by Julia Van Nutt (2000)
In Cobtown in 1845, ten-year old Lucky Hart describes in her diary the frightening adventure she and her friend Fliberty Jibbert experience when they set out to rescue Oinkey the pig from the Ploomajiggy Museum of Animal History.
Marian Orłoń
A famous picture is in danger of being stolen, the headquarters of the Circle of the Aficionados of Checkers has been robbed and an elusive pickpocket strikes at the celebrations to mark the hundredth anniversary of the founding of Lower Limewood. This small town seems to have attracted quite a number of thieves - a good job they can count the brilliant Detective Nosegoode and his faithful Cody among their residents.
Charlotte Caldwell
Staying with his grandparents in Charleston, South Carolina, for the summer Kirby keeps photographs and writes in his journal about all the animals he sees in their backyard, particularly the butterflies--and ends up having a wonderful summer.
P. J. Night
Ancient artifacts provoke fresh fear when a night at the museum goes from fun to freaky in this spine-tingling addition to the You’re Invited to a Creepover series. Jane is ready for the time of her life. Tonight, she and forty-nine other girls will be spending the whole night in a museum! At first, she’s making lots of new friends and having a ton of fun, but the stakes get raised when one girl, Daria, dares her to take a tour of the museum after lights out. The girls have heard that one of the mummies in the Ancient Egyptian exhibit comes to life when the museum closes. Jane accepts the dare. After all, there’s no way a mummy can come to life. Or is there? And what other secrets will be revealed in a museum at night? This spooky story is a level 4 on the Creep-o-Meter. Super scary!
Julie Augensen
Ida Louise doesn't always have the confidence she would like, but that all changes when, for her birthday, her grandpa gives her a sweater that she believes is lucky.--Dust jacket flap.