Mysteries & Detective Stories - Kids Fiction

Meatball Man is the Head Detective in Town-City, along with his best friends and fellow detectives, Cheese Stick and Bread Stick. When Sally the Salt Shaker barges into his office searching for her missing husband, Petey the Pepper Shaker. Meatball Man and his trusty...

Meatball Man is the Head Detective in Town-City, along with his best friends and fellow detectives, Cheese Stick and Bread Stick. When Sally the Salt Shaker barges into his office searching for her missing husband, Petey the Pepper Shaker. Meatball Man and his trusty...

Henry the Duck discovers that babysitting isn't all fun and games in this latest "playful" (School Library Journal) picture book about his merry misadventures from beloved author Robert Quackenbush! Henry the Duck is a very good neighbor. Even though he has never babysat, when...

I'm beginning to think Sydney and Vic's marriage was doomed from the start. First Sydney's best friend, Candy, tried to sabotage the wedding. Then Vic's onscreen beau brought a knife to the ceremony -- and it wasn't just for cutting the cake. Luckily, we...

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 park's...

When Becky and Sam welcome their cousins to the San Francisco Bay Area, they expect it to be fun. What they didn't expect was to find themselves right smack dab in the middle of another lighthouse mystery adventure-this one in their own backyard!Strange things...

A puzzle? A contest? A treasure hunt? How about all of the above!Everyone wants to help win the "Mystery Word Contest," but first they have to find the clues at three San Francisco Bay Area lighthouses. And they have to find those clues before...

Two lighthouses down-one more to go! Sam and Becky, Jeremy and Mikey, and Mom and Dad are on the road to Pigeon Point, hoping to find the last clues in the "Mystery Word Contest." Once they do, they'll still need to unscramble the mystery...

Author: Robin StevensISBN-10: 1665919418ISBN-13: 9781665919418Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/09/2024Pages: 384Format: PaperbackSize: 7.63h x 5.13w x 0.80dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 5.6Point Value: 11Interest Level: Middle Grade PlusQuiz #/Name: 521412 / Top Marks for MurderAbout the AuthorRobin Stevens was born in California...

Join Jack and the gang on another unforgettable adventure, full of magic and mayhem - for fans of The Famous Five and Roald Dahl. Everything changed the day Jack and his neighbours Bruno and Rocco went to explore the old empty house. There they...

Join the Secret Summer gang on an unforgettable magical adventure, full of humour and heart - for fans of The Famous Five and Roald Dahl. Jack has been dreading the summer holidays - his dad works long hours, and so all he has to...

Grandfather is taking everyone on a special holiday trip to an old-fashioned New England inn. The Aldens have fun playing in the snow, ice-skating, and working puzzles. Then mysterious things start to happen at the inn, and the owner worries he'll have to shut...

A new restaurant is opening up in Greenfield, and the Aldens are first in line to help the owner start up a food pantry. They do everything they can to collect donations, from putting up signs to offering a free Thanksgiving dinner for the...

This fall-flavored adventure for the Boxcar Children takes the Aldens to a New England farm that has more than its share of strange occurrences. Every year at the Beckett farm, visitors come to buy pumpkins and go on hayrides, but this year something is...

Cousin Alice is running for mayor in her town, and the Aldens are helping with her campaign! But Alice's campaign posters are torn down and painted over--and the same thing happens to her opponent! Then posters for a third candidate appear around town, but...

Mystery-lover Libby is excited but nervous when she's sent to live with her aunt while her mother is working abroad. Aunt Agatha is the headmistress of an extraordinary travelling school that moves from country to country. Libby joins it in Paris, where she is...

Authentic Neurodiverse Reimagining of Hamlet that is an Unconventional Mystery and Coming-of-Age Story. It's Nancy Drew and Sammy Keyes mixed with Turtles All the Way Down and Honestly Elliott. Readers will root for Hannah Edwards to solve the mystery in this relatable coming-of-age story...

A girl tackles a summer filled with mystery, treasure, and learning to be her true self in this middle grade adventure that's a modern-day Holes set on a dusty dude ranch in Montana. Becca Soloway's perfect summer goes up in smoke when her mom...

"A high-stakes, high-drama mystery...led by a plucky, determined hero I would have followed anywhere...[A] romantic, delightful romp!" --Mackenzi Lee, New York Times bestselling author of A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue A down-on-his-luck actor and an English lord reluctantly team up to solve...

In the second thrilling installment of the Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall series, Arthur returns to the elusive Baskerville Hall and must solve the mystery behind a poisoned Sherlock Holmes, facing new threats, harrowing challenges, and ghastly ghouls along the way. It's time for...

Embark on an enchanting adventure alongside Lulu, a British house mouse, in Lulu at The Louvre by Melody Kelly.Lulu's curiosity sets her apart from her fellow mice, as she yearns to explore far beyond her cozy attic home. A twist of fate finds her...

If only all secrets were this unbelievable.BART HAS RETURNED, and Roy couldn't be happier. Did he have another genius invention to share? Is he moving back to the neighborhood so that the two of them can become the ultimate crime-fighting team?Well . . ....

Lil' Jay Jay helps Angelic, a little Bigfoot girl find her way home to her parents.Lil' Jay Jay meets new friends along the way. Pookie the ghost, Pleasant the Mothboy, and Nessie from Lochness. Sophia is their guide on Cryptid Island and knows where...

Runaway Jake has no idea what adventures are in store when he finds young circus performer Khala hiding in a ramshackle caravan.Jake sees things - dreams, visions... But should he reveal the contents of the mysterious box he has been warned never to open?...

For use in schools and libraries only. Third-grader Dink and his detective friends hope to receive a big reward by finding the person whose video recorder picked up a picture of the local bank robber.Author: Ron RoyISBN-10: 0613046919ISBN-13: 9780613046916Publisher: Turtleback BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/23/1997Pages: 70Format:...

Fifteen-year-old Julie Windom is still reeling from the drive-by murder of her brother, Paul. Her new friends, Maria and Brenda, try to help her adjust to her new life with her foster family. When her foster parents, Helen and Eric Alexander, decide to take...

Some things are best left forgotten. A gripping account of espionage and loyalty from National Book Award Finalist Chris Lynch. All Daniel wants to do is spend one last summer with his grandfather before he moves away for college and his grandfather's dementia pulls...

Cats. Jessica's never liked them. Especially not a skinny, ugly kitten that looks like a worm. Worm. Jessica wishes she'd never brought Worm home with her, because now he's making her do terrible things. She's sure she isn't imagining the evil voice coming from...

New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix delivers the thrilling conclusion to her middle grade Mysteries of Trash and Treasure series as Colin and Nevaeh unravel their most personal mystery yet.Colin has spent all summer solving mysteries with his friend Nevaeh. But they've...

Author: Ethan M. AldridgeISBN-10: 0063283182ISBN-13: 9780063283183Publisher: Quill Tree BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/03/2024Pages: 288Format: PaperbackAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 6Point Value: 8Interest Level: Middle GradeQuiz #/Name: 521387 / Deephaven

Author: John R. EricksonISBN-10: 1591881811ISBN-13: 9781591881810Publisher: Maverick Books, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2024Pages: 112Format: Paperback

It's the holidays and Sam Fox has gone to the high country to stay with his grandparents. While trying to stop cattle rustlers from stealing a stud bull, an injured Sam is isolated in the mountains during a horrific bushfire. To survive, he must...

The #1 New York Times and Indie bestseller! From Dan Gemeinhart, the acclaimed author of The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, comes an extraordinary story about a family of runaways who take up residence in a small town, and the outcast boy who finds...

The spine-chilling next installment in the middle-grade horror series based on Nickelodeon's hit show Are You Afraid of the Dark? from YA horror sensation Danielle Valentine. Everyone wants a Ms. Mabel doll. And the dolls want something in return. Ms. Mabel's Doll Emporium can...

"It's a delight to see Asha and Alex solve clues and help some clueless adults right a wrong. I can't wait for the next book!" --Margaret Peterson Haddix, New York Times bestselling author of the Greystone Secrets series on The Fairfleet Affair How do...

A robber has kidnapped Sam Fox and his cousin Nissa during a tropical cyclone. When the getaway car crashes into the raging Crocodile River, Sam and Nissa must face one ordeal after another to survive against incredible odds. Sam fights to keep his head...

It's time again for the Franklin County Fair Malcolm and Dandy can't wait to ride the rides and eat the fair food, even if they have to watch Malcolm's sister, Cocoa, compete for Fair Queen. But something strange is going on in the Screaming...

Now a New York Times bestseller, a #1 Indie Bestseller, and the Amazon #1 Best Kids' Book of 2023, readers won't want to miss this story of a little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it...

In this middle-grade mystery, eleven year old Charlie moves from NYC to Florida only to find herself in the haunted Winklevoss Manor. To her surprise, she's not alone--she's joined by three mischievous ghosts cursed for snatching a dead man's diamond. After twelve-year-old Charlie moves...

A young boy investigates online claims of Bigfoot sightings in this installment of the Cyber Sleuths chapter book series. Young sleuth Cliff Ringold is a fan of legendary cryptid creatures. When a local resort posts "evidence" of Bigfoot, he sets out to verify their...

With winter in full swing, Clovis's shop has never been cozier, and Clovis never calmer. Holiday decor, mugs of Earl Grey tea, and batches of his granny's caramel recipe put him in a cheery mood with not a flurry of his temper in sight....

This series of terrifying standalone tales that combine monsters + mysteries is perfect for fans of Goosebumps. "Spine-chilling and creepy!" --Max Brallier, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth, on Escape From Grimstone Manor (Monsterious, Book 1) When their...

Welcome to the world of "Riddle Riot," where every page is a treasure chest of riddles, brain-teasers, and laughter. This book is your passport to a kingdom of clever puzzles and delightful mysteries waiting to be solved. Get ready to put on your detective...

With the reluctant help of her five adopted brothers, thirteen-year-old Polly Parish attracts danger in her quests in bringing criminals to justice.Author: Vilia AmertilISBN-13: 9798223673446Publisher: Vilia AmertilLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/05/2022Pages: 106Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.25d

The boys go on a chilling mission--camping in the woods where children have suddenly begun to disappear. Every time a child disappears, the word "LOST" has appeared outside their tent...and they are never heard from again. The boys think they've got things covered; they're...

New Friends, New Adventure, New Mystery Ayesha, Sara & Jess are back in an exciting new adventure, and this time they're off to Spain When a fellow passenger's beloved grandpa strangely disappears, Ayesha and her friends gladly join in the search for the missing...

Following the theft of a Superior Intelligence Protector (SIP) from the Te Papa museum in New Zealand, twelve-year-old Michelle Jones wants to help her father, renowned Detective Alwyn Jones, with the top-secret assignment. When her father forbids her involvement, she decides to go underground...

In the third book of F. T. Bradley's spy adventure series that ALA Booklist calls "hilarious" and "authentic," troublemaker Linc Baker must infiltrate the set of a Hollywood blockbuster in order to stop a terrorist's plan for worldwide destruction.After his last mission, Linc thought...

It's a mystery every month from A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy Who knew there were thirteen months in a year? It's an extra thirteenth book of the Calendar Mysteries Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy are looking forward to a New Year's Eve...

Two modern-day kids discover the truth about an American Revolutionary War-era female spy through a treasure-hunt adventure in their hometown of Setauket, New York.With codewords and secret signals perfected, best friends Rachel and Joon are ready to spend their summer practicing spycraft--especially if they...