James Preller

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Back to School - YOUTH

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"Ahoy, mateys! It's the first day of first grade, and it's all hands on deck for a young pirate and his crew. How much trouble can they get into? What will they do at recess? and, most important, what treasure awaits them at school?"--Cover verso.

2) The case of the mummy mystery

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OBD Halloween Chapter Books - YOUTH

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Jigsaw Jones mysteries volume 6
Jigsaw Jones mystery volume 6

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Second-grade detectives Jigsaw, Mila, and their friends follow clues to learn if a mummy will really rise from the dead on Halloween.

3) Better off undead

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OBD Earth Day (April) - YOUTH

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Adrian Lazarus, who became a zombie just before starting middle school, and new friends Gia, Zander, and Talal, navigate a mystery involving global warming, disappearing bees, and billionaire developers.

4) Upstander

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Mary O'Malley's only brother, Jonny is losing his battle to drugs and addiction and her mother is absent and distracted. It seems the only person who might understand is Griffen Connolly, whose older sister runs with Jonny in the wrong crowd. Mary thought Griff was too cool, too popular for her. But now he wants to hang out with her, and listen. When two girls Mary thought were her friends decide to slam another girl online, Mary tries to look the...

5) Worst mascot ever

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Big Idea Gang volume 1

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English

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Four friends inaugurate their Big Idea Gang by starting a campaign to convince their principal and school to get a new mascot.

6) The case of the best pet ever

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Jigsaw Jones mysteries volume 22
Jigsaw Jones mystery volume 22

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English

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Second-grade detectives Jigsaw and Mila are hired by their classmate, Solofsky, who was accused of stealing a prize medal from a pet store.

7) The case of the million-dollar mystery

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Jigsaw Jones mystery super specials volume 2

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English

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Eddie Becker has the idea of a lifetime, and creates plans for what he promises is going to be a million-dollar invention. Then the plans get stolen. Worst of all, after Jigsaw does some digging, he suspects the principal may be the thief! Now Jigsaw has to invent a gadget of his own to find out the truth.

8) Everybody needs a buddy

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Big Idea Gang volume 2

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English

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Third-graders Deon, Kym, Lizzy, and Connor, armed with Miss Zips' persuasive tips, set out to convince the PTA to use their cash surplus to put a "buddy bench" on the playground.

9) The case of the bicycle bandit

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Jigsaw Jones mysteries volume 14
Jigsaw Jones mystery volume 14

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English

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OBD Bikes - Youth

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Someone stole 'Old Rusty, ' Ralphie Jordan's trusty bicycle. Jigsaw and Mila hit the trail to track down the thief. But one piece of the puzzle doesn't fit. Who would take a hand-me-down bike? Solving this case is an uphill ride for ace detectives Jigsaw and Mila.

10) The case of the glow-in-the-dark ghost

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Jigsaw Jones mysteries volume 24
Jigsaw Jones mystery volume 24

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English

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Jigsaw's school is haunted! Some kids saw a ghost dancing in the classroom. Jigsaw Jones is not afraid. He will catch this glowing ghost...even if he has to stay after school to do it!

11) Good night, zombie

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OBD Books for Second and Third Graders - YOUTH
OBD Ready for Chapter Books 2 - YOUTH

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Scary tales

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English

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Meet Carter, Esme, and Arnold, three students accidentally locked together inside an almost deserted school. They are not friends. They scarcely know each other. But In the basement, a mysterious night janitor waits. And outside, moving in the mist, dark shapes shuffle closer.

12) The case from outer space

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Jigsaw Jones mysteries volume 33
Jigsaw Jones Mystery

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English

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Second-grade detectives Jigsaw, Mila, and their friends follow clues found in a Little Free Library suggesting that aliens are coming to Earth.

13) Bee the change

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Big Idea Gang volume 3

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English

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"With the help of Connor and Deon, Kym and Lizzie set out to show their school the beauty of bees, and use their powers of persuasion to make a difference in the world"--

14) The courage test

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Will has no choice. His father drags him along on a wilderness adventure in the footsteps of legendary explorers Lewis and Clark--whether he likes it or not. All the while, Will senses that something about this trip isn't quite right. Along the journey, Will meets fascinating strangers and experiences new thrills, including mountain cliffs, whitewater rapids, and a heart-hammering bear encounter. It is a journey into the soul of America's past, and...

15) The whispering pines

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Exit 13 stories volume 1

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English

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Something has been going on ever since eleven-year-old Ash McGinn and his older sister, Willow, checked in to the Exit 13 Motel. Their parents don't seem to notice anything strange, but the rooms and the hallways don't go where they're supposed to, the receptionist looks like he comes straight out of a horror movie, and there are creepy woods out back where Ash is sure some kind of monster is lurking. Ash knows it is up to him and Willow to get to...

16) The case of the buried treasure

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Jigsaw Jones mystery volume Super special 1

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English

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"What's bright and shiny and hard to find? Buried treasure! Jigsaw's class finds a hidden riddle that leads them on a treasure hunt..."

17) The case of the haunted scarecrow

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Jigsaw Jones mysteries volume 15
Jigsaw Jones mystery volume 15

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English

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