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1) Death note
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami (death god). Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. Will Light's noble goal succeed, or will the Death Note turn him into the very thing he fights against?
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Series
Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob on a journey to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow-- impossible though it...
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Publisher
First Second
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to Stately Academy, a school which is just crawling with mysteries to be solved! The founder of the school left many clues and puzzles to challenge his enterprising students. Using their wits and their growing prowess with coding, Hopper and her friend Eni are going to solve the mystery of Stately Academy no matter what it takes!"--
4) Battling Boy
Author
Series
Battling boy volume Second prequel
Publisher
First Second
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Monsters roam through Arcopolis, swallowing children into the horrors of their shadowy underworld. Only one man is a match for them--the genius vigilante Haggard West. Unfortunately, Haggard West is dead. Arcopolis is desperate, but when its salvation comes in the form of a twelve-year-old demigod, nobody is more surprised than Battling Boy himself"--Amazon.com.
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Series
Publisher
Spotlight
Edition
Reinforced lib. bound edition.
Language
English
Description
"The Scoobs bump into danger with a night of thrills, chills...and goblins? Get in gear for a frightening good time with this companion to the Scooby movie, Scooby-Doo and the Shadow Goblins! Contains previously solicited content published here for the first time."--booktopia.com
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Series
Publisher
Spotlight
Edition
Reinforced lib. bound edition.
Language
English
Description
"A new "monster of the week" TV series debuts, but its cast and crew are being frightened by a "real" monster from the show! Join us in the mystery that could only be called "Man of a Thousand Monsters!""--booktopia.com
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Publisher
Dynamite Entertainment
Language
English
Description
"Eating candy nonstop and watching TV all day sounds great . . . until you actually do it, as the kids of Bayport High find out when all the adults vanish, and the world's greatest (high school) detectives--the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew!--have to team up to solve the mystery! Whether it's going under cover, sneaking out at night, chasing weird buses, or following a strange smell, they know it'll take all their wits and smarts to get their parents...
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
English
Description
"Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? Headed to the island nation of Indonesia for her next caper! But just what is the mysterious lady in red after this time? Adventure awaits in this action-packed graphic novel starring the world's greatest thief."--Amazon.com.
10) Goldie Vance
Author
Series
Goldie Vance volume 4
Publisher
BOOM!Box, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc
Language
English
Description
Move over Nancy, Harriet, & Veronica. There's a new sleuth on the block! Sixteen-year-old Marigold "Goldie" Vance lives at a Florida resort with her dad, who manages the place. Her mom, who divorced her dad years ago, works as a live mermaid at a club downtown. Goldie has an insatiable curiosity, which explains her dream to one day become the hotel's in-house detective.
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Series
Publisher
Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Language
English
Description
"This graphic novel adaptation of the original novel from the 'Dresden Files' series brings readers tales of Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden, an investigator of the supernatural, who also happens to be a wizard. His powers must be kept hidden from society per orders from the White Council, a group who enforces the Seven Laws of Magic in order to prevent all manner of magical users and creatures from running amok." --Brodart.
12) Gotham Academy
Author
Series
Gotham Academy volume 3
Publisher
DC Comics
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Gotham Academy, the most prestigious school in Gotham City. Only the best and brightest students may enter its halls, study in its classrooms, explore its secret passages, summon its terrifying spirit... Okay, so Gotham Academy isn't like other schools. But Olive Silverlock isn't like other students. After a mysterious incident over summer break, she's back at school with a bad case of amnesia, an even worse attitude... and an unexplained...
14) Erased
Author
Series
Erased volume 4
Publisher
Yen Press
Edition
First Yen Press edition.
Language
English
Description
"Twenty-nine-year-old Satoru Fujinuma is floundering through life. Amid his daily drudgery, he finds himself in the grip of an incredible, inexplicable, and uncontrollable phenomenon that rewinds time, a condition that seems to only make his drab life worse. But then, one day, everything changes. A terrible incident forever changes Satoru's life as he knows it ... and with it, comes a 'Revival' that sends Satoru eighteen years into the past! In the...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Language
English
Description
K.'s aunt, who works at the Bellsong Academy for Girls, has invited K. to attend the school. But as soon as she arrives, K. notices some strange goings-on: her aunt has suddenly taken ill; there are only three other students and no regular classes; and a statue speaks to K. when no one else is around.
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Series
Tintin three-in-one volume 7
Language
English
Description
Tintin, a young reporter, and his dog Snowy journey around the world, and even to the Moon, seeking adventure and solving mysteries.
Author
Series
Poppy and Sam volume 1
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Language
English
Description
"It's a beautiful day in the garden when Poppy and her friend Sam (a panda bear) hear a commotion nearby. Basil is crying, for someone has nibbled the leaves of his crown! But not to worry--Poppy is on the case. Putting their detective skills to work, Poppy and Sam try to catch the thief red-handed, but the friends fall asleep during the stakeout. They attempt to trap the culprit by spreading a moat of honey around Basil, but the thief tunnels below...
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Series
Publisher
Spotlight
Edition
Reinforced lib. bound edition.
Language
English
Description
"A journalist tags along with the Mystery, Inc. gang hoping for an article full of excitement! Luck seems to be with him this time as Mystery, Inc. stumbles into a fantastic case involving a mysterious painting and the strange creature who seems bent on stealing it. "--booktopia.com
Author
Series
Publisher
Spotlight
Edition
Reinforced lib. bound edition.
Language
English
Description
"The gang slips into a slimy mystery when a Nevada mining town finds itself terrorized by what the locals describe as a giant, mutated snake-like creature! But is a real threat looming? Or is this all just a ruse?"--booktopia.com
Author
Series
Publisher
Spotlight
Edition
Reinforced lib. bound edition.
Language
English
Description
"The gang uncover a long lost, ancient templebut when they meet what's haunting it, they may wish it had stayed lost longer! Plus, have the kids of Mystery, Inc. finally met their match in the team from Secrets Unlimited? "--booktopia.com
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