Mysteries for Kids
Mysteries dare us to discover the truth by following in the footsteps of villains or deciphering a difficult puzzle. In these books, it's a quick wit and a sharp mind that tracks down the next clue. (Updated November 2019)
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Pigeon P.I
Murray MacMurray is a semi-retired pigeon detective but a canary named Vee convinces him to help her track down a kidnapper when her friends go missing.
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Mitzi Tulane, Preschool Detective, in The Secret Ingredient
Mitzi suspects her father of sneaking vegetables into her muffin when she discovers something suspicious in her muffin.
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Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls
Abby Hunter is a new student at the prestigious Smith School for Children and she soon realizes that it is an undercover spy training school. Her mother has gone missing and Abby must find her.
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The Haunting of Henry Davis
Henry Davis is a fifth grader at a new school and he happens to be haunted by a ghost. Henry and his new friends decide to figure out who the ghost was and why he haunts Henry.
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Zora and Me
Zora Neale Hurston and her best friend Carrie want to know why their mute neighbor Mr. Polk is attacked one night. They soon discover that he can speak and this leads them back in time to the heartbreaking story of an enslaved girl named Lucia.
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Mr. Wolf's Class
Three friends at Hazelwood Elementary decide to start a mystery club. They investigate if the girls’ bathroom is haunted and what happened to Mr. Greens the missing teacher.
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The Guggenheim Mystery
Ted is visiting his Aunt Gloria and cousins in New York City. A famous painting goes missing at the Guggenheim Museum and Aunt Gloria becomes a suspect.
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The Harlem Charade
Three very different seventh graders living in Harlem come together in this story that combines mystery, art, and social justice.
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Who Is the Mystery Reader?
Zoom Squirrel is trying to figure out who is the mystery reader! Zoom shares all sorts of tidbits about books and writing but will the mystery reader ever be revealed?
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