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The Crooked River by shelly Pearsall

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Hmmm… imagine being back in the early 1800’s, climbing up the attic stairs to find an accused murderer being held prisoner there. Seems as if they could have told you about the extra “guest” before shocking you senseless. This is the situation the main character finds herself in a historical mystery and courtroom [...]

Shakespeare’s Secret Written by Elise Broach.

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   A 6th grade girl named Hero who s is barked at (after all she does have a dog’s name for her name) on her first day of school is bound to have a rough school year. Fortunately the cutest 8th grader around named Danny teams up with her to find a missing diamond hidden [...]

Crossing the Wire

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Imagine yourself alone and hundreds of miles from home. You are trying desperately to reach the North– the United States where you hope to find a job and send money back to your family. Just walk North across the border right?
It is not that easy. Dirty dealing people will offer to help [...]