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Milo's great invention Milo's great invention Andrew Clements Milo, who does not share his family's fondness for peas, invents a machine to make the unpleasant vegetables disappear. OL15101249W
The Midnight Mystery The Midnight Mystery Gertrude Chandler Warner,Tim Gregory,Hodges Soileau The Boxcar children are attending an Invention Convention at the home of an eccentric artist known for her one-of-a-kind clocks. The clocks sound loudly at every hour. But the clocks aren't the only … OL15101W
Almost famous Almost famous David Getz Ten-year-old Maxine is determined to become a famous inventor so she can take care of her younger brother's heart condition, and she convinces a troubled classmate to help her. OL15132577W
From Russia with lunch From Russia with lunch Bruce Hale Detectives Chet Gecko and his partner Natalie Attired try to solve the mystery of why Emerson Hicky Elementary school students have suddenly started acting strangely. OL15327457W
Gravity buster Gravity buster Frank Asch Alex and Zoe Breen are ready to say hello to Jupiter and goodbye to his little brother Jonathan. OL15836708W
Mousenet Mousenet Prudence E. Breitrose Sent to live with her chef father and his wife in Oregon after having stayed with her inventor uncle and scientist mother in Cleveland, ten-year-old misfit Megan is lonely until she starts working wi… OL16307791W
Stealing air Stealing air Trent Reedy Three sixth-grade boys band together to build an experimental aircraft, enduring social and practical difficulties in the process. OL16471200W
Magisterium Magisterium Jeff Hirsch In the twenty-second century Glennora Morgan's father has been working on a project which will allow him to penetrate the Rift and retrieve Glennora's mother; but now that he has suceeded the Authori… OL16486443W
The mystery coins The mystery coins Anita Yasuda Using Ty the Tyrannosaurus Rex's new invention, the Dino Detectives find a bag of strange coins at the beach and trace them back to a carnival. OL17874016W
Old MacDonald had her farm Old MacDonald had her farm JonArno Lawson Old McDonald whips her farm into shape using pulleys, catapults and flying machines. OL17881449W
There's a kangaroo in my soup! There's a kangaroo in my soup! Joan Lennon When Cynthia the boisterous kangaroo runs away from the circus, she hides out at quiet Kevin's house and helps him solve the mystery surrounding his parents' inventions. OL17892114W
Hawking's hallway Hawking's hallway Neal Shusterman "It is up to Nick Slate to find the last of Nikola Tesla's powerful inventions--or face devastating consequences"-- OL17916490W
No room for Dessert No room for Dessert Hallie Durand Eight-year-old Donahue "Dessert" Schneider is feeling completely ignored and unloved at home, but she is certain that will change when her invention wins the Thomas Edison Contest at school. OL17933089W
Mechanica Mechanica Betsy Cornwell "A retelling of Cinderella about an indomitable inventor-mechanic who finds her prince but realizes she doesn't want a fairy tale happy ending after all"-- OL19668893W
Follow that tiny-dactyl Follow that tiny-dactyl Dustin Hansen Danny and Lin never say no to adventure, so when Danny s spy camera captures a tiny dinosaur crashing into Lin s helmet during her skateboarding tryouts they know they have to investigate. But even t… OL20046805W
Monstersaurus! Monstersaurus! Claire Freedman Monty LOVES inventing but things don't always work - his walking toaster ran away and the robot went BERSERK! But then one day Monty found a book with instructions on how to create inventions very ra… OL20823156W
Leonardo's hand Leonardo's hand Warwick Downing Finally in a foster home with a caring family, Nard, a thirteen-year-old orphan with only one hand, invents a human-powered flying machine with the assistance of the 500-year-old hand of Leonardo da … OL4631653W
The Incredible Adventure of Professor Branestawm The Incredible Adventure of Professor Branestawm Norman Hunter Professor Branestawm is madly sane and cleverly dotty. He simply hasn't got the time to think about ordinary things - his head is too full of brilliant ideas and wild inventions. Yet the professor's … OL5581549W
George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt Lucy Hawking,Stephen Hawking George is heartbroken when his neighbor Annie and her space-scientist father move to Florida, but when Annie sends him a secret message telling him she has been contacted by aliens with a terrible wa… OL5714583W
Case of the Million Dollar Mystery Case of the Million Dollar Mystery James Preller "What's bright and shiny and hard to find? Buried treasure! Jigsaw's class finds a hidden riddle that leads them on a treasure hunt..." OL712648W
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