Smashie McPerter and the mystery of the missing goop

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chosen by Susan Dickinson

McLean, A.C. The case of the vanishing spinster. -- Bell, J.J. The message on the sundial. -- Sayers, D.L. The inspiration of Mr. Budd. -- Chesterton, G.K. The invisible man. -- Bramah, E. Who killed Charlie Winpole? -- Doyle, Sir A.C. Adventure of the Speckled Band Jepson, E. and Eustace, R. The tea-leaf. -- Kennedy, M. Death in the kitchen. -- Symons, J. The impossible theft. -- Ferguson, J. The white line. -- Fletcher, J.S. The convict and the clerics. -- Beresford, E. Portrait of Henry. -- Marsh, N. The cupid mirror. -- Verney, J. The drugged cornet. -- Aiken, J. What sort of person is this Amanda Jones anyway?

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Lucinda Landon

Meg follows a series of notes hidden in her grandfather's house to solve an old mystery of a missing baseball signed by Babe Ruth. The reader is challenged to interpret each clue before Meg solves it.

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Carolyn Keene

The Dean of Emerson College enlists Nancy to investigate the thefts of a valuable substance being used in a top-secret experiment. But when Nancy discovers that the experiment involves biological mutations, she knows she must find the culprit before the lives of everyone on campus are endangered.

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Carolyn Keene

While in Belgium investigating the mystery surrounding an antique cross, Nancy and her friends learn that her entry in a short story contest may somehow be involved.