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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?

Balliet, Blue
WRIGHT 3
Calder and Petra set out to solve the mystery of unexplainable accidents and ghostly happenings as they attempt to keep Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous Robie House from being demolished.

Boston, L.M.
TREASURE OF GREEN KNOWE
Tolly visits his grandmother at her old house in England and tries to discover a long-lost treasure.

Broach, Elise
SHAKESPEARE’S SECRET
A misfit sixth-grader, Hero, named after a Shakespeare play becomes interested in exploring a valuable diamond hidden in her house and an intriguing neighbor.

Brockmeier, Kevin
GROOVES: A KIND OF  MYSTERY
After a seventh grader discovers that the grooves in his jeans are encoded with a cry for help, he sets out to save the factory workers from a greedy entrepreneur.

Stanley, Diane
THE MYSTERIOUS MATTER of I.M. Fine
Noticing that a popular series of horror novels is having a strange effect on the behavior of its readers, Fanny and Beamer set out to find the mysterious author.

Gaiman, Neil
CORALINE
Looking for excitement Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar yet disturbingly different  from her own. She challenges a gruesome entity in order to save herself and her parents.

Hamilton, Virginia
HOUSE OF DIES DREAR
A family moves into an enormous house once used as a place for runaway slaves. Mysterious sounds, events, and discoveries of secret passageways make the family believe they are in danger.

Hoobler, Dorothy
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.

Howe, James
BUNNICULA:  A RABBIT -TALE OF MYSTERY
This mysterious baby bunny at the Monroes’ seems to have fangs and a cape-shaped mark on his back, and only awakens at night. Chester the cat tries to warn Harold the dog and his family that the new bunny is a vampire.

Howe, James
HOWLIDAY INN
While their family is away, a dog and a cat, Harold and Chester are boarded at Chateau Bow-Wow where Chester becomes alarmed by the strange behavior of his fellow guests.

Kehret, Peg
TERROR AT THE ZOO
Ellen and her brother, Corey, get the best birthday present-an overnight trip to the zoo. They soon discover they are locked in the zoo with a dangerous, escaped criminal who wants to kidnap them for ransom.

Kehret, Peg
DON’T TELL ANYONE
Megan tries to save some feral cats from a vacant lot  when she discovers that an apartment building is going to be constructed. Megan’s effort to save the cats leads to danger when she thwarts the efforts of a dangerous criminal.

Konigsburg, E.L.
FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER
Claudia and her little brother, Jamie, run away to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, where a mysterious statue captures their attention.

Langton, Jane
THE DIAMOND IN THE WINDOW
Eleanor and Eddy are searching for the lost children, Ned and Nora, who vanished from the old room at the top of the house without a trace.

Osborne, Mary Pope
THE MYSTERIES OF SPIDER KANE
The coolest, cleverest detective on eight legs is Spider Kane. When there is trouble in the garden, Spider Kane fixes the problem, cracks the case, and solves the mystery.

Peck, Richard
THE GHOST BELONGED TO ME
Alexander notices an eerie light coming out of the barn. Then one night, Alex comes face to face with the ghost of a drowned girl.

Raskin, Ellen
THE WESTING GAME
The very dead and very rich Samuel Westing gathered 16 strangers to solve his murder! The one who does, inherits Westing’s millions.

Roberts, Willo Davis
THE VIEW FROM THE CHERRY TREE
Rob admits to seeing a murder, but no one believes him except the murderer.

Synder, Zilpha Keatley
THE EGYPT GAME
Six players recreate Ancient Egypt behind a dirty old shop. They are visited by a secret oracle and become involved in a murder.

Wright, Betty Ren
THE DOLLHOUSE MURDERS
Amy discovers dolls have moved in a spooky dollhouse. She and her sister are pulled into an old  mystery surrounding  grisly murders.

Wright, Betty Ren
THE MOONLIGHT MAN
Jenny discovers the mystery of a tragic accident and a doomed love affair fifty years old.

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Mystery Series

Byars, Betsy Cromer
Herculeah Jones Mystery series
DEATH’S DOOR
THE DARK STAIRS

Coleman, Michael
Internet Detectives series
NET BANDITS
SPEED SURF
CYPER FEUD
SYSTEM CRASH

Dixon, Franklin W.
Hardy Boys series
THE TOWER TREASURE
THE SECRET OF THE OLD MILL
THE SECRET OF THE CAVES
THE DISAPPEARING FLOOR
HUNTING FOR HIDDEN GOLD
WHAT HAPPENED AT MIDNIGHT
                       WHILE THE CLOCK TICKED
                       THE GREAT AIRPORT MYSTERY

Erickson, John R.
Hank the Cowdog series
THE CURSE OF THE INCREDIBLE PRICELESS CORNCOB
THE CASE OF THE ONE-EYED KILLER STUD HORSE
THE CASE OF THE HALLOWEEN GHOST
EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY
LOST IN THE DARK UNCHANTED FOREST

Keene, Carolyn M.
Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
THE SECRET IN THE OLD ATTIC
THE SECRET OF THE WOODEN LADY
THE MYSTERY AT LILAC INN
THE MYSTERY OF THE FIRE DRAGON
THE CLUE IN THE CROSSWORD CIPHER
THE SIGN OF THE TWISTED CANDLES
                       THE SPIDER SAPPHIRE MYSTERY

Landon, Lucinda
Meg Mackintosh series
MEG MACKINTOSH AND THE STAGE FRIGHT SECRET
MEG MACKINTOSH AND THE MYSTERY OF THE MEDIEVAL CASTLE
MEG MACKINTOSH AND THE MYSTERY OF THE LOCKED LIBRARY
MEG MACKINTOSH AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING BABE RUTH BASEBALL

Sobel, Donald J.
Encyclopedia Brown series
ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN AND THE CASE OF THE MIDNIGHT VISTOR
ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN TRACKS THEM DOWN
ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN SHOWS THE WAY
ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN KEEPS THE PEACE

Van Draanen, Wendelin
Sammy Keyes series
SAMMY KEYES AND THE HOTEL THIEF
SAMMY KEYES AND THE RUNAWAY ELF
SAMMY KEYES AND THE PSYCHO KITTY QUEEN
SAMMY KEYES AND THE CURSE OF THE MOUSTACHE MARY
SAMMY KEYES AND THE HOLLYWOOD MUMMY

Warner, Gertrude Chandler
The Boxcar Children series
THE SOCCER MYSTERY
THE COPYCAT MYSTERY
THE BASKETBALL MYSTERY
THE HURRICANE MYSTERY
THE MYSTERY ON STAGE

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