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Chasing Vermeer


Balliet, Blue
Chasing Vermeer
Coded clues...stolen art...the power of blue M&Ms...will Calder and Petra puzzle out the thief?

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

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

Freddy the Detective

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.

The Dark Stairs

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.

The Face on the Milk Carton

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.

A Northern Light

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.

Jim Ugly

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.

The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn

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.

Trial by Journal

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!

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Frankweiler

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.

Dragons in the Waters

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.

The Westing Game

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.

Time Windows

Reiss, K.
Time Windows
Miranda has discovered a suspicious dollhouse in the attic of their old house that reveals mysteries of the previous occupants.

The View from the Cherry Tree

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.

At the Sound of the Beep

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.

The Egypt Game

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...

Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief

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!

Detectives in Togas

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.

The Dollhouse Murders

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.

The Case of the Goblin Pearls

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.

 

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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