Natasha Deen
Author
Series
Spooky sleuths volume 1
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When Asim moves to a new town, he must save his new teacher when an evil spirit from Guyanese folklore begins to wreak havoc"--
Author
Series
Spooky sleuths volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Asim's class field trip to the Salish Sea starts another whirlwind adventure for him and his friends, but this time the mystery lives underwater"--
Author
Series
Spooky sleuths volume 2
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Asim and his friends realize that the astrophysicist helping teach their class about the moon is actually a Moon Gazer intent on brainwashing the entire town.
Author
Series
Spooky sleuths volume 4
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Asim suspects their new student teacher is Old Higue--a witch from Guyanese folklore--but Rokshar believes the woman has invented a new travel device"--
Author
Publisher
Running Press Teens
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Aspiring screenwriter Altuna Rashad has big plans for the summer before she leaves Ontario, California, for the college in Georgia. Her most important involves securing the loving attention of her crush, Tristan Dangerfield. She also has to get out from the obsessive over-protectiveness of her older brother, Robby, who mocks their family's devotion to the old Caribbean traditions and superstitions while grieving the loss of his life partner, David....
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"Lark and Connor are judges for the annual baking contest at the community center. When they arrive, they discover that someone has destoyed a contestant's entry. And not just any contestant's--Sophie's! Sophie is Lark's best friend (she just doesn't know it yet). The twin sleuths can't simply roll with it. To save the contest, they'll have to take a risk and start investigating the other contestants. With the timer ticking, Lark and Connor have to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In this illustrated early chapter book, Lark and Connor are asked to solve two mysteries in one day! When pets go missing from the local fair and Sophie's house appears to be haunted, the Ba twins have only a little time to figure out a lot of problems."--
11) Lark takes a bow
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"In this early chapter book, amateur detectives Lark and Connor Ba figure out which of their follow actors is playing pranks on the local theater company."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"It's the third day of summer vacation, and Lark's halmoni--that's Korean for grandmother--has promised to take Lark and her twin brother, Connor, to the library. The only trouble is, they arrive to discover that Mrs. Robinson, the town librarian, has lost her key. Can rookie detectives Lark and Connor solve the mystery of the missing key?"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In 1935, dust storms are sweeping across the southern plains of the United States, including Oklahoma. Twelve-year-old Millie is worried about her family's survival. The Dust Bowl is getting worse, and they're running out of food and money. Despite the hardships, Pa doesn't want to abandon the farm, which has been in the family for generations. But when the worst "black blizzard" yet hits, they have no choice. The family decides to make the journey...
14) Nothing but net
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Layla's hard work pays off when she moves from a substitute to starting player and captain of the basketball team, but her best friend and teammate Danika causes trouble.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Jasmine Lopez loves exploring the coral reefs around Fiji where her marine biologist parents are stationed, and though young, she is already a certified scuba diver, a fact that her ten-year-old brother Arjun seems to resent; in fact he seems to believe he already knows everything about diving, and certainly does not want help from his older sister--until his overconfidence and defiance leads them both into a confrontation with a reef...
16) Surfing shake-up
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Rosie loves surfing at her Aunt Hazel's surfing school in Byron Bay, Australia, but this summer she is tasked with teaching her cousin Flora to surf although the two have never liked each other--and Rosie is finding it difficult to overcome her dislike.