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"Match wits with the amateur sleuths of the teen mystery series The Hardy Boys! Readers of all ages will enjoy the classic first book from 1927, The Tower Treasure. Brothers Frank and Joe Hardy investigate the murmurs of a dying man who claims to have "secreted" his loot in the dilapidated towers of a mansion. Written by a group of ghostwriters under the name Franklin W. Dixon, the popular series has sold more than seventy million copies."-- Provided...

When someone steals the money the town has been collecting to help the ducks, Josh and his friends try to find the thief.

"Get ready for a wild ride with Bunny and Clyde! These by-the-rules buddies, a rabbit and a chipmunk, are sick and tired of being good. For once, they want to know what it's like to be baddies--rotten to the core! They want thrills and excitement! But to get really good at being bad, they're going to need some experience . What if the dastardly duo started returning library books late on purpose? Or borrowing markers without asking? Everyone knows...

Framed for a brutal act, Luke Sunday is ousted as a scout for the army. Adrift, he comes across a family trying to reach the Gallatin Valley. But when the father is killed in a Sioux attack and the man who framed him returns, the family must put their trust in Sunday. Original.

Tired of being on the wrong side of the law, bandit Tom Palmer takes the identity of a dead lawman and heads to the town of Integrity, South Dakota where he takes over as the local sheriff, hiding in plain sight.

Through a series of letters to his father, a private investigator, fifth-grader PJ "Clueless" McGee tells of his efforts to discover who stole macaroni and cheese from the school cafeteria.

When eight-year-old Kevin is inadvertently left at home when his family goes on vacation, he does his best to defend the house against burglars.

The town of Rose Creek is under the deadly control of Bartholomew Bogue, the townspeople are desperate for protection. They find protection in seven outlaws. These seven mercenaries find themselves fighting for more than money.

A no-nonsense railroad detective must bring an old friend to justice when he begins helping an outlaw to wreck trains.

Panda Man is persuaded to hunt for the mysterious masked thief Chiwanda, who has been stealing from Madam Gem Stone's chain of jewelry stores, in a tale told in graphic novel form which invites young readers to solve puzzles to advance the story.