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Books in My First Read Alones series

  • The happy birthday mystery

    Joan Lowery Nixon

    Paperback (Little Simon, March 15, 1981)
    Two amateur sleuths track down Mrs. Pickett's missing birthday cake.
  • The Halloween Mystery

    Joan Lowery Nixon, Jim Cummins

    Library Binding (Albert Whitman & Co, July 1, 1979)
    During a scary Halloween thunderstorm, Susan and Mike try to determine whether their new sitter, Mrs. Foshee, who arrives with a mysterious sack and accomplishes some incredible feats, is a witch
    O
  • The Valentine's Day Affair

    Joan Lowery Nixon

    Paperback (Aladdin Paperbacks, Dec. 1, 1981)
    Amateur detectives Susan and Mike track down the mysterious sender of an unsigned valentine.
    M
  • Rock Penguins

    Jonathan Rice, Gyles Daubeney Brandreth, Jo Rice

    Paperback (Carlton/Andre Deutsch, March 1, 2000)
    Cowritten by a former MP, this fun book about musician penguins is designed for newly independent readers.
    B
  • Space Dog to the Rescue #1

    Vivien. French

    Paperback (Hodder's Children Books, March 18, 1999)
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  • The Happy Birthday Mystery

    Joan Lowery Nixon, Jim Cummins

    Library Binding (Albert Whitman & Co, Feb. 15, 1980)
    Two amateur sleuths track down Mrs. Pickett's missing birthday cake.
    O
  • TJ's Accident

    Rose Impey, Anna Currey

    Paperback (Hodder Children's Books, Sept. 16, 1999)
    TJ is mad about climbing - she'll climb absolutely anything - even though she knows she shouldn't, and Mum is forever telling her to be careful. So when TJ's friend, Laura, comes round, TJ can't wait to show off. As soon as Mum's back is turned, TJ starts to climb the tree in the back garden. Higher and higher she climbs and Laura is getting more and more anxious. But TJ is sure she'll make it to the top! But then something awful happens: TJ loses her balance falls - straight on top of poor old Laura. Now Laura's got a broken arm - she'll need to wear a plaster for ages . . . And TJ is in BIG trouble. TJ feels terrible, perhaps she'd better give climbing a rest . . . At least for a while . . .