Central Skagit Library District

Mysteries for the reader to solve, with solutions printed upside down at end of each one.

As construction begins on the Golden Apple Amusement Park, Aaron Peterson is becoming increasingly worried about his father. Working late nights in his study, Aaron's dad seems to be fraying at the edges-pushing, and sometimes breaking, the laws of engineering with his new schematics. And with the added pressure he's under to complete the park by this summer, Aaron can't help but feel his father's inventions are doomed to end in tragedy once again....

When a handkerchief is left at Hinata's family's veterinary clinic, he and Chris take on the job of returning it to its rightful owner. But when Chris tracks its scent, the pair find themselves in front of a haunted house. And is that a z-z-zombie?! Hinata has no time to be afraid, though, he's got to protect Chris! What mysteries lie inside the haunted house, and just who left behind that handkerchief?

"STAMPEDE!" Isaiah yells as the herd heads straight at his and Ethan's tent... Twelve-year-old Isaiah Rawlings wished for only one thing this summer, a camping trip outside of Kentucky. "I'm so tired of camping in my backyard," he groaned. Isaiah pleads with his parents to reconsider their usual summer trip to dusty old museums and big cities. When his dad unexpectedly announces a trip to Grand Teton National Park, Isaiah is ecstatic! On the second...

"When they started Mystery Solvers Inc., [Colin and Nevaeh] didn't expect to be asked to find a ghost. Ree recruits them to investigate a series of old, spooky photos left behind in her family's new house. The photos show a boy who looks totally see-through. And in some, he's in a coffin. That's not so odd for Ree, who lives above a funeral home. But when Colin and Nevaeh start investigating, they discover other sightings of the boy, and other secrets...

Nicky Roth has always been a lonely kid. But that all changes when he and his family move to Raven Brooks and meet their eccentric neighbors, the Petersons. Nicky befriends the Petersons' son, Aaron, bonding over their talents for tinkering. Soon the boys are inseparable and using their skills to pull pranks on the townspeople. But something about Aaron bothers Nicky--people seem almost afraid of him and his family. Through snippets from Aaron and...

"Eleven-year-old Zander is determined to save his grandmother's nineteen-story out-of-this-world department store from an evil force"--Provided by publisher.

Aaron Peterson feels like he's trapped in a recurring nightmare. After moving halfway across the world to flee his father's latest theme park failure, yet another disaster has occurred: A roller coaster car jumps the tracks at the Golden Apple Amusement Park, resulting in the death of his friend, Lucy Yi. As the town of Raven Brooks turns against the Peterson family, drudging up his father's past failures and seeking legal action against his flawed...

After Violet is chosen to play in the orchestra for a London production of "Romeo and Juliet," Thea and her friends investigate acts of sabotage before the culprit can ruin the show.

"When Colette invites her friends to come home with her to Paris for spring break, the five mice are delighted. While they're in France, they'll even get to attend Colette's fashion-designer cousin Julie's runway show at the Eiffel Tower! But soon after the Thea Sisters arrive, Julie's designs are stolen. Will the five mice be able to catch the thief in time to save the fashion show?"--Page 4 of cover.