Mysteries & Detective Stories - Kids Fiction

Meet Squishy Taylor: sneaky, cheeky ninja-detective Squishy's favorite movie star is filming on their street, right next door But could Carmeline Clancy really be as naughty as the media says? Only Squishy, Vee, and Jessie can solve this mystery . . .Author: Ailsa WildISBN-10:...

2015 New England Book Festival Award. Steve Burt's three Devaney & Hoag Vermont ghost-buster mystery stories, previously published in three different books, are collected here in one large-print volume. "The Witness Tree," "The French Acre," and "The Chambers Crypt" are all set in Norwich,...

Henry Hunter's friend Charlie is desperate for help. His parents have gone missing in the Caribbean Ocean, and no one will believe him that something sinister is afoot. Henry and his sidekick Dolf are on the case The only lead Henry and Dolf have...

When anyone in town could be the culprit in a crime, summer will be anything but boring. Eleven-year-old Tracy Munroe and her family have just gotten back from their family vacation--why did no one realize that her little brother, Lester, a.k.a. Pig Face, was...

Talk about a rude awakening Things go from bad to worse when Hank and Drover wake up in the wee hours of the morning to a full-fledged invasion of the ranch. It's the coyotes, and they're set on making a take-out dinner out of...

Hank is helping the cowboys with the dangerous mission of rounding up a very angry bull when a strange twist of events brings a yellow Labrador onto the scene. The entire ranch quickly becomes enamored with this new addition to the ranch's Security Division....

Hank and Drover are excited when a quick nap in the back of Slim's pickup turns into a trip to town. But the excitement turns to drama when they find themselves at the livestock show and Drover decides to take off to visit his...

When Hank finally gets fed up with Pete the Barncat's sneaky tricks, he challenges Pete to a round of the dreaded Deadly Ha-Ha Game. Winning the game demands iron will and steely determination, and Hank knows that he's got what it takes to win....

When Sally May and Loper head off to visit the relatives--leaving Slim in charge of Little Alfred--Hank knows that trouble is sure to come knocking. But not even the Head of Ranch Security could have predicted what would happen next. First, Slim is struck...

While Slim and Loper are away from the ranch for three days, Hank suffers from--is it a double bumblebee sting, or much worse? It falls upon Sally May to nurse the stricken Head of Ranch Security back to health. Her patience and compassion are...

While battling a "blinded" blizzard to get cough syrup for Baby Mollie, fearless Hank charms Miss Beulah the Collie Dog, saves Slim and Drover from freezing, sings a love song about fleas, and outwits Pete the Barncat.Author: John R. EricksonISBN-10: 1591882168ISBN-13: 9781591882169Publisher: Maverick Books...

While tracking clues from a secret code penciled in the margins of mystery novels at a public library, Derek Knowles-Collier discovers a time capsule that may finally put his haunting past to rest. At Queensview Elementary, sixth-grade students are required to complete a community...

This hilarious, brightly illustrated chapter book starring Fabio the flamingo detective and his sidekick Gilbert the giraffe is perfect for fans of CatStronauts and The Bad Guys. In a small town on the banks of Lake Laloozee lives the world's greatest flamingo detective. His...

Fourth grader Penina--aka Pinky--is a Yankees fan, an older sister, and Brooklyn's greatest kid detective. With the help of her pet cat DJ, her best pal Lucy Chang, and her little brother Avi, Pinky unravels a vexing mystery--what happened to the ancient Jewish Kiddush...

In the coastal village of Maiden Rock, Maine, Quinnie Boyd's teacher has disappeared. Quinnie thinks it's a kidnapping case, but her mom, the town sheriff, just thinks the teacher has left town. Still, Quinnie's going to follow her instincts that something's wrong. Her investigation...

Acclaimed author Elizabeth Eulberg continues her hilarious middle-grade twist on Sherlock Holmes as detective duo Shelby and Watson tackle their trickiest case yet--going undercover . . . as figure skaters Being friends with a super sleuth isn't easy, especially when she's nine years old,...

Yellowstone National Park is a place of wonderment. From geysers, like Old Faithful to the Artist's Paint Pots of boiling, bubbling mud, there is nowhere else on earth like it. Animals abound such as bison, deer, elk, bears, and wolves in Hayden and La...

Nancy, Bess, and George must find the truth behind a photographic mystery in this nineteenth book of the Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to the classic mystery series. Nancy and her friends are spending the weekend in a small mountainside town called Shady...

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 criminal that seems to be straight out of a Sherlock Holmes novel is out to get brother detectives Frank and Joe in the sixteenth book in the thrilling Hardy Boys Adventures series. An original Sherlock Holmes manuscript was stolen from the Bayport Museum...

Jack has never known an ordinary life. "The Center," a shadowy organization with its own hidden agenda, has been his home, his school, and his job. Under the command of a man he knows only as his guardian, Jack has trained relentlessly in order...

Life is anything but normal in the small seaside town of Briny Deep. As the mystery of the missing kids remains unsolved, Tim vows to find answers. With the help of his friends, the group must bravely search the town for clues, but someone...

Scooby and the gang are decorating a haunted house for Halloween. But when something spooky happens to the pumpkins, they wonder if the house is really haunted. It's a case only the Mystery Inc. gang can solve.Author: Michelle H. NaglerISBN-10: 1614794669ISBN-13: 9781614794660Publisher: Beginning ReadersLanguage:...

The Critter Club is excited about their summer plans until Liz learns she will have to be in summer school to improve her math skills, but a fun teacher, a classroom pet, support from friends, and advice from her brother might get her through....

When Minnie needs her special Sparkle-izer to decorate her customers' bows, it turns up missing! It's up to Millie and Melody to solve the mystery! Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Leveled Readers is an imprint of Spotlight, a division...

Something is not right in Bayport. After a series of unfortunate (yet harmless) pranks, it looks like Frank and Joe have caught their suspect surprisingly early. Their classmate Seth Diller has taken his love of filmmaking a bit too far. But shortly after Frank...

Dear Diary... Who knew a sports field could cause so much drama? That's what Bess, George, and I are investigating. Ever since George's cousin Carrie Kim announced her candidacy for city council, along with her platform of building a new football field and a...

Dear Diary... All I wanted to do was buy a new book, read, and relax. But when Bess, George, and I visited the local bookstore in Avondale, we found it in flames, and before we knew it, we were in the middle of another...

Dear diary... The good news: Bess, George, and I are on a train bound for Denali National Park, gazing at majestic Mount McKinley as we speed along. It's truly awesome! The bad news: Someone -- a creepy passenger or a disgruntled employee? -- is...

Do Tara and Flynn stand a ghost of a chance? The bad guys are after a hidden fortune that belongs to Flynn O'Mara's dying father-they think Tara can use her psychic powers to find it for them. She'll need plenty of help from her...

Malcolm and Dandy may only be 10-year-old boys, but they've already experienced something most adults never do--a ghost Malcolm's Ecto-Handheld-Automatic-Heat-Sensitive-Laser-Enhanced Specter Detector did its job at the McBleaky house. Malcolm is hoping his next gadget, the Ecto-Handheld-Automatic-Heat-Sensitive-Laser-Enchanced Ghost Zapper, will work on the ghost...

It's Bianca Balducci's junior year in high school, and she's got more than enough on her plate--impending SAT scores, college admissions, and the mixed signals of sort-of-boyfriend Doug. But when she finds out her mother, widowed as long as Bianca can remember, plans to...

When Harold the fox is invited to a costume birthday party, he and his friends come up with fantastic outfits. The party starts off really well but when the birthday boy's cake is stolen during a game played in the dark, everyone is a...

You are invited to follow Abigail Rowan, a young journalism student and amateur sleuth as she systematically dismantles the 300 year old mysterious events in a small sleepy village in Maine. This is the first in a proposed series of Abigail Rowan Mysteries.Author: Joseph...

This book is the third in the series to feature Ben and Andy but this book focuses on a young girl called Lisa who has Asperger syndrome. As with the other Asperger adventures, the book explores features of Asperger syndrome.This book is aimed at...

Mystery and adventure in Ancient Roman times for Flavia Gemina and her friends . . . Sacred chickens, a jellyfish and a Roman mystery set in Britannia - this collection of mini-mysteries is the perfect recipe for a gripping read Includes an exclusive interview...

When Samantha was three, her twin sister died, her parents divorced, and her father left. Sam's life has never been the same. Now that she's thirteen, Sam can't stop wondering about her past. Why hasn't her father tried to contact her all these years?...

Someone lost her a long time ago. Do you ever wonder what happens to all the things that are lost? Em Gabrielle does. Not only does she think about it, it is her obsession. Finding and rescuing objects everyone else loses is the only...

Simone leads a double life. As a covert agent, she walks in the footprints of her spy mother, darting between the shadows. If she's not sleuthing, she's icing eclairs and dusting pastries in her father's patisserie. When a notorious thief returns to Paris, the...

When the end is near, every second counts.Drew Levinson, girl genius, is a prisoner in her own house--trapped by agoraphobia. But her best friend Raleigh Harmon figures out a way to lure Drew back into the real world.It's a wonderful surprise...until tragedy strikes.Now Raleigh...

★ Purple Dragonfly Award Winner for Middle Grade Fiction ★ first published by ZonderkidzWhen Nick finds a body on a golf course with fangs, he wonders: Is the victim a vampire? Nick Caden has a "supernatural" knack for finding trouble, and his relentless search...

The book's main character is Miss Swirly Pepper, an accordion playing girl who is a detective at heart. It's snack time and Miss Swirly Pepper's pretzels taste like raw onions and garlic Luckily, she has an amazing talent: she can "swirl" back in time...

Miss Swirly Pepper is preparing for her First Holy Communion, but she's confused about the Real Presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. Come "swirl" back in time and see how this young detective solves this case Young author/illustrator Angela M. Conti entertains and...

Welcome to Australia It's hot. It's windy. It's dusty. It's the Australian outback. Wendy Lee arrives from California. She's lucky to meet Chloe Taylor, who invites Wendy to their sheep station. It sounds like fun except that someone is stealing the sheep.And the thief...

Welcome to Mexico It's market day in Barra de Navidad. Izzy and Patti discover a beautiful glass dolphin that Izzy wants more than anything. Unfortunately, it disappears before she can buy it. Even more unfortunate? It later reappears in Izzy's bag. Izzy can't believe...

The Clock Strikes Thirteen is one of several in the series of Penny Parker Mystery Stories by Mildred A. Wirt, most famous for writing Nancy Drew books as a ghostwriter.Sinister hooded riders are terrorizing farmers at night, and most of the farmers are reluctant...

Sherlock Ferret, the world's cutest detective, solves mysteries with the help of his friend Watson Mouse, and their friend Lestrade, who is a rhinoceros (though not a very big one). Together, they take on such nefarious characters as Moriarty Magpie, Colonel Sebastian Moorhen, Pablo...

Gus the Westie and his friends Ethan and Eva are back in this heartwarming Christmas adventure. When Ethan and Eva travel to the Arctic Circle to help scientists measure the polar caps during their Christmas break, they get more than they bargained for. Santa...

When the treasure of the ancient MacGorilla clan is stolen from their castle, it seems that one or more of the soft toys gathered there must surely be the culprit. Trapped in the castle by an unexpected snow storm, one small bear, with the...

When all of the beans go missing at school, super spy Hubie must defeat his stinkiest enemy yet. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.Author: Mike ThalerISBN-10: 1532144172ISBN-13: 9781532144172Publisher: Chapter BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/15/2019Pages: 64Format: Library...