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Books in A to Z Mysteries series

  • The Panda Puzzle

    Ron Roy, John Steven Gurney

    Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers, Feb. 26, 2002)
    Help Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose solve mysteries from A to Z! Kids love collecting the entire alphabet and super editions! With over 8 million copies in print, the A to Z Mysteries® have been hooking chapter book readers on mysteries and reading for years. Now this classic kid favorite is back with a bright new look! P is for Panda . . . There’s panda-monium in Green Lawn! The town is building a new park for a panda and her baby. But soon, the baby is panda-napped for a million-dollar ransom. Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose solve the puzzle before Green Lawn has to pay up?
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  • A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #8: Secret Admirer

    Ron Roy, John Steven Gurney

    Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers, Dec. 22, 2015)
    It’s Valentine’s Day in Green Lawn! But Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose just aren’t feeling the love this year. Valentine’s Day was so much more fun when they were little. Then they each start getting messages and clues from a secret admirer! Can the kids figure out who wants to be their Valentine? The alphabet may be over, but the mysteries continue in this eighth A to Z Mysteries Super Edition, featuring a 26-letter secret message hidden in the illustrations.
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  • A to Z Mysteries: Books W-Z: The White Wolf; The X'ed-Out X-Ray; The Yellow Yacht; The Zombie Zone

    Ron Roy, David Pittu

    Audio CD (Listening Library (Audio), Feb. 12, 2013)
    THE WHITE WOLFDink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are thrilled to visit Wallis Wallace at her new cabin in the Maine wilderness. On their very first day, they glimpse a white wolf and her babies on a cliff. But soon after the kids spy the wolf family, the pups are wolf-napped! Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose sniff out the culprits before the white wolf starts suspecting them?THE X’ED-OUT X-RAYDink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are having an excellent time at the Penelope Gwinn concert. But during intermission, Dink injures his arm! At the same time, the singer’s diamond necklace is stolen. Could the two mishaps somehow be connected? THE YELLOW YACHTThe kids love visiting their friend Sammi, the prince of Costra. They swim and admire the bright yellow yacht that is moored just offshore. But the owners of the yacht are acting suspicious. And there’s been a robbery on the island. Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose find out a connection between the robbery and the mysterious yellow yacht? THE ZOMBIE ZONEDink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are excited to vacation in the Louisiana bayou. But the small village they visit has a problem. The villagers tell stories of voodoo and a giant zombie who has been digging up graves in the cemetery. Can the the tales be true?
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  • A to Z Mysteries: Books K-N: The Kidnapped King; The Lucky Lottery; The Missing Mummy; The Ninth Nugget

    Ron Roy, David Pittu

    Audio CD (Listening Library (Audio), Oct. 9, 2012)
    K is for Kidnapped! Someone has kidnapped the king and queen of Socotra. For safety's sake, their son is staying with Dink until they are safe. But then the prince is kidnapped, too! Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose unmask the royals' enemies before it's too late? Or is the royal family of Socotra gone forever?L is for Lucky. . . .And that's just how Lucky O'Leary feels when the lottery ticket his grandfather sends him for Christmas turns out to be a million-dollar winner! But before Lucky can cash it in, someone sneaks into his house and steals it. Now it's up to Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose to track down the thief and return the ticket . . . before Lucky loses out!M is for Mummy. . . .It's Mummy Monday at the museum, and Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are excited about the new Egyptian exhibit. It features a child mummy in an actual tomb! But then the mummy is stolen and the tomb robbed of its treasure. Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose unravel the mystery and return the mummy to its rightful resting place?N is for Nugget...Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are spending a week at a dude ranch. Everything is normal in a cowboy kind of way–until Josh finds a huge gold nugget! Just as they are deciding what to do with their newfound riches, the nugget disappears. Will the kids be able to track down the thief before it’s time to mosey on home?
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  • A to Z Mysteries: Books O-R: The Orange Outlaw; The Panda Puzzle; The Quicksand Question; The Runaway Racehorse

    Ron Roy, David Pittu

    Audio CD (Listening Library (Audio), Oct. 9, 2012)
    THE ORANGE OUTLAWDink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are visiting Dink’s Uncle Warren in New York City when several paintings are stolen from his apartment building. Do the kids have enough clues to catch this crafty—and hungry—crook? THE PANDA PUZZLEThe town is building a new park for a panda and her baby. But as soon as the pandas arrive, the baby is stolen! All the panda-nappers want in return is a million dollars. . . . Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose collar the culprits before Green Lawn has to cough up the cash? THE QUICKSAND QUESTIONEveryone in Green Lawn is quaking about the ducks that keep crossing River Road. But just when the town raises enough cash to build a special duck bridge, the money is stolen! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are on a quest to find the culprit. THE RUNAWAY RACEHORSEDink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are excited to see Uncle Warren’s new racehorse, Whirlaway, in action. But the night before the big race, the horse disappears! Can the kids figure it out–or is Whirlaway out of the winner’s circle for good?
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  • A to Z Mysteries: Books S-V: The School Skeleton; The Talking T. Rex; The Unwilling Umpire; The Vampire's Vacation

    Ron Roy, David Pittu

    Audio CD (Listening Library (Audio), Feb. 12, 2013)
    The School SkeletonSome sneaky soul has stolen the skeleton from the nurse’s office! The principal promises free aquarium tickets to the savvy sleuths who can track down poor Mr. Bones. It’s up to Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose to follow the clues and put those old bones to rest.The Talking T. RexMeet Tyrone the Tyrannosaurus, Green Lawn’s newest—and biggest!—visitor. The kids’ old friend Jud Wheat is in town raising funds for a dinosaur museum. But after the show, all Jud’s money disappears! Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose track down the cash? The Unwilling UmpireThe whole town has turned out to watch the Green Lawn women challenge the men—and to see Mr. Pocket’s prized baseball collection. But sometime during the game, the balls are stolen! The police suspect the umpire of foul play. Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose prove he’s innocent, or is it strike three for the Green Lawn ump? The Vampire’s VacationWhen the kids follow a pale, dark-haired stranger into Ellie’s Diner, he vanishes! But Ellie has a cut on her neck . . . or could it be a bite? Could there really be a vampire in Green Lawn? And could Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose be his next victims?
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  • All the Names in the Bible

    Thomas Nelson

    Paperback (Thomas Nelson, July 1, 2014)
    Even the most savvy Bible scholar will admit that it can be challenging to learn all the names in the Bible. Not only are there hundreds and hundreds of them, but some can be difficult to pronounce and tough to remember. All The Names in the Bible is a fun and engaging handbook that includes every name in the Bible in one handy volume. This comprehensive resource lists every person and place mentioned in the Bible and cites helpful information, including the pronunciation of the name, the Greek or Hebrew meaning of the name, a paragraph of description, and a list of Scripture passages where the name is found. No other resource supplies such a comprehensive list with so many valuable pieces of information. For anyone looking to broaden their knowledge of the Bible’s many people and places, All the Names in the Bible is the perfect choice.Features include: Complete list in one convenient volumeIncludes the names of all people, towns, cities, rivers, mountains, and nations in the Bible Meaning of the name, a paragraph of description, and Scripture passages where the name is found
  • The Canary Caper

    Ron Roy, John Steven Gurney

    Library Binding
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Alphabet mysteries don't just happen to the A to Z gang--they can happen to anybody. But only super sleuths know how to gather evidence and figure them out.
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  • The goose's gold

    Ron Roy

    Paperback (Scholastic, Jan. 1, 2002)
    children fiction
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  • The haunted hotel

    Ron Roy

    Paperback (Scholastic, Aug. 16, 2001)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Alphabet mysteries don't just happen to the A to Z gang--they can happen to anybody. But only super sleuths know how to gather evidence and figure them out.
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  • The Panda Puzzle

    Ron Roy, John Gurney

    Hardcover (Perfection Learning, Feb. 1, 2002)
    "P is for Panda. . . ." There's pandemonium in Green Lawn! The town is building a new park for a panda and her baby. But as soon as the pandas arrive, the baby is stolen! All the panda-nappers want in return is a million dollars. . . . Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose collar the culprits before Green Lawn has to cough up the cash?
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  • The School Skeleton

    Ron Roy, John Gurney

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Jan. 28, 2003)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. At Green Lawn Elementary, the entire school becomes involved in a mystery when Mr. Bones, the skeleton in the nurse's office, disappears.
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