Blanche Sims

Dawn Bosco turns sleuth to find the individual responsible for sending her a threatening note just before she plays the lead in the class play.

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

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Dawn is happy to be at summer camp, until her shell mirror and favorite pin disappear. She's forgotten her detective kit, but she decides to investigate anyway. She receives a surprising offer of help, and discovers a new friend.

A young girl brings her pets to the library--with predictably disastrous results.

Each student in Ms. Rooney's room celebrates the December holidays by being a secret pal to a classmate.

It's the first day back to school after winter vacation, and Richard Best is off to a bad start. Who ever heard of a January without any snow? And as usual, he has already forgotten something—the ruler Ms. Rooney had told him to bring for dinosaur day. Luckily Richard finds a ruler in his desk—with a dinosaur's initials—and he's sure the ruler is special. And then he finds out it has magic powers.
All his wishes begin to come true: Snow stars...

The children in Ms. Rooney's room are supposed to be writing about real people, but writing is Beast's worst subject.

Jill's friends know that she has strong arms and hands and so when she is learning to play soccer, they help her to find a position in which she can excel.

Shy Sara panics when her fourth-grade teacher announces that her class is to perform a play before the entire school, but eventually learns that stage fright can sometimes be healthy.