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   Detective camp

   Ron Roy

   A sun-drenched, puzzle-filled summer adventure where clever kids get to outsmart the grown-ups.

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   The Other Side of Dark

   Joan Lowery Nixon · 1987

   A tense, disorienting psychological thriller about waking up to a stolen adolescence and a killer waiting in the shadows.

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   Seventeen and in Between

   Barthe DeClements · 1984

   An earnest, nostalgic journey through the messy intersection of lingering childhood insecurities and the complicated dawn of young adulthood.

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   Christina's Ghost

   Betty Ren Wright · 1987

   A delightfully eerie, classic haunted house tale that balances spine-tingling chills with unexpected emotional warmth.

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   What Happened at Midnight

   Franklin W. Dixon

   A nostalgic, fast-paced romp through shadowy mysteries and cliffhanger escapes, fueled by brotherly teamwork and classic sleuthing.

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   Party line

   A. Bates

   A casual teenage social experiment spirals into a tense, high-stakes mystery where unseen voices hide real-world dangers.

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   Slumber Party

   Christopher Pike

   A claustrophobic, snowbound descent into paranoia where childhood secrets refuse to stay buried.

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   Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You

   Barthe DeClements · 1991

   An empathetic, grounded look at the heavy armor kids wear to hide their deepest insecurities.

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   Wake

   Lisa McMann

   A gritty, fast-paced plunge into the terrifying intimacy of other people's darkest subconscious minds.

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    The Midnight Mystery

    Gertrude Chandler Warner · 2003

    A cozy, clock-ticking puzzle solved by a fiercely loyal team of siblings in the dead of night.

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    Stolen children

    Peg Kehret

    A ticking-clock thriller that trades on quick wits and the fierce, protective instinct of a young protagonist backed into a corner.

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    Babysitter's Nightmare

    Kate Daniel · 1992

    A pulse-pounding descent into suburban paranoia where every ringing phone and creaking floorboard signals impending doom.

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