The Case of the Burning Building and the Case of the Ruby Ring


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Shirley Holmes is on the case in these thrilling new mysteries, using the cunning and logic that she inherited from her famous ancestor, Sherlock Holmes. In "The Case of the Burning Building", the new kid in school, Bo Sawchuk, is accused of causing several fires in the area. But Shirley believes Bo is innocent, and the two of them set out to find out who wants to frame Bo and why. In "The Case of the Ruby Ring", a famous ring on display in the school auditorium is stolen. Shirley gets to work using her superior detective skills to discover the thief and return the jewel to its proper place.




Case of the Missing Marbles/The Case of the Rising Moon


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The grandniece of Sherlock Holmes tackles two mysteries in this book, based on the Fox Family Channel TV series. In the first, Shirley investigates a case of stolen diamonds after her friend Bo is forced to mow the lawn of a crazy woman. Then, Shirley takes an interest in a new boarding student who comes to Sussex Academy with a bodyguard. Bo seems to be infatuated with her, and Shirley is moving closer to danger.




Case of the Maestro's Ghost/The Case of the Second Sight


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In two mystery adventures, twelve-year-old Shirley Holmes investigates the disappearance of a music student and a case of an actress who appears to have psychic powers.




Case of the Blazing Star/The Case of the King of Hearts


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Shirley Holmes, the great great grandniece of Sherlock, solves two mysteries, one revolving around a racehorse guaranteed to win against all odds and one involving a scheme to swindle the principal of her school.







Popular Series Fiction for K–6 Readers


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Indexes popular fiction series for K-6 readers with groupings based on thematics, consistant setting, or consistant characters. Annotated entries are arranged alphabetically by series name and include author, publisher, date, grade level, genre, and a list of individual titles in the series. Volume is indexed by author, title, and subject/genre and includes appendixes suggesting books for boys, girls, and reluctant/ESL readers.




Meet Calliope Day


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Determine to get back the pink fangs which her teacher took from her in school one day, nine-year-old Calliope needs first of all to win over the "witch" next door.




Forthcoming Books


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Television's Female Spies and Crimefighters


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Emma Peel wearing her "kinky boots." Amanda King and her poppy seed cake. Julie Barnes at her hippie pad. Honey West with her pet ocelot. Television's female spies and crimefighters make quite an impression, yet there hasn't been a reference book devoted to them until now. This encyclopedic work covers 350 female spies, private investigators, amateur sleuths, police detectives, federal agents and crime-fighting superheroes who have appeared in more than 250 series since the 1950s, with an emphasis on lead or noteworthy characters. Entries are alphabetical by series, featuring credits and synopses, notable plot points, interesting facts and critical commentary on seminal series and characters. A brief history of female spies and crimefighters on TV places them in chronological perspective and sociological context.




Fingerprints and Talking Bones


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Describes the many different methods used to solves crimes including skeletal and facial reconstruction, botanical or geological information, voiceprints, and hypnosis.