Children & Young Adults Fiction - Mysteries & Detective Stories

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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

Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots (The A...

Debbie Dadey

There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could the new third grade teacher from the Transylvania Alps really be a vampire? The Bailey School Kids are going to find out! The third grade at Bailey Elementar...

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Published: Oct 1990

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...

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Published: Jan 1991

Vanished Books Three & Four: Safe Hou...

Meg Cabot

Ever since Jessica Mastriani was struck by lightning, she's had the ability to find missing people. But her amazing new power came at a cost: national fame and a crushing responsibility that Jess never asked for. The only way she know...

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Published: Jan 2011

The Agency 1: A Spy in the House

Y. S. Lee

Introducing an exciting new series! Steeped in Victorian atmosphere and intrigue, this diverting mystery trails a feisty heroine as she takes on a precarious secret assignment.Rescued from the gallows in 1850s London, young orphan (an...

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Published: Feb 2011

The Falcon's Feathers (A to Z Mysteri...

Ron Roy

F is for Falcon...When Josh discovers a nest of young falcons in the forest,he, Dink, and Ruth Rose start visiting every day. Until the morning they findit empty! Then the kids discover a wounded falcon with its wing feathersclipped, ...

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Published: Oct 1998

The Goose's Gold (A to Z Mysteries)

Ron Roy

Sun, sand--and sunken treasure? That's what Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose discover when they go on vacation to Florida. An old ship has been found off the coast, and it's full of gold! Two divers are collecting donations to bring up the l...

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Published: Dec 1998

The Mystery at the Ballpark (Boxcar C...

Gertrude Chandler Warner

A saboteur tries to ruin the Boxcar children's chances of winning a game when they join the community baseball team, in a paperback edition which includes puzzles, craft activities, and recipes. Original.

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Published: Apr 1995

Jack: Secret Histories (Repairman Jac...

F. Paul Wilson

Ever come across a situation that simply wasn't right—where someone was getting the dirty end of the stick and you wished you could make things right but didn't know how? Fourteen-year-old Jack knows how. Or rather he's learning h...

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Published: Dec 2009

Lights, Camera . . . Cats! (Nancy Dre...

Carolyn Keene

The Clue Crew is seeing stars!Look out -- the Clue Crew is headed to Hollywood! Carson Drew's client invited him to the set of a new movie -- starring the most famous cat in Hollywood, Fluffington! The girls are thrilled when Mr. Drew...

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Published: May 2007

The Vampire's Vacation (A to Z Myster...

Ron Roy

V is for Vampire . . .Grab your garlic, Green Lawn! When Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose follow a pale, dark-haired stranger into Ellie's Diner, he vanishes! But Ellie has a cut on her neck . . . or could it be a bite? Could there really be...

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Published: Jul 2004

The Pilgrim Village Mystery (The Boxc...

Gertrude Chandler Warner

The Boxcar Children encounter a mystery when they go to stay at Pilgrim Village, a restored historical town that is threatened by a series of nighttime break-ins, in a storybook accompanied by a collection of puzzles, crafts, an...

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Published: Oct 1995

Down the Rabbit Hole (An Echo Falls M...

Peter Abrahams

Welcome to Echo Falls, home of a thousand secrets. Ingrid is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Or at least her shoes are. And getting them back will mean getting tangled up in a murder investigation as complicated as the mysteri...

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Published: May 2006

Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy

Wendelin Van Draanen

While serving a detention in the soup kitchen at St. Mary's Church for an infraction committed during her last case, Sammy Keyes becomes the prime suspect in the disappearance of Father Mayhew's prized ivory cross. Ace detective that ...

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Published: Oct 1999

Silver Is For Secrets

Laurie Faria Stolarz

I'll make you pay . . . School is over, and now Stacey, her boyfriend Jacob, and their friends have rented a beach cottage for the summer. No more stress, secrets, or stalkers. But then Stacey's nightmares return—predicting the cru...

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Published: Feb 2005

Cam Jansen 14 Chocolate Fudge Mystery...

David A. Adler

The Cam Jansen series is perfect for young readers who are making the transition to chapter books. The first ten books in the series have received updated covers, bringing new life to these perennial bestsellers. Now the series re...

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Published: Jul 2004

Edenville Owls

Robert B. Parker

New York Times bestselling author Robert B. Parker's first novel for young readersThere is something evil in the air ; Bobby senses it. Who is that man he saw arguing with his pretty new English teacher? Bobby knows he should mind his...

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Published: May 2008

The Jaguar's Jewel (A to Z Mysteries)...

Ron Roy

Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose visit New York City! Dink's uncle is the curator of a museum with a dazzling new treasure--a statue of a jaguar cradling an emerald between its front paws. But when it's discovered that the emerald has been r...

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Published: Feb 2000

The Ninth Nugget (A to Z Mysteries)

Ron Roy

N is for Nugget...Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are spending a week at a dude ranch. Everything is normal in a cowboy kind of way–until Josh finds a huge gold nugget! Just as they are deciding what to do with their newfound riches, the ...

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Published: Jun 2001

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of th...

Donald J. Sobol

Can the secret weapon in Idaville's war on crime really be a ten-year-old boy in sneakers? It can if it's Encyclopedia Brown! Encyclopedia is back with ten all-new mysteries to solve, along with the help of his partner, Sally Kimball,...

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Published: Nov 2005

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of th...

Donald J. Sobol

A muddled phone message, mysterious handprints in a muddy yard, a forgotten book on baseball...these are just some of the clues in ten new mysteries America's greatest boy detective tries to solve.

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Published: Jan 1986

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of th...

Donald J. Sobol

Suspects who are identical twins...A leaking tent...Magical worm pills...A zebra's portrait...And a sheet of toilet paper from Spain that's been swiped!These are just some of the ten brain-twisting mysteries that Encyclopedia Brown mu...

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Published: Jan 1989

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

Michelle Hodkin

b Mara Dyer doesn't know if she is crazy or haunted—all she knows is that everyone around her is dying in this suspenseful and "strong, inventive tale" (i Kirkus Reviews)./PMara Dyer doesn't think life can get any stranger...

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Published: Oct 2012

Ivy and Bean Take the Case (Book 10)

Annie Barrows

Watch out, you diabolical masterminds! There's a new detective on Pancake Court: Bean! She laughs at danger! She solves even the most mysterious mysteries! What? There aren't any mysteries? Then Bean and her assistant, Ivy, will make ...

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Published: Aug 2014

Don't Judge a Girl by her Cover (Gall...

Ally Carter

When Cammie Morgan visits her roommate Macey in Boston, she thinks she's in for an exciting end to her summer. After all, she's there to watch Macey's father accept the nomination for vice president. But when you go to the world's bes...

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Published: May 2010

Dragons in the Waters

Madeleine L'Engle

Thirteen-year-old Simon Renier has no idea when he boards the M.S. Orion with his cousin Forsyth Phair that their journey to Venezuela will be a dangerous one. His original plan—to return a family heirloom, a portrait of Simon Boliv...

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Published: Dec 2011

The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline: An...

Nancy Springer

EnolaÕs landlady, Mrs. Tupper, is the closest thing Enola has to family these days, besides her occasional run-ins with her brother Sherlock. Even though Mrs. Tupper is nearly deaf and can barely cook, sheÕs an endearing presence as...

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Published: Nov 2011

The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye: An Eno...

Nancy Springer

As Enola searches for the missing Lady Blanchefleur del Campo, she discovers that her brother Sherlock is just as diligently searching for Enola herself?and this time he really needs to catch her! He is in possession of a most peculia...

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Published: Nov 2011

Cam Jansen & the Birthday Mystery

David A. Adler

The Cam Jansen series is perfect for young readers who are making the transition to chapter books. The first fifteen books in the series have received updated covers, and the series redesign continues with books 16-22, bringing...

Paperback
Published: Feb 2005
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