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Summer Reading Program List for Grades 4 – 7

RC = Book on Cassette            BR = Braille

  1. Bernie Magruder and the Case of the Big Stink by Phyllis Naylor Reynolds.
    Bernie & friends investigate the toxic smell in their town.                    RC58918

  2. The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket.
    The Baudelaire orphans hide out with the circus after being framed for murder by Count Olaf.          RC55536

  3. The Case of the Firecrackers: a Chinatown Myste ry by Laurence Yep.
    Lily tries to prove her brother’s not responsible when a prop gun fires real bullets.   RC50507
  4. The Cat-Sitter Mystery by Carol Adorjan.
    Beth accepts a cat-sitting job at a haunted house supposedly owned by a witch.         RC29304, BR2555
  5. Chip Mitchell, the Case of Robot Warriors by Fred D’Ignazio.
    Chip, a 13-year-old computer wiz, solves 8 mysteries with help from his robot Sherwin, his friend Legs and his computer Hermes. RC21066
  6. Chip Mitchell, the Case of the Stolen Computer Brains by Fred D’Ignazio.
    Seventh grade computer wiz solves 10 puzzling mysteries using his knowledge of computers and logic.    RC19187
  7. Emily Upham’s Revenge: Or, How Deadwood Dick Saved The Banker’s Niece: a Massachusetts Adventure by Avi.
    Comic spoof set in 1875 of 7-year-old Boston girl who becomes involved in 2 bank robberies.    RC12798
  8. Gangsters at the Grand Atlantic: American Girl History Mysteries by Sarah Masters Buckey.
    Emily, 12, encounters bootleggers at the Jersey shore in 1925. RC55377
  9. The Get-Away Car by Eleanor Clymer.
    Police pursue kids from troubled families for something they don’t know they have.    RC17834
  10. The Ghost and Mrs. Hobbs by Cynthia DeFelice.
    Allie, 11, investigates a fire from 17 years ago.   RC54219  
  11. Ghost Light on Graveyard Shoal: American Girl History Mysteries by Elizabeth McDavid Jones.
    In 1895, Rhoda, 12, suspects someone is luring boats into treacherous waters to salvage their bounty.   RC59437, R15729
  12. The Ghost of Cutler Creek by Cynthia DeFelice.
    A ghost dog contacts Allie, 11, to help her solve a case of kidnapped puppies.  RC59597
  13. The Ghost of Fossil Glen by Cynthia DeFelice.
    A mysterious voice guides Allie to safety when she’s stuck on a cliff while fossil hunting.    RC47637
  14. The Gourmet Zombie by Paul Zindel.
    Teens investigate poisoned chefs in NYC.  RC58040
  15. The Hardy Boys Casefiles Collector’s Ed. by Franklin W. Dixon.
    Includes Beyond the Law (crooked cops), Spiked (volleyball) and Open Season (cross-country skiing).  RC51408
  16. Island of the Aunts by Eva Ibbotson.
    Three aunts kidnap 3 children – with surprising results.  RC52716
  17. Jo’s Triumph by Nikki Tate.
    In the 1850s, Joselyn, almost 13, disguises herself as a boy to join the Pony Express.     RC57535
  18. The Kidnappers: a Mystery by Willo Davis Roberts.
    Joey’s sees a boy abducted but no one believes him.      RC47141
  19. Lion Boy by Zizou Corder.
    Futuristic fantasy about a teen that can speak the language of a cat who is trying to find his kidnapped parents.   RC58007 
  20. The Scream Museum by Paul Zindel.
    High school sleuth & classmate defend their friend who is accused of murdering the Museum of Natural History’s head of research.     RC59353

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