Kids Chapter Books - Mystery

Updated March 17, 2026
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Spy school blackout
Gibbs, Stuart
Paper Book
In the thirteenth book in Stuart Gibbs's New York Times bestselling Spy School series, superspy middle schooler Ben Ripley goes off the grid to eliminate a cybersecurity threat. After a devious computer hacker pulls off the CIA's worst-case scenario, shutting...
Encyclopedia Brown cracks the case
Sobol, Donald J.
Paper Book
Since 1963, when Dutton published the first book in the series, Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective , the brainy crime-stopper has been a favorite character among middle-grade readers. Now, for the first time in twenty-five years, Dutton is pleased to present a brand-new Encyclopedia Brown...
The Sherlock society
Ponti, James
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller! In the tradition of Nancy Drew, four kids and one grandfather in Miami tackle a decades-old mystery in this first book full of "atmosphere, history, and lively humor" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) in the Sherlock Society middle...
The mystery in the magic shop
Warner, Gertrude Chandler
Paper Book
The Aldens try to find a missing magician. Henry is learning to perform magic tricks from The Amazing Arthur and is excited to participate in Greenfield Magic Shop's annual magic show. But then The Amazing Arthur goes missing. Is his disappearance part of a new magic trick or a...
From the desk of Zoe Washington
Marks, Janae
Paper Book
#1 Kids Indie Next List * Parents Magazine Best Book of the Year * Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of the Year * SLJ Best Book of the Year * Kirkus Best Book of the Year * Junior Library Guild Selection * Edgar Award Nominee * Four Starred Reviews * Bank Street Best...

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