Mysteries & Detective Stories - Kids Fiction

The Morton family are cursed: their house is haunted by eerie footsteps, a ghostly figure and whispers in the night. Fiona and new neighbor Samuel investigate the hauntings and discover a deadly tale of betrayal and revenge, and a family secret long forgotten. Trapped...

Makayla and Liam have discovered the missing girl is named Jo Ann. She is trapped in another dimension. The twins want to save her. Through the Magic 8 Ball, she tells them how to get there. It looks dangerous, but can they resist? Very...

Help Nancy and her friends find the truth behind a haunted theater in the tenth book in the interactive Nancy Drew Clue Book mystery series. The hit TV show Twinkle Little Stars is coming to River Heights to audition contestants for their upcoming Halloween...

Penny discovers a strange silken ladder. What is it used for? And what does the recent rash of burglaries have to do with a group of mediums? Follow Penny as she solves the Clue of the Silken Ladder This book is from the Penny...

Only you can help Batman(TM) solve a mystery and be the hero Gotham needs in this interactive story! In Batman's crime fighting career, there are very few cases he can't solve. But when he needs help, he has one hero to rely on...you! Robin...

Detectives are supposed to find things, but one day at the park, Bones loses just about everything: his magnifying glass, his dog, and even his detective bag. Can Detective Jeffrey Bones find the things he lost?Author: David A. AdlerISBN-10: 0142410438ISBN-13: 9780142410431Publisher: Penguin Young Readers...

I am Cat Royal - Orphan, Adventurer, Actress . . .'The Drury Lane Theatre has been my home all the length of my life - but today I must leave it. Adventure calls My new friend Pedro is in trouble and all the eyes...

Alexander and his new friend, Rip, follow clues left by strange worms called night crawlers, try to learn more about the Notebook of Doom, and find new monsters called tunnel fish and a fish-kabob monster are in town. Aligned to Common Core Standards and...

All it takes is one second. One stupid move. One click of a cell phone. When Callie discovers Katherine sprawled on the ground, she bends down to help her. It's only natural--the party's been a bit wild. And it's only natural for her to...

Sam and Annabel visit Sam's mom on her farm in Drumheller, Alberta during a dinosaur dig. Annabel is thrilled to have access to paleontologists and spends as much time as she can near the dig, much to Sam's dismay. But when they learn the...

COOKVILLE KIDS, PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS Meet the Cookville Kids, Private Investigators, seven neighbourhood friends with a talent for solving mysteries, large and small. Although Cookville appears to be a sleepy, little town, the Cookville Kids, Private Investigators find plenty of mystery and mayhem to keep...

Cora is so excited about the upcoming school swim meet -- she's sure she and her friends will win the relay race. But when the team mascot goes missing, Cora is convinced her luck and talent has disappeared with it. She's determined to find...

Desmond, Andres, and their ghost-friend, Zax, take turns trying to tell the scariest story of all. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Chapter Books is an imprint of Spotlight a division of ABDO.Author: Andres MiedosoISBN-10: 1532149867ISBN-13: 9781532149863Publisher: Chapter BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Every hundred years, four kids from four cities must save the world.Rome, December 29.A mix-up with their reservations forces Harvey from New York, Mistral from Paris, and Sheng from Shanghai to share a room with the hotel owner's daughter, Elettra. The four kids discover...

Fay has spent eighteen months locked up in a Secure Training Centre. Drug deals and rip-offs are the only things this teenager knows. Now she's back on the street, looking to settle old scores. CHERUB agents Ryan and Ning need Fay's knowledge to unearth...

Bones and his parents got Grandpa a special present for his birthday. But by the time they all make it to the party, the gift is gone. How could it have disappeared so quickly? Will detective Jeffrey Bones be able to solve the mystery...

Charlie is recruited to use his mathematical prowess to discover what happened to a box of stolen moon rocks in this follow up to Bringing Down the Mouse. Charlie Lewis is really good at math. So good, that he's approached by a mysterious woman...

ATAC Briefing for Agents Frank and Joe Hardy MISSION: Investigate and put a halt to the recent rash of jewelry store robberies. Potential danger on the ground and in the air. LOCATION: Ocean Grove, NJ. POTENTIAL VICTIMS: All jewelry store owners in and around...

Meet Callie and Quinn-twin girls with an penchant for solving mysteriesAuthor: Tami R. GlascoISBN-10: 1481058843ISBN-13: 9781481058841Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/05/2018Pages: 34Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.17lbsSize: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.07d

Detective brothers Frank and Joe search for a very special beetle in the eleventh book in the interactive Hardy Boys Clue Book series. Frank and Joe are taking care of their friend's super cool pet stag beetle named Izumi for the weekend. Not only...

Tandy Angel may have beat the NYPD at their own game when she solved the case of her parents' mysterious deaths, but she isn't done yet. Her brother Matthew stands trial for the murder of his girlfriend, and Tandy's determined to find the key...

World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard's ski vacation is a bust when she finds herself on the tail of a bundled-up bandit in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery. When the police are baffled by an eerie robbery, Miss Mallard interrupts her ski vacation in the Alps...

Makayla and Liam arrive in the other dimension to rescue Jo Ann. But all is not as it seemed. The twins have been tricked Can they free themselves or will they be trapped there forever?Better not tell you now Aligned to Common Core standards...

Sam Abernathy prepares to leave home for the first time in this charming follow-up to award-winning author Andrew Smith's The Size of Truth. Vampires have just moved into the haunted house next door. All twelve-year-old Sam Abernathy wanted to do was make the most...

After escaping from the Brenda T. Trumball Correctional Facility for Women and stealing the identity of rich socialite, Ariana Osgood finally thought she was on the path she always believed she deserved. But her past caught up with her and she is forced right...

From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Wesley King comes a tender and grounded middle grade mystery about brothers, basketball, and a young boy on the autism spectrum. Eleven-year-old Green loves his devoted older brother, Cedar, a popular basketball star, but that doesn't...

SUGAR, COCOA, CARAMEL, CHOCOLATE -- A MISSING CANDY FORMULA MAKES A STICKY MESS What could be sweeter than a visit to Zuckerman's Zonked Candy Factory? Nancy and her class will see how their favorite candy is made, and even get free samples. Mr. Zuckerman...

A powerful psychological thriller with a shocking twist from the New York Times bestselling author of the Wake trilogy. Ethan was abducted from his front yard when he was just seven years old. Now, at sixteen, he has returned to his family. It's a...

Sequel to: The Frankenstein factory.Author: A. J. ButcherISBN-10: 0316737658ISBN-13: 9780316737654Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/05/2004Pages: 236Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.05h x 5.01w x 0.62dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 4.9Point Value: 8Interest Level: Middle Grade PlusQuiz #/Name: 78478 / Spy High Mission Two: Chaos Rising

When a cougar attacks a hiker in Mesa Verde National Park, the Landons have another mystery on their hands. Jack and Ashley are used to visiting parks with their wildlife veterinarian mother and photographer father, but this time their hands are full with a...

Makayla and Liam Park have just moved into Deadwood Hill. While the house is new to them, a witch lived on that exact spot centuries ago. Liam discovers a Magic 8 Ball in the attic that knows things it shouldn't. Is it helpful or...

A spine-chilling, heart-stopping supernatural thriller. You'll want to read this ghost story with the lights on. Living in the aftermath of the Event means that seeing the dead is now a part of life, but Veronica wishes that the ghosts would just move on....

Kendall loves her life in small town Cryer s Cross, Montana, but she also longs for something more. She knows the chances of going to school in New York are small, but she's not the type to give up easily. Even though it will...

Sam Abernathy prepares to leave home for the first time in this charming follow-up to award-winning author Andrew Smith's The Size of Truth. Vampires have just moved in to the haunted house next door. All twelve-year-old Sam Abernathy wanted to do was make the...

JESS MASTRIANI was dubbed "Lightning Girl" by the press when she developed a psychic ability to find missing children after she was struck by lightning during a huge storm. Now Jess has lost her miraculous powers...or at least she would like the media and...

Detective Jeffrey Bones is always ready to help when a mystery strikes. This time, there is a missing cupcake at school. Armed with a code breaker, walkie-talkie, and clever jokes, Jeffrey Bones sets out to solve this sweet mysteryAuthor: David A. AdlerISBN-10: 0142411477ISBN-13: 9780142411476Publisher:...

What if the right man for the job is actually a girl?Darcie Lock is facing her toughest mission yet. Forced to take refuge in a castle on the Cornish coast, she lands in the middle of a UN peace conference that is about to...

Things don't usually come to a screeching halt at the RAT, also known as Ridgewood Arts & Technical School, Ridgewood City's most prestigious progressive institution. But that's what happens when Headmistress Hardaway interrupts class and announces, "A scandal has rocked the fundraising committee!" Everyone's...

While fishing and exploring a deserted South Seas island, the Alden children discover clues that they aren't alone. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.Author: Gertrude Chandler WarnerISBN-10: 1532144725ISBN-13: 9781532144721Publisher: Chapter BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2020Pages: 160Format:...

Everyone knows that Beatrice of the north woods is clever. But did you know that she's also mighty brave? In this disarming companion to the award-winning Clever Beatrice, our heroine proves that she's a pint-sized force to be reckoned with when she discovers that...

When the lights start flickering, students get zapped, escalators run at super-speeds, and the sky fills with green lightning, Alexander and his friends search for the shocking monsters tormenting their school. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a...

"Thorndike Press Large Print The Literacy Bridge"--Copyright page.Author: Elizabeth E. WeinISBN-10: 1410459683ISBN-13: 9781410459688Publisher: Thorndike PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/28/2013Pages: 505Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.10dLarge PrintAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 6.5Point Value: 15Interest Level: Upper GradeQuiz #/Name: 151635 / Code Name Verity

It's Makayla and Liam's first day at their new school. Makayla hears whispers that their house is cursed. The twins later learn that a girl their age disappeared from there just one year ago. Does the Magic 8 Ball have something to do with...

ATAC BRIEFING FOR AGENTS FRANK AND JOE HARDY MISSION: the Billington Resort has two high-profile events on Saturday: a vintage car auction and a celebrity wedding. But they also have a bomb threat. You have EIGHT HOURS to find the bomb and bust the...

When Moto brings home a dream eater toy to get rid of his nightmares, he must decide if the toy can be trusted or if it will eat him instead. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spellbound is an imprint...

The fifteenth title in the number one bestselling CHERUB series Ryan is about to board a plane, knowing that the next twenty-four hours will change everything. His mission is to stop the biggest terrorist attack America's ever seen. Ryan works for CHERUB, a secret...

Moto is excited to present his collection of lost things to his friends at the school carnival. But when a ghost blocks him from attending the event and his tiger eye bead starts to glow, Moto wonders if he has made a colossal mistake....

Harry Houdini - the world's greatest escape artist - is in need of a new hat. That is what brings him to Bennett & Son, Gentlemen's Hatters of Fifth Avenue, where young Nathaniel G. Makeworthy Fuller is working for the summer. A surprising friendship...

Intrigue, danger, chess, and a real-life hoax combine in this historical novel from the author of The Shakespeare Stealer Philadelphia, PA, 1835. Rufus, a twelve-year-old chess prodigy, is recruited by a shady showman named Maelzel to secretly operate a mechanical chess player called the...

Detective Jeffrey Bones is at a football game with Grandpa and his friend Sally. With Grandpa's lucky shirt and hat, their favorite team is sure to win. But when Grandpa throws his hat in the air after a touchdown, it disappears, and it could...