From Norvelt To Nowhere
After an explosion, a new crime by an old murderer, and the sad passing of the founder of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack accompanies his slightly mental elderly mentor, Miss Volker, on a cross-country run as she pursues the oddest of outlaws.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 45
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 930
subjects: detective and mystery stories, friendship [X], humorous stories [X], old age, norvelt (pa.), mystery and detective stories, mystery fiction [X], humorous fiction
The Million Dollar Strike
Best friends Ouchie and Squishy, who love bowling and horror movies respectively, meet the eccentric owner of a local bowling alley and try to help him save Bowl-A-Rama from the wrecking ball and a destructive psychotic lunatic.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 41
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 740
subjects: bowling, best friends, eccentrics and eccentricities, humorous stories [X], horror stories, mystery fiction [X], horror fiction, humorous fiction, horror tales, friendship [X]
The Long Secret
While at the beach for the summer, Harriet tries to uncover the author of mysterious religious notes that appear all over town and which make her ponder her own beliefs, and Beth Ellen meets the mother she last saw when she was four years old.
FIC
year: 2002
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 660
subjects: summer, vacations, religious life, mothers and daughters, friendship [X], humorous stories [X], humorous fiction, mystery fiction [X], mystery and detective stories, mother-daughter relationship
The Squirting Donuts
Danny and Calvin decide to find out why their fourth-grade teacher, Mrs.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 550
subjects: boys, friendship [X], teachers, school stories, humorous fiction, eccentrics and eccentricities, intellect, schools, mystery fiction [X], humorous stories [X], humorous fiction, mystery fiction
Sanitized For Your Protection
Timmy is forced to hit the road in a cross-country trip that includes Timmy's mom, Total the polar bear, Doorman Dave, and smells-like-a-tangerine criminal mastermind Molly Moskins.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 21
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 500
subjects: polar bear, family life, voyages and travels, failure, timmy, private investigators, friendship [X], fund raising, humorous stories [X], detective and mystery stories, mystery and detective stories, mystery fiction [X], humorous fiction, detective and mystery fiction
The Case Of The Bicycle Thief
"Summer is here, school is out and there's...nothing to do?! Since grown-ups invaded the skating rink, there's nowhere for Mina's friends to hang out.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: best friends, friendship [X], bicycle theft, detective and mystery stories, humorous stories [X], mystery and detective stories, theft, mystery fiction [X], detective and mystery fiction, humorous fiction