Meaning "pocket monster" in Japanese, there are about 150 of these Nintendo Game Boy creatures
Pokemon
WY
Wyoming
Broccoflower is a cross between a cauliflower & this veggie
Broccoli
"Hits & Misses" is a super mystery pairing up the Hardy Boys & this girl
Nancy Drew
A lack of food; Ireland had a potato one in the 1840s
Famine
In "The Vacation Mystery", Mattel has this dollface detective team up with Ken & Becky
Barbie
NV
Iceberg & Romaine are 2 of the most common varieties of this salad vegetable
Lettuce
This author's name is on almost all the "Fear Street" books
On May 3, 1999 these most violent of windstorms cut a deadly path thru Oklahoma
Tornados/Twisters
Gex is a gecko, Croc is a crocodile & Spyro is one of these
Dragon
CO
The pickle on your hamburger was made from this veggie (which is actually a fruit)
Cucumber
In a series of books by Ann M. Martin, it's the title group organized by Krist
The baby-sitters club
Possible disaster that a sign would cover for
Avalanche
Nintendo's "Ocarina of Time" continues "The Legend of" this
Zelda
AR
Arkansas
If you're forced to eat spinach, it's the part of the plant you'll eat
Leaf
This cat from "Sabrina" has his own series of "Tails"
Salem
From the Greek for "among the people", it's an outbreak of one disease over a large area of the world
Epidemic
Paddles ready? Hasbro has updated this Atari title, the grandfather of video games
Pong
MI
Michigan
Brussels sprouts are related to this main ingredient of cole slaw
He's "America's Sherlock Holmes in Sneakers"
Encyclopedia Brown
It's a long period without rain that causes a lot of crop damage
Drought