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IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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Themes: Adapted Classics, Low Level Classics, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Fiction, Tween, Teen, Young Adult, Chapter Book, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Timeless Classics-designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original classic....
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By the time they are in high school, every person has developed their own pattern of handwriting. Even when people try to disguise their writing, skilled investigators called forensic document examiners can see through the disguise to identify the true writer. Learn how document examiners help solve forgeries, kidnappings, and even murders.
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Why did robbers steal precious works of art from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990? In 2005, how did thieves in Amsterdam pull off the largest diamond heist in history? Throughout the world, some criminals seem to pull off the perfect crimes. They leave us asking, "How'd they do it?" or "Why'd they do it?" and "Could it happen again?" With dramatic photos and intriguing theories, readers can go on a journey around the world and learn...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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When Catwoman boasts that she's the best burglar in Gotham City, Harley challenges her to a criminal contest. The first one to steal the Marble of Atlantis from the Gotham City Museum wins. Trouble is, Catwoman doesn't play fair. Can Harley outwit the crooked cat-burglar and bag her own bragging rights? Find out in this action-packed chapter book for DC Super Hero and Super-Villain fans!
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Billionaire BRUCE WAYNE is asked to support the military's newest weapon, the ParaBomb X, a high-tech orb that emits a paralyzing light. But during the weapon's demonstration, a general grabs the orb, crashes through the window, and falls to the street below. BRUCE WAYNE is stunned. When he looks down at the street, he sees the thief turn into a gooey pile of mud and slip down a storm drain with the stolen weapon. He wasn't a general at all, he was...
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A robbery has occurred. At first glance, it looks like nothing was left behind. But when fingerprint analysts arrive, they use a special light to find latent fingerprints. Find out about the techniques and tools fingerprint analysts use to help bring even the toughest cases to a close.
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It's the 1800s, and you are a child from a poor family. You have to go to work to keep from starving. Will you: Work as a pauper apprentice in an English factory? Emigrate from Ireland in order to work in the New England cloth mills? Make your living on the streets of New York City selling newspapers? Everything in this book happened to real people. And You Choose what you do next. The choices you make could lead you to opportunity, to wealth, to...
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When Harley ruins the Riddler's carefully constructed scheme to capture Batman, she's determined to show the calculating crook that she's no bad-luck jinx. She'll use her brilliantly bonkers mind to write confounding rhymes of her own! In this battle of wits, can the jolly jester prove there's a method to her madness? Find out in this action-packed chapter book for DC Super Hero and Super-Villain fans!
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A sea creature is on the loose at Wild-World Beach! Will the gang stick together or split up? Should Shaggy and Scooby tackle their fears or their hunger first? Does Scooby-Doo deserve a Scooby Snack? In this interactive story, YOU CHOOSE the path the gang should take. With your help, they'll solve this maritime mystery. A new series of You Choose Books featuring Scooby-Doo and his friends Fred, Velma, Daphne, and Shaggy! These mysteries feature fun,...
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IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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When Harley springs Poison Ivy from Arkham Asylum, the jaunty jester expects a little payback. After all, there's no limit to the criminal empire she could grow with the Queen of Green's help. But will Harley bloom into the big boss she's always wanted to become, or will her villainous dreams wilt on the vine? Find out in this action-packed chapter book for DC Super Hero and Super-Villain fans!
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On a camping trip, Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang encounter Bigfoot! Will the gang pack up or stay to investigate? Should they follow Bigfoot's trail or wait for help? Does Scooby get to chow down or go hungry? In this interactive story, You Choose the path the gang should take. With your help, they'll solve this camp-out caper. A new series of You Choose Books featuring Scooby-Doo and his friends Fred, Velma, Daphne, and Shaggy! These mysteries...
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When Harley's hyenas are taken hostage, it's no laughing matter! The culprit is the Clown Prince of Crime, and landing a punch line on her part-time partner won't be easy. Can Harley find a way to crash the Joker's hideout, free her beloved pets, and prove, once and for all, that the joke is really on him? Find out in this action-packed chapter book for DC Super Hero and Super-Villain fans!
17) Blood Evidence
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A terrible crime has occurred. At first glance, it looks like nothing was left behind. But when bloodstain analysts arrive, they find tiny drops of blood invisible to the naked eye. Find out about the techniques and tools bloodstain analysts use to help bring even the toughest cases to a close.
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Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang investigate a monster hiding in a business tycoon's maze garden. Will they find the right path or choose a dead end? Should they follow the clues or run and hide? Will Scooby get lost or discover a Scooby Snack? In this interactive story, YOU CHOOSE the path the gang should take. With your help, they'll solve this maze mystery. A new series of You Choose Books featuring Scooby-Doo and his friends Fred, Velma,...
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Harley is fed up with receiving zero respect from the Joker, so she decides to become an admired Super Hero instead! Needing some tips in doing good, she partners with a suspicious Batwoman to patrol the streets. Can Harley use her mad skills to crack down on crime, and does she have the guts to bust her own bossy Puddin'? Find out in this action-packed chapter book for DC Super Hero and Super-Villain fans!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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When Gotham City's biggest baddies gather to plan a heist, they tell Harley to go wait with the goons! What?! But the joke is on them after Batman busts in and she sneaks out holding blueprints that show the way to the crooked payday. Can the jilted jester pull off a solo steal while dodging the criminal bosses on her tail? Find out in this action-packed chapter book for DC Super Hero and Super-Villain fans!
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