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Anthony Briggs hates pigeons, and for good reason. Thanks to his funny way of walking and his leg braces, his classmate TJ started calling him "Pidge," a nickname he'd love to dump. So when the Science Squad recruits students for a project to solve why pigeons come in so many different colors, Anthony is anything but interested . . . until he learns that the reward is spending a night at the Natural History Museum. He signs up in a flash, and ends...
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Meet Ellie-an enthusiastic, bumbling teenager who is fascinated with Mars. When a misunderstanding lands her in the astronaut-training program for the first human mission to Mars, Ellie is determined to prove her worth. The hilarious Long-Lost Secret Diary series put readers inside the heads of unlucky people in unfortunate situations. The accessible, irreverent stories will keep young readers laughing as they learn the importance of not being afraid...
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Meet Suki-a fourteen-year-old girl in sixteenth-century Japan. All she wants is to become a samurai warrior like her father and brother. But all her training attempts end in disaster. Yet when bandits threaten her village while the men are away at war, Suki is the only one left to stop them. Will she be able to save her village and prove herself a legendary samurai?
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Twelve-year-old Brubeck Farrell has two problems. First, she needs to help the Science Squad of Central Wisconsin raise enough money for quality ultrasound equipment to record bat sounds. Second, she needs to convince her mom to marry her longtime girlfriend, Ginger. When Ginger overhears some of Bru's bat sounds and wants to use them in the music she's composing for a video game, Bru realizes that the solutions to her two problems may be intertwined....
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Clarita Rosita Santiago Romero hasn't made many friends since moving to North Carolina last year. But that changes when she joins her local Science Squad and simultaneously gets sucked into a quest to defend a sea turtle and her eggs from poachers. But how much impact can a group of kids have on one sea turtle's life? Welcome to the Science Squad, a citizen science organization for curious kids who love nature and science! Follow along as Squad members...
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All Penny Panic wants is for her favorite SPIRIT-sponsored events to continue. What else is there to do in the afterlife but attend Dinner with the Dead potlucks, Resting in Peace Yoga classes, and Kick-the-Bucket Book Club meetings? But keeping SPIRIT alive–er, keeping it going–will require every ghost's help. Can Penny overcome her panic to scare humans and save SPIRIT?
The Society of Paranormal, Invisible, and Restless Imps and Terrors has...
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It's summer vacation and Ned Bolling is stuck in Maryland. Determined to make the most of his time off, Ned convinces his Science Squad to devote their summer project to tracking down the Chinese Mitten Crab, an invasive species that could be threatening the Chesapeake Bay. Although the crabs are elusive, their environmental and economic impact is devastating. Will the Squad's varied awareness campaigns and wide search through the bay's waters prove...
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For Sammy Specter, this is the chance of a lifetime–er, deathtime. In life, Sammy had been a famed detective until his partner stole the credit that was rightfully his. In death, Sammy plans to be your worst nightmare–and to put his old partner back in his place. But when Sammy meets third grader and tech wizard Shayla Wilkerson, all his plans seem to fall apart. Has this terror finally met his match?
The Society of Paranormal, Invisible, and...
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Gracie O'Ghoul loves to help out her parents on their farm–but all her attempts at helping end in huge messes! Her parents decide that helping SPIRIT is just what Gracie needs to keep her busy. So, they send her to the local elementary school to scare her fellow students and earn her place in SPIRIT. Knowing it's her duty to disturb, Gracie will give it her bloodcurdling best. But what should a ghost do if she'd rather make friends?
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Meet Clara-a girl living in Los Angeles, California, in 1915. Major motion-picture companies have moved out to Hollywood, and she's right in the middle of all the action. When she finds herself working behind the scenes in the film industry for a big-shot producer named Mr. Cheeseman, she's determined to make it to the top in showbiz as a renowned director, no matter what.
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Meet Ahmed-a boy living near the Valley of the Kings in Egypt in 1922. When he gets the chance to photograph a dig for archaeologist Howard Carter, he's eager to contribute and impatient to uncover a secret tomb.
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Freddie McFright is eager to join the world's most elite scarers. After all, his grandfather was a founding member of SPIRIT and a legend among menaces. To prove himself, Freddie must haunt a family suffering from a serious case of SAD–Severe Apparition Denial. Can he scare them out of their un-boo-lieving ways?
The Society of Paranormal, Invisible, and Restless Imps and Terrors has a problem: due to so-called "science," the living are believing...
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The Quetlock Quavers have reached the pinnacle of their middle school careers: the statewide Music and Variety Talent Contest. They've drafted Bert Bishop, retired music teacher and bass extraordinaire, for an important solo at the start of their opening piece. Rehearsals go off without a hitch, yet when the orchestra takes its place on Stage Two to begin its set, everyone is there except for Bert.
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Meet Alexander-a boy living in Athens, Greece, in 380 BC. The famous Olympic games are just around the corner, and he gets to go and assist one of Athens' prized athletes. But when the athlete gets sick the day of his competition, can Alexander uncover the plot against Athens and prove himself a hero?
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It's summer vacation, but twelve-year-old Raksha isn't doing much relaxing. There is one project left before her Science Squad team earns their last badge (and a trip to Hawai'i on the line!), when she gets an opportunity to attend a highly competitive fashion camp that is too good to pass up. It isn't long before her Science Squad work hunting for zombie bees is taking over her life. She hardly has time to prepare for her fashion camp runway show....
16) Monarch Mystery
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Ever since his family moved to Texas, nothing seems to be going right for Bertie. He manages to alienate most of the Science Squad at the first meeting before they even begin their project. And things just keep getting worse. The other Squad members avoid him, and their project, to catch and tag monarch butterflies, proves surprisingly hard. Plus, something strange is going on with the few specimens the Squad does find. With the calendar counting...
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Meet Ann-a smart but unlucky teenager keeping a diary of her life as she hunts for dinosaur bones. When she gets an opportunity to search for fossils in the American West, Ann is determined to turn her luck around and show the world her discoveries. The hilarious Long-Lost Secret Diary series put readers inside the heads of unlucky people in unfortunate situations. The accessible, irreverent stories will keep young readers laughing as they learn the...
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Today's the grandest of all sixth-grade days at Marcy G. Middleton Middle School: the Great Ancient Greece Extravaganza. So far, it's a herculean success, with kids wrapped in bedsheets performing on stage, a backdrop of Mount Olympus standing tall, and a giant cardboard Trojan horse ready to roll. But when the mighty stallion makes its debut onstage, Spartans are left speechless by the Great Trojan . . . Chicken?
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Green Valley Middle School's theater students knew their production of Pirates and Lost Boys was cursed. After months of snow days, chicken pox, and flaring rivalries, they have finally made it to opening day. But when the lights go out and props and costumes get wrecked mere hours before showtime, the cast and crew suspect something even worse: sabotage.
But who would do such a thing? Was it a self-absorbed pirate worried about being upstaged by...
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It's April Fools' Day at Harwington Middle School. The eighth graders are on guard for mischief, waiting to see who can top last year's classic white-toothpaste-filled-Oreos prank. But fake cockroaches are one thing. Missing math tests-and the threat of having to retake the test the following day-are something else.
Who could have stolen those tests? Was it a slacker trying to force a retest? Or a lovesick boy hoping to protect a crush from a bad...
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