Mystery

• "Someone Was Watching", by David Patneaude--This book is about a boy named Chris whose sister is thought to have fallen in the river. She was missing on the day they went to the river. Chris tries to find her. He finds her coloring book on the dock and thinks that someone put it there to make them think she fell in. David ties his missing sister with the absence of the ice cream shop owners who he thinks may have kidnapped her.

  By Daniel B.

• "Weasel", by Cynthia DeFelice-This is a story about a young boy named Nathan and his younger sister. Their dad has left them alone in the woods, in their cabin. He is out hunting for food. A man named Ezra helps them when a bad man named Weasel is rumored to be around. They go out searching for their dad after he does not return from the hunting trip.

  By Eric, Matt, Brett and Tyler

• "The Babysitter", by R.L. Stine-Jenny agrees to babysit for the Hagen's and she knows it is a mistake. She needs the money. She hears and sees things and receives a threatening note. What's going on? Who would want to scare Jenny to death? This is a very good mystery and the end is very startling.

  By Lanea

• "The Mystery of Pony Hollow", by Lynn Hall-Sarah and her pony, Panda, go out to a big field on a sunny day. They find an old shed and try to open the crushed door with a rock. After the dust clears, they see something strange. It is a horse skeleton that still has a halter and a name plate. Sarah dusts the name plate and sees that the name says Oberon. The stall that she keeps Panda in used to belong to Oberon! Sarah slips the name plate into her pocket and then the adventure begins.

  By Keshia W.

• "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler", By E. L. Konigsburg-Jamie and Claudia, two kids, run away from home and live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They had to struggle to find food and survive. This story has a funny ending and the two kids are always involved in some kind of adventure. The word choice, used by the author, is great and the personalities of the characters are interesting.

  By Katie Mc.

• Bailey School Kids Series, by Debbie Dadey--

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