Children & Young Adults Fiction - Mysteries & Detective Stories

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April Fool's Day (Nancy Drew and the ...

Carolyn Keene

Nancy, George, and Bess have been invited to an April Fool's Day party at their new schoolmate's house. It sounds like it's going to be a lot of fun -- each guest is bringing a gag to the party, and the best prank will win a special p...

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Published: Mar 2009

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of th...

Donald J. Sobol

A new title in the bestselling series about the world's greatest supersleuth in sneakers!A slippery salamander, a banana burglar, a judge who's run away, and a presidential toothbrush . . . these are just some of the clues that the wo...

Paperback
Published: Aug 2000

Cam Jansen & the Mystery of the UFO

David A. Adler

The Cam Jansen books are perfect for young readers who are making the transition to chapter books, and Cam is a spunky young heroine whom readers have loved for over two decades. Now the first ten books in the series have updated cov...

Paperback
Published: Jul 2004

Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Bab...

David A. Adler

The Cam Jansen books are perfect for young readers who are making the transition to chapter books, and Cam is a spunky young heroine whom readers have loved for over two decades. Now the first ten books in the series have updated cov...

Paperback
Published: Jul 2004

The Orchid Thief (Nancy Drew: All New...

Carolyn Keene

Bess, George, and I are heading down to Key Largo, Florida, to enjoy some fun in the sun with my old friend, marine biologist Delia Duke. But it seems that Delia's state park is clouded over with mystery: Someone has been poaching the...

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Published: Aug 2006

The Ghost of the Chattering Bones (Bo...

Gertrude Chandler Warner

Narrator Aimee Lilly captures the mysterious moments…and quiet family times by giving the characters individual personalities with subtle voice changes. The reading is well paced so that listeners can read along with the book. A wel...

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Published: May 2005

Cam Jansen 24 The Snowy Day Mystery

David A. Adler

After nearly a quarter of a century, Cam Jansen remains a popular character, garnering new fans with each new title. In this newest Cam Jansen mystery, it's a very snowy day outside, so Cam and Eric are running late to computer lab...

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Published: Oct 2005

Cam Jansen and the Spaghetti Max Myst...

David A. Adler

No mystery is too great for super-sleuth Cam Jansen and her amazing photographic memory! Mysteries follow super-sleuth Cam Jansen everywhere she goes… even to the airport. Cam and Eric go with her father to the airport to meet &quo...

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Published: Oct 2014

The Naturals

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Seventeen-year-old Cassie is a natural at reading people. Piecing together the tiniest details, she can tell you who you are and what you want. But, it's not a skill that she's ever taken seriously. That is, until the FBI come knocki...

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Published: Oct 2014

The Search for the Snow Leopard (The ...

Franklin W. Dixon

The hunt is on...and the Hardy Boys could end up being dead meat! Frank and Joe's latest case could give new meaning to the words 'eat hardy'! A rare and beautiful snow leopard, a gift from Princess Salamaji of Rashipah, has disappea...

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Published: Aug 1996

Truly, Madly, Deadly

Hannah Jayne

Sawyer Dodd has it all. She's a star track athlete, choir soloist, and A-student. And her boyfriend is the handsome all-star Kevin Anderson. But behind the medals, prom pictures, and perfect smiles, Sawyer finds herself trapped in a c...

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Published: Jul 2013

Fishing for Clues (Nancy Drew: All Ne...

Carolyn Keene

Something fishy is going on in River heights--and this time I really mean it! First a burglar breaks into the Nickersons' home and snatches Ned's digital camera, and then a few days later his laptop is stolen. Ned is super bummed--the...

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Published: Oct 2007

High Risk (Nancy Drew: All New Girl D...

Carolyn Keene

It looks like Evaline Waters, a River Heights resident, is knee-deep in trouble. A huge corporation is suing her for her land; they want to tear down her house and put up a warehouse. And documentation of the zoning law that would pr...

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Published: Mar 2004

Harriet Bean and the League of Cheats...

Alexander McCall Smith

Harriet Bean loves nothing more than a good mystery. And together with her five extraordinary aunts (Veronica, Harmonica, Majolica, and twins Japonica and Thessalonika), she is always ready to take on a new case.Harriet doesn't think ...

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Published: Apr 2007

Jigsaw Jones: The Case from Outer Spa...

James Preller

Jigsaw Jones is back! In The Case from Outer Space, an original mystery from James Preller, Jigsaw and his crew―Mila, Joey, and Danika―find a clue that implies an alien may be about to visit their school! Can it be true? And what ...

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Published: Aug 2017

The Lying Game #2: Never Have I Ever

Sara Shepard

My perfect life was a lie. Now I'd do anything to uncover the truth. Not long ago, I had everything a girl could wish for: amazing friends, an adorable boyfriend, a loving family. But none of them know that I'm gone—that I'm dead...

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Published: Jul 2012

Lockwood & Co. The Screaming Staircas...

Jonathan Stroud

A sinister Problem has occurred in London: all nature of ghosts, haunts, spirits, and specters are appearing throughout the city, and they aren't exactly friendly. Only young people have the psychic abilities required to see-and eradi...

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Published: Aug 2014

The Gymnastics Mystery (Boxcar Childr...

Gertrude Chandler Warner

The Aldens try to help a visiting Russian gymnast who is surrounded by mysterious people and events and who seems to have a secret.

Paperback
Published: Nov 1999

What Janie Found

Caroline B. Cooney

The story began when teenage Janie Johnson recognized her younger self as The Face on the Milk Carton. It continued when she tried to fit in with her birth family, leaving her 'real' parents grieving about Whatever Happened to Janie. ...

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Published: Feb 2002

Sammy Keyes and the Curse of Moustach...

Wendelin Van Draanen

Now with a bright new paperback look, the fifth book in the middle-grade mystery series starring the Edgar Award-winning Sammy Keyes!What's supposed to be a quiet weekend in the country turns into a crossroads adventure when Sammy and...

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Published: Feb 2001

Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy

Wendelin Van Draanen

The elusive Lady Lana (a.k.a. Sammy's mom) ran off to Hollywood nearly a year ago to get "discovered." But when Sammy discovers that her mom has changed her name, dyed her hair, and told everyone she's only 25, she decides L...

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Published: May 2002

Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief

Wendelin Van Draanen

Sammy Keyes is perusing the neighborhood through binoculars when she spots something fishy at the Heavenly Hotel. She's sure she's just seen a robbery, now she just has to prove it. Now in Knopf Paperback, is the first book in the exc...

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Published: Aug 1998

Sammy Keyes and the Runaway Elf

Wendelin Van Draanen

And this new adventure is Wendelin Van Draanen's most complex and compelling yet! IIt's Christmastime in Sammy's hometown of Santa Martina, but some people are being very, very naughty. Pranksters dressed as wise men sabotage the Chri...

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Published: May 2000

Sammy Keyes and the Wild Things

Wendelin Van Draanen

THIS IS NOT the summer camping trip of Sammy's dreams. She imagined shade, streams, a deer or two. But she winds up in a phony forest with scrubby shrubs, blazing sun, rattlesnakes, and scorpions. Her fellow campers are desperate to c...

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Published: Dec 2008

The Case of the Missing Marquess: An ...

Nancy Springer

When Enola Holmes, sister to the detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared, she quickly embarks on a journey to London in search of her. But nothing can prepare her for what awaits. Because when she arrives, s...

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Published: Nov 2007

The Dollhouse Murders

Betty Ren Wright

Best-selling author Betty Ren Wright earned eight state awards for this middle-grade mystery about a murder kept secret in a dollhouse. Amy is terrified. She hears scratching and scurrying noises coming from the dollhouse, and the ...

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Published: Oct 2008

Gilda Joyce, Psychic Investigator

Jennifer Allison

Ever since her father died, quirky Gilda Joyce has been working hard to sharpen her psychic skills. She's determined to communicate with spirits from the Other Side and become a crack investigator of spooky, twisted mysteries. Afte...

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Published: Nov 2006

Monsters Don't Scuba Dive (The Advent...

Debbie Dadey

Attending Camp Lone Wolf, the Bailey School kids encounter strange grown-up counselors, including a director whose hairy appearance makes him seem like a werewolf and a swim teacher who may be the Loch Ness monster.

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Published: May 1995

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of th...

Donald J. Sobol

Ten-year-old Encyclopedia Brown and his partner Sally Kimball solve mysteries such as 'The Case of the Broken Vase,' 'The Case of the Brain Game,' and of course, 'The Case of the Disgusting Sneakers.' Includes 10 mysteries in all, wit...

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Published: Jan 1991

Mystery Behind the Wall (Boxcar Child...

Gertrude Chandler Warner

When the Boxcar Children find an old journal behind the closet wall in the guest room, they never dream it will lead them on a search for a valuable coin collection. What happened to the girl who wrote the journal . . . and what is sh...

Paperback
Published: Jan 1991
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