Mysteries & Detective Stories - Kids Fiction

Third-grader Aven Green has been solving mysteries for a really long time--a whole month! She's solved many important cases like The Mystery of the Cranky Mom, The Mystery of the Missing Ice Cream, and The Mystery of the Smelly Feet. Her record is nearly...

Angelic's family is in trouble so Lil Jay Jay, and the SheSquatchers join her on a quest to save the Bigfoot people.Author: Jason KenzieISBN-10: 1777960428ISBN-13: 9781777960421Publisher: Jason K HumberLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/27/2022Pages: 34Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 8.50h x 11.00w x 0.09d

*Nominated for LibraryReads List**Nominated for Indie Next List*"Adams' pirate-centric story teems with entertaining bits of magic...A well-crafted, supernatural pirate tale with a capable, young hero." KIRKUS REVIEWS"This novel is packed with creativity. Lori Adams has outdone herself in describing the magical ship and all...

Jared and Marcus aren't like other eleven-year-olds... they're Revengers. They fix problems and they're awesome at it. All their business needs is a bit more exposure. And they just so happen to have a deserving target: Mr. Shevchenko, an evil substitute teacher they have...

In the twenty-first book of the Critter Club series, Amy discovers she has a real knack for training puppies. But when she takes on too many puppy clients, things get out of hand--or paw When Amy meets the owner of a brand-new puppy at...

Jessie's next article is taking a dramatic turn. When a traveling theater production comes to town, Jessie is excited to write a profile of its star, a talented performer who grew up in Greenfield and is making a big splash around the world. But...

Introducing The Critter Club Amy and her friends solve a canine caper in this start to a pet-friendly illustrated chapter book series. It's Spring Break in Santa Vista, and everyone has big plans...everyone except for Amy, that is As her best friends head out...

Before the Baudelaires became orphans, before he encountered A Series of Unfortunate Events, even before the invention of Netflix, Lemony Snicket was a boy discovering the mysteries of the world. Read the account of it all, in the debut volume of The New York...

In this eighth installment of the Pup Detectives graphic novel series, the sleuths must stop a ghostly saboteur! The local Battle of the Bands gets off to a haunting start as a mystery ghost tries to scare music away from Pawston forever! Can the...

The only thing more exciting than an author and a famous actress staying at the bed and breakfast is a real murder mystery. A cozy mystery from International Bestselling Author Danielle Collins The Keys Bed and Breakfast is hosting a reclusive author and a...

Perfect for fans of Stranger Things and The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl, this "thrilling, fast-paced" (School Library Journal) second book in the Maggie and Nate Mystery series follows the friends to Yellowstone National Park where they must track down a deadly creature amidst a...

The fate of the school's science fair rests in Chase's hands when he receives an anonymous invitation that sends him on a messed up treasure hunt in search of students' missing projects. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Chapter Books...

Hello parents and young readers! Welcome to the deep blue sea and the adventure that fed a desire for mystery and excitement.Blake and Benny are two bluefin tuna brothers that live at the Eastside Coral Condos. The brothers long for adventure, and adventure is...

Get ready for a curveball Help Mike and Kate solve four Ballpark Mysteries in some of America's favorite ballparks, collected together for the first time Team up with baseball super-fans Mike and Kate as they knock their first four mysteries out of the park...

Bestselling author Jude Watson takes Amy and Dan on a thrill-packed ride for the 4th installment of The 39 Clues series.Betrayed by their cousins, abandoned by their uncle, and with only the slimmest hint to guide them, fourteen-year old Amy Cahill and her younger...

Hello parents and young readers! Welcome to the deep blue sea and the adventure that fed a desire for mystery and excitement.Blake and Benny are two bluefin tuna brothers that live at the Eastside Coral Condos. The brothers long for adventure, and adventure is...

Named one of "13 Detective Book Series You Obsessed over as a Kid" by Buzzfeed.com and the inspiration for a hit Disney film, the masterful Great Mouse Detective series is now available to a whole new generation of readers! Basil--the famous sleuth of mousedom--lives...

The murder of a stranger in a Calcutta hotel leads Feluda and his friends to Kathmandu, straight into the den of Maganlal Meghraj, their old adversary. With an incident at Swayambhunath, an ambush in a prayer wheel factory, a thrilling night at the casino,...

New York City may be experiencing the hottest summer on record, but things for eleven-year-old Arcade Livingston keep heating up. After receiving a suspicious warning atop the Empire State Building, Arcade and his friends will have their mettle tested as they continue their journey...

Letters from beyond the grave and a green velvet dress reveal a secret about Yardley's beloved grandmother; for fans of The Parker Inheritance and The List of Things That Will Not Change and ages 10 and up. It's always hard to lose a friend,...

A young spy in training has to put her sneaky skills to the test when the class pet goes missing in this picture book series starter perfect for readers who love the excitement and intrigue of Tara Lazar's 7 Ate 9 and Josh Funk's...

Solve Animal Mysteries from A to Z! Young clue hunters Abbi, Daniel, and Lydia sniff out the mystery behind a group of missing alpacas. Inspired by Ron Roy's beloved A to Z Mysteries series, this spin-off is perfect for budding young chapter-book readers--and future...

If you enjoy Nancy Drew, historical fiction and crime-solving mysteries, you'll love the 'Ava and Carol Detective Agency' series, a thrilling mystery series for children of all ages.Praise for The Ava and Carol Detective Agency Series: 'I enjoyed the pacing, resolution and how they...

Solve Animal Mysteries from A to Z! Young clue hunters Abbi, Daniel, and Lydia sniff out the mystery behind a group of missing alpacas. Inspired by Ron Roy's beloved A to Z Mysteries series, this spin-off is perfect for budding young chapter-book readers--and future...

Tom and his friends expose the truth when a friendly rivalry becomes a cutthroat competition in this sixth novel in Tom Swift Inventors' Academy--perfect for fans of The Hardy Boys or Alex Rider. To increase interest in Swift Academy, the school's new PR rep...

The #1 bestselling kid detective is back! Mysteries, crime-solving, homeroom--all in a day's work for Ali Cross. Ali Cross has always looked up to his father, the famous detective Alex Cross. And after helping to solve two big cases, Ali knows he has what...

For the very first time, this eleventh Agaton Sax adventure is now available in English!Agaton Sax, Sweden's best detective, must decipher the mystery of a sticky-fingered thief whose calamitous crimes see him targeting a group of billionaires and their mountains of money. Flown on...

Whoa, baby When a neighbor hires Nancy, Bess, and George to take care of her eighteen-month-old identical twins, the girls are happy to help. After all, the Clue Crew has stopped would-be thieves, uncovered scams, and recovered stolen objects -- how hard can watching...

Tyler, Hailey and Megan didn't plan on time traveling again. Their only intent was to prevent their cousins from finding the old trunk and dagger in the attic, but they were too late. They arrived in the attic just in time to be catapulted,...

Frank and Joe circle a new case in the wilds of Alaska in the twenty-fourth book in the thrilling Hardy Boys Adventures series. Frank and Joe Hardy are excited when their parents' friends, the Adenshaws, invite them to come visit their home in Alaska....

Four brave siblings were searching for a home - and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they investigate a department store mystery in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers. When Benny and Henry get summer jobs...

Sharon Cameron, award-winning author of ROOK and THE DARK UNWINDING, weaves a thrillingly dark mystery brimming with intrigue and romance, in which things are not always what they seem to be.When Katharine Tulman wakes in the middle of the night and accidentally foils a...

A Killer Christmas Break: The Adair Classroom Mysteries Vol. IIEnjoy the second novel of my father-and-son mystery solving duo, Logan and Ulysses Adair, in their new, exciting Christmas murder mystery for all ages: A Killer Christmas Break: The Adair Classroom Mysteries Volume II.It's been...

A missing animal at the zoo and strange noises coming from her backyard can mean only one thing for Tori: she's got a mystery to solve! Tori loves living on Zoo Lane with her family. Who else gets to live at a zoo--and with...

Thanks to Agaton Sax's incredible investigation abilities, a plot to poison Scotland Yard's Inspector Lispington is foiled and an attack on the detective's own home ends up with the capture of two crooked criminals. But where did the criminals come from? What were they...

This is the full colour hardback edition of Agaton Sax and the Scotland Yard Mystery.Agaton Sax faces one of the most challenging cases of his career when a secretive and evil mastermind steals Scotland Yard's Register of Current Criminals from under the very nose...

The glorious start to a middle grade trilogy about a brilliant boy, his loyal friends, and some amazing beetles--perfect for Roald Dahl and Stuart Gibbs fans!* "Even the most squeamish will be charmed." --Publishers Weekly, starred review"A cracking mystery adventure, with plenty of Roald...

Ace hits another one out of the ballpark. Ace Lacewing, Bug Detective, is back in his third crime-solving adventure--and this time he's in the big leagues. The Motham City Stinkbugs finally have a chance at winning the pennant, but somebody has stolen Bugsy Goldwing's...

Scout's a little dog with a big appetite for solving mysteries with her friends From Epic Originals, Bark Park is an adventure-filled series about the strange things that happen at Scout's local dog park. With a little sleuthing and a lot of blueberries, Scout...

Dear Diary... Imagine my surprise when I heard that my old friend Alex Burgess was finally making his first movie -- right here in River Heights! And he was sweet enough to invite George, Bess, and me for an inside glimpse behind the scenes....

Now an animated series on Disney Junior! The Chicken Squad is back for their sixth (mis)adventure, and this time there's a headless bear on the loose and the Chicken Squad's beloved Barbara has gone missing! A "lip-bitingly funny" (School Library Journal) chapter book from...

In this rhyming picture storybook, a missing toy launches a mystery leading to a strange funny animal, a flying saucer, and a secret universe-wide community. But is it real -- or is it all a dream?Author: Warren RossISBN-10: 0990308685ISBN-13: 9780990308683Publisher: Warren K Ross JrLanguage:...

This is the full colour hardback edition of Agaton Sax and Lispington's Grandfather Clock.Thanks to Agaton Sax's incredible investigation abilities, a plot to poison Scotland Yard's Inspector Lispington is foiled and an attack on the detective's own home ends up with the capture of...

12 year old Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt Fitzroy has got a murder on his hands and trouble on his tail. Henry, the hippopatamus at the brand-new nationally known FunJungle, has gone belly up. Even though it's claimed he died of natural causes, Teddy smells something...

Batter up! Baseball action and exciting whodunits star in this chapter book series! Next up is Minnesota! Mike and Kate travel to Minneapolis to meet the Minnesota Twins' star players: Marco and Pedro, a dynamic twin duo known for their signature triple plays. But...

Thirteen-year-old twins, Eva and Stan Steeley, live in a small country town that sits next to a beautiful lake and an abandoned mine. There is a hidden secret in this town that will lead them on a grand adventure, and will change their lives...

An unsent letter in a first edition copy of Charlotte's Web leads to a hunt for treasure in this heartwarming middle grade mystery from the author of The Mother-Daughter Book Club. Now that Truly Lovejoy's father has been injured by an IED in Afghanistan...

Alex Rider is now an IMDb TV/Amazon Original Series! Alex Rider is an orphan turned teen superspy who's saving the world one mission at a time--from #1 New York Times bestselling author! The sniper's bullet nearly killed him. But Alex Rider managed to survive...

Nancy, Bess, and George look for Nancy's missing father in the twenty-second book in the Nancy Drew Diaries series, a fresh approach to a classic series. While Nancy's dad is away at a conference in Washington, DC, she invites Bess and George over for...

If you enjoy Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys and the Boxcar Children, you'll love the 'Ava and Carol Detective Agency' series, a thrilling mystery series for children of all ages.Praise for The Ava and Carol Detective Agency Series: 'It was rip roaring fun, it moved...