Clean Reads for Tweens

Young Adult and Middle Grade novels that are clean reads for tweens - older elementary to young high school. 'Clean' as in no reference to sex and limited violence however there may be some action. Use your best judgment.
 

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301. Sammy Keyes and the Dead Giveaway

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 0010
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The tenth mystery in the popular Sammy Keyes series offers more spirit and adventure than ever! Sammy accidentally makes a deadly mistake, but all clues point to her nemesis Heather, and she gets blamed. As Sammy struggles with her conscience she gets distracted helping an ailing senior citizen in her fight against urban renewal.

302. Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood mummy

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 6.
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A Hollywood actress, who had been competing with Sammy's mother for an important role, is murdered, but thirteen-year-old Sammy and her friend Marissa are on the case.

303. Sammy Keyes and the killer cruise

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 17.
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East Regional - Childrens Fiction
J VANDRAANEN
Fuquay-Varina Community - Childrens Fiction
J VANDRAANEN
Holly Springs Community - Childrens Fiction
J VANDRAANEN
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"Teen sleuth Sammy Keyes solves a classic locked-room mystery aboard a cruise ship"--Provided by publisher.

304. Sammy Keyes and the kiss goodbye

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 18.
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5 stars
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Middlecreek Community - Childrens Fiction
J VANDRAANEN
Northeast Regional - Childrens Fiction
J VANDRAANEN
Oberlin Regional - Childrens Fiction
J VANDRAANEN
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"Sammy Keyes has spent the last few years solving other people's mysteries; now her friends (and some foes) come together to unmask the fiend who has put Sammy in a coma"--

305. Sammy Keyes and the night of skulls

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 14.
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Childrens Fiction
J VANDRAAN
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Junior high detective Sammy Keyes and her friends take a detour through a graveyard on Halloween night and find themselves in the middle of a mystery involving missing people, human skulls, and a ghoulish embalmer, while school presents its own set of tricks and treats.

306. Sammy Keyes and the Psycho Kitty Queen

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 9.
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5 stars
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All of the beloved characters are back in this ninth mystery starring Sammy Keyes. This time the 13-year-old sleuth is up against a cat burglar - literally! Cats are disappearing and Sammy is finding some of them in neighborhood garbage cans - dead! Just as Sammy discovers that her archenemy Heather is her "star" sister and shares her birthday, Sammy's mother arrives to inform her that she isn't really turning 14 - so it-'ís another year of unlucky

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307. Sammy Keyes and the Runaway Elf

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 0004
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"Sammy Keyes tries to help out a friend and ends up in a mystery that must be solved or she could lose her home...Sands gives all the characters their own voices, and makes it seem like 13-year-old Sammy is telling the story. A good choice for libraries looking for mysteries for middle school..." - School Library Journal

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308. Sammy Keyes and the search for Snake Eyes

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 7.
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When thirteen-year-old Sammy finds herself with an abandoned baby on her hands, she sets out to find the young mother, who may belong to a gang, and accidentally jeopardizes her position on the softball team.

309. Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 3.
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"Sammy is serving detention at St. Mary's church where she finds herself a suspect when Father Mayhew's gold cross is stolen from the safe...Sands' voice personifies the Sammy Keyes character, with all its adolescent love, anger, and humor...Mystery fans will enjoy..." - School Library Journal

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310. Sammy Keyes and the skeleton man

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 2.
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On Halloween night, seventh grader Sammy stumbles onto a mystery involving a twenty-year-old family feud and some heirlooms stolen by a man in a skeleton costume.

311. Sammy Keyes and the wedding crasher

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 13.
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Cary Regional - Childrens Fiction has 2
J VANDRAANEN
East Regional - Childrens Fiction has 2
J VANDRAANEN
Eva H. Perry Regional - Childrens Fiction has 2
J VANDRAANEN
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When her history teacher begins receiving death threats and her own name is near the top of the suspect list, eighth-grader Sammy is determined to find the real perpetrator, but she is distracted by her mother's relationship problems, her almost-boyfriend inexplicably avoiding her, and her duties as a reluctant bridesmaid.

312. Saving Shiloh

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Author:
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
Series:
Shiloh quartet volume 3.
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4.3 stars
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Sixth-grader Marty and his family try to help their rough neighbor, Judd Travers, change his mean ways, even though their West Virginia community continues to expect the worst of him.

313. Savvy

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Author:
Law, Ingrid, 1970-
Series:
Savvy (Ingrid Law) volume 1.
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4.5 stars
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Childrens Fiction
J LAW
Holly Springs Community - Childrens Fiction has 2
J LAW
Morrisville Community - Childrens Fiction
J LAW
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Recounts the adventures of Mibs Beaumont, whose thirteenth birthday has revealed her "savvy"--a magical power unique to each member of her family--just as her father is injured in a terrible accident.

314. Scarlet

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Author:
Meyer, Marissa
Series:
Lunar chronicles volume 2
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4.7 stars
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Scarlet Benoit and Wolf, a street fighter who may have information about her missing grandmother, join forces with Cinder as they try to stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana in this story inspired by Little Red Riding Hood.

315. Scat

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Author:
Hiaasen, Carl
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4.1 stars
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Nick and his friend Marta decide to investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes missing.

316. The Scorch trials

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Author:
Dashner, James, 1972-
Series:
Maze runner trilogy volume 2.
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4.2 stars
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After surviving horrific conditions in the Maze, Thomas is entrapped, along with nineteen other boys, in a scientific experiment designed to observe their responses and gather data believed to be essential for the survival of the human race.

317. Scorpia

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Author:
Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-
Series:
Alex Rider (Graphic novels)
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4.5 stars
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Cary Regional - Young Adult
YA HOROWITZ
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After being told that his father was an assassin for a criminal organization, fourteen-year-old Alex goes to Italy to find out more and becomes involved in a plan to kill thousands of English schoolchildren.

318. Scorpia rising

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Author:
Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-
Series:
Alex Rider adventures volume 9.
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4.9 stars
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Holly Springs Community - Young Adult
YA HOROWITZ
Morrisville Community - Young Adult
YA HOROWITZ
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YA HOROWITZ
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When the world's deadliest terrorist organization, Scorpia, stirs up trouble in the Middle East, it is up to fourteen-year-old MI6 agent Alex Rider to thwart their plans.

319. The Scorpio Races

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Author:
Stiefvater, Maggie, 1981-
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4.7 stars
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Nineteen-year-old returning champion Sean Kendrick competes against Puck Connolly, the first girl ever to ride in the annual Scorpio Races, both trying to keep hold of their dangerous water horses long enough to make it to the finish line.

320. Scumble

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Author:
Law, Ingrid, 1970-
Series:
Savvy (Ingrid Law) volume 2.
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5 stars
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Mibs's cousin Ledge is disappointed to discover that his "savvy"--the magical power unique to each member of their family--is to make things fall apart, which endangers his uncle Autry's ranch and reveals the family secret to future reporter Sarah.