Figgs & Phantoms
Figgs & Phantoms

Author: Ellen Raskin

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-01-06

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 1101486007

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From the Newbery Award-winning author of THE WESTING GAME, more clever riddles and wordplay, clues to be found, and mysteries to be solved! A Newbery Honor book The Amazing Dancing Figgs! While Mona hates all the attention her eccentric relatives bring to her in town, there is one Figg family member she likes: her Uncle Florence, the book dealer. But Uncle Florence keeps hinting that he's going to find his way to Capri, the Figg family heaven. And that means leaving Mona behind. Can Mona find Capri before it's too late, or will she learn that things are seldom what they seem when books are involved?

The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel)
The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel)

Author: Ellen Raskin

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-01-06

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1101486058

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From the Newbery Award-winning author of THE WESTING GAME, more clever riddles and wordplay, clues to be found, and mysteries to be solved! Glub! Blub! Mrs. Caroline "Little Dumpling" Carillon isn't quite sure what to expect when she sets off to meet her husband, Leon. After all, she hasn't seen him since their wedding when she was five and he was seven. But their reunion is cut short when a storm knocks him off their boat, and he disappears completely, leaving only one very waterlogged clue (Glub! Blub!). Will Dumpling be able to find Leon (or is it Noel) again? And just what is a glub blub?

The Tattooed Potato and Other Clues
The Tattooed Potato and Other Clues

Author: Ellen Raskin

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-01-06

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1101486066

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From the Newbery Award-winning author of THE WESTING GAME, more clever riddles and wordplay, clues to be found, and mysteries to be solved! Wanted: Assistant to a painter (and a secret sleuth) Dickory Dock has come to 12 Cobble Lane to take the job as painter's assistant to the artist Garson. The townhouse looks charming and quaint, but inside its redbrick walls lurk suspicious characters, multiple mysteries, and one very eccentric portrait artist. Clues abound; and suddenly Dickory finds herself assisting Garson not in art but in crime solving. Can Dickory untangle the web of mysteries within mysteries and discover the true secret hiding on Cobble Lane?

Dario Figg and the Phantom of Murk
Dario Figg and the Phantom of Murk

Author: Mark Harris

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2001-07

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0595189334

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One day young Dario Figg is found wandering alone in an unfamiliar town with all of his memories completely erased! The kind townspeople place Dario in the local orphanage while waiting for his memory to return. Unfortunately, the only clues to Dario's past are dreadful, vivid nightmares, where he finds himself in a horrifying place that may once have been his home—a town completely cursed by an evil phantom. Ghosts, goblins, zombies, and ghouls under the phantom’s spell pursue Dario every time he falls asleep. Is Dario truly safe from harm while just dreaming? As an extraordinary old wizard helps Dario use his nightmares to discover who he is and how he escaped, Dario realizes he may not want his memory back. Sharing adventures with his new friends among the bizarre collection of orphans seems so much better than facing his awful past. But has Dario really escaped the phantom's curse? Can Dario, with the help of his new friends, discover and change the grim fate that secretly awaits them all?

The Westing Game
The Westing Game

Author: Ellen Raskin

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2018-05-15

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0451480988

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A Newbery Medal Winner For over thirty-five years, Ellen Raskin's Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite. The Westing Game Deluxe Anniversary Edition Before writing The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin was an incredibly accomplished graphic artist, designing dozens of books, including the cover for the first edition of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. While writing The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin also thought about the design and layout, and ultimately the way in which it contributes to the reading experience of the story. This deluxe anniversary edition honors her original design work and displays bonus content showing the behind the scenes work of designing a book Ellen Raskin-style. Winner of the Newbery Medal Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award An ALA Notable Book A School Library Journal One Hundred Books That Shaped the Century "A supersharp mystery...confoundingly clever, and very funny." —Booklist, starred review "Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand." —The New York Times Book Review "A fascinating medley of word games, disguises, multiple aliases, and subterfuges—a demanding but rewarding book." —The Horn Book

Slake's Limbo
Slake's Limbo

Author: Felice Holman

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1986-05-31

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 0689710666

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"Artemis Slake, at the age of thirteen, took his fear and misfortune and hid them underground. The thing is, he had to go with them".

The Feather Chase
The Feather Chase

Author: Shannon L. Brown

Publisher: Sienna Bay Press

Published: 2014-02-06

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 0989843815

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Fast-paced and fun for ages 8-12! They start chasing a mystery—then it chases them. Twelve-year-old cousins Sophie and Jessica don't have much in common. Sophie loves hiking and her small town. Jessica would rather be shopping in a city. The only mystery is how they'll be able to spend the summer together. Then . . . they find a briefcase in the forest with a surprise inside. When they hear footsteps behind them and bad guys run after them, they have no choice but to work together to solve the mystery of The Feather Chase. The Feather Chase is the first book in the Crime-Solving Cousins Mysteries. If you (or the eight- to twelve-year-olds in your life) like Nancy Drew, Theodore Boone, or the Hardy Boys, then you’ll love Shannon L. Brown’s fun, fast-paced books for kids. Buy The Feather Chase and begin solving the mystery today!

Wisconsin Literary Luminaries: From Laura Ingalls Wilder to Ayad Akhtar
Wisconsin Literary Luminaries: From Laura Ingalls Wilder to Ayad Akhtar

Author: Jim Higgins

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1467136050

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"From the humble Ingalls family cabin in the woods to Ayad Akhtar's multicultural conflicts, the Badger State's stories and imagery have long inspired. Explore how Aldo Leopold and Lorine Niedecker drew on their close observations of the natural world. Contrast the distinct novels that Jane Hamilton and Larry Watson set on Wisconsin apple orchards. Delve into Thornton Wilder's enduringly popular Our Town and the wild fiction of Ellen Raskin and Cordwainer Smith, who wrote like no one else. Join Jim Higgins for a detailed account of ten notable Wisconsin writers that blends history, literary criticism and fact."--Page 4 of cover.