RecommendedReads: YoungFiction:Mystery
HedgehogWhodunit
HeatherPreusser
YFPREU, H
All Hitch the Hedgehog wants to do is nap, but there's a mystery to solve. Someone changed the sign at the panda exhibit of the City Zoo. Instead of "please feed the panda," it says, "please free the panda," and well...it's pandemonium for Hitch!
MysteryattheBiltmore:TheVanderhoffHeist ColleenNelson
YFNELS, C
To prove to her detective parents that she has what it takes to join them on a case, Elodie LaRue begins her own detective agency. When expensive jewels mysteriously vanish from her neighbor’s apartment, Elodie is tasked with finding the thief.
MysteryMasters:TheThiefinRoom103
PennyT.Borgia
YFBORG, P
When students' items go missing and a shy student is blamed, who will find out the truth? Focusing on long vowels, this classroom mystery will engage readers while they practice a core phonics skill.
JustHarriet ElanaK.Arnold
YFARNO, E
When Harriet arrives on Marble Island to spend the summer with her Nanu, she discovers that it's full of surprises, and even a mystery. One that seems to involve her Dad, back when he was a young boy living on Marble Island. One that Harriet is absolutely going to solve.
MacB.KidSpy:MacUndercover
MacBarnett
YFBARN, M
One day, Mac receives a telephone call from the Queen of England, recruiting him to find the crown jewels (well, actually just the Coronation Spoon) and so Mac embarks on his first adventure as a secret agent--with the assurance that the Queen will give him a note excusing him from school.
TheBigSting RachelleDelaney
YFDELA, R
Usually avoiding adventure of any kind, eleven-year-old Leo is unfortunately drawn into a mystery, along with his danger-loving sister, when his late Grandma's beehives go missing and his ornery Grandpa needs help catching the sticky-fingered thieves.
King&KaylaandtheCaseoftheEscape Artist
DoriHillestadButler
YFBUTL, D
When King visits the new doggy day care, he meets Houdini, who claims he can escape any situation. King vows to keep an eye on Houdini, but the next thing you know, he’s vanished! King and his fellow canine guests begin the investigation and soon Kayla and the humans that work at the Dog House join in.
TheCaseoftheMissingCheetah
VeronicaMang
YFMANG, V
It's a dark and stormy night when three sleuthing little girls get pulled into a web of mystery. They have mistakenly uncovered a secret society of some of the most famous female spies in history. A glamorous spy named Josephine Baker enlists the girls to find out who has kidnapped Chiquita, her precious pet cheetah.
SherlockBonesandtheCaseoftheCrown Jewels TimCollins
YFCOLL, T
When the crown jewels go missing from Buckingham Kennel, it's up to super-sleuth Sherlock Bones and his trusty sidekick Dr Catson to solve the crime.
ReeyaRaiandtheLegendaryCup AnitaNahtaAmin
YFAMIN, A
Reeya accompanies her archaeologist parents on an excavation in Turkey, an earthquake hot spot, where she searches for a legendary cup and builds a homemade seismograph to keep everyone safe.
GeronimoStilton:TreasuresoftheMaya GeronimoStilton
YFSTIL, G
While on assignment in Chichén Itzá, Thea goes missing along with an ancient Mayan necklace. Geronimo is on the case to find them.
TheUnderdogsCatchaCatBurglar
KateTemple
YFTEMP, K
The Underdog Detective Agency has a proud tradition of sniffing out trouble, but in order to catch Dogtown's elusive cat burglar, they first enlist the help of a scruffy street cat named Fang.
MysteryonMagnoliaCircle
KateKlise
YFKLIS, K
Best friends Ivy and Teddy are certain they will have the worst summer after she breaks her leg and he loses his beloved dog. But when Ivy witnesses a possible burglary from her window, her summer takes a sudden turn to mysterious.
DetectiveDylanandtheCaseoftheMissing Mail
M.J.Murray
YFMURR, M
Join 8-year-old Dylan, his talkative little sister, and his adorable dog as they kick off a summer they'll never forget. Can he catch the mail thief before they strike again?
WallaceandGraceTaketheCase
Heather
Alexander
YFALEX, H
These best friends are partners in the Night Owl Detective Agency and work together to solve mysteries! Wallace and Grace meet a rabbit who is sure he saw a ghost! But the clues lead them in a different direction. Something is spooking the garden...Can Wallace and Grace solve this case?