Thursday, August 30, 2012

THURSDAY'S THEMES TO GROW ON... Animals On the Farm

Here's a list of a few of  my favorite books for reading to younger children, PreK-2nd about Farm Animals.  But I like funny, silly books, make sure to find some informational, non-fiction books as well.  DKindersley has many titles and there are others too, such as this cute one called PIGS by Robin Nelson.
Pigs (First Step Nonfiction Farm Animals)

1. Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell and Helen Oxenbury about a lazy farmer, who makes this poor duck do all the work.  What will happen to the farmer after a while?
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2.  Click Clack Moo, Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin and Randy Travis about a barnyard of animals who begin to negotiate their living conditions with the farmer.  It is plain hilarious.
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3. Duck on a Bike by David Shannon
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4.  Friends Go Adventuring by Helme Heine tells about 3 friends who will be friends forever.  But can a pig live in a chicken coop, or a chicken sleep with the pigs?  Find out in this sweet story about friendship.
  

5.  Friends by Helme Heine
  



6.  Barnyard Dance! (Boynton on Board) by Sandra Boynton is a board book to not miss out on.  Can your kids dance like the barnyard animals???

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7. Charlotte's Web YEAH for Charlotte's Web!!!!!

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

My School Library - Getting Ready for the Year


I have been waiting all year to do a bulletin board on the Titanic and NOW I DID IT?  WHAT DO YOU THINK!  I'm actually not done.  The real problem is that I have a whole bunch more stuff to put up..... hmmmmm, what to do?  Create a second board????  Maybe or do a 3 fold mat board below! :)

You may already know that the Titanic hit an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. on the night of April 14, 1912 and sunk just over two-and-a-half hours later, but do you know the following ten facts about theTitanic?
  1. Canceled Lifeboat Drill
    Originally, a lifeboat drill was scheduled to take place on board the Titanic on April 14, 1912 - the day the Titanic hit the iceberg. However, for an unknown reason, Captain Smith canceled the drill. Many believe that had the drill taken place, more lives could have been saved.
  2. Only Seconds
    From the time the lookouts sounded the alert, the officers on the bridge had only 37 seconds to react before the Titanic hit the iceberg. In that time, First Officer Murdoch ordered "hard a-starboard" (which turned the ship to port -- left). He also ordered the engine room to put the engines in reverse. The Titanic did bank left, but it wasn't quite enough.
  3. The Titanic's Newspaper
    The Titanic seemed to have everything on board, including its own newspaper. The Atlantic Daily Bulletin was printed every day on board the Titanic. The newspaper included news, advertisements, stock prices, horse-racing results, society gossip, and the day's menu.
  4. Lifeboats Not Full
    Not only were there not enough lifeboats to save everyone on board, most of the lifeboats that were launched off the Titanic were not filled to capacity. For instance, the first lifeboat to launch, Lifeboat 7 from the starboard side) only carried 24 people, despite having a capacity of 65 (two additional people later transferred to Lifeboat 7 from Lifeboat 5). However, it was Lifeboat 1 that carried the fewest people - only seven crew and five passengers (a total of 12 people) despite having a capacity for 40.
  5. Only Two Bathtubs
    Although most passengers had to share bathrooms (only the two promenade suites in first class had private bathrooms), third class had it rough with only two bathtubs for more than 700 passengers.
  6. Another Boat Was Closer for Rescue
    When the Titanic began sending out distress signals, the Californian, rather than theCarpathia, was the closest ship; yet the Californian did not respond until it was much too late to help. At 12:45 a.m. on April 15, 1912, crew members on the Californian saw mysterious lights in the sky (the distress flares sent up from the Titanic) and woke up their captain to tell him about it. Unfortunately, the captain issued no orders. Since the ship's wireless operator had already gone to bed, the Californianwas unaware of any distress signals from the Titanicuntil the morning, but by then the Carpathia had already picked up all the survivors. Many people believe that if the Californian had responded to theTitanic's pleas for help, many more lives could have been saved.
  7. Two Dogs Rescued
    With the order for women and children first into the lifeboats, plus the knowledge that there were not enough lifeboats for everyone on board the Titanic to be saved, it is a bit surprising that two dogs made it into the lifeboats. Of the nine dogs on board the Titanic, the two that were rescued were a Pomeranian and a Pekinese.
  8. The Fourth Funnel
    In what is now an iconic image, the side view of the Titanic clearly shows four cream and black funnels. While three of these released the steam from the boilers, the fourth was just for show. The designers thought the ship would look more impressive with four funnels rather than three.
  9. A Royal Mail Ship
    The R.M.S. Titanic was a Royal Mail Ship, a designation which meant the Titanic was officially responsible for delivering mail for the British postal service. On board the Titanicwas a Sea Post Office with five mail clerks (two British and three American). These mail clerks were responsible for the 3,423 sacks of mail (seven million individual pieces of mail) on board the Titanic. Interestingly, although no mail has yet been recovered from the wreck of the Titanic, if it were, the U.S. Postal Service would still try to deliver it (the USPS because most of the mail was being sent to the U.S.).
  10. Corpses Recovered
    On April 17, 1912, the day before survivors of the Titanic disaster reached New York, theMackay-Bennett was sent off from Halifax, Nova Scotia to search for bodies. On board theMackay-Bennett were embalming supplies, 40 embalmers, tons of ice, and 100 coffins. Although the Mackay-Bennett found 306 bodies, 116 of these were too badly damaged to take all the way back to shore. Attempts were made to identify each body found. Additional ships were also sent out to look for bodies. In all, 328 bodies were found, but 119 of these were badly damaged and thus were buried at sea.


Clifford and the Gang


Pooh Bear and Friends from the Hundred Acre Wood


Kindergarten Bins, for the first semester, or until after Christmas.  I don't let the Kindergarteners check out books until they have learned to alphabetize better.  They use themed bins and then move to alphabetized bins, by authors last name and can read them while at the library.  We practice lots of ABC's... til Christmas.


A closer look.  


Our rules.  



               Shelf sticks, with student numbers and teachers.  These are their "library cards" and are used to mark the shelf where they are looking at a book.  Just scan the stick when they are ready to check out a book and scan the book and you are done!

More to come!


Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Snoozing Pooch


Outside of a dog, a man's best friend is a book.
Inside a dog, it's too dark to read!
                                                 --Karl Marx



Saturday, August 25, 2012

Owl be....... Bulletin Board.... these owls crack me up!

Owl be ... <3 <3


USE WITH ANY BOOK ABOUT OWLS, LIKE "OWL MOON", "OWL BABIES", OR "Little Owls's Night", for a dynamite BB!

A Blustery Day





Fall is coming and that means a "blustery day" or an orange moon may be in the forecast.  Can't wait!

Friday, August 24, 2012

BOOKS FOR GIRLS (and guys) FICTION FRIDAY and SATURDAY SERIES: The Nancy Drew and Hardy boy Series


The Nancy Drew Mystery Stories was the long-running "main" Nancy Drew series, published between 1930 and 2003. Initially, titles were published by Grosset & Dunlap, but with #57 (1979) publication switched to Simon & Schuster. Some people consider these first 56 to be the original series and consider the Simon & Schuster series to be an entirely different series. The first 56 are considered to be the "classic" Nancy Drew books. In 2003, the series was discontinued, and a new, more contemporary series (Nancy Drew Girl Detective) was created in its place. I only put the first 100 books here!

I remember as a little girl absolutely loving these books.  I need to pick one up and read it now to see what I loved about them.  I think I may go do that right now!!!!

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The Secret of the Old Clock...
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3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 17,505 ratings — published 1930 — 23 editions book 1
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The Hidden Staircase (Nancy...
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 11,574 ratings — published 1930 — 24 editions book 2
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The Bungalow Mystery (Nancy...
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 6,778 ratings — published 1930 — 25 editions book 3
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The Mystery at Lilac Inn (N...
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3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 6,782 ratings — published 1930 — 18 editions book 4
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The Secret of Shadow Ranch ...
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 6,575 ratings — published 1931 — 19 editions book 5
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The Secret of Red Gate Farm...
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 4,572 ratings — published 1931 — 16 editions book 6
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The Clue in the Diary (Nanc...
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 4,934 ratings — published 1932 — 16 editions book 7
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Nancy's Mysterious Letter (...
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 4,108 ratings — published 1932 — 13 editions book 8
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The Sign of the Twisted Can...
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3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 5,218 ratings — published 1933 — 17 editions book 9
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Password to Larkspur Lane (...
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3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 4,633 ratings — published 1933 — 17 editions book 10
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The Clue of the Broken Lock...
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3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 5,138 ratings — published 1934 — 14 editions book 11
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The Message in the Hollow O...
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 4,275 ratings — published 1935 — 11 editions book 12
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The Mystery of the Ivory Ch...
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 3,266 ratings — published 1936 — 7 editions book 13
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The Whispering Statue (Nanc...
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 3,924 ratings — published 1986 — 12 editions book 14
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The Haunted Bridge (Nancy D...
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 3,589 ratings — published 1937 — 7 editions book 15
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The Clue of the Tapping Hee...
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3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 2,871 ratings — published 1939 — 10 editions book 16
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The Mystery of the Brass-Bo...
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 2,265 ratings — published 1940 — 8 editions book 17
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The Mystery at the Moss-Cov...
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 2,691 ratings — published 1941 — 11 editions book 18
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The Quest of the Missing Ma...
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 1,885 ratings — published 1942 — 11 editions book 19
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The Clue in the Jewel Box (...
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 2,159 ratings — published 1943 — 8 editions book 20
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The Secret in the Old Attic...
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3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 4,752 ratings — published 1944 — 9 editions book 21
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The Clue in the Crumbling W...
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 2,649 ratings — published 1945 — 13 editions book 22
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Mystery of the Tolling Bell...
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3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 2,378 ratings — published 1946 — 7 editions book 23
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The Clue in the Old Album (...
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 2,483 ratings — published 1947 — 10 editions book 24
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The Ghost of Blackwood Hall...
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 2,555 ratings — published 1948 — 10 editions book 25
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The Clue of the Leaning Chi...
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 2,887 ratings — published 1949 — 9 editions book 26
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The Secret of the Wooden La...
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 2,343 ratings — published 1950 — 8 editions book 27
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The Clue of the Black Keys ...
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 2,056 ratings — published 1951 — 9 editions book 28
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The Mystery at the Ski Jump...
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 2,110 ratings — published 1952 — 7 editions book 29
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The Clue of the Velvet Mask...
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 2,405 ratings — published 1953 — 10 editions book 30
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The Ringmaster's Secret (Na...
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 2,198 ratings — published 1953 — 9 editions book 31
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The Scarlet Slipper Mystery...
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 2,822 ratings — published 1954 — 7 editions book 32
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The Witch Tree Symbol (Nanc...
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 2,722 ratings — published 1956 — 9 editions book 33
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The Hidden Window Mystery (...
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3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 2,402 ratings — published 1957 — 10 editions book 34
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The Haunted Showboat (Nancy...
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 2,438 ratings — published 1957 — 8 editions book 35
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The Secret of the Golden Pa...
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 1,593 ratings — published 1959 — 6 editions book 36
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The Clue in the Old Stageco...
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 2,582 ratings — published 1959 — 10 editions book 37
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The Mystery of the Fire Dra...
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3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 1,839 ratings — published 1961 — 7 editions book 38
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The Clue of the Dancing Pup...
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 2,189 ratings — published 1962 — 9 editions book 39
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The Moonstone Castle Myster...
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3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 1,937 ratings — published 1962 — 8 editions book 40
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The Clue of the Whistling B...
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3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 1,905 ratings — published 1964 — 11 editions book 41
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The Phantom of Pine Hill (N...
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 1,614 ratings — published 1964 — 7 editions book 42
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The Mystery of the 99 Steps...
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3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 3,359 ratings — published 1965 — 6 editions book 43
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The Clue in the Crossword C...
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 1,868 ratings — published 1967 — 10 editions book 44
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The Spider Sapphire Mystery...
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 2,473 ratings — published 1967 — 9 editions book 45
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The Invisible Intruder (Nan...
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 1,800 ratings — published 1969 — 7 editions book 46
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The Mysterious Mannequin (N...
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 2,145 ratings — published 1970 — 5 editions book 47
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The Crooked Banister (Nancy...
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 1,958 ratings — published 1971 — 8 editions book 48
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The Secret of Mirror Bay (N...
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 1,308 ratings — 10 editions book 49
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The Double Jinx Mystery (Na...
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 1,542 ratings — published 1973 — 8 editions book 50
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Mystery of the Glowing Eye ...
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 1,576 ratings — published 1974 — 9 editions book 51
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The Secret of the Forgotten...
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 1,515 ratings — published 1975 — 8 editions book 52
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The Sky Phantom (Nancy Drew...
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3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 1,304 ratings — published 1975 — 6 editions book 53
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The Strange Message in the ...
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 1,504 ratings — published 1974 — 9 editions book 54
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Mystery of Crocodile Island...
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3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 1,654 ratings — published 1978 — 8 editions book 55
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The Thirteenth Pearl (Nancy...
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 1,770 ratings — published 1978 — 6 editions book 56
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The Triple Hoax (Nancy Drew...
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 965 ratings — published 1979 — 17 editions book 57
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The Flying Saucer Mystery (...
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3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 826 ratings — published 1983 — 16 editions book 58
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The Secret in the Old Lace ...
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 1,062 ratings — published 1980 — 13 editions book 59
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The Greek Symbol Mystery (N...
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 659 ratings — published 1981 — 14 editions book 60
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The Swami's Ring (Nancy Dre...
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 501 ratings — published 1981 — 10 editions book 61
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The Kachina Doll Mystery (N...
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 654 ratings — published 1981 — 17 editions book 62
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The Twin Dilemma (Nancy Dre...
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 683 ratings — published 1981 — 9 editions book 63
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Captive Witness (Nancy Drew...
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3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 600 ratings — published 1981 — 10 editions book 64
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Mystery of the Winged Lion ...
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3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 1982 — 9 editions book 65
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Race Against Time (Nancy Dr...
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3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2000 — 10 editions book 66
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