no prior language be taught? And is Mary up to the task?...