Five on a Treasure Island / Five Go Adventuring Again

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Robert Arthur

A competitor of the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew books, this Hitchcock-supported series mostly written by Robert Arthur concerns Jupiter Jones and his middle-school-age amateur detective club which operates out of one of the parents' businesses. It's a junkyard, and as such offers lots of cover for the clubhouse location, storage and getaways from nefarious characters. "Fiery Eye" follows the search for a jewel inheritance through a riddle in a poem, clues hidden in Greek and Roman busts and a burial location requiring them to note the angle of the sun at a specific hour without being seen by pursuing crooks. Originally printed in the 1960's and reprinted several times; available today at many used bookstores.

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Astrid Lindgren. [Dt. von Karl Kurt Peters

While three children are waging an imaginary war against their three friends, they find themselves involved in an actual murder case, which they solve with clues revealed by subsequent events of their own war.

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Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson

While visiting the Everglades National Park with their parents, the Landon children uncover the mystery of dying manatees and learn important lessons about the natural environment.

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Rebecca Price Janney

Working as a substitute reporter for a teen magazine, sixteen-year-old Heather Reed works to uncover who is behind the threats to two top competitors in the American Model of the Year contest.