Most Popular Books by Patricia Reilly Giff

DIVDawn Bosco uses math, logic, and her detective skills to return a red purse to its rightful owner/divDIV /divDIVWhen Dawn Bosco finds a red purse on the playground after school one day, she knows she’s also found a new mystery to solve. But after she puts up posters and makes an announcement on the loudspeaker, too many people are trying to claim the purse!/divDIV /divDIVThe only clues are a shopping list, some money, and some dust that looks like cookie crumbs. Dawn will have to figure out the riddle of the purse’s odd contents to find its rightful owner./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Patricia Reilly Giff including rare photos from the author’s personal collection./div

DIV Powder Puff the cat might be gone forever, unless Dawn can piece together the puzzle One hot summer day, Dawn Bosco’s cat, Powder Puff, jumps into an open car window. Before Dawn can catch up, the driver speeds off! Dawn is sad, but she knows she’s a great detective. It’s up to the Polka Dot Private Eye to track down the car, the driver, and Powder Puff. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Patricia Reilly Giff including rare photos from the author’s personal collection. /div

A broken fence and an animal on the loose take center stage in book three of the series by a two-time Newbery Honor winning author. Alex loves living on Zoo Lane, especially because he gets to visit his favorite animal in the world: the red panda. When he finds a hole in the zoo''s fence, it presents the perfect opportunity to sneak into the zoo before school to see his beloved furry creatures. What Alex doesn''t realize is that the broken fence will cause more problems than almost getting caught by the security guard. When an animal goes missing in the zoo, can he come clean about the fence? In this third book of the series, two-time Newbery Honor author Patricia Reilly Giff has crafted a lively mystery about conservation, animal care, friendship, and problem-solving. In touch with the programs and initiatives that today''s zoos are undertaking, Giff provides readers with a fresh look at the work of zoologists. Charming line artwork by Abby Carter appears throughout and keeps the story upbeat.

Ronald has many humorous mishaps until he gets a pair of eyeglasses. Includes a note for adults about children''s eye problems.

A day at the beach turns into another mystery for the Polka Dot Private Eye to solve! Dawn Bosco is excited about her trip to the beach. With her Polka Dot Private Eye box and her grandmother''s Marvelous Metal Finder, it''s going to be a great day! There are teenagers at the beach, too. One of them loses her almost-diamond necklace, and she says it''s been stolen. Can Dawn find the thief, or is the necklace gone forever? This ebook features an illustrated biography of Patricia Reilly Giff including rare photos from the author''s personal collection.

Assisted by her cat Max, sixth grader Minnie starts up her new detective agency by investigating a kidnapping and a thief who will steal anything, even a hot stove.

In this companion to the Newbery Honor-winning Lily''s Crossing, thirteen-year-old Genevieve risks everything to defy the Nazis and join the French Resistance. Winner of the Christopher Award! It''s not always thinking of being happy. Doing the right thing will make you happy. Despite the farm-work and her irritable grandmother Memé, Genevieve thinks she may have found a new home in Alsace, France, where she spent the summer of 1939. Without much to return to in New York, Gen is ready to see if this new life will make her happy. But then World War II erupts. The Nazis conquer France. Now everyone in Alsace must speak German, act German, and think German--or else. Even worse, a cold Nazi officer has commandeered a room in Memé''s farmhouse--and he can tell that Gen and her grandmother aren''t loyal to the Reich. But Gen won''t be cowed. And when her friend Rémy commits an act of sabotage, she hides him in the last place the Germans will look--in the attic, right above the Nazi''s head. For more thrilling historical fiction, don''t miss Island War, a survival story set in the remote Aleutian Islands, occupied by the Japanese during World War II, and A Slip of a Girl, a novel in verse about the Irish Land War of the late 19th century.

Emily Arrow is class monitor and reports Sherri Dent for leaving her seat without permission, then wonders what Sherri will do to get even.

Ms. Rooney tells the class they are to work together in groups to make inventions; but Linda Lorca, the bossy leader of Emily Arrow''s group, can''t get anyone to cooperate. Will the group learn to work together in time?

Stacy Arrow''s first day at school does not go well. Her sister gives her advice about being a friend.

Rosie volunteers to provide the prince and the props for her ballet class production of "Sleeping Beauty."

Stacy dislikes being partners with the new girl in school--after all; she does so many things so differently--until Stacy discovers that being different can be fun

When his class is selected to put on "The Darkest Dungeon," it is Ronald Morgan who saves the day--& the play

Richard "Bestia" piensa que marzo es el peor mes de todo el año. Si no consigue buenas notas, puede tener que repetir curso de nuevo.

When the kids in Ms. Rooney''s class return to school after Christmas, one of them suspects he has found a magic ruler that makes wishes come true.

Emily learns the meaning of friendship.