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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Pickax columnist Jim Qwilleran receives unexpected insights into the suspicious death of an out-of-town actor, and the theft of a rare book, while conducting research on Hibbard House,a historic guest residence whose latest visitor has provoked unusual behavior in Qwill's perceptive Siamese cat, Koko.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
Former author and newspaper reporter, Jim Qwilleran, who has been taking lesser jobs and even been unemployed for a long time, is interviewing for a job at the Daily Fluxion city newspaper. Offered a starting job in the Feature Department, he is assigned the position of art writer. In desperate need of employment, he accepts and immediately is told to do a story about an artist, Cal Halapay, who was badly reviewed by the other Fluxion art critic,...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
When Qwilleran decided to do a feature series on the antique dealers of Junktown, he didn't know he would stumble onto a murder. It's up to Jim and his talented cats Koko and Yum Yum to solve the crime.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Qwill and his felines are hoping for a peaceful month at their lake-side cabin but when rumors begin to circulate that UFOs are responsible for the disappearance of a stray backpacker, discovered dead at the lake shore, Qwill finds it difficult to maintain a vacation mode.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Pickax's favorite columnist, James Qwilleran, is enjoying a brief vacation at the Nutcracker Inn, in the nearby town of Black Creek - though his two Siamese, who prefer the spaciousness of their home, beg to differ. At least the many squirrels that have free rein on the grounds of the inn provide some measure of comfort for Koko and Yum Yum, while Qwill unearths lots of material for his book-in-progress, Tall and Short Tales. But the tranquillity...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
As the Highland Games approach, Jim Qwilleran and the citizens of Pickax prepare to celebrate their Scottish heritage. But the revelry is marred when a visiting jewelry dealer is found dead in his hotel room. His assistant is missing, and the winner of the caber-tossing contest disappears as well. Qwill has a lot of mysteries to sort out, including Koko's sudden interest in photos, pennies, and paper towels.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
The affluent owner of a historic steam locomotive and private railcar disappears with millions of dollars belonging to Moose county investors. Journalist-detective Jim Quill probes the embezzlement with the aid of his Siamese sleuths, Koko and Yum Yum. The case is complicated by a train wreck and a murder in a railroad tavern. By the author of The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, the book which launched the 17-volume series in 1966
10) Darby
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1926, nine-year-old Darby Carmichael stirs up trouble in Marlboro County, South Carolina, when she writes a story for the local newspaper promoting racial equality.
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Formats
Description
My troublemaker cousin was trapped in Transratania! And before I could even squeak, my sister, Thea, dragged me along on her rescue mission. Little did we know that Transratania is the land of vampire bats! Holey cheese, bats give me mouse bumps!
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 44
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Description
When Geronimo agrees to be a caddie for his grandfather in a golf tournament, he and Special Agent OOK team up to prevent the theft of the Super Mouse Cup.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
The big one is on it's way, and none too soon for the residents of an unusually arid Moose County, who are becoming increasingly anxious about wildfires as they await for the first snowstorm of the season. A Citizen's Fire Watch is formed, and volunteers go out on shifts to patrol areas of concern, particularly.
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Series
Steve and Susan Carol sports mysteries volume 1
[Sports Beat volume 1
Sports beat volume 01
[Steve and Susan sports mysteries volume 1
[Sports Beat volume 1
Sports beat volume 01
[Steve and Susan sports mysteries volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game. Steven Thomas is one of two lucky winners of the U.S. Basketball Writer's Association's contest for aspiring journalists. His prize? A trip to New Orleans and a coveted press pass for the Final Four. It's a basketball junkie's dream...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
Description
Persuaded by his beloved companion to join her in a group tour of Scotland, Qwill expects to revel in his Scottish heritage while keeping Polly Duncan safe from the Pickax Prowler. Instead, his trip is cut short when a thief swipes a suitcase, the bus driver disappears, and a fellow tourist is found dead - all in the same day. Distraught over the death of one of their own, the remaining tour members return to Pickax, only to find the town in a tizzy...
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 21
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
460L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Geronimo Stilton finds himself in the wild West, where he becomes involved in a showdown with the "wickedest" rat of Cactus City.
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 20
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
480L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Geronimo tries to enjoy his seaside vacation even though his hotel is dilapidated.
19) A Christmas tale
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
480L
Language
English
Description
When Geronimo finds he will be spending the holidays alone he becomes depressed, but then discovers an amazing surprise that teaches him the true meaning of Christmas.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Pickax loves a big occasion. The Great Food Expo is about to begin, introducing new restaurants, country inns, food specialty shops and a new food page in the 'Moose County Something'. Lurking in the background is a killer determined to make this an event Pickac City will never forget. The Expo begins with a literal bang: a bomb wrecks the hotel, killing a housekeeper and causing extensive damage. Luckily for pIckax, Qwill is on the scene, his moustace...
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