Mysteries & Detective Stories - Kids Fiction

A wrong turn down the information superhighway. A strange chatroom where users speak in code. Randy Kincaid is suddenly caught in a web of lies -- and murder. With the help of cyberhead Maya Bessamer, Randy must find out who's behind the killings. Or...

When young Eddie is falsely accused of destroying the Judge's chicken coop, his adopted parents give him two days to find the true culprit. Guided by logic, but entranced by the poetry of the paranormal, Eddie seeks to solve the mystery, along the way...

Indentured servant Patience Martin lives a hard life in 1721 Boston, but things get even harder when her demanding employer is found dead--in a bedroom locked from the inside. Powerful townsmen accuse Patience's friend, Moll Bacon, of being a witch and the murderer, but...

When the four Stanley children meet Amanda, their new stepsister, they're amazed to learn that she studies witchcraft. It's not long before Amanda promises to give witchcraft lessons to David, Jamie, and the twins. But that's when unusual things start happening in their old...

Frank and Joe Hardy have been sent on a mission to live on the edge A new theme park, Galaxy X, is about to open. But someone out there obviously wants Galaxy X to go away. The park owner has received threatening e-mails, and...

ATAC Briefing for Agents Frank and Joe Hardy MISSION: To finally get to the bottom of the ongoing deadly scares taking place on the set of the reality TV show Deprivation House. LOCATION: A huge villa in Beverly Hills, CA, without a single luxury...

ATAC BRIEFING FOR AGENTS FRANK AND JOE HARDY MISSION: Investigate the murder of Evan Davis, a runaway teen who was pushed off a subway platform. LOCATION: New York City. POTENTIAL VICTIM: Other teens living at the Haven, a shelter for runaways in the city....

The threat to the Keepers doubles in the fourth Keepers of the School adventure from Andrew Clements, the master of the school story. Benjamin Pratt and his friends Jill and Robert are determined to save their school from destruction. But just when it seems...

Time is ticking as the countdown to Ben Pratt's school's total demolition continues. Ben has been given a handful of clues that could help them save the school, but they are all written in maritime riddles. "After five bells sound, time to sit down."...

Benjamin Pratt's school is about to become the site of a new amusement park. It sounds like a dream come true! But lately, Ben has been wonder if he's going to like an amusement park in the middle of his town--with all the buses...

When heavy rains washed out the low-lying towns around River Heights, my friends and I knew we had to help. That's when we hooked up with Helping Homes to build apartments. Then the two-time state champion basketball team, the Lowell University Bullets, showed up...

Harleigh J. Weatherby IV leads a lonely existence in the vast Weatherby mansion under the watchful eye of his great aunt Adelaide -- until a mysterious girl named Allegra literally flies over the walls of Weatherby House and into his life. Allegra's intense curiosity...

ATACK BRIEFING FOR AGENTS FRANK AND JOE HARDY MISSION: The son of Don Ricardo, the UN Ambassador from St. John, has gone missing -- and we are sending you to locate him. LOCATION: St. John, USVI POTENTIAL VICTIMS: Esteban Calderon, the son of the...

In the small city of Strattenburg there are many lawyers, and thirteen-year-old Theo Boone thinks he is one of them, but his inside knowledge of the justice system means trouble when a cold-blooded killer is about to go free and only Theo can stop...

This second novel by Will Flattery-Vickness takes us to Minnesota, where there is a medical mystery to be solved. A scientist and his college buddies head to their cabin on Leech Lake. When they arrive, they set out to the Eelpout Festival, a festival...

Elsa Roth's life at a seaside marine biology facility is about to change. There are new arrivals at Seaside Sanctuary: a group of river otters. But the adorable animals aren't the only newcomers; a new group of volunteers is also starting at the sanctuary....

Zoinks A dog show is haunted and being taken over by spooky ghost hounds Contestants are dropping like flies. Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang go undercover to solve the mystery at the famous Liberty Dog Show.Author: Scott Jeralds, Michael Anthony SteeleISBN-10: 1496547675ISBN-13: 9781496547675Publisher:...

When Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang visit a famous mansion once owned by horror filmmakers Jeffrey and Madeline Mayhew, they discover they've arrived at a pretty creepy place. With its maze-like layout, strange stairways that abruptly end at the ceiling, doors opening to...

Economics for kids delivered in fun chapter mysteries. After an exciting year of solving mysteries, Striker Jones and his friends are off to summer camp But all is not as it seems throughout their summer adventure, and new puzzles continue to pile up. Someone...

Princess Mini goes on a class trip with all of the other students at the Royal Fairy Academy in this third super-sweet Aladdin QUIX story. Princess Mini's wish is finally coming true: her class is going to see the Sugar Crown Jewels She has...

Abby and the rest of her friends go international as they embark on their first "official" Center mission in this second book in the Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls series. After discovering the truth about her spy school/boarding school--and her super-spy mom--Abby Hunter...

Twelve-year-old Juniper Webb and her best friend Alison find themselves enmeshed in a tangled web when the two girls begin to investigate Juniper's new stepmother's in this middle grade novel from the author of The Seventeenth Swap.Author: Eloise McGrawISBN-10: 1481488066ISBN-13: 9781481488068Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry...

"An excellent addition to middle grade shelves, with a differently-abled main character that readers will root for." --School Library Journal "Vaught makes Max the brash, bold star of the book, exchanging stereotypes and sympathy cards for a well-drawn character whose disability is part of...

Freaky Friday meets Downton Abbey in this middle grade mystery that features a modern day twelve-year-old switching bodies with a Gilded Age heiress in order to solve a famous art heist. Hannah Jordan lives in a museum...well, sort of. She is the daughter of...

William Wenton is a code-breaking genius, but now he faces a new threat--one that's lurking inside him--in the second book in the William Wenton series that School Library Journal calls "part Alex Rider, part Da Vinci Code for kids, and part Artemis Fowl." After...

In this third Rider Woofson mystery, a mega rock star's instruments are stolen. Can Rider solve this musical mystery before showtime? Keep calm and rock on! Mega-superstar David Bow-Wowie is ready to rock and roll at the Bow-Wow Club until disaster strikes during his...

This bestselling classic mystery filled with "clever sleuthing" (Publishers Weekly) by two brothers looking for information about their missing mother from three-time Edgar Award--winning author Willo Davis Roberts is a thrilling roller coaster ride of a read. Rick and Kenny's Pa was right all...

This bestselling classic mystery from Willo Davis Roberts about a boy who witnesses a murder is "taut with suspense" (Booklist, starred review). Though Rob saw Mrs. Calloway fall to her death, strangled by the leather strap of her binoculars, he wants to believe that...

Help investigate the case of a missing lemonade recipe with Nancy and her friends in the second book in an all-new, interactive Nancy Drew chapter book series. Includes space for readers to jot down their own ideas and solutions to the case! Nancy, Bess,...

Don't miss the frights and fun as Cora faces her fears in a spooky sculpture garden in this mind-bending Creepover tale. Cora Nicolaides is panicking: It's just three weeks until the school dance, and she's the only one of her friends without a date!...

Ethan and Ella are on the trail of an Australian coral thief in the eighth book of Greetings from Somewhere, an exciting series about mystery, travel, and adventure. Ethan and Ella are in Australia, home to beautiful beaches and some of the most famous...

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory meets Clue when six children navigate a mansion full of secrets--and maybe money--in this humorous mystery with heart. Sweet, shy Tabitha Crum, the neglected only child of two parents straight out of a Roald Dahl book, doesn't have a...

City kid Corbett "Griffy" Griffith III can't wait for summer vacation to begin. The twelve-year-old's annual trip to his uncle's fishing resort promises more than adventure and mischief this time around. It offers Griffy a much-needed break from his mom's new boyfriend in Chicago....

Beast has been robbed And so has the whole village. Without tools the villagers can't put on their legendary Winter Party, so Beast sets off to solve the mystery. Discovering that a stranded Snow Beast is behind the robbery, Beast has to decide whether...

Is the headmaster of Nexhoath Boarding School a monster -- stealing the children's souls? Jai doesn't believe it at first, but when he stumbles onto the headmaster's shape-shifting assistants, he knows he's got to unravel the mystery ... or he might be neAuthor: Gillian...

Hamster Holmes and his firefly sidekick, Dr. Watt, race to solve puzzles in this Level 2 Ready-to-Read story perfect for beginning readers When Hamster Holmes and Dr. Watt spend the day at a fair, they don't expect to go to work. The detectives are...

Hamster Holmes and his firefly sidekick, Dr. Watt, solve a sweet and spooky new mystery in this Level 2 Ready-to-Read story perfect for beginning readers Hamster Holmes and his firefly sidekick, Dr. Watt, have a new case...they are staying in a hotel in town...

Hamster Holmes and his firefly sidekick, Dr. Watt, solve a colorful new mystery in this Level 2 Ready-to-Read story perfect for beginning readers Hamster Holmes and his firefly sidekick, Dr. Watt, have a new case...and for the first time, Hamster Holmes is stumped. It...

Brother detectives Frank and Joe search a hidden castle for clues to help them find a missing comic book in the nineteenth book in the thrilling Hardy Boys Adventures series. Frank and Joe have been hanging out at Sir Robert's Comic Kingdom, the local...

A ten-year-old girl is determined to find her missing neighbor, but the answers lead her to places and people she never expected--and maybe even one she's been running away from--in this gorgeous debut novel that's perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish. Guinevere...

World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard crosses snowy scenery to track down a captured canine in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery. Miss Mallard has been invited to Alaska to launch the annual dogsled races But the day before the big event, a dognapping takes place. With...

World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard unravels her most dangerous mystery yet in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery. While surfing in Hawaii, Miss Mallard launches into one of her most dangerous cases--one which involves the ownership of sacred land and leads to kidnapping, mistaken identities, bribery,...

World-famous duck-tective Miss Mallard stumbles upon some plans she was never meant to see in this engaging Aladdin QUIX mystery. While visiting London, Miss Mallard finds secret plans meant for spies What will she do with the super-secret information?Author: Robert QuackenbushISBN-10: 1534414118ISBN-13: 9781534414112Publisher: Aladdin...

Shortlisted for the Edgar Award for Best Mystery "Mystery lovers will be satisfied by the plot and adults will love the curriculum and social awareness tie-ins." --School Library Journal Eleven-year-old Luis is left looking for answers after a city-wide blackout leads him to an...

Teen spy Jason Steed is under surveillance. His every move is being watched. On what turns out to be his most dangerous mission yet, a nightmare reunion with a bitter enemy throws him once more in the path of death. Can Jason prevent his...

Rip and Nikki think Alexander is going crazy when he keeps seeing monsters they've already defeated, but he has to convince his friends there might be a new monster if he wants to protect the town and notebook. Aligned to Common Core Standards and...

The S.S.M.P. have to sniff out their latest monster when they're faced with a series of smelly challenges, including being in separate classes, the monster notebook disappearing, a honking monster sliming Stermont, and actual smelly stuff going missing. Aligned to Common Core Standards and...

Odd scratch marks and a weird magician's rumor of a haunted roller coaster leads Alexander and his friends to search for a ghost during their boring class field trip to Safety Land. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is...

Alexander, Rip, and Nikki are on the hunt for a monster when Alexander stumbles into a VERY large footprint and Rip keeps finding candy in the street. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.Author: Troy...

After school, a young boy is walking home when he hears whispers behind him. He turns, but no one is there. It happens again and again. There's something alive inside his backpack Is it a ghost? A monster? With short chapters, easy-to-read text, and...