Dori Hillestad Butler

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The Truth about Truman School

Dori Hillestad Butler

When Zebby and Amr create the website thetruthabouttruman.com, they want it to be honest. They want it to be about the real Truman Middle School, to say things that the school newspaper would never say, and to give everyone a chance t...

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Published: Mar 2009

Dear Beast

Dori Hillestad Butler

A jealous cat really,really,REALLYwants to drive away his young owner's new dog in this playful illustrated chapter book from a two-time Geisel Honor winner. Simon has taken care of his owner, Andy, for many years. He's a good cat....

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Published: Jan 2021

Dear Beast: Simon Sleeps Over

Dori Hillestad Butler

A stuck-up cat and a good-natured dog are pen pals from a distance, until a disastrous sleepover brings them together in this playful illustrated chapter book told in letters. Andy has two pets and two houses: a cat, Simon, at ...

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Published: Feb 2022

Dear Beast: The Pet Parade

Dori Hillestad Butler

A snobby cat and a good-natured dog fight over the chance to dress up with their owner in this playful illustrated chapter book series told in letters. It's time for the annual city pet parade! Only one pet can win first place . ....

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Published: Sep 2021

King & Kayla and the Case of Found Fr...

Dori Hillestad Butler

A lovable dog helps his human girl solve a mystery.King, Kayla, and Grandma find a dog who has lost his human family. What does Kayla know?―This dog doesn't have a collar or any tags. He can sit, lie down, and shake hands. No one ar...

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Published: Mar 2019

King & Kayla and the Case of the Cat ...

Dori Hillestad Butler

In this latest book in the Geisel Honor award-winning series, our intrepid human-and-dog detective duo have another mystery to solve: how did Raj’s cat escape from a locked house? King and Kayla have a new case and a new ...

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Published: Jan 2023

King & Kayla and the Case of the Down...

Dori Hillestad Butler

Jillian thinks there’s a ghost in her basement. King and Kayla know that ghosts aren’t real, but what is making that dark shape and that scary noise? King and Kayla are going to a sleepover at Thor and Jillian’s h...

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Published: Jan 2024

King & Kayla and the Case of the Gold...

Dori Hillestad Butler

Geisel Honor Award-winning team Dori Hillestad Butler and Nancy Meyers return with another mystery starring lovable golden retriever King and his human girl, Kayla. Just right for newly independent readers. King, Kayla, Mason, and As...

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Published: Feb 2021

King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost...

Dori Hillestad Butler

Kayla needs to return her library books, but she can’t find one of them. Can King and Jillian help solve the crime? From the Geisel Honor-winning early reader series. Kayla needs to return her library books so that she can chec...

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Published: Feb 2022

King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost...

Dori Hillestad Butler

A lovable dog helps his human girl solve a mystery.Kayla lost a tooth, but now it's missing! What does Kayla know? ―Her tooth is not inside the tooth fairy pillow. It's not inside her backpack. It's not inside the car. What does Kin...

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Published: Sep 2018

King & Kayla and the Case of the Miss...

Dori Hillestad Butler

A lovable dog helps his human girl solve a mystery.Kayla made peanut butter treats for Jillian's new puppy Thor. But now the treats are missing. What does Kayla know? ―There are three treats missing. King was in the kitchen. King's ...

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Published: Mar 2018

King & Kayla and the Case of the Secr...

Dori Hillestad Butler

A lovable dog helps his human girl solve a mystery.Kayla and Mason both got mysterious letters, written in code. What does Kayla know? ―The same person left both letters. It's someone she and Mason both know. The two letters are the...

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Published: Mar 2018

King & Kayla and the Case of the Unha...

Dori Hillestad Butler

A lovable dog helps his human girl solve a mystery.Thor has been accused of wrecking Mr. Gary's yard―knocking over trash cans, eating the vegetables out of the garden, and pooping. But King and Kayla, with the help of some other nei...

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Published: Mar 2020

Summer Island #3 (The Treasure Troop)...

Dori Hillestad Butler

From Edgar Award Winner Dori Hillestad Butler comes a new chapter book mystery series, The Treasure Troop! Join Marly, Sai, and Isla, three code-cracking kids on the hunt for an old neighbor's hidden treasure. In the third book of ...

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Published: May 2021

The Buddy Files Boxed Set #1-3

Dori Hillestad Butler

It’s three times the mystery and three times the fun in one boxed set! Join Buddy, a newly adopted dog, as he solves mysteries in his first three adventures of the award-winning Buddy Files chapter book series. This boxed set includ...

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Published: Oct 2016

The Buddy Files: The Case of the Libr...

Dori Hillestad Butler

"My Name is Buddy. I am a dog. I am also a detective." Buddy is in the school library and kids are taking turns reading with him. While Buddy listens to a ghost story, he hears rustling in the shelves behind him. He turns to...

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Published: Jan 2012

The Buddy Files: The Case of the Lost...

Dori Hillestad Butler

"My name is King. I am a dog. I am also a detective."King has a very big mystery to solve. His family is missing, and he's been put in the P-O-U-N-D. Why doesn't his beloved human (Kayla) come to get him? When King is a...

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Published: Sep 2010

The Buddy Files: The Case of the Miss...

Dori Hillestad Butler

Buddy has settled with his adopted family, but he's never given up on finding his beloved human, Kayla, and his first family. One night he sees men taking things out of Kayla's old house and loading them into a van. What's up? Thou...

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Published: Sep 2010

The Buddy Files: The Case of the Mixe...

Dori Hillestad Butler

Buddy was adopted from the P-O-U-N-D and he likes his new family, but he's still searching for Kayla-his first family. What has happened to them? He hopes to solve that mystery soon, but right now he's got another urgent case-two do...

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Published: Sep 2010

The Case of the School Ghost (Buddy F...

Dori Hillestad Butler

There have always been rumors of a ghost at Four Lakes Elementary. On the night of the fourth grade sleepover, Mr. Poe, the custodian, tells the story of Agatha, the girl who haunts the school. Then secret notes, unusual banging, and ...

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Published: Mar 2013

The Five O'Clock Ghost #4

Dori Hillestad Butler

Kaz and Claire are back for a timely mystery in this adorable series by Edgar Award winner Dori Hillestad Butler! Kaz and Claire are called in for another ghostly mystery, and this ghost is always right on time. When Claire's friend ...

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Published: Mar 2015

The Ghost at the Fire Station #6

Dori Hillestad Butler

With a lot of searching and a lot of luck, Kaz has found his dog Cosmo, his little brother Little John, his grandmom, and his grandpops. But what about his parents? Or his big brother Finn? Will he ever see them again? Kaz wants to ke...

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Published: Nov 2015

The Ghost Backstage #3

Dori Hillestad Butler

Kaz and Claire's new detective agency is a success! Their latest case, though, is proving to be the hardest yet. When Claire's classmate says he saw a ghost backstage while rehearsing the school play, Kaz goes to school with Claire ...

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Published: Nov 2014

The Ghost in the Attic #2

Dori Hillestad Butler

A brand-new young chapter book series from Edgar Award winner Dori Hillestad Butler! After successfully solving the mystery of the ghost in the library, Kaz and Claire land the first case for their detective agency-a haunted attic in...

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Published: Aug 2014

The Ghost in the Tree House #7

Dori Hillestad Butler

Here is Edgar Award Winner Dori Hillestad Butler's seventh title in her not-too-scary chapter book mystery series, The Haunted Library. Perfect for reluctant readers in the mood for a great mystery!A group of girls in Claire's town ha...

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Published: Mar 2016

The Ghosts at the Movie Theater #9

Dori Hillestad Butler

Edgar Award Winner Dori Hillestad Butler gives us the ninth title in her not-too-scary chapter book mystery series, The Haunted Library.Kaz are Claire are on the case again—this time, they're looking for Kaz's long-lost uncle! Their...

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Published: Feb 2017

The Haunted Library #1

Dori Hillestad Butler

A brand-new young chapter book series from Edgar Award winner Dori Hillestad Butler!  When ghost boy Kaz's haunt is torn down and he is separated from his ghost family, he meets a real girl named Claire, who lives above the town li...

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Published: Aug 2014

The Hide-And-Seek Ghost #8

Dori Hillestad Butler

Here is the eighth—and final—title in Edgar Award Winner Dori Hillestad Butler's not-too-scary chapter book mystery series, The Haunted Library.Kaz are Claire are called on for another case! A family thinks their house is haunte...

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Published: Aug 2016

The Secret Room #5

Dori Hillestad Butler

Now that Kaz can finally pass through walls without feeling all "skizzy," he can go explore Beckett's secret room at the back of the library. What he finds there is a mystery he never expected!

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Published: Aug 2015

The Underground Ghosts: A Super Speci...

Dori Hillestad Butler

Edgar Award Winner Dori Hillestad Butler gives us the tenth—and final!—title in her not-too-scary chapter book mystery series, The Haunted Library, in the form of a super special!It's almost Halloween, and Kaz and Claire are off t...

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Published: Aug 2017
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