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When the Discover Cryptids crew arrives in Arkansas to investigate the Ozark Howler, possibly an escaped exotic big cat, they find themselves in direct competition with a rival television crew for the program Bump in the Night--but when they are examining signs of the monster Gabe falls into the river and is swept away.
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Ana thinks that her new elementary school is very strange, and when she and her new friend Bryce discover a secret passage they know that something suspicious is going on, but it is up to the reader to decide whether the school is a secret training ground, an illegal experiment, or something else.
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Adventures in extreme reading volume 4
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It turns out Storm never had Uncle Dan at all! He is now safe at home and the virtual reality system is secure against all hacking. Uncle Dan has finished his prototype and arranged for a buyer. The buyer, a young woman, says she wants to try the suit first and she needs a guide. So Carter agrees to enter Great Expectations with her. What the family doesn't know is the young woman is actually Storm and she's got one last trick up her sleeve -- revenge!
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Adventures in extreme reading volume 2
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Carter Lewis is having trouble making it through The legend of Sleepy Hollow, so his cousin Isabelle, suggests that he use his uncle's virtual reality machine to enter into the book as a character--and meet the Headless Horseman up-close and personal.
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Adventures in extreme reading volume 1
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Carter Lewis's Uncle Dan has invented a suit that creates a virtual reality world so that the person experiences and interacts with a book as if he were actually there--but when Carter and his cousin Isabelle put on the suits they discover that a hacker is playing games with them.
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Adventures in extreme reading volume 6
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Until now Uncle Dan has only used classic books in his program, so being commissioned to turn a new manuscript into a virtual reality world sounds exciting--but while they are testing the program, Isabelle realizes that the book is plagiarized from The purloined letter, and it is up to Carter to teach the author a lesson.
14) As it lies!
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Ghost Detectors volume 22
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Dandy's father-son miniature golf tournament is postponed due to technical difficulties. But Malcolm knows they're ghost related. With Grandma Eunice in tow, the boys sneak into the golf course. Shortly after arriving, Grandma Eunice goes missing. Can the boys find her, and will they be able to zap the ghost ... with a can of Squish Cheez? Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.
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Adventures in extreme reading volume 5
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Uncle Dan Hunter is taking his virtual reality program public, and thirteen-year old Carter and his cousin Isabelle are helping him demonstrate the suits at a children's bookstore--but when a blackout fuses Wind in the willows with Peter Pan, Carter has battle pirates and weasels to rescue the two children trapped in the suits.
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Adventures in extreme reading volume 3
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Their Uncle Dan is still missing and Carter and Isabelle are starting to worry, especially after they receive a threatening call from the computer hacker--and he challenges them to match wits with him in Treasure Island.
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Monster hunters volume set 3
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Gabe Brown's brother Ben has his own show on the Internet called Discover Cryptids. Gabe and his friends Tyler and Sean help Ben hunt down these monsters and make sure the show goes on! For this episode, the Monster Hunters travel to Ohio to investigate the Loveland Frog. Ben's friend George is making a film about the creature. George's three sisters are wearing frogman suits in the film. But why are there four frogmen in one scene? Aligned to Common...
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On an adventure to Texas, the Monster Hunters learn that most Chupacabra sightings are thought to be coyotes with mange. Research shows them the damage these parasites can do to a coyote's coat. But is that the answer? When the team heads out one night to see for themselves, they get a surprise they never expected! Calico Chapter Books is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
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A search for Bigfoot takes the Monster Hunters to Florida, where they learn the importance of swamps and the creatures in them. Only to discover that not everyone has the same respect for nature – especially natural predators. When the team runs into a Florida panther, a Skunk Ape makes a surprise appearance. Or does it? Calico Chapter Books is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.