The DZB Chronicles

It’s the First of April! Mr. Paskey, owner of the Book Nook, plays an April Fools’ Day prank on Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose. They hatch a plan to get back at him, but then the bookstore is robbed-no joke! Can the Kids track down the crook? Or will this April Fools’ be an April fail?

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Time for a slumber party...with a dinosaur! It’s sleepover night at the children’s museum. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose can’t wait to see the museum’s colossal fossil - a giant Spinosaurus Skeleton - and tour the exhibits ling past closing-time. But later, they wake to a terrible crash! Is the dinosaur fossil damaged? Or is there another big problem at the museum?

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Eight-year-old Nancy Drew had her first case to crack! Can you help? Nancy and her two best friends, George and Bess, are so excited! They have been invited to Deirdre’s sleepover party! There will be pizza, cake, and even a pajama fashion show. But the most exciting thing is that the party has a City Girls doll theme. All of the guests are bringing their dolls with them! But then Deirdre’s City Girls doll - Hollywood Heather - goes missing. Is her sleepover ruined? Or is there a detective in the room who can make sense of this mystery?

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They’re short. They’re yellow. They’re fuzzy. They’re hungry. Summers over, and whole the weather may be cooling down, the crime-solving business is still hot! After solving an early morning case, the Chicken Squad settles in for a relaxing day of knitting when they start to feel a bit peckish. But their grumbling tummies lead them to a most terrible discovery: Barbara - the Chicken Squad’s caretaker, the one who FEEDS THEM - is missing! And when reports of a headless bear roaming the neighborhood start rolling in, the Chicken Squad knows they must go find their beloved Barbara, pronto. Will the Chicken Squad be able to save her and get some breakfast? Or will this case be too much to bear?

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There’s a big, SHADOWY mystery lurking about on what was supposed to be a nice chicken family vacation to a farm. Sugar is certain that she is being watched, and when Poppy’s beloved show goes missing, Sugar is sure that this shadow is the culprit. But how does the Chicken Squad tackle a shadow? And do it without ruining the family reunion...which includes meeting eighty-five cousins whose names all begin with the letter B?

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Meet the shortest, yellowest, fuzziest detectives in town: The Chicken Squad. Dirt, Sweetie, Poppy, and Sugar might be chicks, but they sure aren’t chicken. They’re the Chicken Squad, and it’s up to them to figure out what Tail, the not-so-brave squirrel, is so afraid of. When he describes it as BIG and SCARY, that doesn’t give much insight as to what is lurking beyond the coop. Can our feckless, fluffy heroes defeat something that could very well be - gulp - from out of this world?

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June is for Jam... it’s almost Father’s Day, and Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy want to make strawberry jam for their dads. Unfortunately, it’s not as simple as it first seems. Some sneaky creature is taking bites of their strawberries. Polly the pony, Pal the dog, and Josh the older brother are all suspects. If the kids can’t protect the strawberry patch from the mystery chomper, they might be in a real jam!

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The Grand Canyon and a Grand Mystery! On a balloon ride over the Grand Canyon, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose spot Parker Stone, their favorite actor. They can’t wait to get his autograph, but before they have the chance, Parker is kidnapped! Only a few clues - and Parker’s pet parrot - are left behind. Cam the kids crack the case, or will this adventure by Parker’s last?

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Frank and Joe are brothers, but that won’t stop them from competing against each other at the Fun World arcade’s video game tournament. The boys make a bet: Whoever wins the competition gets to move into the cool new room their dad just built. But suddenly, money goes missing. The owner of Fun World shits down the tournament until the stolen cash is returned! Can’t be boys figure out who took it? Or will their chances of victory - and a brand-new room! - be crushed by a thief?

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It’s Valentine’s Day in Green Lawn! But Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose just aren’t feeling the love this year. Valentine’s Day was so much more fun when they were little. Then they each start getting messages and clues from a secret admirer! Can the kids figure out who wants to be their valentine?

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