The Map Trap
Sixth-grader Alton Ziegler loves maps, and when his portfolio of secret maps is stolen, he begins getting notes with orders that he must obey to get the maps back but, with the help of a popular classmate, he just might succeed before his teacher, principal, or someone else learns he has been studying and mapping things about them.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 37
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 900
subjects: maps, cartography, schools, friendship [X], theft [X], mystery fiction, map drawing, school stories, mystery fiction [X]
Diamonds Are A Thief's Best Friend
The "Jewels" of the Martha Washington Middle School team are focused on the upcoming quiz bowl in New York City, but when they discover that the Atkinson Preparatory School Rivals may be planning a diamond heist, they set out to foil the theft.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 630
subjects: friendship [X], school stories, middle schools, theft [X], diamonds, new york (n.y.), jewel thieves, mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories, mystery and detective stories, school contests, stealing, schools, best friends, mystery fiction [X]
The Case Of The Missing Museum Archives
When the plans for the Bat-Wing, a historical aircraft, disappear from the Capitol City Air and Space Museum, eleven-year-old Amal Farah's father is blamed, and it is up to the four young friends to solve the mystery and save her father's job.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 580
subjects: astronautical museums, arab americans, friendship [X], best friends, criminal investigation, museums, theft [X], mystery fiction, mystery fiction [X]
Baseball Genius
An everyday kid with a talent for predicting baseball pitches is caught stealing baseballs from his favorite New York Yankees player, who agrees not to press charges if the boy will help him recover from a difficult batting slump.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 85
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 750
subjects: boys, prediction (psychology), families, friendship [X], baseball players, baseball stories, family life, baseball, sports fiction, detective and mystery fiction, theft [X], forecasting, mystery fiction [X], mystery fiction, large print books
Big Top Flop
When George wins a contest and gets to blow the big whistle at the circus' opening night, someone switches the whistle with a broken one, and it doesn't make a sound.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 600
subjects: drew, nancy (fictional character), circus, whistles, detective and mystery fiction, theft [X], mystery fiction, mystery fiction [X], friendship [X]
Last Lemonade Standing
Help investigate the case of a missing lemonade recipe with Nancy and her friends.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 12
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: drew, nancy (fictional character), entrepreneurship, lemonade, friendship [X], detective and mystery fiction, theft [X], mystery fiction [X], moneymaking projects, drew, nancy (fictitious character)