Mysteries for Kids

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"Sixth grader Edmund Xavier Lonnrot, codename "Eddie Red," has a photographic memory and talent for drawing anything he sees. When the NYPD is stumped by a mastermind art thief, Eddie becomes their secret weapon to solve the case"-- Provided by publisher.

2) The mystery of the snow puppy

Author

Manushkin, Fran

Series

Katie Woo and Pedro mysteries

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When Koko, Katie's new white puppy, is scared by a noisy truck and runs away, Katie and Pedro try to track her down in the snow, following several false leads until they finally see Koko.

3) Mystery on Magnolia Circle

Author

Klise, Kate

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"Rear Window meets Nancy Drew in this middle-grade novel by Kate Klise about a girl who believes she has witnessed a crime"-- Provided by publisher

4) The mystery on the ice

Author

Warner, Gertrude Chandler, 1890-1979

Series

Boxcar children mysteries volume special 1
The Boxcar Children Special

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The Aldens have an adventure right in Greenfield. It all starts with some special news from Cousins Joe and Alice. Then a figure skating troupe comes to town—and a blizzard, too! Not long afterward, a house nearby is burglarized, and the evidence seems to point to the skaters. Once again, the Boxcar Children find themselves investigating a mystery!

5) The mystery of the dragon eggs

Author

Testa, Maggie

Series

Ready-to-read. Level one Star reader!

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"When Dak and Leyla find dragon eggs they can't identify, they vow to take extra special care of them until they hatch."-- Provided by publisher

6) Mystery at the Biltmore: The Vanderhoff Heist

Author

Nelson, Colleen

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The Biltmore in New York City is full of mysteries, and Elodie LaRue, a novice detective, plans to piece together the clues and solve the case of the missing jewels.

Left behind by her globe-trotting detective parents once again, Elodie decides to prove she's worthy of joining them on a case by setting up her own detective agency at her renowned Upper West Side home, The Biltmore.

When a pair of sapphire and diamond

...

7) The trouble with chickens: a J.J. Tully mystery

Author

Cronin, Doreen

Series

J.J. Tully mystery volume 1
J. J. Tully Mystery

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A hard-bitten former search-and-rescue dog helps solve a complicated missing chicken case.

8) Pedro's mystery club

Author

Manushkin, Fran

Series

Pedro

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Pedro forms a new club with his friends dedicated to solving mysteries--and the first two assignments are finding his mother's locket, and his father's cell phone.

9) Cam Jansen and the mystery of the stolen diamonds

Author

Adler, David A

Series

Cam Jansen adventure volume 1

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A fifth-grader with a photographic memory and her friend Eric help solve the mystery of the stolen diamonds.

10) Room one: a mystery or two

Author

Clements, Andrew, 1949-2019

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Ted Hammond, the only sixth grader in his small Nebraska town's one-room schoolhouse, searches for clues to the disappearance of a homeless family. Ted Hammond learns that in a very small town, there's no such thing as an isolated event. And the solution of one mystery is often the beginning of another.

11) Batman's mystery casebook

Author

Fisch, Sholly

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Readers can help the great detective Batman and his sidekicks solve riddles, analyze evidence, look for clues, and spot solutions to mysteries before he logs them into his casebook.

12) Dirk Bones and the mystery of the haunted house

Author

Cushman, Doug

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"Daily Tombs" newspaper reporter Dirk Bones, who also happens to be a skeleton, investigates when a family of ghosts fears that they are being haunted.

13) The dark skies mystery

Author

Hicks, Deron R

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It's 1942, and the United States is at war. Henry Hamilton is an inquisitive twelve-year-old who dreams of being a reporter. Pursuing a story for his school newspaper, Henry's investigation soon leads to a mysterious room inside his town's famous Biltmore Mansion. The mystery only grows deeper when he uncovers the secret of the room's contents. As Henry pursues the story, hoping for his first real scoop, he encounters spies, dark forests, hidden tunnels,...

14) Mr. Wolf's class: Mystery club

Author

Steinke, Aron Nels

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Three classmates decide to form a mystery club and vow to find missing playground balls, learn what happened to a beloved teacher, and determine whether a bathroom is haunted.

15) The Mermaid Park mystery

Series

Step into reading. Step 2 book

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"Purple pears are being stolen! Can Barbie solve the Mermaid Park mystery?"-- Page 4 of cover.

16) The Guggenheim mystery

Author

Stevens, Robin, 1988-

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While visiting their cousin Salim in New York City, Ted and Kat investigate the theft of a famous painting from the Guggenheim Museum for which Salim's mother is the prime suspect.

17) Marshmallow mystery

Author

Perelman, Helen

Series

Candy fairies volume 12

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When the Fairy Code Book containing all of Sugar Valley's important secrets, history, and recipes goes missing, a frantic Raina, the Gummy Fairy, enlists the Candy Fairies to help her find the book before it ends up in the wrong hands.

18) The tower treasure

Author

Dixon, Franklin W

Series

Hardy boys
Hardy boys (Listening Library) volume 1
Hardy boys mystery stories volume 1

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The story begins with Frank and Joe Hardy barely avoiding being hit by a speeding driver whom they notice has bright red hair. Later, this same red-haired driver attempts a ferryboat ticket office robbery and successfully steals a yellow jalopy called Queen from the Hardys' friend, Chet Morton. Due to one witness reporting that the villain had dark hair, the Hardys assume he is using a red wig. It is learned that the thief returned to Chet's home...

19) The secret of the old clock

Author

Keene, Carolyn

Series

Nancy Drew mystery stories volume 1
Nancy Drew Mysteries volume 1

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Nancy Drew solves her first mystery when the accidental rescue of a little girl who lives with her two great-aunts leads to an adventurous search for a missing will.

20) Super puzzletastic mysteries: short stories for young sleuths from Mystery Writers of America

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"New York Times bestselling author Chris Grabenstein and his all-star cast of contributing authors team up for Super Puzzletastic Mysteries, a group of interactive short stories that invite the reader to solve the mystery themselves."-- Provided by publisher.

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