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Mama--looking for mittens, scrubbing the storm windows, and taking Craig ice skating--is really the first sign of winter.

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9780819306722 | Atheneum, October 1, 1973, cover price $6.50 | About this edition: As Mother unpacks woolens, Father hangs storm windows, and Jack Frost decorates the landscape, Craig knows that winter is on the way

Three children try to explain to their mother the chain of events that brought havoc to the household during her twenty minute absence.
By Mary Blount Christian and Don Madden (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780201010244 | Addison-Wesley, December 1, 1973, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Soap bubbles, burned cakes, cops, robbers, visiting and family pets make a chaotic, but happy day for the Maeberry children

Devin is determined to catch the old turtle that suns itself on the same rock everyday in the creek

Hardcover:

9780201010268 | Addison-Wesley, July 1, 1974, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: A little boy catches a big turtle but returns it to the pond when he discovers how unhappy the animal is in captivity.

When Jonathan is finally successful in smuggling a huge sheep dog into his apartment building, he learns why dogs are against the rules.
By Mary Blount Christian and Don Madden (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780201010282 | Addison-Wesley, March 1, 1975, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Resourceful and finally successful in smuggling big, shaggy Woodrow into his apartment building, Jonathan learns why no dogs are allowed

The Goosehill Gang suspect the new boy when their club dues disappear, but when they go to his house to confront him they see something sobering.

Paperback:

9780570036074 | Concordia Pub House, June 1, 1977, cover price $1.10 | About this edition: The Goosehill Gang suspect the new boy when their club dues disappear, but when they go to his house to confront him they see something sobering.

When a classmate appears overly tired and carries an empty lunchkit, Beth and the Goosehill Gang take her in hand.

Paperback:

9780570036098 | Concordia Pub House, June 1, 1977, cover price $1.10 | About this edition: When a classmate appears overly tired and carries an empty lunchkit, Beth and the Goosehill Gang take her in hand.

Inspired by a library book read on a dull summer day, Josh outfits himself as a secret agent and, with his walkie-talkies, tries to outwit a would-be bank robber

Library:

9780688518646 | Lothrop Lee & Shepard, August 1, 1978, cover price $10.88 | About this edition: A young boy combats summer doldrums by outfitting himself as a secret agent and cooperating with a suspicious character.

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The cumulative catastrophes of hard-luck Felix land him in court where a wise judge's decisions prove him a lucky man.

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9780027182705 | Atheneum, November 1, 1979, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A series of catastrophes lands poor, hapless Felix in court where a wise judge uncovers the truth behind the accusations leveled at Felix and proves that he is a lucky man after all

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When he sees the devil's hoofprints in the snow around his house, a selfish man quickly changes his ways.

Hardcover:

9780690039979 | Ty Crowell Co, February 1, 1980, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Barnabas's numerous acts of greed are followed by a remarkable transformation

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Describes the celebration of Christmas by a family living in the city and one living in the country.

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9780570034940 | Concordia Pub House, August 1, 1980, cover price $3.95 | About this edition: Describes the celebration of Christmas by a family living in the city and one living in the country.

When a bulldozer disappears from the Drake Road Construction Company, daring master detective Deke King and his bumbling associate, Snitch, attempt to solve the mystery

School and Library:

9780807581650 | Albert Whitman & Co, June 1, 1981, cover price $7.75 | About this edition: Ace crime-solvers Deke and Snitch track down a bulldozer that is missing from a local construction site.

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When their fathers are suspected of burning a building under construction, Brock and Gaby's relationship is strained, but, convinced of their fathers' innocence, they decide to solve the mystery together
By Mary Blount Christian and Davis Allen (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780807524442 | Albert Whitman & Co, February 1, 1982, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: When half-finished buildings keep burning around town, Brock and Gaby are shocked to find that their own fathers are prime suspects.

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Deke and Snitch, the Undercover Kids, track down a plant thief with the help of a tiny dog and some far-fetched disguises.
By Mary Blount Christian and Don Madden (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780807530405 | Albert Whitman & Co, May 1, 1982, cover price $7.75 | About this edition: Deke and Snitch, the Undercover Kids, attempt to track down a plant thief after he steals a plant from right under their noses

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When Jeff volunteers to drive a limousine for his sick brother, he is kidnapped and taken to a hideout located directly in the path of a hurricane.

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9780807553749 | Albert Whitman & Co, August 1, 1982, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Jeff Tyler finds himself in the midst of a kidnapping caper when he substitutes for his sick brother as a limousine driver

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Grandfathers help their grandchildren appreciate God's goodness.

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9780570040699 | Concordia Pub House, August 1, 1982, cover price $2.75 | About this edition: Grandfathers help their grandchildren appreciate God's goodness.

Children and their grandmothers work out ways to practice Jesus's work.

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9780570040682 | Concordia Pub House, September 1, 1982, cover price $2.75 | About this edition: Children and their grandmothers work out ways to practice Jesus's work.

Canine investigator Sebastian (Super Sleuth) dons a tweed jacket and fedora and goes undercover as a writer to help Detective John Quincy Jones recover a stolen manuscript at a crime-writers conference.

Hardcover:

9780027185713 | Atheneum, June 1, 1991, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Dog detective Sebastian helps his master protect a mystery patient at City Hospital at a time when an attempted coup has just occurred in a nation friendly to the United States

Paperback:

9780671632540 | Reprint edition (Minstrel Books, December 1, 1989), cover price $2.75 | About this edition: Mysterious attacks on Chummy the Wonder Dog lead canine detective Sebastian to go undercover as a stunt performer in the making of Chummy's new movie.
9780671632502 | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, January 1, 1989), cover price $2.50 | About this edition: While on a ski trip to the Frozen Dreams resort, Sebastian, dog detective, and his master John, run into a case of jewel theft.
9780671632526 | Minstrel Books, November 1, 1988, cover price $2.50 | About this edition: Dog detective Sebastian goes undercover as Santa Claus to unravel a mystery at a department store.
9780671632533 | Pocket Books, February 1, 1988, cover price $2.50 | About this edition: Dog detective Sebastian is on the trail of auto thieves and also tries to retrieve his stolen sirloin.
9780553153859 | Reprint edition (Bantam Books, April 1, 1986), cover price $2.25 | About this edition: Old English Sheepdog Sebastian uncovers a plot to steal dinosaur bones from the Bosworthington Museum
2 other edition(s) in this binding (see all)

School and Library:

9780027184358 | Simon & Schuster, April 1, 1992, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Clever canine cop Sebastian and his human John take on the finding of an art masterpiece stolen in the very presence of the chief of police
9780027182156 | Simon & Schuster, June 1, 1990, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Sebastian the dog and his detective master search for Big Foot and other suspects when a guest is attacked by something 'big and hairy' at the Sasquatch Inn
9780027182101 | Atheneum, April 1, 1986, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Dog detective Sebastian is on the trail of auto thieves and also tries to retrieve his stolen sirloin.
9780027184808 | Atheneum, March 1, 1985, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Dog detective Sebastian goes on an enforced vacation to a seemingly haunted dude ranch.
9780027182606 | Atheneum, November 1, 1982, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: A clever dog helps his owner solve a case involving a missing Gypsy necklace; an evil curse, and a kidnapped, larcenous cat.
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When Mike and Nita don't tell the truth about skipping their journalism class, their deception takes on a sinister life of its own.

School and Library:

9780807515181 | Albert Whitman & Co, December 1, 1982, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Pretending to be working on a drug expose to cover up their cutting journalism class, two students find themselves in serious trouble when their phony article is published

Going undercover at a local dog show, that superlative detective and Old English Sheep Dog, Sebastian, investigates a dog food scandal, while single-handedly capturing the show's Mr. Congeniality award

School and Library:

9780027184303 | Atheneum, April 1, 1983, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Going undercover at a local dog show, that superlative detective and Old English Sheep Dog, Sebastian, investigates a dog food scandal, while single-handedly capturing the show's Mr.

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While investigating a case of breaking and entering at the local museum, the canine detective uncovers a fraud involving dinosaur bones.

School and Library:

9780027184402 | Simon & Schuster, September 1, 1983, cover price $12.00 | About this edition: Old English Sheepdog Sebastian uncovers a plot to steal dinosaur bones from the Bosworthington Museum

Describes the history of computers, explains the workings of microcomputers, and discusses how microcomputers are manufactured

Library:

9780896862395 | Crestwood House, October 1, 1983, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Describes microcomputers, how they are made, and the many functions they can perform.

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While on a ski trip to the Frozen Dreams resort, Sebastian, dog detective, and his master John, run into a case of jewel theft.

School and Library:

9780027184501 | Atheneum, March 1, 1984, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: While on a ski trip to the Frozen Dreams resort, Sebastian, dog detective, and his master John, run into a case of jewel theft.

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The clever, klutzy, canine crimestopper's escapade involves an evildoer on the loose in Cheatum's department store at the height of the Christmas shopping season

School and Library:

9780027184600 | Atheneum, September 1, 1984, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Dog detective Sebastian goes undercover as Santa Claus to unravel a mystery at a department store.

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The Determined Detectives, ten-year-old Fenton P. Smith and his partner Gerald Grubbs, take on a bank robbery case in which they are the prime suspects, along with their arch-rival Mae Donna Dockstadter
By Mary Blount Christian and Ellen Eagle (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780816713110 | Reprint edition (Troll Communications Llc, November 1, 1988), cover price $2.50 | About this edition: Boy detectives Fenton and Gerald and their rival Mae Donna find their sleuthing talents severely tested when they tangle with a bank robber.

School and Library:

9780525442172 | Dutton Childrens Books, October 1, 1985, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Boy detectives Fenton and Gerald and their rival Mae Donna find their sleuthing talents severely tested when they tangle with a bank robber.

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Twelve-year-old Ginny Ruth feels stifled in her small, dying Texas town, despite her special relationship with physically impaired Mr. Billy

Hardcover:

9780027184907 | Atheneum, November 1, 1985, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Twelve-year old Ginny Ruth feels stifled in her small, dying Texas town, despite her special relationship with physically impaired Mr.

Paperback:

9780140322347 | Reprint edition (Viking Childrens Books, May 1, 1987), cover price $3.95 | About this edition: Twelve-year-old Ginny Ruth feels stifled in her small, dying Texas town, despite her special relationship with physically impaired Mr.

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