Mysteries & Detective Stories - Kids Fiction

Brother detectives Frank and Joe cook up a new case as a series of accidents threatens a remote island in the twenty-second book in the thrilling Hardy Boys Adventures series. When Aunt Trudy wins a competition to intern with celebrity chef Colton Spark, she...

What if you were snowed in with a murderer?Everyone loves a snow day... don't they? Schools and workplaces closed, replaced by a magical winter wonderland where anything can happen. This is especially exciting in the beautiful seaside village of Chalk Gap, nestled between the...

Mya's new mystery involves Malcolm, the new school pet. He was friendly, smart and a very happy hamster. Then he ran away. Where did he go, and why?Mya starts searching for their pet. When she asks for help, a friend shares a shocking secret:...

Mya is investigating Libby, the new girl at school. Libby won't speak, smile or play with anyone. The Children's Police Force thinks she is mean, but they need proof.Finding proof is Mya's job. It won't be easy. Libby isn't just mean, she is sneaky,...

This middle grade mystery follows the adventures of a boy with an experimental brain implant, and a reclusive girl training to be a spy, as they're pitted against school bullies, their own parents, and an evil, brain-hacking corporation. Perfect for fans of Stranger Things....

For most of his life, Igor and his family have been on the run. Danger lurks around every corner--or so he's always been told. . . . When Igor was five, his father witnessed a terrible crime--and ever since, his whole family has been...

Before Mr. Lemoncello became everyone's favorite game maker, he was a kid who liked to roll the dice . . . Discover the origins of what James Patterson calls "the coolest library in the world" in this PREQUEL to the New York Times bestselling...

Neil Owlsley's dream is to one day become the world's greatest ever reporter, oh and he has a sweet tooth and absolutely loves marshmallows.But on an eventful day when he takes a trip to his favourite shop, not only has the shopkeeper disappeared but...

"Officially adopted by 9-year-old Mellie Gore after escaping from YummCo Laboratories, ZomBert must play along with Mellie's plan to enter him into the Best Pet contest while plotting his revenge"--Author: Kara LareauISBN-10: 1536226076ISBN-13: 9781536226072Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)Language: EnglishPublished: 07/19/2022Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.15lbsSize: 8.00h x...

There isn't a mystery that Shelby & Watts can't solve! They're saving the environment, one case at a time. Meet Shelby & Watts! Shelby loves a good mystery. And her best friend, Watts, is never without his encyclopedia. When Shelby gets a letter from...

The first novel from Kelly Barnhill since her bestselling Newbery Medal winner, The Girl Who Drank the Moon, is another instant fantasy classic. The once-lovely town of Stone-in-the-Glen has fallen on hard times. After relentless fires, floods, and other calamities, they've lost their library,...

New York Times bestselling authors and creators of the mega-popular YouTube series Game Master Network Matt and Rebecca Zamolo return with a brand-new adventure about everyone's favorite mystery-solving team. Rebecca Zamolo has managed to foil the Game Master's plans before, but this time the...

The final book in a smart, funny, and exceptional middle grade series about unexceptionals from School of Fear author Gitty Daneshvari Since being recruited by the League of Unexceptional Children, Jonathan Murray and Shelley Brown have rescued the vice president and stopped the outbreak...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Middle School and I Funny comes three brilliant family adventure stories, now in one volume The Kidd siblings have grown up diving down to shipwrecks and traveling the world, helping their famous parents recover everything...

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. In a fading town, far from anyone he knew or trusted, a young Lemony...

This new format, crafted specifically for younger readers, features the original Tintin graphic novel plus brand-new content. Go "behind the scenes" with the true story about people, places and antiquities that Hergé drew from, filled with fun facts, lots of pictures, and easy-to-read text!...

Lenny, Mike, and Other Mike are back in school for the glory that is seventh grade, and this year, Mike is determined to make catcher on the middle-school team. When Mike's hard work pays off and he wins the coveted postition, Lenny is a...

Violet's paralyzing fear of the San Francisco earthquakes changes when her family renovates an old building. An aftershock dislodges a letter addressed in 1906 to Baby V--and Violet is certain the disturbing letter is intended for her.Author: Kathryn ReissISBN-10: 015216782XISBN-13: 9780152167820Publisher: Clarion BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Kidnapped! One by one, the members of Emerson Hicky's football team are disappearing. As far as Chet Gecko is concerned, this is a cause for celebration. Only trouble is that Chet's old nemesis, Herman the Gila Monster, is the number one suspect, and he...

"If, as P.K.'s foster mother puts it, 'a Detective is someone who uncovers the Truth & brings Justice' then Lawrence...is being the kind of detective all good authors can be."--New York Times Book Review on P.K. Pinkerton and the Deadly Desperados P.K. Pinkerton's detective...

While driving in the Italian countryside, eleven-year-old Jackie's father suddenly collapses at the wheel. Fear for her father's life quickly turns to terror when two Italian men kidnap her and drive to their remote home in the countryside. Jackie soon discovers that her captors...

The bumbling but bighearted star of Detective Dinosaur and Detective Dinosaur Lost and Found is back with three new silly cases to investigate This third book of comic misadventures by James Skofield, brought to life as only the inspired illustrations of R. W. Alley...

The Beat Goes OnOne day, the trombone is missing from Mr. Riley's music store. The next day, it's back. Then it's gone again. Who could be taking it -- and why?This sounds like a case for the High-Rise Private Eyes -- Bunny Brown and...

Wizard's private eyes don't want any girls in their clubhouse. But a funny little man double-crosses the boys with a message in code. Then Marigold and her girlfriends get to show just how much the private eyes really need them.Author: Crosby BonsallISBN-10: 006444029XISBN-13: 9780064440295Publisher:...

"Readers will be riveted." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) Now in paperback, The Ethan I Was Before is an award-winning story of love and loss, wonder and adventure, and ultimately of hope.Lost in the Sun meets The Thing About Jellyfish in Ali Standish's breathtaking debut....

Perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish, Echo, and Hour of the Bees, this charming time-travel story from husband-and-wife team Marisa de los Santos and David Teague follows one girl's race to change the past in order to save her father's future.Thirteen-year-old Margaret...

In Echo Falls, secrets buried in the past don't always stay there.In the third book in the Edgar Award-nominated and national bestselling Echo Falls series, Peter Abrahams's talent for building suspense shines as Ingrid embarks on her most harrowing adventure yet. Perfect for middle...

Jim moves to ancient Minerva Hall and encounters the ghosts of six children. They urge him to find the seventh child and leave him cryptic clues that point to a dark, ancient prophecy that only Jim can stop from being fulfilled. Jim turns to...

Unmasked, the third book in Lorien Lawrence's spine-chilling middle-grade Fright Watch series, follows the local monster mask maker--and a mask that comes to life on Halloween night. Having suffered from anxiety attacks since she was eight years old, creating monsters has become a sort...

Katie and Pedro are enjoying a night of camping, but when it gets dark, Katie feels nervous. Her dad tells her that it won't be very dark for long. Why? It's a mystery that will be revealed with time. What other discoveries will Katie...

Katie Woo has been learning about mummies, when she decides to make one of her own. With Pedro's help, Katie makes a wonderful mummy and case. When the two mummy makers let their project sit to dry, the mummy goes missing! Katie and Pedro...

Pedro and Katie are visiting Pedro's Aunt Carmen's farm. A frowning scarecrow has the kids spooked. Shadows and creepy sounds have Katie convinced that old scarecrow is haunted. But could there be another explanation?Author: Tammie Lyon, Fran ManushkinISBN-10: 1666335746ISBN-13: 9781666335743Publisher: Picture Window BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Katie is looking forward to the peanut butter and jelly sandwich she has for lunch. But after recess, she discovers her sandwich is missing! As she searches for her sandwich, she wonders if one of her classmates is to blame. How will she solve...

There is great activity in the Hollister household upon the arrival of Domingo, the donkey promised Sue in New Mexico. The excitement mounts higher with the discovery of a note attached to the donkey's halter signed Y.I.F. So begins one of the two mysteries...

When Luke and Blake enter the magnificent Dream World, everything goes horribly wrong. The Dream World's most sacred artifact, the Cheese, is missing! Will Luke and Blake be able to retrieve the Cheese in time? Or will they be stuck in the Dream World...

While returning from New Mexico to the airport in their rented bus, the Hollister children stop to buy cowboy suits. Mr. Hollister, with an eye for items to sell in his store, The Trading Post, discovers the suits are designed by Marie Vega, the...

10,080 minutes fly fast when Bill's cousin Wally and his copper-colored dog Alexander come for a visit. Alexander manages to tangle with all kinds of wildlife, from skunks and snapping turtles to a giant red bull. And a late night visit from some mysterious...

The Sugar Creek Gang's school gets a new teacher--a man. And that spells trouble. When their old teacher shows up to surprise them with a midday sleigh ride, things start looking up for the boys. Until Bill Collins throws a snowball that accidently hits...

"Smashie will endear herself to many readers. . . . A gentle and humorous mystery for younger middle grade readers." -- School Library Journal The day the hamster disappears from Smashie McPerter's class begins like any other. As Room 11 descends into paranoia-fueled chaos,...

Crack open Ruby Redfort's second adventure -- and you will literally be on the edge of your wits. Everyone's favorite girl detective is back for a second mind-blowing installment, packed with all the off-the-wall humor, action, and friendship of the first book. This time,...

Sammy Sanders can't sleep. He is 77 percent sure that a spaghetti-slurping serpent lives in his sewer. Sammy and his sidekicks--his sister, Sally, and their slobbery dog, Stan--set out to discover the truth. What Sammy finds is a surprise in this tongue-twisting mystery featuring...

The animals in Mr. Venezi's pet shop are used to how forgetful he is. Then he hires the perfect assistant, Viola. She does her job so well that Mr. V hardly needs to be there. In fact, one day, Mr. V doesn't come back...

Itas a rainy day when Cam and her classmates arrive at school. Their classroom is neat and clean, but there is something there that does not belong. Meow A cat with a spot on its tail is napping near the coat rack. How did...

This groundbreaking classic is now available in a special anniversary edition with bonus content. Winner of the Newbery Medal as well as the National Book Award, HOLES is a New York Times bestseller and one of the strongest-selling middle-grade books to ever hit shelves!...

A Fantastic Vacation Becomes A Fight For Life Visiting San Esteban is supposed to be a vacation for Frank and Joe Hardy and their friends, but it doesn't take long for them to realize that the island is no paradise. Some of the local...

ABBY IS FREE FROM SLAVERY BUT NOT FROM THE SECRETS OF HER PAST... It's 1865 in the conquered South and things are not as they were before the war. Thirteen-year-old Abby Joyner still lives on the plantation where she was raised but she and...

From the shadows of the pool, Black as midnight, thick as gruel... Is Mrs. Tuggle a witch? Lynn and Mouse are sure she is - how else can you explain the frightening things that have been taking place over the past several months? Now...

Join Christina, Grant, Mimi, and Papa on an adventure when they fly to Japan and end up in the midst of a mystery More about the Around the World in 80 Mysteries series: Travel around the world with Christina and Grant as they visit...

Mimi, Papa, Grant, and Christina are headed to China in Papa's little red and white airplane, The Mystery Girl. Thousands of miles away from home, surrounded by hundreds of years of imperial history, Christina, 10 and Grant, 7, discover puzzling clues as soon as...

It takes more than a school trip to Washington, D.C. to change fifteen-year-old Christy's life. it takes murder. A witness to the brutal slaying of a Senator's aide, Christy finds herself watched not only by the killers and the FBI but also by two...