Brett Helquist
1) Grumpy Goat
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Goat is the grumpiest animal at Sunny Acres farm until he remembers that there is more to life than eating and being alone.
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Best of Mystery for JR High
Cozy Middle Grade Reads (SCPL-YS)
Middle Grade Mysteries (SCPL-YS)
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Cozy Middle Grade Reads (SCPL-YS)
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When strange and seemingly unrelated events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.
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Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 3
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Features twenty-five chilling tales of prophetic dreams, feral children raised by wild animals, swamp creatures, and other terrifying phenomena.
7) The Wright 3
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Chasing Vermeer volume 2
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In the midst of a series of unexplained accidents and mysterious coincidences, sixth-graders Calder, Petra, and Tommy lead their classmates in an attempt to keep Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Robie House from being demolished.
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Strangeville School volume 2
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When a glowing lost and found box appears and stranger-than-normal things begin to happen at Strangeville School, it is up to Harvey and his friends to solve the mystery of a fifty-year-old curse before it is too late.
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Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 4
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Tapped from the oral traditions of American folklore, these ghost stories and tales of weird happenings, witches, and graveyards have startling, funny, or surprising endings.
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Vengekeep prophecies volume 1
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"A magical tapestry prophesies doom for the town of Vengekeep, and to everyone's surprise twelve-year-old Jaxter Grimjinx and his family of con artists appear to be the town's saviors"--
15) Cézanne's parrot
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Paul Cézanne longs to be a great painter, but even with the advice of his friends Monet and Pissarro, no one, not even his parrot, is impressed with his work.
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Vengekeep prophecies volume 2
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Twelve-year-old Jaxter Grimjinx finds himself caught in a conspiracy when he is tapped for a mission by the notorious clan of thieves known as the Shadowhands.
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Traces the friendship and rivalry of tennis stars Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert.
This nonfiction picture book takes you behind the scenes of the friendship and rivalry of tennis stars Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. In the 1970s and 1980s they faced off in epic duels and classic showdowns. Since their retirements from tennis, they have remained friends and support each others in their efforts and endeavors.
19) The Storm Makers
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Twelve-year-olds Ruby and Simon have been growing apart since their parents moved them to a Wisconsin farm, but weird weather events that seem tied to Simon's emotions bring a stranger into their lives who introduces them to the Makers of Storms Society, strengthening the bond between the twins.
20) The Mona Lisa vanishes: a legendary painter, a shocking heist, and the birth of a global celebrity
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2023 Youth Services Favorites (SCPL-YS)
2024 ALA Youth Media Awards (SCPL-YS)
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"A narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how the robbery made the portrait the most famous artwork in the world-and how the painting by Leonardo da Vinci should never have existed at all"--