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Johnny Swanson (age 8-11)
by Eleanor Updale
adventure ... historical ... enterprise ... mystery
Publisher comments: The secret to instant height? Stand on a box. Want to make your money go further? Roll it down a hill. The answer to smelly feet? Wear a clothes pin on your nose. Eleven-year-old Johnny Swanson is in business. He's raking in the money with his advertising scams and his advice columnist persona, who offers advice on absolutely anything in return for a shilling. But his money-making schemes are getting him in too deep with the wrong kinds of people. Everything is spiralling out of control, and now his own mother is in mortal danger. There's only one thing to be done: Johnny must assume another role as undercover detective!
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The Luck of the Buttons (age 8-11)
by Anne Ylvisaker
mystery ... family ... identity
Publisher comments: Tugs Esther Button was born to a luckless family. Buttons don't presume to be singers or dancers. They aren't athletes or artists, good listeners, or model citizens. The one time a Button ever made the late Goodhue Gazette - before Harvey Moore came along with his talk of launching a new paper - was when Great Grandaddy Ike accidentally set Town Hall ablaze. Tomboy Tugs looks at her hapless family and sees her own reflection looking back until she befriends popular Aggie Millhouse, wins a new camera in the Independence Day raffle, and stumbles into a mystery only she can solve. Suddenly this is a summer of change - and by its end, being a Button may just turn out to be what one clumsy, funny, spirited, and very observant young heroine decides to make of it.
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Puppy Patrol Series (age 8-11)
by Jenny Dale
mystery ... animals
Catalog: Neil must try to unravel a mystery when he reunites lost dog Jason with its owners, only to have an angry man turn up claiming the dog was stolen from him.
title: Tug of Love
title: Homeward Bound
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A Tale of Two Castles (age 8-11)
by Gail Carson Levine
fantasy ... mystery ... knights/castles/dragons
Publisher comments: Newly arrived in the town of Two Castles, Elodie unexpectedly becomes the assistant to a brilliant dragon named Meenore, and together they solve mysteries. Their most important case concerns the town's shape-shifting ogre, Count Jonty Um: Someone is plotting against him. Elodie must disguise herself to discover the source of the threat amid a cast of characters that includes a greedy king, a giddy princess, and a handsome cat trainer.
Trixie Belden Mysteries (age 8-11)
realistic ... mystery
Trixie and her friends team up to investigate.
title: The Marshland Mystery by Kathryn Kenney F KEN
title: The Mystery at Bob-White Cave by Kathryn Kenney F KEN
title: The Mystery of the Blinking Eye by Kathryn Kenney F KEN
title: The Mystery of the Emeralds by Kathryn Kenney F KEN
title: The Mystery on Cobbett's Island by Kathryn Kenney F KEN
title: The Mystery on the Mississippi by Kathryn Kenney F KEN
title: The Gatehouse Mystery by Julie Campbell F CAM
title: The Mysterious Visitor by Julie Campbell F CAM
title: The Red Trailer Mystery by Julie Campbell F CAM
title: The Secret of the Mansion by Julie Campbell F CAM
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Saxby Smart, Private Detective Series (age 8-11)
by Simon Cheshire
adventure ... mystery
Publisher comments: Saxby Smart is no ordinary ten-year-old. He's the best detective in the world, or at least the best one who also happens to be in elementary school. With the help of his Thinking Chair and his two best friends, Saxby proves that age makes no difference when it comes to saving the day.
title: The Pirate's Blood and Other Case Files
title: The Curse of the Ancient Mask and Other Case Files
title: The Treasure of Dead Man's Lane and Other Case Files
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The Amazing Valvano and the Mystery of the Hooded Rat (age 8-11)
by Mary Robinson
mystery ... school ... the arts
Catalog: Maria is excited about her plans to perform a magic act in the school talent show until her pet rat, an integral part of the act, is kidnapped.
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The Magic Nation Thing (age 8-11)
by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
magic ... mystery ... spooky
Publisher comments: Abby O'Malley is a girl who likes things to make sense. School makes sense, and her best friend Paige makes sense (most of the time), but Abby's flighty mother never makes sense. Abby's mom seems to think that she and Abby are descended from a line of witches, and that they have special powers—psychic powers that don't make sense at all. The problem is, Abby knows that she can do certain things that other people can't. Sometimes, when she holds an object in her hand, she's overpowered by sounds and pictures that show where the owner is and what he or she is doing. Abby thinks of this as her "magic nation," because that is what her kindergarten teacher told her it was called. Now 11, Abby has an inkling that her teacher may have been saying it was her "imagination," which unfortunately, she knows it is not. Now some things are happening in her mother's detective agency—cases where Abby's magic nation thing might come in handy. But does Abby want to admit that such a sensible girl could have such an unsensible power?
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Fourth Grade Weirdo (age 8-11)
by Martha Freeman
humor ... mystery ... school
Publisher comments: Dexter is like a square peg in a round hole: he just can't fit in. All the kids in his class enjoy the zany things their teacher Mr. Ditzwinkle does to make learning fun. All except Dexter, the weirdo who prefers the same routine. But when things start disappearing from school, Dexter is surprised that his teacher is suspected. Dexter thinks Mr. Ditzwinkle is odd, but he knows he's not a crook. Can Dexter the weirdo prove it by catching the real thief?
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The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: Fourteen Amazing Authors Tell the Tales, Illustrations Chris Van Allsburg (age 8-11)
by Chris Van Allsburg
short stories ... authorship ... mystery
Publisher comments: An inspired collection of short stories by an all-star cast of best-selling storytellers based on the thought-provoking illustrations in Chris Van Allsburg's The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. For more than twenty-five years, the illustrations in the extraordinary Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg have intrigued and entertained readers of all ages. Thousands of children have been inspired to weave their own stories to go with these enigmatic pictures. Now we've asked some of our very best storytellers to spin the tales. Enter The Chronicles of Harris Burdick to gather this incredible compendium of stories: mysterious, funny, creepy, poignant, these are tales you won't soon forget.
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The Mysteries of Harris Burdick (age 8-11)
by Chris Van Allsburg
authorship ... mystery
Harris left a title, but you fill in the stories accompanying these beautifully detailed illustrations.
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The Bobbsey Twins Series (age 8-11)
by Laura Lee Hope
mystery
Two sets of twins investigate mysteries in this classic series.
title: The Bobbsey Twins of Lakeport
title: The Bobbsey Twins' Adventure in Washington
title: The Bobbsey Twins' Adventures With Baby May
title: The Bobbsey Twins and the big river mystery
title: The Bobbsey Twins and the circus surprise
title: The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat
title: The Bobbsey Twins and the County Fair Mystery
title: The Bobbsey Twins and the Greek Hat Mystery
title: The Bobbsey Twins and the Play House Secret
title: The Bobbsey Twins and the Tagalong Giraffe
title: The Bobbsey Twins and Their Camel Adventure
title: The Bobbsey Twins at Big Bear Pond
title: The Bobbsey Twins at London Tower
title: The Bobbsey Twins Camping Out
title: The Bobbsey Twins' Forest Adventure
title: The Bobbsey Twins in a TV Mystery Show
title: The Bobbsey Twins in the Mystery Cave
title: The Bobbsey Twins' Mystery at School
title: The Bobbsey Twins' Mystery of the King's Puppet
title: The Bobbsey Twins' Own Little Ferry Boat
title: The Bobbsey Twins Solve a Mystery
title: The Bobbsey Twins: the Coral Turtle Mystery
title: The Bobbsey Twins: the Freedom Bell Mystery
title: The Bobbsey Twins: the Smoky Mountain Mystery
title: The Bobbsey Twins' Visit to the Great West
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My Life As a Book (age 8-11)
by Janet Tashjian
humor ... mystery ... school
Publisher comments: Summer's finally here, and Derek Fallon is looking forward to pelting the UPS truck with water balloons, climbing onto the garage roof, and conducting silly investigations. But when his parents decide to send him to Learning Camp, Derek's dreams of fun come to an end. Ever since hes been labeled a "reluctant reader," his mom has pushed him to read "real" books; something other than his beloved Calvin & Hobbes. As Derek forges unexpected friendships and uncovers a family secret involving himself (in diapers! no less), he realizes that adventures and surprises are around the corner, complete with curve balls.
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Pearl's Promise (age 8-11)
by Frank Asch
friendship ... adventure ... mystery
With her brother in the clutches of a python in a pet shop, Pearl, a mouse, goes through hair-raising adventures to rescue him.
Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators Series (age 8-11)
mystery
Jupiter Jones' firm of young detectives is on the case.
title: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Mystery of Monster Mountain by M. V. Carey F CAR
title: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Coughing Dragon by Nick West F WES
title: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Dancing Devil : based on characters created by Robert Arthur by William Arden F ARD
title: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Dead Man's Riddle by William Arden F ARD
title: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Green Ghost by Robert Arthur F ART
title: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Fiery Eye by Robert Arthur F ART
title: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Headless Horse by William Arden F ARD
title: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Nervous Lion by Nick West F WES
title: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Screaming Clock by Robert Arthur F ART
title: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Silver Spider by Robert Arthur F ART
title: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Singing Serpent by M. V. Carey F CAR
title: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Sinister Scarecrow by M. V. Carey F CAR
title: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot by Robert Arthur F ART
title: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Secret of Phantom Lake : based on characters created by Robert Arthur by William Arden F ARD
title: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Secret of Terror Castle by Robert Arthur F ART
title: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Secret of the Crooked Cat by Robert Arthur F ART
title: The Three Investigators and the Mystery of the Headless Horse by William Arden F ARD
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Death Trap Mine by M. V. Carey F CAR
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Blazing Cliffs by M. V. Carey F CAR
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Creep-Show Crooks by M. V. Carey F CAR
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Dead Man's Riddle by William Arden F ARD
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Deadly Double by William Arden F ARD
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Fiery Eye by Robert Arthur F ART
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Flaming Footprints by M. V. Carey F CAR
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Invisible Dog by M. V. Carey F CAR
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Laughing Shadow by William Arden F ARD
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Magic Circle by M. V. Carey F CAR
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Missing Mermaid by M. V. Carey F CAR
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Moaning Cave by William Arden F ARD
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Purple Pirate by William Arden F ARD
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Rogues' Reunion by Marc Brandel F BRA
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Scar-Faced Beggar by M. V. Carey F CAR
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Shrinking House by William Arden F ARD
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Smashing Glass by William Arden F ARD
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot by Robert Arthur F ART
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Talking Skull by Robert Arthur F ART
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Trail of Terror by M. V. Carey F CAR
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Two-Toed Pigeon by Marc Brandel F BRA
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Vanishing Treasure by Robert Arthur F ART
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Wandering Cave Man by M. V. Carey F CAR
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Whispering Mummy by Robert Arthur F ART
title: The Three Investigators in the Mystery of Wreckers' Rock by William Arden F ARD
title: The Three Investigators in the Secret of Shark Reef by William Arden F ARD
title: The Three Investigators in the Secret of Skeleton Island by Robert Arthur F ART
title: Three Investigators in the Secret of Terror Castle by Robert Arthur F ART
title: The Three Investigators in the Secret of the Haunted Mirror by M. V. Carey F CAR
title: The Mystery of the Moaning Cave by William Arden F ARD
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Kneeknock Rise (age 8-11)
by Natalie Babbitt
folklore ... mystery
From the moment young Egan arrives in Instep, he senses the spell cast over the villagers by the Megrimum--the mysterious something that lurks on the mist-wreathed peak of Kneeknock Rise. Everyone shudders in horror--delicious horror--whenever the Megrimum's unearthly wail floats down to the village. Before long, Egan is climbing the Rise to find a practical explanation for those wails.
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The Johnny Dixon Mysteries (age 8-11)
by John Bellairs
magic ... spooky ... mystery
Thirteen-year-old Johnny Dixon joins Professor Childermass to take on the forces of evil...both natural and supernatural.
title: Secret of the Underground Room
title: The Eyes of the Killer Robot
title: The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt
title: The Revenge of the Wizard's Ghost
title: The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull
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A Spy in the King's Colony (age 8-11)
by Lisa Banim
mystery ... historical
In British-occupied Boston in 1776, eleven-year-old Emily Parker is determined to find out if a family friend is a traitor to the American patriots.
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Brixton Brothers Series (age 8-11)
by Mac Barnett
humor ... mystery
Publisher comments: Steve Brixton always wanted to be a detective... until he found out he already was one. It all starts here: The thrilling story of Steve Bixton's first case. Our hero has a national treasure to recover, a criminal mastermind to unmask, and a social studies report due Monday — all while on the run from cops, thugs, and secret-agent librarians. Since when can librarians rappel from helicopters? Does Steve have any brothers or sisters? If not, then why is this series called The Brixton Brothers? You will solve all these mysteries and many more by the time you finish The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity.
title: The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity
title: The Ghostwriter Secret
title: It Happened on a Train
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Keepers of the School (age 8-11)
by Andrew Clements
friendship ... mystery ... school
Publisher comments: 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 wondering if he's going to like an amusement park in the middle of his town - with all the buses and traffic and eight dollar slices of pizza. It's going to change everything. And, Ben is not so big on all the new changes in his life, like how his dad has moved out and started living in the marina on what used to be the family sailboat. Maybe it would be nice if the school just stayed as it is. He likes the school. Loves it, actually. It's over 200 years old and sits right on the harbor. The playground has ocean breezes and the classrooms have million dollar views. MILLION DOLLAR views. And after a chance — and final — run-in with the school janitor, Ben starts to discover that these MILLION DOLLAR views have a lot to do with the deal to sell the school property. But, as much as the town wants to believe it, the school does not belong to the local government. It belongs to the CHILDREN and these children have the right to defend it Don't think Ben, his friend Jill (and the tag-along Robert) can ruin a multimillion dollar real estate deal? Then you don't know the history and the power of the Keepers of the School. A suspenseful six book series, book one, We the Children, starts the battle on land and on sea. It's a race to keep the school from turning into a ticket booth and these kids are about to discover just how threatening a little knowledge can be.
title: We the Children
title: Fear Itself
title: The Whites of Their Eyes
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Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place (age 8-11)
by Maryrose Wood
humor ... mystery
Publisher comments: Found running wild in the forest of Ashton Place, the Incorrigibles are no ordinary children: Alexander, age ten or thereabouts, keeps his siblings in line with gentle nips; Cassiopeia, perhaps four or five, has a bark that is (usually) worse than her bite; and Beowulf, age somewhere-in-the-middle, is alarmingly adept at chasing squirrels. Luckily, Miss Penelope Lumley is no ordinary governess. Only fifteen years old and a recent graduate of the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, Penelope embraces the challenge of her new position. Though she is eager to instruct the children in Latin verbs and the proper use of globes, first she must help them overcome their canine tendencies. But mysteries abound at Ashton Place: Who are these three wild creatures, and how did they come to live in the vast forests of the estate? Why does Old Timothy, the coachman, lurk around every corner? Will Penelope be able to teach the Incorrigibles table manners and socially useful phrases in time for Lady Constance's holiday ball? And what on earth is a schottische?
title: The Mysterious Howling
title: The Hidden Gallery
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The Pea Soup Poisonings (age 8-11)
by Nancy Means Wright
mystery
Catalog: Zoe Elwood, hoping to get into her brother's spy club, takes on the challenge to find out who poisoned Alice's grandmother.
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The Ghost of Windy Hill (age 8-11)
by Clyde Robert Bulla
historical ... mystery ... spooky
Catalog: A professor with a reputation for being unafraid of ghosts moves with his family into a house that is supposed to be haunted but his children find the neighbors more mysterious than the house.
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Whodunit-- You Decide!: Mini-Mysteries For You to Solve (age 8-11)
by Hy Conrad
mystery
Catalog: Contains twelve fictitious crime cases, with background story and evidence presented to the jury, the jury deliberations, and solutions.
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Ibby's Magic Weekend (age 8-11)
by Heather Dyer
humor ... mystery ... magic
Publisher comments: When straight-arrow Ibby visits her two troublemaking cousins in their chaotic country house, she learns of an old box of magic tricks they found hidden in the attic. Ibby thinks magic is nothing but sleight of hand...until her cousin Francis shrinks to the size of her thumb! The trio gets into all sorts of hijinks, from levitating to turning invisible. Then they uncover the mystery of Uncle Godfrey, a professional magician who disappeared years ago. After some sleuthing, the kids decide Godfrey's Vanishing Act must have gone wrong. Now it's up to Ibby to be the magician-- and find him!
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Cabin Creek Mysteries (age 8-11)
by Kristiana Gregory
adventure ... action ... mystery
Publisher comments: Action! Intrigue! Cliff-hangers! Jeff and David will need their wits, their courage, and their gadgets to get to the bottom of the many mysteries of Lost Island. Jeff and David's dad told them they weren't allowed to explore Lost Island until Jeff's twelfth birthday, and that they should never go alone. As soon as they set foot on the marshy ground, they suspect something is not right. What secrets are hidden by the lingering mist and overgrown pines? The brothers had never believed the Legend of Robber's Cave, but now they have to wonder.
title: The Secret of Robber's Cave
title: The Clue at the Bottom of the Lake
title: The Legend of Skull Cliff
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Camp Princess Series (age 8-11)
by Kathryn Lasky
princesses ... fantasy ... mystery ... friendship
Publisher comments: Are you growing tired of royal balls and boring banquets with visiting kings and princes? Do you long to escape the confines of the palace and find yourself in a completely new place, surrounded by other princesses your own age? Camp Princess is the perfect place for any princess to find a summer of magical fun! And this year, for a princess named Alicia, Camp Princess will become something more, a place of mystery and adventure. Her turret seems to be haunted, and the golden bird that she captured for the songbird contest refuses to sing a note! It's all utterly frustrating, until one shadowy night, when Alicia feels a ghostly presence in her room and begins to discover a destiny far more exciting than anything she could have imagined.
title: Born to Rule: A Camp Princess Novel
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Alec Flint, Super Sleuth Series (age 8-11)
by Jill Santopolo
school ... mystery
Alec Flint is practicing to be a super sleuth. He's even got a pair of super sleuth pants with lots of pockets to hide his detective tools and a sidekick, Gina, who's a bit bossy, but a really great sleuth and friend. When his dad, a local police officer, tells Alec the Christopher Columbus exhibit has gone missing from the town museum, Alec is on the case! Who would steal the Columbus exhibit? With the help of Gina and his 3rd grade history class, Alec is determined to uncover the truth!
title: The Nina, the Pinta and the Vanishing Treasure
title: The Ransom Note Blues
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Famous Five Series (age 8-11)
by Enid Blyton
adventure ... mystery
In the very first Famous Five adventure, featuring Julian, Dick, Anne, not forgetting tomboy George and her beloved dog, Timmy! There's a shipwreck off Kirrin Island! But where is the treasure? The Famous Five are on the trail - looking for clues - but they're not alone! Someone else has got the same idea. Time is running out for the Famous Five, who will follow the clues and get to the treasure first? Each adventure takes the Famous Five to new places, chasing new mysteries.
title: Five Guard a Hidden Discovery
title: Five Run Away Together the Third Story of the Adventures of the Four Children and Their Dog
title: Five on a Secret Trail
title: Five on a Hike Together
title: Five Go to Mystery Moor
title: Five Go off to Camp
title: Five Fall into Adventure
title: Five Caught in a Trecherous Plot
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The Would-Be Witch (age 8-11)
by Ruth Chew
mystery ... spooky
Two children are convinced that the owner of the nearby antique shop is a witch.
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Dead Before Docking (age 8-11)
by Scott Corbett
mystery
A young boy accidentally discovers that a murder is planned on board his Panama-bound freighter. Who is the victim? Who is the killer?
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Have You Seen Hyacinth Macaw (age 8-11)
by Patricia Reilly Giff
humor ... friendship ... mystery
Abby and her friend Potsie work on several mysteries: a mysterious new neighbor, a missing person, a theft, and the unusual actions of Abby's brother.
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Nutty and the Case of the Ski-Slope Spy: Featuring William Bilks, Boy Genius (age 8-11)
by Dean Hughes
brilliant protagonist ... mystery
After finding mysterious plans in their hotel bathroom, Nutty and his friends must avoid impostors who want the papers while tangling with danger on the ski slopes.
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Scoop Snoops (age 8-11)
by Constance Hiser
traditions ... mystery
When their neighbor is robbed on Halloween night, a group of fourth-grade reporters decide to try to find the thief.
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Follow That Bus! (age 8-11)
by Pat Hutchins
adventure ... school ... mystery
Two bank robbers find that a group of second graders visiting a farm are more than they bargained for.
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Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job (age 8-11)
by Willo Davis Roberts
mystery ... adventure
A baby sitter and her three willful charges make a formidable team to outwit their surprised kidnappers.
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Goosbumps Series (age 8-11)
by R. L. Stine
mystery ... spooky
The Goosbumps mystery series will chill you to the bone!
title: The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena
title: Attack of the Jack-o'-Lanterns
title: Attack of the Mutant
title: Bad Hare Day
title: The Barking Ghost
title: Be Careful What You Wish For
title: The Beast from the East
title: The Blob that Ate Everyone
title: Calling All Creeps!
title: Chicken Chicken
title: The Cuckoo Clock of Doom
title: The Curse of Camp Cold Lake
title: The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
title: Deep Trouble
title: Don't Go to Sleep!
title: Egg Monsters From Mars
title: Ghost Beach
title: Ghost Camp
title: The Ghost Next Door
title: The Girl Who Cried Monster
title: Go Eat Worms!
title: The Haunted Mask
title: The Headless Ghost
title: The Horror at Camp Jellyjam
title: How I Got My Shrunken Head
title: How to Kill a Monster
title: I Live in Your Basement!
title: It Came From Beneath the Sink!
title: Legend of the Lost Legend
title: Let's Get Invisible!
title: Monster Blood
title: Monster Blood II
title: Monster Blood III
title: My Best Friend is Invisible
title: My Hairiest Adventure
title: A Night in Terror Tower
title: Night of the Living Dummy
title: Night of the Living Dummy III
title: One Day at HorrorLand
title: Phantom of the Auditorium
title: Piano Lessons Can Be Murder
title: Return of the Mummy
title: Say Cheese and Die!
title: The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight
title: Stay Out of the Basement
title: Vampire Breath
title: Welcome to Camp Nightmare
title: Welcome to Dead House
title: The Werewolf of Fever Swamp
title: Why I'm Afraid of Bees
title: You Can't Scare Me!
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The Hundred and One Dalmatians (age 8-11)
by Dodie Smith
mystery ... humor
The daring, hilarious pack of hounds is at the center of this classic tale of canine intrigue.
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Secret of the Three Treasures (age 8-11)
by Janni Lee Simner
mystery ... action ... humor ... adventure
Move over, Indiana Jones. Eleven-year-old Tiernay West is ready to take over in this hilarious middle-grade adventure novel. When Tiernay hears of possible Revolutionary War gold buried in her own town, little does she expect that its pursuit will have her running for her life.
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Spy X Series (age 8-11)
by Peter Lerangis
adventure ... action ... mystery
Leaving only a cryptic note, Andrew and Evie's mother vanishes on their eleventh birthday. Now, almost a year later, the twins receive a mysterious package that will lead them on an incredible journey toward finding their mother. They can rely only on each other and Spy X.
title: The Code
title: Hide and Seek
title: Proof Positive
title: Tunnel Vision
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Tales from the House of Bunnicula (age 8-11)
by James Howe
authorship ... humor ... mystery
Dear possible reader of this book: I want to be a writer, just like my uncle Harold, who wrote a bunch of books about our friend Bunnicula. So I wrote this story. And boy! Did I ever get into trouble! My friend Delilah stopped speaking to me because I put her in my book. Uncle Harold stopped speaking to me because I didn't put him in my book. A writer's life isn't easy! But back to my story: It's about how a talented and lovable (not to mention smart) wirehaired dachshund puppy named Howie saves the world from a disgusting, evil menace named...oops, that would give away the story. But trust me, this menace is disgusting and evil, all right!!! Your friend, Howie
title: It Came From Beneath the Bed!
title: Invasion of the Mind Swappers from Asteroid 6!
title: Screaming Mummies of the Pharoah's Tomb II
title: Howie Monroe and the Doghouse of Doom
title: Bud Barkin, Private Eye
title: The Amazing Odorous Adventures of Stinky Dog
title: Nighty-Nightmare
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Diamond Brothers Mysteries (age 8-11)
by Anthony Horowitz
humor ... mystery
What would Tim Diamond, the world's worst private detective, do without his quick-thinking brother Nick? The bumbling detective and his kid brother are at it again in these hilarious, fast-paced mysteries. Find out if Nick can get to the bottom of these mysteries before Tim messes everything up, or worse, gets them both killed.
title: Public Enemy Number Two: a Diamond Brothers Mystery
title: South by Southeast: a Diamond Brothers Mystery
title: The Falcon's Malteser
title: Three of Diamonds: Three Diamond Brothers Mysteries
title: The Greek Who Stole Christmas: a Diamond Brothers Mystery
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Bones and the Duchess Mystery Series (age 8-11)
by Alexandra Eden
brilliant protagonist ... mystery
Bones, a former police officer, teams up with Verity, a clever twelve-year-old with asperger's syndrome, to investigate one mystery after another.
title: The Duchess to the Rescue: a Bones and the Duchess Mystery
title: Holy Smoke: a Bones and the Duchess Mystery
title: To Oz and Back: a Bones and the Duchess Mystery
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Series: The Name of This Book Is Secret (age 8-11)
by Pseudonymous Bosch
mystery ... adventure ... action ... humor
Publisher comments: Warning: this description has not been authorized by Pseudonymous Bosch. As much as he'd love to sing the praises of his book (he is very vain), he wouldn't want you to hear about his brave 11-year old heroes, Cass and Max-Ernest. Or about how a mysterious box of vials, the Symphony of Smells, sends them on the trail of a magician who has vanished under strange (and stinky) circumstances. And he certainly wouldn't want you to know about the hair-raising adventures that follow and the nefarious villains they face. You see, not only is the name of this book secret, the story inside is, too. For it concerns a secret. A Big Secret.
title: The Name of This Book Is Secret
title: If You're Reading This, It's Too Late
title: This Book Is Not Good For You
title: This Isn't What It Looks Like
title: You Have To Stop This
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Basil of Baker Street (age 8-11)
by Eve Titus
adventure ... mystery
Basil--famous sleuth of mousedom--lived in the cellar of Sherlock Holmes' house. A devoted admirer of the great detective, he had learned his craft by listening at the feet of Holmes himself. The Mystery of the Missing Twins was one of the strangest cases in Basil's career. He had only a few crumbs of clues with which to find solutions to such baffling questions as: Who had masterminded the plot? Where were the twins, Angela and Agatha, being kept?
sequel: Basil in Mexico: a Basil of Baker Street Mystery
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Rosie and the Dance of the Dinosaurs (age 8-11)
by Betty Ren Wright
mystery ... the arts ... family
Catalog: Rosie discovers that having nine fingers can be an asset as she faces the challenges of an upcoming piano recital and the absence of her father who moved away to find a new job.
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Nothing But Trouble (age 8-11)
by Betty Ren Wright
mystery ... family
Catalog: Vannie tries to make the best of things when she and her dog Muffy are left with her cranky great-aunt on a spooky old farm in Ohio while Vannie's parents go to California to look for work.
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Crandall's Castle (age 8-11)
by Betty Ren Wright
mystery ... spooky
Catalog: Charli's impulsive uncle, Will Crandall, decides to buy the town's abandoned, possibly haunted castle and fix it up as a bed-and-breakfast, but Charli and Sophia, a clairvoyant orphan who has come to stay with the Crandall family, know his plan is somehow dangerous.
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The Phantom of Five Chimneys (age 8-11)
by Betty Ren Wright
mystery ... spooky
Catalog: Daisy has to stay with a friend at a beach house for two weeks, but it isn't boring when she finds a grisly discovery in a cave.
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A Ghost in the House (age 8-11)
by Betty Ren Wright
mystery ... spooky
Catalog: Strange things happen when twelve-year-old Sarah is alone in the house with Great Aunt Margaret, who appears to be the victim of a ghost seeking revenge for a death in the past.
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The Ghost in Room 11 (age 8-11)
by Betty Ren Wright
school ... mystery ... spooky
Catalog: When his family moves to a small town near Milwaukee, Matt's efforts to fit into his new fourth-grade class are complicated by his poor spelling and his encounter with the ghost of one of the school's former teachers.
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WRI
Ghosts Beneath Our Feet (age 8-11)
by Betty Ren Wright
mystery ... spooky
Catalog: During a summer in an abandoned mining town, Katie's relationship with a rebellious stepbrother improves as they probe the past to find out why there seem to be ghosts, literally, beneath their feet.
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The Ghost of Ernie P. (age 8-11)
by Betty Ren Wright
mystery ... spooky
Catalog: After a freak accident kills Ernie and cuts short his Top Secret Plan, his friend Jeff is haunted by Ernie's ghost and pushed toward carrying out the plan.
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WRI
A Ghost in the Window (age 8-11)
by Betty Ren Wright
mystery ... spooky
Catalog: A man who died in a car crash after allegedly stealing $50,000 from a bank, tries to communicate with the family through Meg's dreams. Sequel to "The Secret Window."
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The Secret Window (age 8-11)
by Betty Ren Wright
mystery ... spooky
Catalog: Meg is afraid to tell anyone when her dreams literally start coming true, but she needs help before she can learn to use her gift of seeing into the future.
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Peppermints in the Parlor (age 8-11)
by Barbara Brooks Wallace
family ... adventure ... mystery
Emily Luccock is looking forward to living at Sugar Hill Hall....She remembers her aunt and uncle's grand old mansion well, with its enormous, elegant parlor, marble fireplace, and white china cups filled with hot chocolate. But this time things are different. Her aunt's once bright and lively home is now dead with silence. Evil lurks in every corner, and the dark, shadowed walls watch and whisper late at night. And no one ever speaks. Everything's changed at Sugar Hill Hall, and Emily knows something awful is happening there. What's become of Uncle Twice? Why is Aunt Twice a prisoner in her own home? Emily is desperate to uncover the truth. Time is running out, and she must find a way to save the people and home she cares so much about.
sequel: The Perils of Peppermints
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Revenge of the Dolls (age 8-11)
by Carol Beach York
spooky ... mystery
Alice, Trissy and their cousin Paulie are visitors in the dark old house of Aunt Sarah and faded, middle-aged Cousin Grace. It's a grim house, filled with shadows, and Aunt Sarah matches it -- old, bitter, silent, wrapped up in the crude and ugly dolls she has devoted herself to making. They talked to her, she said. The girls never dared to touch Aunt Sarah's dolls, but Paulie was different. He threw one in the fire, as the other dolls watched with their glittering button eyes. Now Aunt Sarah was making another doll just like him. "It's for Paulie," she said. A master of suspense and mood relates one of her most chilling tales in this story of three children and their brush with the madness of an evil old woman and the little dolls that do her bidding.
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The Mystery of the Spider Doll (age 8-11)
by Carol Beach York
mystery
After Marilyn finds a doll in her coat pocket, she becomes aware of a strange man shadowing her.
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The Tree House Mystery (age 8-11)
by Carol Beach York
mystery
From the day they move to their new house in the country, Roger and Anabelle have a strange feeling about the tree house on their property.
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WRI
Christina's Ghost (age 8-11)
by Betty Ren Wright
mystery ... spooky
Christina's summer in a spooky, isolated Victorian house with her grumpy uncle turns into a ghostly adventure.
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WRI
Too Many Secrets (age 8-11)
by Betty Ren Wright
family ... mystery
Nine-year-old Chad and his friend Jeannie try to discover who is breaking into their neighbor's house, while Chad also deals with his suspicions about why is father has been spending so much time away from home.
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Mystery of the Sassafras Chair (age 8-11)
by Alexander Key
spooky ... mystery
A sassafras chair, whose wood seems to take on properties of the dead carpenter, aids a boy in revealing a murderer and a thief.
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The Mona Lisa Mystery (age 8-11)
by Pat Hutchins
the arts ... mystery
Class 3 of Hampstead Primary School takes a school trip to Paris and lands right into the middle of a mystery.
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GRI
Fortune Cookie Castle (age 8-11)
by Lee Grimes
mystery ... magic
Cap and Lisa encounter monsters, ghosts, and secret passageways when they try to help Duke Lothrio free his castle from an evil spell.
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The Light on Hogback Hill (age 8-11)
by Cynthia DeFelice
friendship ... mystery
When she investigates the mysterious light up on Hogback Hill, eleven-year-old Hadley finds and befriends a hunchbacked old woman with a tragic past.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (age 8-11)
by Marie Greenwood
spooky ... mystery
In this adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's famous book, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson travel to the bleak wastes of Dartmoor to solve the mystery surrounding the late Sir Charles Baskerville and a ghostly hound.
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Investigators of the Unknown Series (age 8-11)
by Janet Taylor Lisle
family ... magic ... mystery ... fantasy
Angela, Georgina, and Poco are on the lookout for magic in everyday life, and in each volume these three friends find themselves facing the inexplicable.
title: The Gold Dust Letters
title: Looking for Juliette
title: Angela's Aliens
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Fat Fanny, Beanpole Bertha, and the Boys (age 8-11)
by Barbara Ann Porte
humor ... enterprise ... mystery
When Bertha's father vanishes in the Bermuda Triangle, and Fanny's theater agent parents are secretly divorced, the girls decide to teach Fanny's triplet brothers to tap-dance to raise money.
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I Hate Your Guts, Ben Brooster (age 8-11)
by Eth Clifford
friendship ... mystery
Catalog: When eleven-year-old Charlie's nine-year-old cousin Ben arrives from Japan with the wrong suitcase to spend a year with him, Charlie is irritated by Ben's genius intelligence, but comes to admire him as the two are drawn into a mystery concerning a handwritten will in Ben's suitcase.
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Scared Silly (age 8-11)
by Eth Clifford
humor ... mystery
Catalog: Sensible eleven-year-old Mary Rose, constantly at odds with her imaginative seven-year-old sister Jo-Beth, finds that they need to work together when an unplanned visit to a strange shoe museum and house of magic illusions involves them in the disappearance of a Chinese emperor's shoes.
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CLI
Help I'm a Prisoner in the Library (age 8-11)
by Eth Clifford
humor ... mystery ... adventure
Catalog: Two girls spend an adventurous night trapped inside the public library during a terrible blizzard.
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Harvey's Mystifying Raccoon Mixup (age 8-11)
by Eth Clifford
family ... mystery
Catalog: Twelve-year-old Harvey and his bossy cousin Nora get involved with counterfeiters, imposters, and a pet raccoon when they find a prowler outside the house one night.
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CLI
Harvey's Marvelous Monkey Mystery (age 8-11)
by Eth Clifford
humor ... animals ... mystery
Catalog: Harvey finds himself embroiled in a mystery when a monkey appears at his bedroom window in the middle of the night.
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Room One: a Mystery or Two (age 8-11)
by Andrew Clements
friendship ... mystery ... school
Catalog: A young boy living in rural western Nebraska investigates the connection between a mysterious face in the window of an empty house and the possible closing of the one-room school he attends.
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The Flint Future Detectives Series (age 8-11)
by Christopher Curtis
brilliant protagonist ... mystery ... enterprise ... humor
In the first book, Mr. Chickee's Funny Money, Mr. Chickee, the genial blind man in the neighborhood, gives 9-year-old Steven a mysterious bill with 15 zeros on it and the image of a familiar but startling face. Could it be a quadrillion dollar bill? Could it be real? Well, Agent Fondoo of the U.S. Treasury Department and his team of Secret Government Agents are determined to get that money back! But Steven and his best friends, Russell and Zoopy the giant dog, are more than a match for the Feds. After all, Steven is the president of the Flint Future Detectives Club, and the inventor of fantastic spying and detecting equipment such as the Snoopeeze 9000!
title: Mr. Chickee's Funny Money
title: Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission
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The Real Thief (age 8-11)
by William Steig
mystery ... friendship
When Gawain the goose is deserted by his friends after being unjustly convicted of stealing from his beloved king, the real thief is tortured by his conscience.
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The Celery Stalks at Midnight (age 8-11)
by James Howe
spooky ... mystery ... humor
Chester the cat is more than ever convinced that Bunnicula is a vampire when there is a harvest of white vegetables on the morning after the night that Bunnicula was probably wandering through the neighborhood.
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Howliday Inn (age 8-11)
by James Howe
humor ... mystery ... spooky
Harold and Chester are sent to the Chateau Bow-Wow when the Monroe family goes on vacation. When a French poodle involved in a messy love triangle disappears, Chester and Harold enter the crime-detection business.
sequel: Return to Howliday Inn
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The McGurk Mystery Series (age 8-11)
by E.W. Hildick
realistic ... mystery
The McGurk Detective Organization is on the case! It's up to Willie, Wanda, and Joey to step in, and when they do, you can be sure that trouble is just around the corner.
title: The Case of the Condemned Cat
title: The Case of the Bashful Bank Robber
title: The Case of the Four Flying Fingers
title: The Case of the Invisible Dog
title: The Case of the Nervous Newsboy
title: The Case of the Phantom Frog
title: The Case of the Purloined Parrot
title: The Case of the Secret Scribbler
title: The Case of the Slingshot Sniper
title: The Case of the Snowbound Spy
title: The Case of the Treetop Treasure
title: The Case of the Vanishing Ventriloquist
title: Deadline for McGurk
title: The Great Rabbit Rip-Off
title: The Nose Knows
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The Serial Sneak Thief (age 8-11)
by E.W. Hildick
mystery
A master criminal known as The Chameleon threatens to disrupt a mystery contest being held in the public library, but J.G. and the other Watchdogs are on hand to investigate.
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The Purloined Corn Popper (age 8-11)
by E.W. Hildick
friendship ... mystery
Ten-year-old Tim is worried when a popcorn popper containing a wad of money is stolen from his kitchen and his friend Freddie is suspected of the crime.
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WRI
A Ghost in the Family (age 8-11)
by Betty Ren Wright
mystery ... spooky
Catalog: While visiting his friend Jeannie's eccentric Aunt Rosebud in a boarding house that may be haunted, ten-year-old Chad comes across a mystery involving a missing diamond bracelet.
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WRI
The Ghost Comes Calling (age 8-11)
by Betty Ren Wright
mystery ... spooky
Catalog: While vacationing at a spooky cabin on Perch Lake, nine-year-old Chad tries to clear the name of Tim Tapper, the cabin's ghostly inhabitant, who was blamed for a truck accident in the 1930s.
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Who Really Killed Cock Robin? (age 8-11)
by Jean Craighead George
nature ... mystery
Citizens of Saddleboro are proud to say that theirs is the cleanest town around. So they can't ignore the mysterious death of their mascot, Cock Robin. Some people would like to blame the citizens themselves, but one boy, Tony Isidoro, suspects there's more to the story.
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WRI
Princess for a Week (age 8-11)
by Betty Ren Wright
princesses ... spooky ... mystery
Catalog: When a confident girl named Princess arrives to spend a week at Roddy's house, she encourages him to help her investigate the suspicious activities happening at a supposedly haunted house.
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M. T. Anderson's Thrilling Tales (age 8-11)
by M. T. Anderson
mystery ... adventure ... humor ... science fiction ... authorship
What sort of madman would unleash an army of stilt-walking, laser-beaming, thoroughly angry whales upon the world? Who cares! All that matters is that his dastardly plan be foiled. Lucky for Lily Gefelty, her two best friends are the intrepid stars of their own middle-grade series novels: Jasper Dash (better know as the Boy Technonaut) and Katie Mulligan (beloved by millions as the heroine of the Horror Hollow series). It's going to take all their smarts to stop this insane, inane plot from succeeding. Start with the first thrilling tale, Whales on Stilts.
title: Whales on Stilts
title: The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen
title: Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware
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Utterly Me, Clarice Bean (age 8-11)
by Lauren Child
mystery ... school ... humor
It's not easy to concentrate at school when mysterious things are happening all around you. In fact, Clarice Bean is starting to feel just like her favorite heroine: Ruby Redforr, schoolgirl detective. Clarice and her utterly best friend, Betty Moody, are planning to ace their book project about Ruby and win the class prize, until Betty disappears into thin air, and horrible teacher Mrs. Wilberton teams Clarice up with the naughtiest boy in school. Will her new partner ruin everything? Will Betty ever come back? And what on earth happened to the silver trophy everyone's hoping to win?
sequel: Clarice Bean Spells Trouble
sequel: Clarice Bean, Don't Look Now
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Steal Away Home (age 8-11)
by Lois Ruby
mystery ... historical
When twelve-year-old Dana Shannon starts to strip away wallpaper in her family's old house, she's unprepared for the surprise that awaits her. A hidden room, containing a human skeleton! How did such a thing get there? And why was the tiny room sealed up? With the help of a diary found in the room, Dana learns her house was once a station on the Underground Railroad. The young woman whose remains Dana discovered was Lizbet Charles, a conductor and former slave. As the scene shifts between Dana's world and 1856, the story of the families that lived in the house unfolds.
sequel: Soon Be Free
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Trial by (Jury) Journal (age 8-11)
by Kate Klise
humor ... mystery ... letters/journal
Get ready for a trial unlike any Tyle County has ever seen. Sixth-grader Perry Keet is missing, and Bob White, his co-worker at Tyle Park Zoo, will stand trial for the alleged murder. But Keet's disappearance is only the beginning of this legal thriller.
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Bunnicula (age 8-11)
by Deborah and James Howe
humor ... mystery
This book is written by Harold. His fulltime occupation is dog. He lives with Mr. and Mrs. Monroe and their sons Toby and Pete. Also sharing the home are a cat named Chester and a rabbit named Bunnicula. It is because of Bunnicula that Harold turned to writing. Someone had to tell the full story of what happened in the Monroe household after the rabbit arrived. Was Bunnicula really a vampire? Only Bunnicula knows for sure.
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Jim Ugly (age 8-11)
by Sid Fleischman
adventure ... mystery ... animals ... humor
Twelve-year-old Jake is thrown into an uneasy alliance with proud, one-man dog, Jim Ugly, when the dog's owner, Jake's father, suddenly disappears. Confident that Jim Ugly can pick up Jake's father's trail, boy and dog set out on the adventure of their lives.
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Shredderman Series (age 8-11)
by Wendelin Van Draanen
math/science/technology ... school ... humor ... mystery
Bubba has been the bane of Nolan's existence for five long years. So when Mr. Green asks the class to become reporters, Nolan decides he'll write an expose... on Bubba. He doesn't want to sign his name to it (that'd be suicidal), so Nolan creates a secret identity for himself... on the Internet. He launches Shredderman.com as a place where truth and justice prevail... and bullies get what's coming to them. This hilariously triumphant story is for any kid who's ever dreamed of unleashing their own inner superhero!
title: Secret Identity
title: Attack of the Tagger
title: Meet the Gecko
title: Enemy Spy
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Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew (age 8-11)
by Carolyn Keene
mystery
s Young Nancy Drew and her pals investigate one mystery after another.
title: The Case of the Sneaky Snowman
title: Pony Problems
title: Scream for Ice Cream
title: Ski School Sneak
title: Sleepover Sleuths
title: The Cinderella Ballet Mystery
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The Encyclopedia Brown Series (age 8-11)
by Donald Sobol
mystery ... brilliant protagonist
Whenever ten-year-old Leroy (nicknamed ``Encyclopedia'') Brown's father, Chief of Police of Idaville, had a difficult case, Encyclopedia always managed to solve it at the dinner table. So, he decided to open his own detective agency.
title: Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
title: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of Pablo's Nose
title: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Dead Eagles
title: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Jumping Frogs
title: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Sleeping Dog
title: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Midnight Visitor
title: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch
title: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Two Spies
title: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Disgusting Sneakers
title: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salamander
title: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Handprints
title: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt
title: Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues
title: Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace
title: Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day
title: Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man
title: Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand
title: Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way
title: Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All
title: Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case
title: Encyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down
title: Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case
title: Encyclopedia Brown Sets the Pace
title: Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake
title: Encyclopedia Brown Carries On
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The Baby-Sitters Little Sister Series (age 8-11)
by Ann Matthews Martin
friendship ... mystery
Members of the Babysitter's Club solve mysteries, repair friendships, and look after their young charges with care and determination.
title: Karen's Big Weekend
title: Karen's Doll Hospital
title: Karen's Kite
title: Karen's Lucky Penny
title: Karen's School Bus
title: Karen's Tuba
title: Karen's Twin
title: Karen's Two Families
title: Karen's Wedding
title: Karen's Sleepover
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The Babysitters Club Series (age 8-11)
by Ann Matthews Martin
friendship ... mystery
Members of the Babysitter's Club solve mysteries, repair friendships, and look after their young charges with care and determination.
title: Abby and the Secret Society
title: Baby-sitters' Island Adventure
title: Baby-sitters on Board!
title: Baby-sitters' Winter Vacation
title: Boy-Crazy Stacey
title: Claudia and the Bad Joke
title: Claudia and the Great Search
title: Claudia and the Middle School Mystery
title: Claudia and the New Girl
title: Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls
title: Claudia and the Sad Good-Bye
title: Dawn and the Big Sleepover
title: Dawn and the Impossible Three
title: Dawn and the Older Boy
title: Dawn and the Surfer Ghost
title: Dawn on the Coast
title: Dawn's Wicked Stepsister
title: Farewell, Dawn
title: The Ghost at Dawn's House
title: Good-Bye, Stacey, Good-Bye
title: Hello, Mallory
title: Mallory and the Ghost Cat
title: Here Come the Bridesmaids!
title: Jessi and the Superbrat
title: Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter
title: Jessi's Baby-Sitter
title: Jessi's Secret Language
title: Jessi's Wish
title: Kristy's Great Idea
title: Kristy and the Copycat
title: Kristy and the Middle School Vandal
title: Kristy and the Secret of Susan
title: Kristy and the Walking Disaster
title: Kristy and the Haunted Mansion
title: Kristy and the Mother's Day Surprise
title: Kristy's Big Day
title: Kristy's Mystery Admirer
title: Kristy's Worst Idea
title: Kristy and the Vampires
title: Kristy and the Snobs
title: Logan Likes Mary Anne!
title: Maid Mary Anne
title: Mallory and the Dream Horse
title: Mallory on Strike
title: Mary Anne and the Great Romance
title: Mary Anne and the Search For Tigger
title: Mary Anne Saves the Day
title: Mary Anne vs. Logan
title: Mary Anne's Bad-Luck Mystery
title: Sea City, Here We Come
title: Stacey and the Mystery of Stoneybrook
title: Stacey vs. the BSC
title: Stacey's Emergency
title: Stacey's Mistake
title: The Truth About Stacey
title: Welcome Back, Stacey!
title: Welcome to the BSC, Abby
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Regarding the Fountain (age 8-11)
by Kate Klise
mystery ... letters/journal ... humor ... school
The Dry Creek Middle School drinking fountain has sprung a leak, so principal Walter Russ dashes off a request to Flowing Waters Fountains, Etc. We need a new drinking fountain. Please send a catalog. Designer Flo Waters responds: ``I'd be delighted...but please understand that all of my fountains are custom-made.'' Soon the fountain project takes on a life of its own, one chronicled in letters, postcards, memos, transcripts, and official documents.
sequel: Regarding the Sink: Where, Oh Where, Did Waters Go?
sequel: Regarding the Trees: a Splintered Saga Rooted in Secrets
sequel: Regarding the Bathrooms: a Privy to the Past
sequel: Regarding the Bees: a Lesson, in Letters, on Honey, Dating, and Other Sticky Subjects
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KLI
Letters From Camp (age 8-11)
by Kate Klise
mystery ... humor ... family ... letters/journal
Sent to Camp Happy Harmony to learn how to get along with each other, pairs of brothers and sisters chronicle in letters home how they come to suspect the intentions of the singing family running the camp.
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The Chet Gecko Mystery Series (age 8-11)
by Bruce Hale
humor ... mystery
In these hilarious mysteries, Chet Gecko can't think of anything but eating and sleeping. Nevertheless, he's called upon to foil sinister plots, catch wiley thieves, and take on vicious monsters.
title: The Big Nap: From the Tattered Casebook of Chet Gecko
title: The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse: From the Tattered Casebook of Chet Gecko
title: Farewell, My Lunchbag: From the Tattered Casebook of Chet Gecko
title: Give My Regrets to Broadway: From the Tattered Casebook of Chet Gecko
title: The Hamster of the Baskervilles: From the Tattered Casebook of Chet Gecko
title: Key Lardo: From the Tattered Casebook of Chet Gecko
title: The Malted Falcon: From the Tattered Casebook of Chet Gecko
title: Murder, My Tweet: From the Tattered Casebook of Chet Gecko
title: The Mystery of Mr. Nice: From the Tattered Casebook of Chet Gecko
title: The Possum Always Rings Twice: From the Tattered Casebook of Chet Gecko
title: This Gum for Hire: From the Tattered Casebook of Chet Gecko
title: Trouble Is My Beeswax: From the Tattered Casebook of Chet Gecko
title: Hiss Me Deadly
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Hank the Cowdog Series (age 8-11)
by John Erickson
humor ... mystery
In the first installment, Hank the Cowdog, head of ranch security, is framed for the murder of a chicken and becomes an outlaw with the coyotes.
title: The Case of the Double Bumblebee Sting
title: The Case of the Fiddle-Playing Fox
title: The Case of the Halloween Ghost
title: The Case of the Haystack Kitties
title: The Case of the Hooking Bull
title: The Case of the Kidnapped Collie
title: The Case of the One-Eyed Killer Stud Horse
title: The Case of the Swirling Killer Tornado
title: The Case of the Vampire Cat
title: The Case of the Vanishing Fishhook
title: The Curse of the Incredible Priceless Corncob
title: Every Dog Has His Day
title: Faded Love
title: The Fling
title: The Further Adventures of Hank the Cowdog
title: The Garbage Monster From Outer Space
title: Hank the Cowdog and Monkey Business
title: Hank the Cowdog: The Wounded Buzzard on Christmas Eve
title: Hank the Cowdog and the Case of the Fiddle-Playing Fox
title: Hank the Cowdog and the Case of the One-Eyed Killer Stud Horse
title: It's a Dog's Life
title: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
title: Lost in the Dark Unchanted Forest
title: Hank the Cowdog: Lost in the Dark Unchanted Forest
title: Moonlight Madness
title: The Mopwater Files
title: Murder in the Middle Pasture
title: The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog
title: the Phantom in the Mirror
title: Slim's Goodbye
title: The Wounded Buzzard on Christmas Eve
title: The Case of the Black-hooded Hangmans
title: The Case of the Burrowing Robot
title: The Case of the Car-Barkaholic Dog
title: The Case of the Deadly Ha-ha Game
title: The Case of the Measled Cowboy
title: The Case of the Missing Bird Dog
title: The Case of the Night-Stalking Bone Monster
title: The Case of the Raging Rottweiler
title: The Case of the Saddle House Robbery
title: The Case of the Vampire Vacuum Sweeper
title: The Case of the Missing Cat
title: The Case of the Shipwrecked Tree
title: The Case of the Twisted Kitty
title: The Case of the Midnight Rustler
title: Lost in the Blinded Blizzard
title: The Case of the Booby-Trapped Pickup
title: Hank the Cowdog: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
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The Hockey Machine (age 8-11)
by Matt Christopher
mystery ... survival ... adventure ... sports
Catalog: Abducted by a "fan" and forced to become a member of a professional junior hockey team, thirteen-year-old star center Steve Crandall quickly realizes that he must play not only to win but to survive.
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Hurculeah Jones Mysteries (age 8-11)
by Betsy Cromer Byars
mystery
Supersleuth Hurculeah Jones and her friends crack one case after another.
title: Death's Door
title: Tarot Says Beware
title: Disappearing Acts
title: Dead Letter
title: The Dark Stairs
title: King of Murder
title: The Black Tower

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