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Balliet, Blue
Chasing Vermeer
Coded clues...stolen art...the power of blue M&Ms...will Calder and Petra puzzle out the thief?
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Bellairs, J.
The House With a Clock in Its Walls
Lewis knows something is odd about his uncle's house but has no idea that the ticking clock in its walls is a countdown to the end of the world |
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Brooks, W.
Freddy the Detective
Freddy the pig, having just read Sherlock Holmes, is enlisted to solve several disappearances and a murder on the farm. |
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Byars, B.
The Dark Stairs
Herculeah Jones investigates a case involving the deserted Dead Oaks house across the street and a giant man who wears an overcoat. |
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Cooney, C.
The Face on the Milk Carton
Janie can't believe that her loving parents kidnapped her 12 years ago but the picture on the milk carton is definitely her. |
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Donnelly, J.
A Northern Light
In 1906, Mattie is working a summer job at a hotel when a guest is murdered...and Mattie may hold the final clue. |
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Fleischman, S.
Jim Ugly
Jake saw his father buried - or did he? His dog Jim Ugly seems to know something Jake doesn't, and helps him in this action-packed Old West adventure. |
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Hoobler, D.
The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Seikei must prove he has the courage to become a samurai and gets his chance when a ghost steals a priceless gem intended for the shogun of Japan. |
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Klise, K.
Trial by Journal
Twelve-year old Lily is summoned to serve on the jury for the murder trial of her best friend. Something sinister is afoot - and Lily reveals all in her homework journal! |
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Konigsburg, E. L.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Runaways hide out at the Metropolitan Museum of Art where they find themselves in the middle of a suspenseful adventure that makes the headlines. |
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L'Engle, M.
Dragons in the Waters
On a ship to Venezuela a piece of valuable art disappears, and someone is murdered. Every passenger seems to have a motive. |
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Naylor, P.
The Bodies in the Bessledorf Hotel
Bodies keep appearing, then disappearing, at the Bessledorf Hotel where Bernie's father is the manager. |
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Raskin, E.
The Westing Game
Seemingly arbitrary neighbors are sucked in by pairs into a mysterious and extreme "who dunnit" intrigue that rewards $200 million. |
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Reiss, K.
Time Windows
Miranda has discovered a suspicious dollhouse in the attic of their old house that reveals mysteries of the previous occupants. |
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Roberts, W.
The View from the Cherry Tree
Rob admits to having seen a murder but no one pays attention - no one, that is, except the murderer. |
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Sachs, M.
At the Sound of the Beep
Runaways Mathew and Mathilda stay in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, where they try to identify a murderer on the loose. |
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Snyder, Z.
The Egypt Game
Six players recreate Ancient Egypt behind a dirty old shop, but when tragedy strikes, they wonder if they should stop the game... |
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Van Draanen, W.
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief
Detective girl Sammy searches for the thief she caught in her binoculars - and who caught her looking back at him! |
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Winterfeld, H.
Detectives in Togas
When a classmate is wrongly accused of writing graffiti and attacking their teacher, a group of Roman schoolboys hunts for the real culprit. |
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Wright, B.
The Dollhouse Murders
Amy discovers dolls have moved in a spooky dollhouse, and she and her sister are pulled into a old mystery surrounding grisly murders. |
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Yep, L.
The Case of the Goblin Pearls
Lily's part in the San Francisco New Year's parade turns into a wild adventure when she helps her movie-star aunt chase the thieves who steal the priceless goblin pearls. |
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And have you read these mystery series?
| Arthur, R. |
The Three Investigators |
| Dixon, F. |
The Hardy Boys |
| Hale, B. |
Chet Gecko |
| Howe, J. |
Sebastian Barth |
| Keene, C. |
Nancy Drew |
| Simon, S. |
Einstein Anderson, Science Sleuth |
| Sobol, D. |
Encyclopedia Brown |
| Warner, G. |
The Boxcar Children |
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