Adler, David. Cam Jansen and the Secret Service Mystery. * (First Chapter Books Ad)
Cam and her friend Danny help solve the mystery of a stolen pearl necklace when the governor comes to visit their school for the dedication of the new library.
Howe, James. It Came from Beneath.* (First Chapter Books Ho)
In this early chapter book spin-off from the Bunnicula series, Harold the dog gives willing advice to a young dachshund named Howie. In this spine-tingling thriller, Howie saves the world from a science experiment gone awry.
Keane, David. The Haunted Toolshed.* (First Chapter Ke)
. A super-sleuth fourth grader solves the case of a neighbor's haunted toolshed. First in the Joe Sherlock series.
Labatt, Mary. Spying on Dracula.* (First Chapter Books La)
A mystery-loving sheepdog named Sam tries to convince her next door neighbor that Dracula's living in town.
Landon, Lucinda. Meg Mackintosh and the Mystery in the Locked Library.* (First Chapter Books La)
Meg investigates the theft of a rare book from a locked library. The reader is challenged to solve the mystery before Meg, using clues in both text and illustrations.
Napoli, Donna Jo. Sly the Sleuth and the Pet Mysteries.* (First Chapter Books Na)
Sly the Sleuth, also known as Sylvia, solves three mysteries for her friends and neighbors, all involving pets, through her detective agency, Sleuth for Hire.
Preller, James. The Case of the Groaning Ghost. * (First Chapter Books Pr)
Jigsaw Jones investigates when his arch-nemesis, Bobby Solofsky, sets up his own ghost-busting business, thus stealing cases from Jigsaw and Mila's mystery-solving business. (Part of the Jigsaw Jones series.)
Roy, Ron. The Absent Author.* (First Chapter Books Ro)
Dink Duncan and his two friends investigate the apparent kidnapping of famous mystery author Wallis Wallace. .
Avi. Windcatcher. (J Av)
While learning to sail during a visit to his grandmother's at the Connecticut shore, eleven-year-old Tony becomes curious about the rumors of sunken treasure.
Balliett, Blue. Chasing Vermeer.* (J Ba)
When seemingly unrelated and strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.
Berlin, Eric. The Puzzling World of Winston Breen.* (J Be)
Puzzle-crazy, twelve-year-old Winston and his ten-year-old sister Katie find themselves involved in a dangerous mystery involving a hidden ring. Puzzles for the reader to solve are included throughout the text.
Broach, Elise. Shakespeare's Secret. (J Br)
Named after a character in a Shakespeare play, misfit sixth-grader Hero becomes interested in exploring this unusual connection.
Cheaney, J.B. The Playmaker. (J Ch)
While working as an apprentice in a London theater company in 1597, fourteen-year-old Richard uncovers a mystery involving the disappearance of his father and a traitorous plot to overthrow Queen Elizabeth.
Colfer, Eoin. Half Moon Investigations. (J Colfer)
When Fletcher Moon, the youngest detective in the world, is framed for a crime he did not commit, he must team up with the unlikeliest of allies, run from the authorities, and solve the case within twelve hours to clear his name.
Dixon, Franklin. The Tower Treasure. (Classics Di)
Meet the world famous Hardy Boys in this first installment of the classic mystery series. In this mystery the Hardy boys make an astonishing discovery after a dying criminal confesses that his loot has been stashed "in the tower."
Dowd, Siohban. The London Eye Mystery. (J Dowd)
When Ted and Kat's cousin Salim disappears from the London Eye ferris wheel, the two siblings must work together--Ted with his brain that is "wired differently" and impatient Kat--to try to solve the mystery of what happened to Salim.
Hiaasen, Carl. Scat. (J Hiassen)
Nick and his friend Marta decide to investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes missing.
Holm & Hamel. The Postman Always Brings Mice.* (J Ho)
A dashing British feline spy is dismayed to find himself stranded in New Jersey and adopted by a typical suburban family, until he puts his skills to good use for his new human.
Hoeye, Michael. Time Stops for No Mouse.* (J Ho)
When Linka Perflinger, a jaunty mouse, brings a watch into his shop to be repaired and then disappears, Hermux Tantamoq is caught up in a world of dangerous search for eternal youth as he tries to find out what happened to her.
Horowitz, Anthony. The Falcon's Malteser.* (J Ho)
After his older brother, a fledgling private detective, agrees to safeguard a package for a dwarf who does not live long, thirteen-year-old Nick scampers to solve the mystery while also trying to stay one step ahead of an assortment of thugs.
Howe, Deborah and James. Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery.* (J Ho)
Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.
Johns, Linda. Hannah West in the Belltown Towers. (J Jo)
Twelve-year-old Hannah West and her mother move into the swanky Belltown Towers in downtown Seattle, where a neighbor's stolen piece of artwork pulls Hannah into Seattle's thriving art scene and on the trail of a thief.
Karbo, Karen. Minerva Clark Gets a Clue.* (J Ka)
A thirteen-year-old girl in Portland, Oregon, loses all self-doubt when she is zapped by lightning and uses her newfound courage to solve a murder mystery.
Keene, Carolyn. The Secret of the Old Clock.* (Classics Ke)
Meet Nancy Drew, the most famous girl detective, in the first book of this classic mystery series. In this mystery, Nancy uses her keen mind to find a missing will.
Konigsburg, E.L. From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. (J Ko)
A young girl runs away with her brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The two unravel a mystery behind a famous sculpture.
Peacock, Shane. The Eye of the Crow: The Boy Sherlock Holmes, his First Case.* (J Pe)
A woman is found stabbed to death in London. A young boy is drawn to the scene to investigate the murder and becomes a suspect himself.
Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game. (J Ra)
The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance.
Riddell, Chris. Ottoline and the Yellow Cat. (J Riddell)
A string of daring burglaries has taken place in Big City, and precious lapdogs are disappearing. Who is behind this crime wave? Ottoline Brown and her best friend, Mr. Munroe, are on the case!
Sobol, Donald. Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective.* (J So)
A watermelon stabbing...A trapeze artist's inheritance...And an eyewitness who's legally blind! These are just some of the mysteries that Encyclopedia Brown solves by using his famous encyclopedic brain. Crack the cases along with him--the answer to all the mysteries are found in the back!
Springer, Nancy. The Case of the Missing Marquess.* (J Sp)
Enola Holmes, much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, must travel to London in disguise to unravel the disappearance of her missing mother.
Van Draanen, Wendelin. Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief.* (J Va)
Thirteen-year-old Sammy's penchant for speaking her mind gets her in trouble when she involves herself in the investigation of a robbery at the "seedy" hotel across the street from the seniors' building where she is living with her grandmother.
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