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Sin City volume 4
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On his last day on the job, retiring policeman Hartigan gets a call that a serial murderer and rapist has an 11-year-old girl in his clutches. In the process of saving her, he uncovers something really, really bad that may just end his career with a bang.
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It's Space Week at Camp Dakota! The first team to answer three astronomy riddles will get to attend a top secret big event." With space ace Angie leading them, team Astro Explorers is a shoo-in for first place. So why is team Star Troopers solving the riddles first? The Astro Explorers had better think fast if they want the big prize.
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Neil Gaiman library volume v1
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"Collects the full graphic novels A Study in Emerald, Murder Mysteries, How to Talk to Girls at Parties, and Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire"
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Bad machinery volume 1
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Jack, Sonny, Linton, Shauna, Charlotte, and Mildred-- six kids navigating the treacherous waters of school and adolesence while diving into the whirlpool of mysteries that swirls around the peculiar English town of Tackleford.
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InvestiGators volume 4
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"With agent Brash trapped in a mysterious coma, the technicians at S.U.I.T. have designed the ultimate replacement: RoboBrash. This high-tech replica has been programmed with all of the original Brash's crime-fighting skills and knowhow--but it seems he's got a few bugs in his system. Will Mango and his new partner be enough to stop the giant ants that are on a rampage in the city?"--Provided by publisher.
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InvestiGators volume 5
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The InvestiGators are having a hard time keeping a low profile with their new headquarters being a giant robot towering over the city! How can they be SECRET agents if everyone recognizes them? But with their ears to the ground, Mango and Brash hear mysterious rumblings about BOULDER BUDDIES...are they just the latest fad or part of a mob-run scheme? And could a rocky relationship from the InvestiGators' past be trembling beneath the surface? Find...
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Enquêtes d'Enola Holmes volume 1
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Raised by her mother on the family's country manor, Enola wakes on her 14th birthday to discover that her mother has disappeared, leaving only a collection of flowers and a coded message book. With Sherlock and Mycroft determined to ship her off to a boarding school, Enola escapes, displaying a cleverness that even impresses the elder Holmes. But nothing prepares her for what lies ahead. Her journey quickly leads her into the dark and sordid neighborhoods...
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Nancy Drew girl detective volume 11
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"It began here as Nancy Drew set off to find a long-lost engine that can get 200 miles per gallon! It ends here -- in a race to win a government contract to mass-produce a new fuel-efficient car. But someone isdetermined that Nancy must lose - at any cost!"--P. [4] of cover.
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Bad machinery volume 2
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"Everyone's favorite preteen British detectives are back for another case! With toddlers disappearing and rumors of a large, beast-like creature roaming the woods, Tackleford is in serious danger. And then there's Mildred's new dog Archibald... if you can even call it a dog. After all, what kind of dog drinks tea out of a cup? Everything comes to a head once the boys get a picture of the beast and Archibald goes missing. Is there a connection? And...
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"In his years as a Hong Kong police officer, Nishi Tatsuyoshi has never seen murder victims like the ones being found in the abandoned Kowloon Walled City. Bodies completely drained of blood are showing up and rumors of vampires are swirling, forcing officer Nishi into uneasy alliances with the Chiropteran-hunting Red Shield organization and with Hagi -- Saya's mysterious Chevalier -- in order to stop further bloodshed."--P. [4] of cover.
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Chicagoland Detective Agency volume no. 3
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When Megan, Raf, and talking dog Bradley get their first real case, they find themselves tracking a puppy that is not as adorable as it seems, and trying to end an ancient curse.
15) The junction
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"When a missing child, Lucas Jones, reappears on his Uncle's doorstep in his hometown of Medford after an absence of 12 years, the brief moment of joy is clouded by mystery. Where has he been? Where is his father who disappeared at the same time? And how is it possible that Lucas is still 11 years old? As Lucas is uncommunicative, it is left to Detective Sergeant David King and child psychologist Jean Symonds to attempt to find some answers from the...
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"Another school year begins at the Younwity Hidden Institute of Witchcraft, and Abigail knows that this is the year she needs to buckle down, grow up, and start taking her studies seriously. One day, everything was exactly as it was supposed to be. And the next, the closest thing Abby ever had to a sister, Noreen, was just... gone. Distracted by the annual preparations for the Samhain festival, Abby's classmates are quick to put Noreen's disappearance...
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39 clues volume 1
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"Grace is the last matriarch of the Cahills, the world's most powerful family. Everyone from Marie Curie to Harry Houdini is related to the Cahills, yet the source of the family's power is lost. 39 Clues hidden around the world will reveal the family's secret, but no one has been able to assemble them. Now the clues race is on, and siblings Amy and Dan must decide what's important: hunting clues or uncovering what really happened to their parents."--...
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InvestiGators volume 2
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S.U.I.T. headquarters is under attack, and Mango and Brash are going undercover and underground disguised as city sewer workers to unclog a sticky situation. But when their search for the criminal Crackerdile backfires, the toilets they travel through back up--and the InvestiGators take the blame for it! Can Mango and Brash restore their good name and put the real culprit behind bars before the whole city is in deep water?
19) InvestiGATORS
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InvestiGators volume 1
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With their very exciting spy technology and their tried-and-true, toilet-based travel techniques, the InvestiGators are undercover and on the case! And on their first mission together, they have not one but two mysteries to solve! Can Mango and Brash uncover the clues, crack their cases, and corral the crooks - or will the criminals wriggle out of their grasp?--description provided by publisher.
20) The creep
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"A young boy puts a gun in his mouth and pulls the trigger. The police don't care-- not about his death or the death of his best friend two months earlier. The dead boy's mom seeks help from an old flame that's employed as a detective. Will the detective's freakish appearance get in the way of uncovering the terrible secrets of these two teenagers?"--Publisher's web site.