Mysteries & Detective Stories - Kids Fiction

Perfect for collectors--this large format facsimile edition shows off Herg 's artwork as it was meant to be seen.Join Tintin and Snowy--the world's greatest adventurers--as they solve thrilling mysteries around the world Tintin stumbles across a model ship at the Old Street Market and...

Perfect for collectors--this large format facsimile edition shows off Herg 's artwork as it was meant to be seen.Join Tintin and Snowy--the world's greatest adventurers--as they solve thrilling mysteries around the world Tintin and Captain Haddock set sail aboard the Sirius to find the...

Sophie Blue started wearing a black skirt and Midnight Noir lipstick on her last birthday. It was also the day her father disappeared. Or spontaneously combusted. Which is sort of bad timing, since a Popsicle truck with tinted windows has started circling the house....

It's been two months since Travis's family moved from their shabby old house to a development so new that it seems totally unreal. There's one place, though, where Travis can still connect with his old life: the Salinas library. Travis and his family used...

The town of Opum Oppidulum is home to the freezing Lake Beluarum and its rumored monster. On an island at the center of the lake is an asylum; no one has ever escaped it. So how will Rex, whose father, Ambrose Grammaticus, has been...

In book one of the American Revolutionary War Adventures historical fiction series, readers ages 8-12 can experience the Revolutionary War firsthand in this novel based on actual events. When their father is injured, twins John and Ambrose must deliver a crucial secret message to...

A sickening scenario. When a group of friends fall sick after preparing a birthday dinner, Jeri McKane suspects that the illnesses are linked. Is it simply an unfortunate event or have the friends been intentionally poisoned? Jeri's detective instinct says something isn't right, and...

Benny Kaminsky and Thunderbolt Dobney lead a rag-tag gang of neighborhood rowdies. Their territory is the New Cut on London's South Bank--a place bristling with swindlers, bookies, pickpockets, and the occasional policeman. And their aim is to solve crimes. When counterfeit coins start showing...

An Edgar Award Finalist Lenny Norbeck is a die-hard baseball lover. Unfortunately, he's no player himself (according to him, he's "the worst there ever was.") But he'd make a heck of an announcer. He gets a lot of practice sitting with his best friends,...

From the author of the New York Times bestselling Alex Rider series A year ago, thirteen-year-old David Eliot would have given anything to see the end of Groosham Grange and its ghastly teachers. Now he's on track to win the Unholy Grail, a cup...

Together with her best friend and reluctant sidekick, Meat, Herculeah Jones meets a famous mystery author, Mathias King, aka the Murder King. King's novels mirror gruesome, real-life murders, particularly A Slash of Life, which is about an unsolved local stabbing. Some people believe Mathias...

As soon as Molly arrives at her aunt and uncle's ranch in rural Washington, things start to go very wrong. Her cousin hates her on sight. Her aunt falls into a mysterious coma. Then, left alone on the huge property, Molly and her cousin...

Kate's new friend is really out of this world--he's an alien When Kate sits down at the computer, nothing seems out of the ordinary. But suddenly a mysterious message flashes up on the screen. Someone who calls himself BB-9 is trying to get through...

Ralph, the opera-loving short order cook at the diner on Pier 46, helps to save his favorite singer from the clutches of tough rat kidnappers. 'Brisk, entertaining melodrama.Author: Thacher HurdISBN-10: 0064430588ISBN-13: 9780064430586Publisher: HarperCollinsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/12/2008Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.23lbsSize: 9.01h x 6.98w x 0.11dAccelerated Reader:Reading...

With an intriguing mystery, a timely message about protecting the environment, and Jean Craighead George's award-winning, accessible writing, Who Really Killed Cock Robin is the perfect eco mystery kids--and educators--are sure to love.Citizens of Saddleboro are mourning the mysterious death of their beloved mascot,...

Ghostly detective duo Henry and Eva are back in this silly and spooky follow-up to Henry & Eva and the Castle on the Cliff, perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and The Graveyard Book There are three things that Henry and Eva know for...

Obert Skye, author of the bestselling Leven Thumps series, delivers a delightful mixture of offbeat mystery and laugh-out-loud humor in this thoroughly inventive adventure complete with comic-style illustrations, the first in a trilogy.Ten-year-old Perry Owens has learned everything he needs to know from comic...

In this funny, clever novel, perfect for fans of Pseudonymous Bosch and Gordon Korman and a companion to The Wig in the Window, tween sleuths Sophie Young and Grace Yang go undercover at Luna Vista's Winter Sun Festival to catch a murderer before he--or...

In this funny and clever middle grade mystery reminiscent of Rear Window and perfect for fans of the Mysterious Benedict Society series, Sophie Young and Grace Yang are best friends, seventh graders, and spies.Sophie and Grace have made a game out of spying on...

It has only been a month since Gerald Wilkins be-came the richest kid on earth. One month since he found out his great-aunt Geraldine had left him all her fortune and, with it, a murder mystery, clues to a diamond heist, and a target...

In the noble and dangerous times of medieval France, the young knight Aubrey de Montdidier, nephew of the Count of Montargis, has been strangely murdered. His friend the brave Sieur DeNarsac, captain of the count's men-at-arms, and Thierry, a young page, must now solve...

The fourth title in this thrilling new crime series that puts young people at the heart of the action. Strong characters, believable dialogue, authentic locations and compelling plots delivering maximum excitement for the young adult market.Mickey Stone, the head of Stonecor, London's most powerful...

New cutting-edge, fast-paced crime series that puts young people at the heart of the action. Strong characters, believable dialogue, authentic locations and compelling plots delivering maximum excitement for the young adult market. SPECIAL AGENTS is a thrilling new crime series that is contemporary, exciting...

Second title in this cutting-edge crime series for teenage readers. Three teenage protagonists in the elite PIC unit of Special Branch, fight crime on the streets of London. The tennis championships at Wimbledon and something horrible is about to happen to Will Anderson, the...

Meet Mel Beeby, the feisty, trouble-shooting, trouble-making angel - in this sparkling 3-in-1 edition of her first three adventures! WINGING ITMelanie Beeby, just thirteen, has been permanently removed from the late 20th Century by a speeding joy rider. She is elevated to another place,...

Cody, Quinn, Luke, M.E., and Mika are the Code Busters--clever clue hunters with a passion for puzzles. They are ready to prove they are the best at solving codes after Matt the Brat forms his own club. The teachers put on a scavenger hunt...

She already lost her mom, now her father is missing . . .Maddie Jones' dad has been kidnapped. The only way to save him is to uncover the mysteries behind the ancient terracotta warriors of China. But the mysteries reveal a 2,000-year-old curse and...

Does one need four fully grown foxgloves for decorating a dinner table for six guests? Or is it six foxgloves to kill four fully grown guests? Sophronia's first year at Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality has certainly been rousing. For...

Cody, Quinn, Luke, M.E., and Mika are the Code Busters--clever clue hunters with a passion for puzzles. They are ready to prove they are the best at solving codes after Matt the Brat forms his own club. The teachers put on a scavenger hunt...

Crooked Hills is the most haunted town in America. It's just the news that Charlie needs to salvage his forced vacation to the middle of nowhere. If he's got to take a family trip to visit relatives, at least he'll see some ghosts. But...

Despite living in Key West his whole life, 18-year-old Liam Breyer is a skeptic of the supernatural until a vengeful spirit, murdered fifty years ago, nearly drowns him in a swimming pool. Luckily help arrives in the form of pretty - albeit homesick -...

When a book of unexplainable occurences brings Petra and Calder together, strange things start to happen. Before they know it, the two find themselves at the center of an international art scandal. Can they decipher a crime that has stumped even the FBI?Author: Blue...

Shy thirteen-year-old Bree must channel her inner anime heroine to solve a crime at the Anime Expo. Bree Wong and her best friend, Alix, are so excited to be at the anime fan convention. They're dressed as the lead characters from their favorite anime...

Introducing a brand-new hero, a mystifying magician of singular observation. We give you, the magnificent Crowlock Holmes and his faithful companion, Doctor John Duckson. Between these two clever avian sleuths, they set about solving the seeming impossible crimes perpetrated upon London's unwary. Crowlock Holmes...

Join Ziggy and his friends as they solve mysteries, crack codes, and help the community in The Clubhouse Mysteries--now available together in a collectible boxed set! Best friends Ziggy, Rashawn, Jerome, and Rico decide to form a clubhouse, complete with secret codes, meetings, and...

Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang have tickets to opening night of Hamlet at the Crystal Cove Theater, one of the town's most beautiful buildings. But Shakespeare's play features only one ghost--not two Can Scooby and the gang stop the curse of the stage...

Sarah and Ryan are in deep trouble...they've discovered a dark secret...something that everyone in their hometown of Skeleton Creek, Oregon, seems to want to keep from them. Why? It just doesn't make sense.The answers are at the old, abandoned dredge. The last time the...

Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang are lost in the desert and find themselves smack dab in the middle of Sladeville--a ghost town But the ghosts of Sladeville seem out of place. Something odd is going on in the town, and the gang is...

The thirteenth title in the number one bestselling CHERUB series! Ryan is on his first mission, and it's as big as they get ... Twelve-year-old Ryan is CHERUB's newest recruit. He's got his first mission: infiltrating the billion-dollar Aramov criminal empire. But he's got...

Book Synopsis Riding high in fifth grade, Chase Manning joins the Apple Valley baseball team, and his clutch hitting leads the squad to within two victories of the school's first league championship. Confidence is high-until Chase's lucky batting glove turns up missing the day...

Learn more about Daisy and Hazel's detecting process and unravel three brand-new mini-mysteries in this short story companion to the Murder Most Unladylike series. Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are famous for the murder cases they have solved--but there are many other mysteries in...

Spencer loves having breakfast with his parents, but he can't figure out why they always start their mornings with a muddy, sludgy, stinky drink called "coffee." Are they robots drinking fuel? Is it a magic potion? Could they be zombies?Bright, colorful illustrations and intriguing...

When a missing surfboard proves to have hidden depths, twelve-year-old super-sleuth Steve Brixton must go undercover--and underwater--to tackle a puzzling tangle of mysteries. Steve Brixton's finally gotten a hang of this super-sleuth thing. After a few months of busting bad guys he finally has...

In this fourth installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies go codebreaking in Cairo in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls. Codename...

Could the race to solve a mysterious on-stage accident spell curtains for Sam, Derek, and Caitlin?When the brothers join Caitlin and her parents on a weekend trip to the southwest Virginia town of Abingdon, they can't wait to watch their favorite actor perform at...

An Edgar(R) Award Winning SeriesMyrtle Hardcastle--twelve-year-old Young Lady of Quality and Victorian amateur detective--is back on the case, solving a string of bizarre murders in her hometown of Swinburne and picking up right where she left off in Premeditated Myrtle and How to Get...

Secrets taken to the grave don't always stay buried. In No Time to Die, Jenny is devastated by the recent death of her sister, Liza. Looking for a sense of closure, she secretly signs up for the drama camp where Liza died. Jenny knows...

In this fourth installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies go codebreaking in Cairo in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls. Codename...

Author: James PontiISBN-10: 1665946725ISBN-13: 9781665946728Publisher: Aladdin PaperbacksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/23/2023Pages: 1312Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.10lbsSize: 7.90h x 5.30w x 3.60d

Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang have tickets to opening night of Hamlet at the Crystal Cove Theater, one of the town's most beautiful buildings. But Shakespeare's play features only one ghost--not two Can Scooby and the gang stop the curse of the stage...