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Rise of the Zombie Scarecrows

Deb Loughead (author)

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers ISBN: 9781459809987

Dylan is back, and this time he is making a movie, The Rise of the Zombie Scarecrows, with his best friend, Cory, and his girlfriend, Monica. The film is for school credit, and their plan is to film on Halloween. Everything is falling into place until Dylan and Monica encounter a zombie scarecrow that causes Mr. Dalton, a friend of Dylan’s grandmother, to have a heart attack. Dylan and Monica learn that a couple of zombie scarecrows are pranking a local neighborhood. The police shut down Dylan’s project until the pranksters are caught. But Dylan is determined to see his film through to completion, no matter what the cost.

Rebel Glory

Sigmund Brouwer (author)

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers ISBN: 9781551436333

At 17, star defenseman Craig McElhaney likes his chances of making it as a pro hockey player. Yet, a string of recent "accidents" threatens to knock his team out of the playoffs and ruin his promising career. Craig has begun to question how many "accidents" can happen before they become more than a coincidence. But it's not a good time for questions. Not in the spotlight of high-pressure hockey. Not when the team needs him most. And not when he has some important lessons to learn about life. For Craig, however, there is no choice. Unless the questions are answered, the team's season and his promising career will surely end.

Kicker

Michele Martin Bossley (author)

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers ISBN: 9781551437088

Izzy and Julia have been on the same team for years. Izzy is frustrated that Julia spends too much time cherry-picking and getting all the credit when they score. But when someone starts threatening the team and their home field is sabotaged, the friends must work together to find the answers. Why would someone threaten their star player? And what is the connection to a century-old train robbery and the rumor of buried treasure? Trying to solve the mystery and keep the team in the playoff race, Izzy and Julia find themselves in deeper than they thought, and in more danger than they imagined.

Food Fight: A Graphic Guide adventure

Liam O'Donnell (author) Mike Deas (illustrator)

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers ISBN: 9781554690688

While Devin and Nadia spend summer vacation at a university camp for little kids—Nadia as a counselor and Devin as an unwilling participant—their mother's research project is vandalized and her motives are questioned. Devin, Nadia and Simon stumble upon shady characters, corporate conspiracy and a plot to take over the nation's food supply with genetically modified fertilizer. Mixing action and suspense with information on the agricultural system and the intricacies of the food supply, Food Fight is another gripping installment in the Graphic Guide Adventure series.

Blazer Drive

Sigmund Brouwer (author)

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers ISBN: 9781551437194

When Josh Ellroy, left-winger for the Kamloops Blazers, and his dad find more than a dozen dead cattle on the family ranch, Josh has some serious decisions to make. On one hand, the Western Hockey League playoffs are ahead, plus a chance to play in the National Hockey League. On the other hand, there's a beautiful and interesting girl who believes more prize bulls will be killed. Josh is afraid of what will happen if he gets involved. As he learns more, he's afraid of what will happen if he doesn't.

The Mystery of the Flying Mummy

M.J. Cosson (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613847732

The Koots investigate the appearance of a flying cloth-bound object that looks exactly like a mummy.

Tales of Mystery

L.L. Owens (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781622990344

Offers young readers retellings of works by Arthur Conan Doyle, Mary Wilkins Freeman, Mrs. Molesworth, and Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Tales of Sherlock Holmes

L.L. Owens (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781622990382

Offers young readers a look at four adventures of the famous English detective, Sherlock Holmes, from stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Virus

Evan Jacobs (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781630788216

Students across America have mysterious rashes. Deadly? No. Contagious? Hmm … Maybe? Parents don't seem to get it. Abby wants to know why.

Ghosts of Largo Bay

Evan Jacobs (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781630788209

Abby sees a strange blue-green light. Aliens? Electrical storm? Fog warning? She drags bestie Clara out to investigate after bizarre things start happening.

Modo: Ember's End

Arthur Slade (author) Christopher Steininger (illustrator)

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers ISBN: 9781459817227

Modo, who first made his appearance in The Hunchback Assignments, is a young, disfigured spy trained to be the ultimate secret agent. Not only is Modo brilliant and strong, but he also has a special ability: he can temporarily take on the appearance of other people. While on holiday, Modo and fellow spy Octavia Milkweed find themselves in Ember's End. Created by the slightly mad scientific genius Dr. Ebenezer Ember, this is no ordinary wild-west town. It is surrounded by an energy field that prevents gunpowder from firing, and messages are sent via pneumatic tubes. There are also rumors that before Dr. Ember died, he built a weapon so powerful it could end all wars. With the local sheriff recently deceased, the two travelers are suddenly put in charge of Ember's End law enforcement.

The Jayhawk Horse Mystery

Dorothy Francis (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613849613

Cody Smith and his family are new in a small town. When he reads an article about a local woman who collects antique carousel horses and was sold a fake, Cody wants to solve the mystery and find the crook.

The Galaxy Diner

Susan Nastasic (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613849545

The Galaxy Diner is a great place to hang out and looks just like a spaceship, but things really get interesting when a group of friends think they find a real spaceship in the woods.

The Gotcha Plot

Margo Sorenson (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613849552

Two boys harassed by a group of rowdy kids at school get their revenge when they stumble into the school custodian's cleaning closet and find something very unusual.

The Hidden Dagger

Margo Sorenson (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613849576

When Walter overhears a lord's murder, he must reveal the true killer before his innocent friend is convicted.

The Case of the Vanishing Cat

Dorothy Francis (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613849293

Cody is involved in another mystery. When the cat keeps vanishing and a mysterious stranger is hanging around, Cody needs to do a little investigating to solve the case.

The Case of the Bad-Luck Bike Ride Across Iowa

Francis, Dorothy (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613849262

Cody finds himself in danger when he receives a note that warns him of bad luck on his big bike ride. He has to find out who's behind the note and why he is the target.

The Case of the Disappearing Kidnapper

Dorothy Francis (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613849279

When Cody, his mom, and his friend Maria arrive in the Florida Keys to house-sit for their friend Sally West, they are warned about a kidnapper at large in the neighborhood who tried to abduct young Angela Gomez.

The Case of the Missing Emeralds

Dorothy Francis (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613849286

Cody and his friend Maria find themselves in the middle of several mysteries as they search for a missing emerald necklace.

Holding the Yellow Rabbit

Bonnie Highsmith Taylor (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613849583

"I walked across the room and opened the small door. The sound stopped as I peered in. All I could see were some old magazines and a book. As I watched, the book moved! I was scared and wanted to run, but my feet seemed nailed to the floor. I finally reached out and picked up the book and blew dust from it. I felt someone or something next to me once more."

Kimo and the Secret Waves

Margo Sorenson (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613849637

During his summer in Hawaii, Kimo repeatedly visits a secret and forbidden beach, ignoring several frightening warning signs. Who is threatening him and why?

Indian Ghost Mystery

Bonnie Highsmith Taylor (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613849590

Alice and her brother Louie meet Johnny Boyd when they spend summer vacation with their grandparents on the farm. Louie thinks he saw a ghost and the three children are out to solve the mystery.

Footprints of a Thief

Linda Sibley (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613849491

When someone breaks into Coach Taylor's office and steals the money for the new basketball uniforms but leaves a set of footprints behind, its up to Kevin Anderson to solve the crime and expose the thief.

Cody Smith and the Holiday Mysteries

Dorothy Francis (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613849323

Cody Smith and his friends are immersed in mysteries for each of the holidays.

Bigfoot in New York City?

Dorothy Francis (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613849217

When his neighbor Mrs. Sugarman reports seeing a seven-foot tall monster resembling Big Foot in New York City's Central Park, Cody Smith and his friend Maria Romero set out to investigate the sighting.