Who Dunit? Detective Stories Chosen by Philip Pullman

Test your wits against the finest sleuths that literature has to offer. This collection of 16 baffeling detective stories by writers such as Agatha Christie, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Dorothy L. Sayers is sure to keep mystery lovers turning the pages. From Sherlock Holmes to Hercule Poirot, the greatest detectives in classic and contemporary fiction can be found in the pages of this captivati…

The Stranger Next Door

If there's a mystery to be solved, Pete's your man. Er, your cat. Pete's a cat, specifically, Alex's cat. And since Alex and his family moved into a new housing development, Pete is Alex's only friend. Things start looking up for Alex when Rocky moves in next door. But Rocky isn't very friendly, and Alex starts to suspect he's hiding something. And when the neighborhood is terrorized by a rash …

The Secret of The Junkyard Shadow

The cousins discover a mysterious stranger sneaking into the local dump. When bikes, toasters, and other items disappear all over town, they begin to suspect he might be up to no good. But when these items show up again, fixed and freshly painted, Jeff, David and Claire are confused. What kind of thief repairs and returns his stolen goods?

The Haunting of Hillside School

When a girl's face appears, then disappears, outside a window of their spooky old schoolhouse, the cousins think they've seen a ghost. More strange clues-piano music lilting through empty halls, a secret passageway, and an old portrait that looks like the girl from the window-make Jeff, David, and Claire begin to wonder: Is their school just spooky, or could it be...haunted?

Double-Dare to be Scared : Another Thirteen Chilling Tales

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978-0-439-90341-7

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170p.; bw; pbk

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Double-Dare to be Scared

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SOU

Skeleton Man

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ISBN/ISSN

978-0-439-43961-9

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114p.; ill; bw; pbk

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BRU

The Case of The Four-Leaf Clover

Just his luck! It's almost saint patrick's day, and jigsaw stuck in his room wth a sprained ankle. at first, missing school is fun. But with nothing to do other than look out the window, this super-sleuth turns super-bored. the best detective in second grade can;t crack cases from his bedroom.. or can he? This sprained ankle may be Jigsaw's lucky break!

Horrible Harry and the Dead Letters

The student in room 3B cant believe their luck! The post office has donated a real mailbox to their classroom, and Harry and his friends are excited to learn how mail is delivered. Miss Mackle assigns everyone a job-Mary is in charge of the mailbox key, while everyone else pitches in as sorters, stackers, and carriers. Zuzu handles the misaddressed - or dead - letters. But when several kids mys…

The Case of the Spoiled Rotten Spy

Lights, camera-disaster! The coolest show on TV, Spy Guy, is filming an episode in Jigsaw's town. When Jigsaw lands a role as an extra, he gets to go behind the scenes. He even meets Chase Jackson, the show's spoiled star, who plays a junior spy. But then an important prop goes missing and everyone thinks Chase is the thief. Luckily, there's a real detective on the set. It's up to Jigsaw Jones …

My Guinea-Pig is Innocent

One of the guinea-pigs was standing up with his paws on the mesh. His nose was twitching and searching, as if he knew Joe was coming and wanted to meet him. Joe has just moved into the area and he is very glad when a boy in his class offers to sell him a guinea-pig. It seems such a friendly thing to do. But he soon discovers that Bruiser is no friend. Even worse, there is something very strange…