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Author=Van Draanen, Wendelin.
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The running dream
When a school bus accident leaves sixteen-year-old Jessica an amputee, she returns to school with a prosthetic limb and her track team finds a wonderful way to help rekindle her dream of running again.
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Sammy Keyes and the art of deception
Seventh-grade sleuth Sammy Keyes investigates mysterious happenings at a local art gallery.
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Audiobooks - Elementary
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Sammy Keyes and the curse of Moustache Mary
While celebrating the New Year with a friend, Sammy encounters a mystery involving an elderly neighbor, a pioneer cabin, and a century-old family feud.
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Audiobooks - Elementary
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Sammy Keyes and the hotel thief
Thirteen-year-old Sammy's penchant for speaking her mind gets her in trouble when she involves herself in the investigation of a robbery at the "seedy" hotel across the street from the seniors' building where she is living with her grandmother.
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Audiobooks - Elementary
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Sammy Keyes and the skeleton man
On Halloween night, seventh grader Sammy stumbles onto a mystery involving a twenty-year-old family feud and some heirlooms stolen by a man in a skeleton costume.
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Audiobooks - Elementary
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Secret identity
Nolan Byrd, tired of being bullied by Bubba Bixby, is inspired by a compliment from his teacher to come up with a perfect plan to bring the bully down.
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Audiobooks - Elementary
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Attack of the tagger
Someone is spray-painting graffiti all over Cedar Valley and it is up to fifth-grader Nolan Byrd, also known as Shredderman, to expose the vandal.
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Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
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Enemy spy
When Nolan witnesses a serious crime, he realizes he may not be able to hide behind his Shredderman identity this time.
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Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
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Flipped
In alternating chapters, two teenagers describe how their feelings about themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years.
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Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
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The Gecko & Sticky : the greatest power
When the diabolical Damien Black robs a bank and steals a tiger-eye of great sentimental value, he is pursued by thirteen-year-old Dave Sanchez and his sidekick, a talking gecko named Sticky, who are armed with a magical Aztec armband.
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Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
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How I survived being a girl
Twelve-year-old Carolyn, who has always wished she were a boy, begins to see things in a new light when her sister is born.
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Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
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Meet The Gecko
When Nolan meets Chase Morton, the boy who plays his favorite television superhero, Nolan learns that everyone has problems and decides to help Chase outsmart a sleazy tabloid reporter.
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Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
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Sammy Keyes and the art of deception
Seventh-grade sleuth Sammy Keyes investigates mysterious happenings at a local art gallery.
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Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
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Sammy Keyes and the curse of Moustache Mary
While celebrating the New Year with a friend, Sammy encounters a mystery involving an elderly neighbor, a pioneer cabin, and a century-old family feud.
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Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
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Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood mummy
A Hollywood actress, who had been competing with Sammy's mother for an important role, is murdered, but thirteen-year-old Sammy and her friend Marissa are on the case.
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Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
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Sammy Keyes and the hotel thief
Thirteen-year-old Sammy's penchant for speaking her mind gets her in trouble when she involves herself in the investigation of a robbery at the "seedy" hotel across the street from the seniors' building where she is living with her grandmother.
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Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
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Sammy Keyes and the runaway elf
After a dog she is watching disappears from a city parade and the owner receives a ransom note, thirteen-year-old Sammy must use her detective skills to solve the mystery.
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Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
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Sammy Keyes and the search for Snake Eyes
When thirteen-year-old Sammy finds herself with an abandoned baby on her hands, she sets out to find the young mother, who may belong to a gang, and accidentally jeopardizes her position on the softball team.
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Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
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Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy
Sammy continues to make life with her grandmother interesting as she tries to discover who is stealing from St. Mary's church, befriends a homeless girl, and plays in a softball tournament against a bitter rival.
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Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
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Sammy Keyes and the skeleton man
On Halloween night, seventh grader Sammy stumbles onto a mystery involving a twenty-year-old family feud and some heirlooms stolen by a man in a skeleton costume.
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Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
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Sammy Keyes and the wild things
While on her first hiking and camping trip, thirteen-year-old Sammy tries to solve a mystery involving endangered condors while avoiding scorpions, ticks, and embarrassment.
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Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
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Secret identity
Fifth-grader Nolan Byrd, tired of being called names by the class bully, has a secret identity--Shredderman!
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Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
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Swear to howdy
Two thirteen-year-old boys share neighborhood adventures, complaints about their older sisters, family secrets, and even guilt that bind them together in a special friendship.
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Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary
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Villain's lair
Thirteen-year-old Dave and his sidekick, a talking gecko named Sticky, try to retrieve an ancient Aztec powerband and its magic ingots from the evil villain, Damien Black.
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Fiction (Chapterbooks) - Elementary