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The 39 Clues by Various Authors

American Girl Mysteries by Various Authors

The Hardy Boys by Franklin W. Dixon

Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene

Geronimo Stilton by Geronimo Stilton

Non-Fiction

Mysteries J YOL The Mary Celeste : an Unsolved Mystery from History by Jane Yolen

JB Houdini Escape! : the Story of the Great Houdini by Sid Fleischman

J 001.9 H The Mystery of UFOs by Judith Herbst

J 031.02 F Do Not Open by John Farndon.

J 133.4 Y The Salem Witch Trials : an Unsolved Mystery from History by Jane Yolen

J 363.2 J The Bone Detectives : How Forensic Anthropologists Solve Crimes and Uncover Mysteries of the Dead by Donna M. Jackson

J 398.2 S Stories to Solve : Folktales from Around the World by George Shannon

J 614.17 WAL Written in Bone : Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland by Sally M. Walker.

J 970.01 H Who Really Discovered America? : Unraveling the Mystery & Solving the Puzzle by Avery Hart

J 970.01 L Who Came First : New Clues to Prehistoric Americans by Patricia Lauber

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The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch Two eleven-year-old misfits try to solve the mystery of a dead magician and stop the evil Dr. L and Ms. Mauvais, who are searching for the secret of immortality.

Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn Molly and Michael dislike their spooky new stepsister Heather but realize that they must try to save her when she seems ready to follow a ghost child to her doom.

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance.

The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder A group of children, entranced with the study of Egypt, play their own Egypt game, are visited by a secret oracle, become involved in a murder, and befriend the Professor before they move on to new interests, such as Gypsies

Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief by Wendelin Van Draanen Thirteen-year-old Sammy's penchant for speaking her mind gets her in trouble when she involves herself in the investigation of a robbery at the "seedy" hotel across the street from the seniors' building where she is living with her grandmother.

The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright A dollhouse filled with a ghostly light in the middle of the night and dolls that have moved from where she last left them lead Amy and her retarded sister to unravel the mystery surrounding grisly murders that took place years ago.

Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce Dylan and his sisters have some ideas about how to make Snowdonia Oasis Auto Marvel into a more profitable business, but it is not until some strange men arrive in their small town of Manod, Wales with valuable paintings, and their father disappears, that they consider turning to crime

The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd When Ted and Kat's cousin Salim disappears from the London Eye ferris wheel, the two siblings must work together--Ted with his brain that is "wired differently" and impatient Kat--to try to solve the mystery of what happened to Salim.

The Case of the Missing Marquess : an Enola Holmes Mystery by Nancy Springer Enola Holmes, much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, must travel to London in disguise to unravel the disappearance of her missing mother. real detective, he must elude librarians, police, and the mysterious Mr. E as he seeks a missing quilt containing coded information.

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.

The Puzzling World of Winston Breen by Eric Berlin Puzzle-crazy, twelve-year-old Winston and his ten-year-old sister Katie find themselves involved in a dangerous mystery involving a hidden ring. Puzzles for the reader to solve are included throughout the text.

Neil Flamb and the Marco Polo Murders by Kevin Sylvester Fourteen-year-old wunderchef and budding detective Neil Flamb has a real nose for clues, but he must work quickly to solve the murders of some of the best chefs in town--if only to eliminate himself as the prime suspect!

Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm, until another "third" convinces him that the government is wrong.

Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer by John Grisham 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 him.

Tunnels by Roderick Gordon When Will Burrows and his friend Chester embark on a quest to find Will's archaeologist father, who has inexplicably disappeared, they are led to a labyrinthine world underneath London, full of sinister inhabitants with evil intentions toward "Topsoilers" like Will and his father.

The Sisters Grimm, Book One : The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always believed to be dead. 39 Clues Series 39 Clues hidden around the world guard the source of the Cahill family's immense power and it's up to YOU to find them. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized. Kidnapped: The Abduction by Gordon Korman Aiden works with the FBI in order to rescue his sister Meg, who was kidnapped. Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliet When seemingly unrelated and strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to herself. Holes by Lois Sachar As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself. The House with a Clock in its Walls by John Bellairs A boy goes to live with his magician uncle in a mansion that has a clock hidden in the walls which is ticking off the minutes until doomsday The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity by Mac Barnett When twelve-year-old Steve Brixton, a fan of Bailey Brothers detective novels, is mistaken for a real detective, he must elude librarians, police, and the mysterious Mr. E as he seeks a missing quilt containing coded information.