Horton Halfpott, or, the Fiendish Mystery of Smugwick Manor, or, the Loosening of M'Lady Luggertuck's Corset - by Tom Angleberger
Horton Halfpott is just a lowly kitchen boy working in a 19th century English castle, who suddenly finds himself knee-deep in a mystery involving the family's stolen jewels. From the author of
The Strange Case of the Origami Yoda
, comes this hilarious new mystery filled with an entourage of zany characters, stolen jewels, and shipless pirates, which all add up to be a very entertaining mystery!
Call Number: J ANGLEBER
The Danger Box - by Blue Balliett
In small-town Michigan, twelve-year-old Zoomy and his new friend Lorrol investigate the journal found inside a mysterious box and find family secrets and a more valuable treasure, while a dangerous stranger watches and waits.
Call Number: J BALLIETT
The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity - by Mac Barnett
When twelve-year-old Steve Brixton, a fan of Bailey Brothers detective novels, is mistaken for a real detective, he must elude librarians, police, and the mysterious Mr. E as he seeks a missing quilt containing coded information. Series:
Brixton Brothers
Call Number: J BARNETT
The 100-Year-Old Secret - by Tracy Barrett
Xena and Xander Holmes discover that Sherlock Holmes was their great-great-great-grandfather, when they are given his unsolved casebook, from which they attempt to solve the case of a famous missing painting. Series:
Sherlock Files
Call Number: J BARRETT
The Puzzling World of Winston Breen - by Eric Berlin
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. Sequel:
The Potato Chip Puzzles
Call Number: J BERLIN
The Name of This Book Is Secret - by Pseudonymous Bosch
Two eleven-year-old misfits try to solve the mystery of a dead magician and stop the evil Dr. L and Ms. Mauvais, who are searching for the secret of immortality. Series:
Secret Series
Call Number: J BOSCH
Masterpiece - by Elise Broach
After Marvin, a beetle, makes a miniature drawing as an eleventh birthday gift for James, a human with whom he shares a house, the two new friends work together to help recover a Dürer drawing stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Call Number: J BROACH
The Fairy-Tale Detectives - by Michael Buckley
Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, two sisters seemingly abandoned by their parents, have been brought to live with their grandmother, whom they thought was dead, and are immediately swept up in a mystery that includes giants, pixies, fairies, and witches. Series:
Sisters Grimm
Call Number: J BUCKLEY
We the Children - by Andrew Clements
Sixth-grader Ben Pratt's life is full of changes that he does not like--his parents' separation and the plan to demolish his seaside school to build an amusement park--but when the school janitor gives him a tarnished coin with some old engravings and then dies, Ben is drawn into an effort to keep the school from being destroyed. Series:
Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School
Call Number: J CLEMENTS
The London Eye Mystery - by Siobhan Dowd
When Salim doesn't come back from his ride on the London Eye, his cousins Ted and Kat turn to the authorities for help, but when they offer no viable suggestions, the two use their sleuthing skills to figure out what actually happened.
Call Number: J DOWD
The Crossroads - by Chris Grabenstein
Eleven-year-old Zack thinks that his New York City apartment is being haunted by his dead mother's ghost, so he's kind of relieved when his dad remarries and his newly-formed family moves to Connecticut. But it seems that Zack can't escape supernatural spookiness: a tree near his family's new house supposedly holds the evil spirit of a man killed in a car crash nearly 50 years ago. And for some unknown reason, this ghost is out to get Zack.
The Crossroads
is a fast-paced and suspenseful thrill ride that's creepy enough to give you chills on a hot summer day. Series:
Haunted Mysteries
Call Number: J/YA GRABENST
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer - by John Grisham
Thirteen-year-old Theodore Boone has always dreamed of being a great trial lawyer someday, but a sensational murder trial forces him into the arena sooner than expected, and he is determined to see that justice prevails. Series:
Theodore Boone
Call Number: J GRISHAM
Scat - by Carl Hiaasen
Nick and his friend Marta decide to investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes missing.
Call Number: J HIAASEN
The Falcon's Malteser: A Diamond Brothers Mystery - by Anthony Horowitz
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. Series:
A Diamond Brothers Mystery
Call Number: J HOROWITZ
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery - by Deborah and James Howe
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. Sequel:
Howliday Inn
Call Number: J HOWE
Girl's Best Friend - by Leslie Margolis
In Brooklyn, New York, twelve-year-old dog-walker Maggie, aided by her twin brother Finn and best friend Lucy, investigates someone she believes is stealing pets.
Call Number: J MARGOLIS
The Candymakers - by Wendy Mass
When four 12-year-olds, including Logan, who has grown up never having left his parents' candy factory, compete in the Confectionary Association's annual contest, they unexpectedly become friends and uncover secrets about themselves during the process.
Call Number: J MASS
Mudshark - by Gary Paulsen
Principal Wagner confidently deals with a faculty washroom crisis, a psychic parrot, and a terrorizing gerbil, but when sixty-five erasers go missing, he enlists the help of the school's best problem solver and locator of lost items, twelve-year-old Lyle Williams, aka Mudshark.
Call Number: J PAULSEN
The Tattooed Potato and Other Clues - by Ellen Raskin
Dickory Dock is a seventeen-year-old art student and native New Yorker who answers an advertisement for an artist's assistant working for an eccentric artist in Greenwich Village. Soon Dickory is doing more than cleaning brushes and sorting paint as she assists the painter in solving mysteries for the chief of police. Dickory must solve the final crime on her own if she is to save the people she cares about.
Call Number: J RASKIN
The Case of the Missing Marquess - by Nancy Springer
Enola Holmes, much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, must travel to London in disguise to unravel the disappearance of her missing mother. Series:
An Enola Holmes Mystery
Call Number: J SPRINGER
The Maze of Bones - by Rick Riordan
At the reading of their grandmother's will, Dan and Amy Cahill are given the choice of receiving a million dollars or uncovering the 39 clues hidden around the world that will lead to the source of the family's power. By taking on the clues, they end up in a dangerous race against their own family members. Series:
The 39 Clues
Call Number: J THIRTY N
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief - by Wendelin Van Draanen
Seventh-grader 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. Series:
Sammy Keyes
Call Number: J VANDRAAN
Elvis & Olive: Super Detectives - by Stephanie Elaine Watson
In this sequel to
Elvis & Olive,
best friends Natalie, age ten, and Annie, age nine, form a detective agency to solve neighborhood mysteries. Natalie hopes it will help her win a school election, while Annie seeks the mother who abandoned her.
Call Number: J WATSON
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