American girls collection. American girl mysteries
Author
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publications
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When her family temporarily moves into a luxury apartment building in 1904 Manhattan, eleven-year-old Samantha tries to discover whether a series of mishaps is related to a curse on the building's owner.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
In 1765, the arrival of an injured stranger from another tribe, traveling alone and apparently unable to speak, arouses suspicion in Kaya's Nez Perce village.
In 1765, the arrival of an injured stranger from another tribe, traveling alone and apparently unable to speak, arouses suspicion in Kaya's Nez Perc©♭ village. Includes glossary and historical notes on the Nez Percé Indians.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Company
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
During a visit to her grandparents' Illinois farm in 1944, ten-year-old Molly tries to prove the innocence of a German-American neighbor whom the FBI suspects of smuggling anti-American propaganda. Includes historical notes about life on the home front in World War II.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
While volunteering as a magazine delivery girl in a convalescent hospital during the Second World War, Molly uncovers a mystery involving the theft of rationed food supplies for sale on the black market.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When her family moves to Philadelphia's Society Hill neighborhood in 1866, Addy discovers that her new home holds dangerous secrets--including one connected to the North Carolina plantation she had escaped from only two years earlier. Includes a brief overview of the experiences of African Americans during Reconstruction, the period immediately following the Civil War.
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The runaway friend: a Kirsten mystery
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11)
A thief in the theater: a Kit mystery
Author
12)
Traitor in Williamsburg: a Felicity mystery
Author
13)
Clues in the shadows: a Molly mystery
Author
14)
The cry of the loon: a Samantha mystery
Author
15)
Lady Margaret's ghost: a Felicity mystery
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16)
Missing Grace: a Kit mystery
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18)
Secrets at Camp Nokomis: a Rebecca mystery
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19)
A bundle of trouble: a Rebecca mystery
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20)
Clue in the castle tower: a Samantha mystery
Author
Author
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old C©♭cile Rey searches through many corners of 1854 New Orleans seeking a necklace, borrowed from her Tante Tay, that disappeared as she was exiting a crowded showboat. Includes facts about the 1850s.
23) The hidden gold
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Marie-Grace can't wait to begin her journey up the Mississippi River with her father. The steamboat they're traveling on is the biggest and fanciest boat Marie-Grace has ever seen. It's crowded with all sorts of interesting passengers, including Wilhelmina Newman, a girl her age. Wilhelmina is traveling alone, and she's carrying a secret in one of her trunks--clues to hidden Gold Rush treasure. Marie-Grace and Wilhelmina have to unravel the clues...
Author
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Marie-Grace is excited that a well-known English opera company will perform at the very theater where she takes singing lessons from Aunt Oc©♭ane, but as she and her friend C©♭cile help out backstage, the make disturbing discoveries.
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
In 1970s San Francisco, Julie is excited to take care of Ivy's talking parrot while her friend is on vacation, but strange things are happening at Ivy's house and an old friend of Julie may be to blame.
Author
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Caroline worries that British spies may be lurking in Sackets Harbor, but when strange things start happening at Abbott's Shipyard Caroline wonders if a spy, either someone she has known all her life or Papa's long-lost friend, is responsible.
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Volunteering at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in the early 1900s, Jewish cousins Rebecca and Ana must find the real culprit when they are unfairly blamed for a series of mishaps in the Japanese garden.
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
On a three-day stagecoach ride to the big city of Albany, during the War of 1812, eleven-year-old Caroline is fascinated by the other travelers, including a charming magician and a beautiful young woman with a sad past, but when Caroline's important package for her father disappears, she must unmask a thief.
Author
Publisher
American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Traveling to Paris in 1907 with Grandmary and the Admiral, Samantha and her adopted sister Nellie suspect that someone is trying to harm their beloved grandfather and stop his secret government mission. Includes a glossary of French words and an "Inside Samantha's World" essay about tourism and international tensions in Europe in the early 1900s.
Author
Publisher
American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Before Kit can write a news story about an upcoming sold-out jazz concert, sinister pranks threaten to cancel the show and Kit is falsely accused of stealing a valuable trumpet. Includes an "Inside Kit's World" essay about the popularity of jazz and swing music during the Depression.
Author
Publisher
American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
During the War of 1812, Caroline finds evidence that someone is smuggling precious supplies to the British and fears that the traitor may be her own uncle. Includes an "Inside Caroline's World" essay about smuggling during the War of 1812.