Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
All the wrong questions volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thirteen-year-old Lemony Snicket begins his apprenticeship with S. Theodora Markson of the secretive V.F.D. in the tiny dot of a town called Stain'd By The Sea, where he helps investigate the theft of a statue.
Author
Series
Timmy Failure volume 3
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
His name is Failure. Timmy Failure. And his detective agency is on the verge of global domination. Global riches. Global fame. And yet the gods keep throwing him curveballs: for starters, academic probation. The coveted Miracle Report is the key to everything, including a good grade. Itś dirty business. Itś best you know nothing. But one thing is for sure: Timmy Failure will be triumphant again!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Fletcher Moon, the youngest qualified private detective in the world, receives a diploma and gold-plated detective's shield after completing an Internet course, and sets out to solve petty crimes at school, but he forced to go on the run when, while investigating the town's biggest crime family, his badge is stolen and he is framed for several crimes he did not commit.
Author
Series
InvestiGators volume 6
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When rare paintings go missing, the InvestiGators are called on the scene...the ART SCENE! Mango and Brash go undercover and under canvas as internationally renowned painters to expose a crook who has truly mastered the art of CRIME! Can they recover the missing masterpieces and save the city art museum's fundraising gala before it's too late...and they run out of appetizers? Find out in this latest pièce de résistance of action-packed illustrated...
Author
Series
Timmy Failure volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Resolving to earn so much money that his mother will no longer stress out over the bills, eleven-year-old Timmy Failure launches a detective business with a lazy polar bear partner named Total but finds their enterprise "Total Failure, Inc." challenged by a college-bound spy and a four-foot-tall girl whom Timmy refuses to acknowledge.
Author
Series
Timmy Failure volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
©2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Resolving to earn so much money that his mother will no longer stress out over the bills, eleven-year-old Timmy Failure launches a detective business with a lazy polar bear partner named Total but finds their enterprise "Total Failure, Inc." challenged by a college-bound spy and a four-foot-tall girl whom Timmy refuses to acknowledge.
9) Zero to hero
Author
Series
Timmy Failure volume Prequel
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2020, ©2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
World-famous detective Timmy Failure recounts how he began solving mysteries and how he got his famous red scarf.
11) Detective mole
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
"Oscar is a whiz in the kitchen, but he's always dreamed of being a detective. When a squirrel is reported missing, Oscar hopes this will be his big break. Since he's read so many mysteries and has a nose for details, he knows exactly how to lead an investigation. But the clues pile up and he's nowhere closer to solving the case. Will he be able to track down the missing squirrel?"--
Author
Series
Pigeon private detectives volume 2
Publisher
Union Square Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When a thief steals the prized painting from the Museum of Food Art in the middle of the night, the Pigeon Private Detectives take on the case and break down clues, while still taking time to indulge in a sweet treat from Mama Pigeon.
Author
Series
Chicken Squad volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
They're darling. They're daring. They know their shapes! They're chicks on a mission, and on this, their first (mis)adventure, the Chicken Squad launches a galactic backyard expedition. Meet the Chicken Squad: Dirt, Sugar, Poppy, and Sweetie. These chicks are not your typical barnyard puffs of fluff, and they are not about to spend their days pecking chicken feed and chasing bugs. No sir, they're too busy solving mysteries and fighting crime. So when...
Author
Series
Hardy Boys mystery stories volume 66
Publisher
Wanderer Books
Pub. Date
[1981]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
The Hardy boys accompany a Canadian teenager to Los Angeles to help locate a missing rare coin, but soon become involved in an even larger case.
Author
Series
Nursery-Rhyme mysteries volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Detective Joe Dumpty rushes to investigate the mysterious circumstances under which his older brother, Humpty, fell from a wall on his first day as captain of the new Neighborhood Watch program.
Author
Series
Timmy Failure volume 4
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
In this fourth book of Timmy Failure's memoirs, Timmy is forced to take his investigation into stolen charity funds on the road when his mother forces him to help her boyfriend move to Chicago. They are on the road in a cross-country trip that includes Timmy's mom, Total the polar bear, Doorman Dave, and criminal mastermind Molly Moskins. It's a world gone mad, where good becomes bad, and Timmy Failure is a condemned man.
Author
Publisher
Scallywag Press
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"Catz is determined to be a successful detective. He gathers all the equipment of his trade and sets off on his first case. But try as he might, it’s not as easy as he thinks, and he makes no progress. Catz thinks he has failed, but he has also failed to notice all the good he is doing along the way! Cheered on by his friends, and with new evidence and new determination, he finally fulfills his dream." --Lernerbooks.com
20) The Medusa curse
Author
Series
Publisher
Kane Miller, A Division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
One missing suspect. One stolen supercomputer. Two amateur investigators. 48 hours to solve the crime. Vicious thieves smash a cursed Medusa statue and steal the supercomputer Sapphire in a terrifying museum raid. Jazz and Phoenix are first on the scene and they soon find themselves in the midst of a dangerous mystery. Their friend and museum owner, Dr Zhang, is the prime suspect, but he is nowhere to be found. Determined to prove him innocent and...