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Masterful Mysteries

Kindergarten

Murilla Gorilla and the hammock problem by Jennifer Lloyd ; illustrated by Jacqui Lee

The case of the baffled bear by story by Cynthia Rylant ; pictures by G. Brian Karas

Minnie and Moo: the case of the missing jelly donut [kit] by Den[y]s Cazet

Who ate all the cookie dough? by Karen Beaumont ; illustrated by Eugene Yelchin

What really happened to Humpty?: (from the files of a hard-boiled detective) by Joe Humpty as told to Jeanie Franz Ransom ; illustrated by Stephen Axelsen

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First Grade

The crown affair: (from the files of a hard-boiled detective) by Joe Dumpty as told to Jeanie Franz Ransom ; illustrated by Stephen Axelsen

The case of the missing carrot cake by Robin Newman ; illustrated by Deborah Zemke

The rookie Blue Jay by David A. Kelly ; illustrated by Mark Meyers

Cam Jansen and the Joke House mystery by David A. Adler ; illustrated by Joy Allen

Return of the hungry hamster by Sam Hay ; illustrated by Simon Cooper

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Second Grade

Goldfish from beyond the grave by Sam Hay ; illustrated by Simon Cooper

The magician's secret by Carolyn Keene

Butterfly blues by Carolyn Keene ; illustrated by Peter Francis

The case of the buried bones by Lewis B. Montgomery ; illustrated by Amy Wummer


The crazy classroom caper
by Tony Abbott ; illustrated by Colleen Madden

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Third Grade

The mystery of the missing pop idol by created by Gertrude Chandler Warner ; interior illustrations by Anthony VanArsdale

Smashie McPerter and the mystery of room 11 by N. Griffin ; illustrated by Kate Hindley

The jazzman's trumpet: a Kit mystery by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

Triple take by Kenny Abdo ; illustrated by Bob Doucet

The dinosaur that disappeared by Steve Brezenoff ; illustrated by Marcos Calo

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Fourth Grade

Lost at Khe Sanh by Steve Watkins

Alexander's army by Chris d'Lacey

Last panda standing by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

The pearl earring by Suzanne Weyn

The secret of the key by Marianne Malone ; illustrations by Greg Call

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Fifth Grade

The magnificent Lizzie Brown and the devil's hound by Vicki Lockwood ; cover illustration by Stephanie Hans

The case of the missing moonstone by Jordan Stratford ; illustrated by Kelly Murphy

The mystery of the scarlet rose by Irene Adler ; text by Pierdomenico Baccalario and Alessandro Gatti ; illustrations by Iacopo Bruno; translated into the English language by Nanette McGuinness

The way to stay in Destiny [electronic resource] by Augusta Scattergood

Shadows of the silver screen by Christopher Edge

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Sixth Grade

The Black Crow conspiracy by Christopher Edge

P.K. Pinkerton and the pistol-packing widows by Caroline Lawrence

File under: 13 suspicious incidents [sound recording] by Lemony Snicket

The ghosts of Tupelo Landing [sound recording] by Sheila Turnage

Knightley & son by Rohan Gavin

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