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Books in A to Z Mysteries series

  • The Zombie Zone

    Ron Roy, John Gurney

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, April 26, 2005)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Reports of zombies and grave-robbers alarm the people of a Louisiana swampland village. But Ruth Rose, Josh, and Dink begin to suspect that the supernatural may not be the cause of the eerie occurrences.
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  • The Talking T. Rex

    Ron Roy, John Gurney

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, June 24, 2003)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose investigate the theft of a great deal of money from the belly of a nearly life-size Tyrannosaurus Rex model that their friend, Jud Wheat, is using to raise money for a dinosaur museum.
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  • A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #9: April Fools' Fiasco

    Ron Roy, John Steven Gurney

    Library Binding (Random House Books for Young Readers, Feb. 28, 2017)
    Celebrate 20 years of A to Z Mysteries! No foolin’! It’s the first of April in Green Lawn! Mr. Paskey, owner of the Book Nook, plays an April Fools’ Day prank on Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose. They hatch a plan to get back at him, but then the bookstore is robbed—no joke! Can the kids track down the crook? Or will this April Fools’ be an April fail? The alphabet may be over, but the mysteries continue in this ninth A to Z Mysteries Super Edition, featuring a 26-letter secret message hidden in the illustrations.
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  • A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #11: Grand Canyon Grab

    Ron Roy, John Steven Gurney

    Library Binding (Random House Books for Young Readers, March 5, 2019)
    Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose get to the bottom of the Grand Canyon--and a mystery--in the eleventh A to Z Mysteries Super Edition!Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are visiting the Grand Canyon when they spot Parker Stone--a famous TV star. They can't wait to get his autograph, but before they can, Parker is kidnapped! Only a few clues--and his pet parrot--are left behind. It's up to Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose to find Parker--before it's too late!Help Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose solve mysteries from A to Z! From The Absent Author to The Zombie Zone, there's a mystery for every letter of the alphabet, plus super editions with even more A to Z fun. And don't miss Ron Roy's series for younger readers, Calendar Mysteries!
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  • Operation Orca

    Ron Roy

    Paperback (Scholastic, Aug. 16, 2015)
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  • The X'ed-Out X-Ray

    Ron Roy, John Gurney

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Feb. 22, 2005)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Ruth Rose, Josh, and Dink attend a concert during which someone steals the star's diamond pendant, and they are soon on the trail of the thief.
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  • The Runaway Racehorse

    Ron Roy, John Gurney

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Oct. 22, 2002)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose investigate the disappearance of a valuable racehorse that Dink's uncle and his friend, Forest Evans, have just bought and entered in a race at Saratoga.
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  • A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #10: Colossal Fossil

    Ron Roy, John Steven Gurney

    Library Binding (Random House Books for Young Readers, Feb. 27, 2018)
    In the tenth A to Z Mysteries Super Edition, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose have a sleepover . . . with a Spinosaurus!It's sleepover night at a science museum in Boston. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose can't wait to settle their sleeping bags near the museum's colossal fossil--a giant Spinosaurus skeleton--and tour the exhibits long after closing time. But after they fall asleep, they wake to a terrible crash! Is the dinosaur fossil damaged? Or is there another big problem at the science museum?Help Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose solve mysteries from A to Z! From The Absent Author to The Zombie Zone, there's a mystery for every letter of the alphabet, plus ten super editions with even more A to Z fun. And don't miss Ron Roy's series for younger readers, Calendar Mysteries!
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  • The Canary Caper

    Ron Roy, John Steven Gurney

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, March 3, 1998)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose get an urgent call from Mrs. Davis--her canary is missing and he's not the only one--two other pets are missing as well. The kids suspect a petnapper.
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  • The Ninth Nugget

    Ron Roy, John Gurney

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, June 26, 2001)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. 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're deciding what to do, the nugget disappears.
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  • The Vampire's Vacation

    Ron Roy, John Gurney

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, July 27, 2004)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose investigate a mysterious man in black, whom Josh believes is a vampire.
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  • Colossal Fossil

    Ron Roy, John Steven Gurney

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, March 20, 2018)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. In the tenth A to Z Mysteries Super Edition, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose have a sleepover . . . with a Spinosaurus! It's sleepover night at a science museum in Boston. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose can't wait to settle their sleeping bags near the museum's colossal fossil--a giant Spinosaurus skeleton--and tour the exhibits long after closing time. But after they fall asleep, they wake to a terrible crash! Is the dinosaur fossil damaged? Or is there another big problem at the science museum? Help Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose solve mysteries from A to Z!
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