Intermediate Readers.

A to Z Mysteries: The Haunted Hotel

Ron Roy. Ill. John Steven Gurney.

 
   Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose have to spend a night in the Shangri-La Hotel to 
   figure out who is haunting it. Can they discover the culprits before the 
   owners have to sell their hotel? (Team 1) 

Random House. 87 pp. Pb., ISBN 0-679-89079-3. US$3.99. CAN$5.50.

Derek Jeter: Surefire Shortstop

Bob Schnakenberg. Ill. with photographs.

 
   Biography of this outstanding baseball player who as a young boy in his 
   hometown of Kalamazoo, Michigan told everyone that he would one clay play 
   for the New York Yankees. (Team 3) 

Lerner. 64 pp. ISBN 0-8225-3671-4 (library). US$21.27. Pb., First Avenue Editions, an imprint of Lerner Publications. ISBN 0-8225-9838-8. US$5.95.

Dive! My Adventures in the Deep Frontier

Sylia A. Earle. Ill. with photographs.

 
   A first-person account of underwater excursions with whales, dolphins, 
   seahorses, and other sea creatures combined with beautiful underwater 
   photographs of the author and animal. Explains about the work of an 
   aquanaut and about deep-sea submersible diving vehicles. (Team 3) 

National Geographic Society. 64 pp. ISBN 0-7922,7144-0 (trade). US$ 18.95.

882 1/2 Amazing Answers to Your Questions About the Titanic

Hugh Brewster and Laurie Coulter. Ill. with photographs.

 
   Everything student historians want to know about Titanic is here. Was the 
   curse of an Egyptian mummy on board? Did the Heart of the Ocean really 
   exist? The book is resplendent with photos, diagrams, and paintings. (Team 
   2) 

Scholastic. 96 pp. Pb., ISBN 0-439-04296-8. $US9.99. CANS12.99.

Exploring the Deep, Dark Sea

Gail Gibbons. Ill. by the author.

 
   From the sunlight zone ([is less than] 450ft.) to the abyss (13,000 to 
   20,000 ft.), a submersible travels the oceans with a lively mixed-gender, 
   multiracial crew who collect samples from each level. It is interesting to 
   see what lives beneath the waves. (Team 2) 

Little, Brown. 32 pp. ISBN 0-316-30945-1 (trade). US$14.95. CAN$19.95.

Fabulous Monsters

Marcia Williams. Ill. by the author.

 
   Words and pictures tell the stories of deadly monsters from the oral 
   traditions of five cultures. The comic book format is packed with action 
   and humorous comments by the characters. (Team 1) 

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