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Ages 8-12 • Intermediate Independent Reads<br />
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138<br />
Peg Kehret<br />
ABDUCTION!<br />
Matt is missing. Bonnie’s brother left his<br />
classroom to use the bathroom —and<br />
disappeared. A police dog traces his scent<br />
to the curb, where he apparently got<br />
into a vehicle. But why would Matt go<br />
anywhere with a stranger? Overwhelmed<br />
with fear, Bonnie discovers that her<br />
dog is gone, too. Was Pookie used as a<br />
lure for Matt? In a chilling climax on a<br />
Washington State ferry, Bonnie and Matt<br />
must outsmart their abductor or pay<br />
with their lives. “This novel has enough<br />
suspense to keep children interested, and<br />
it will also appeal to reluctant readers.”<br />
—School Library Journal<br />
Rec: BL, K, SLJ, V<br />
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 224 pp. 2006<br />
978-0-14-240617-5 $6.99<br />
DANGER AT THE FAIR<br />
“Ellen and Corey…are back, this time<br />
sharing a thrill-a-minute adventure set at<br />
a county fair. When she visits the Great<br />
Sybil to have her fortune told, Ellen<br />
becomes the recipient of a bizarre spirit<br />
message indicating that her younger<br />
brother, Corey, is in danger. The<br />
prophecy is true—Corey has spotted a<br />
pickpocket working the fairground, and<br />
in his zeal to catch the culprit, he has<br />
placed himself in grave danger. After<br />
him are two very nasty men, who have<br />
no qualms about seeing him, and Ellen,<br />
dead…These components, plus a pair of<br />
enthusiastic, heroic, quite likable young<br />
protagonists, add up to a contemporary<br />
kid’s nightmare/heroic dream-cometrue<br />
that won’t stay on the shelf for<br />
long.” —Booklist<br />
Rec: BL, SLJ<br />
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 144 pp. 2002<br />
978-0-14-230222-4 $5.99<br />
DON’T TELL ANYONE<br />
“Twelve-year-old Megan, who makes<br />
daily visits to feed feral cats in a vacant<br />
field, learns that an apartment complex<br />
will soon be built on the site. Anxious<br />
to save the cats, she finds herself (against<br />
her better judgment) talking to a stranger<br />
who promises to call the authorities<br />
and delay construction. Meanwhile,<br />
Megan witnesses a hit-and-run accident<br />
at the field, and receives a threatening<br />
note in a bag labeled ‘cat food.’…Megan<br />
is an appealing, idealistic character, and<br />
a strong sense of justice is part of the<br />
happy, satisfying ending.” —Booklist<br />
Rec: BL, K, SLJ<br />
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 144 pp. 2001<br />
978-0-14-230031-2 $5.99<br />
EARTHQUAKE TERROR<br />
After Jonathan’s mother breaks her ankle<br />
on a family camping trip, Jonathan and<br />
his younger sister Abby are left alone<br />
on a deserted island. Then a devastating<br />
earthquake hits—and suddenly, Jonathan<br />
and Abby are fighting for their lives.<br />
Fast-paced and frighteningly believable,<br />
this is a sure bet for fans of wilderness<br />
adventures. “The tautly written story<br />
sustains the suspense without ever becoming<br />
melodramatic.”<br />
—School Library Journal<br />
Rec: BKL, C, R, SLJ, W<br />
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 144 pp. 1998<br />
978-0-14-038343-0 $5.99<br />
THE GHOST’S GRAVE<br />
“By turns comic and scary, Kehret’s<br />
seventeenth novel is rooted in both the<br />
supernatural and the gritty reality of coal<br />
miners’ lives in the first years of the last<br />
century…A bored kid in a dead-end<br />
town turns sleuth in this fun, fast-moving<br />
caper.” —Booklist<br />
Rec: BL, K, SLJ<br />
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 224 pp. 2007<br />
978-0-14-240819-3 $5.99<br />
NIGHTMARE MOUNTAIN<br />
“Llama lore, mystery, suspense, and a<br />
nasty villain combine in a well-sustained<br />
adventure; young Molly and her hostile<br />
cousin must confront a would-be thief<br />
on a ranch in a mountainous, lonesome<br />
area of Washington state.”<br />
—The Horn Book<br />
Rec: BL, H, SLJ<br />
5 1/6 x 7 3/4 176 pp. 1999<br />
978-0-14-130645-2 $4.99<br />
SEARCHING FOR<br />
CANDLESTICK PARK<br />
“Although times have been tough for<br />
12-year-old Spencer and his mom since<br />
his dad left three years ago, his cat,<br />
Foxey, has always been there for him.<br />
But Aunt May, with whom Spencer and<br />
his mother are living, has a daughter<br />
who is allergic to cats, and it looks like<br />
Foxey will finally have to go. Unwilling<br />
to give up his beloved pet, the boy leaves<br />
Seattle to find his father, who Spencer is<br />
sure will want his son and Foxey, too....A<br />
good choice for reading aloud as well as<br />
starting class discussion.” —Booklist<br />
Rec: BL, C, K, SLJ, W<br />
5 1/6 x 7 3/4 160 pp. 1999<br />
978-0-14-130366-6 $5.99<br />
SPY CAT<br />
“Pete the cat, who understands, reads,<br />
and thinks in English, but can communicate<br />
only in ‘meows,’ solves another<br />
crime for the Kendrill family…a fun,<br />
suspenseful read.”<br />
Rec: BL, K, SLJ<br />
—Booklist<br />
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 192 pp. 2004<br />
978-0-14-240151-4 $5.99