by Mary Waldorf (1980)
A 10-year-old with a reading disability takes an important step towards dealing with his problem on the day he runs away from school.
Ellen Renner
"The final shock of it hit home. The Petches were thieves, and they had stolen him." Tobias is on the run. From the father who betrayed him ... from the mother who couldn't comfort him ... from his own desperate fear. But when he falls into the clutches of his uncle's sinister gang of thieves, his fear grows. And soon Toby realises: his nightmare has only just begun ...
Carolyn Keene
The Clue Crew’s visit to the taping of a Halloween special takes a frightful turn when spooky things start happening in the studio in this chapter book mystery. It’s Halloween in River Heights! The girls can’t wait to go trick-or-treating and are busy getting their costumes ready. They also can’t wait for the Halloween special of their favorite TV show. They even get the chance to visit the TV studio while the show is being taped! But soon after they arrive, Nancy is spooked. With all the scary noises the Clue Crew keeps hearing and the creepy shadows that seem to be lurking, it seems like the studio is haunted! Is it just Halloween jitters…or are there really such things as ghosts?