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Mysteries
The following are suggestions of mysteries. Clicking on a book title will take you to the library catalog, where you can request the book or learn more information about it. Want even more reading suggestions? Ask a librarian.
| Location | Title/Author | Grade | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|
| J / And | The Last Treasure Anderson, Janet | 5 - 8 | Ellsworth and his cousin, Jess, join forces to search for their ancestor's hidden treasure. |
| J / Avi | Who Stole the Wizard of Oz? Avi | 4 - 6 | Becky and her brother use some ingenious clues to find the person who stole five children's books from the town's library. |
| J & Pbk Bal | Chasing Vermeer Balliett, Blue | 5 - 8 | 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 |
| J / Bel | The Lamp from the Warlock's Tomb Bellairs, John | 6 - 9 | Anthony Monday and Miss Eells recover a magic lamp that was stolen from a warlock's tomb and is spreading evil to further the wicked ends of the thief. |
| J / Bun | Coffin on a Case Bunting, Eve | 4 - 6 | Twelve-year-old Henry Coffin, the son of a private investigator, helps a high school girl find her kidnapped mother. |
| J & Pbk /Bro | Shakespeare's Secret Broach, Elise | 5 - 8 | Named after a character in a Shakespeare play, Hero becomes interested in exploring this unusual connection because of a valuable diamond hidden in her new house, an intriguing neighbor, and the unexpected attention of the most popular boy in school. |
| J & Pbk / Buc | The Fairy Tale Detectives Buckley, Michael | 4 - 7 | Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always believed to be dead. Series: Sisters Grimm |
| J & Pbk / Bya | The Dark Stairs: A Herculeah Jones Mystery Byars, Betsy | 4 - 6 | Herculeah investigates when she notices a strange man hanging around the "Dead Oaks" mansion. Series: Herculeah Jones Mystery |
| J / Chr | Sebastian (Super Sleuth) and the Hair of the Dog Mystery Christian, Mary Blount | 3 - 5 | Sebastian, a sheepdog, helps his owner solve a case involving a missing Gypsy necklace, an evil curse, and a kidnapped cat. Series: Sebastain Super Sleuth |
| J / Con | A Case for Jenny Archer Conford, Ellen | 3 - 5 | After Jenny reads three mysteries in a row, she begins to suspect that the neighbors across the street are up to no good. |
| J / Dow | The London Eye Mystery Dowd, Siobhan | 5 - 8 | When Ted and Kat's cousin Salim disappears from the London Eye ferris wheel, the two siblings must work together to try to solve the mystery of what happened to Salim. |
| J / Had | The House on the Gulf Haddix, Margaret Peterson | 4 - 7 | A sixteen-year-old boy arranges a housesitting job for the summer, but he starts acting strangely after his family moves in, and his sister begins to suspect they are not supposed to be there. |
| J & Pbk / Hal | The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse Hale, Bruce | 3 - 6 | When hired by a fellow fourth-grader to find her missing brother, Chet Gecko uncovers a plot involving a Gila monster's revenge upon the school football team. (Series) |
| J & Pbk / Hoo | The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn Hoobler, Dorothy | 6 - 8 | Seiki must help the famous Judge Ooka find the person who has stolen a priceless ruby after he is the only witness to the crime. |
| J & Pbk / Law | The Thieves of Ostia: A Roman Mystery Lawrence, Caroline | 4 - 7 | In Rome in the year 79 A.D., a group of children from very different backgrounds work together to discover who beheaded a pet dog -- and why. |
| J / Lev | The Case of the Gobbling Squash Levy, Elizabeth | 3 - 5 | A young detective and her partner, solve a case involving missing bunnies, a pink sock ghost, and a remote-control squash. |
| J / Nix | The Name of the Game was Murder Nixon, Joan Lowery | 6 - 9 | While visiting her great-uncle, Trevor, Samantha finds herself involved in a manipulative game that leads to murder. |
| J & Pbk / Ras | The Westing Game Raskin, Ellen | 5 - 9 | An unusual assortment of people is brought together to solve a cryptic will in order to inherit a millionaires fortune. |
| J Pbk / Sob | Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective Sobol, Donald J. | 3 - 4 | Fifth-grader, "Encyclopedia" Leroy Brown solves ten mysteries. (Series) |
| J/Sta | The Mysterious Matter of I.M. Fine Stanley, Diane | 4 - 6 | Noticing that a popular series of horror novels is having a bizarre effect on the behavior of its readers, Franny and Beamer set out to find the mysterious author. |
| J & Pbk / Van | Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief VanDraanen, Wendelin | 5 - 8 | While Sammy is using binoculars to spy on the outside world she witnesses a thief at the hotel across the street. Series: Sammy Keyes |
| J / Wal | Twin in the Tavern Wallace, Barbara Brooks | 5 - 6 | A young orphan finds himself at the mercy of a tavern owner while trying to solve the mystery of his missing twin. |
| J & Pbk / Wri | The Dollhouse Murders Wright, Betty | 4 - 7 | Amy realizes that the dolls are trying to tell her something when she goes to the attic in the middle of the night to find the dollhouse filled with a ghostly light. |
