The Blue Ghost
by Marion Dane Bauer

Liz is staying with her grandmother in her old house in the woods of northern Minnesota when one night a noise awakens her. It is someone calling her name, calling for Elizabeth. Liz opens her eyes. There is a blue ghost in her room! What does the ghost want from her?
This exciting mystery by Newbery Honor writer Marion Dane Bauer is perfect for first chapter-book readers.

“With easy-to-follow twists and turns, Bauer spins a spooky time-travel story for the youngest readers that will keep them interested without giving them nightmares of their own. A welcome addition to the venerable Stepping Stones series.”—Kirkus Reviews

Buy this book

The Case of the Elevator Duck
Written by Polly Berrien Berends

Eleven-year-old Gilbert, self-styled private eye, takes on his toughest case when he finds a duck in the elevator of his housing project. In this easy-to-read mystery, "the solution is credible, the plot is fresh, the style casual and natural."--Bulletin, Center for Children's Books.

Winner 1973 - Library of Congress Children's Books of the Year

Buy this book

Ghost Horse
Written by George Edward Stanley
Illustrated by Ann Barrow

Emily Clark just moved. She doesn’t like her new house. She doesn’t like her new town. Then one night she wakes up to find a horse in her backyard—a ghost horse! Where did he come from? And why is he haunting Emily’s backyard? Only by solving the mystery can Emily set the ghost horse free.

Buy this book