Betsy Cromer Byars
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Series
Blossom family volume 2
Description
Junior Blossom has set out to test his brand-new invention, a coyote trap. How on earth does he end up lost in a cave with Mad Mary, a.k.a. "the Vulture Lady" while his family attempts to find him in this suspenseful and sidesplitting Blossom Family sequel.
7) McMummy
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Looking after an eccentric scientist's greenhouse doesn't seem any stranger than the other odd jobs taken by Mozie and his partner Battie--until Mozie discovers a large, mummy-shaped pod on one of the plants.
8) Dead letter
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Series
Description
Herculeah Jones and her best friend Meat set out to crack the case of the mysterious note which she finds in the lining of a second-hand coat.
10) The dark stairs
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Series
Description
The intrepid Herculeah Jones helps her mother, a private investigator, solve a puzzling and frightening case.
11) The computer nut
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Description
Ten-year-old Kate begins a communication exchange on a computer with someone purporting to be from outer space, who says he is going to pay a visit to Earth soon.
13) My dog, my hero
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Description
A panel of three judges has to decide which dog out of eight finalists deserves to win the title of My Hero.
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Series
Bingo Brown volume 2
Description
As twelve-year-old Bingo Brown strives for the triumphs of today and steels himself against the tribulations of tomorrow, he discovers that he will have to undergo a few more trials and triumphs before growing up.
15) The glory girl
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Pub. Date
1983.
Description
Anna Glory, the one non-singing member of a gospel-singing family, feels left out, like her misfit Uncle Newt, until the day the family bus is involved in a terrible accident.
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Series
Bingo Brown volume 3
Description
A sixth-grade boy deals with the prospect of a new baby brother and a long-distance love relationship.
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Series
Blossom family volume 5
Pub. Date
c1991
Description
Convinced that Mud is responsible for the disappearance of the school hamster that was his responsibility for the weekend, Junior Blossom is determined that the dog should be tried for his "crime."
19) Cracker Jackson
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Pub. Date
1986, c1985
Description
After attempting to save his ex-babysitter from wife abuse, Cracker Jackson gains an adult insight into the sadness of failed heroics.