Historical & Spy Mysteries

Junior reading list for historical and spy mysteries

Updated December 4, 2023
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Ming & Marie spy for freedom
French, Jackie
Paper Book
An empowering and exhilarating look at the girls who went before us, and the way they shaped the world. Ming Qong is convinced that girls have changed the world throughout history. So when Ming is thrust back in time to Belgium during WWI, only to be rescued from a...
The great Gallipoli escape
French, Jackie
Paper Book
Renowned for her historical fiction titles, Jackie French now tells the story of the brilliant and famous evacuation of Gallipoli. Sixteen-year-old Nipper and his Gallipoli mates Lanky, Spud, Bluey and Wallaby Joe are starving, freezing and ill-equipped. By November 1915 they...
Ming & Flo fight for the future
French, Jackie
Paper Book
An empowering and exhilarating look at the girls who went before us, and the way they shaped the world. Twelve-year-old Ming Qong is convinced that girls must have changed the world, even if they are rarely mentioned in history books. So when Ming gets the chance to go...
Miss Penny Dreadful and the midnight kittens
Rushby, Allison; Marando, Bronte Rose
Paper Book
An enquiring mind - and mystical mysteries to solve - adds up to adventure in the first book of the new junior fiction series from acclaimed author Allison Rushby. "Now, Miss Pickering." Miss Strickland turned to her pupil. "If you would be so kind as to close the door...
Miss Penny Dreadful and the malicious maze
Rushby, Allison
Paper Book
The second book in a mystical and adventurous junior fiction series from acclaimed author Allison Rushby. From the moment Penny steps into her family's Hyde Park Square townhouse, she can sense something dreadful has happened. This is confirmed when she discovers her parents'...
Guardians
Gould, Jordan; Pritchard, Richard
Paper Book
Meet Wylah: warrior, hero and friend. Her adventures have been 40,000 years in the making!
Custodians
Gould, Jordan; Pritchard, Richard; Pritchard, Sierra
Paper Book
Full of heart-stopping adventure, starring a hero for the ages and her mega-funny megafauna friends, this best selling series is a total delight.
InvestiGators. 2,Take the plunge
Green, John Patrick
Paper Book
OVER FOUR MILLION INVESTIGATORS BOOKS SOLD WORLDWIDE! Laugh yourself silly with the InvestiGators! Mango and Brash are back and ready to Take the Plunge in their second hilarious comic book adventure. 'Fantastically funny' - Jamie Smart, creator of Bunny vs Monkey...
InvestiGATORS
Green, John
Paper Book
"When I'm faced with a Pilkey fan looking to branch out, this graphic novel is the first book I reach for... If eight books aren't enough, the spinoff series, Agents of S.U.I.T., continues the fun." ―The New York Times With more than four million copies in...
InvestiGators. [7], All tide up
Green, John Patrick
Paper Book
OVER FOUR MILLION INVESTIGATORS BOOKS SOLD WORLDWIDE! Laugh yourself silly with the InvestiGators! Mango and Brash are All Tide Up in their seventh hilarious comic book adventure. 'Fantastically funny' - Jamie Smart, creator of Bunny vs Monkey. When the...
InvestiGators. [5], Braver and boulder
Green, John Patrick
Paper Book
"When I'm faced with a Pilkey fan looking to branch out, this graphic novel is the first book I reach for... If eight books aren't enough, the spinoff series, Agents of S.U.I.T., continues the fun." ―The New York Times With more than four million copies in...
InvestiGators. [3], Off the hook
Green, John Patrick
Paper Book
"When I'm faced with a Pilkey fan looking to branch out, this graphic novel is the first book I reach for... If eight books aren't enough, the spinoff series, Agents of S.U.I.T., continues the fun." ―The New York Times With more than four million copies in...
InvestiGators. [4], Ants in our P. A. N. T. S
Green, John Patrick
Paper Book
"When I'm faced with a Pilkey fan looking to branch out, this graphic novel is the first book I reach for... If eight books aren't enough, the spinoff series, Agents of S.U.I.T., continues the fun." ―The New York Times With more than four million copies in...
Spy School the graphic novel
Gibbs, Stuart
Paper Book
Can an undercover nerd become a superstar secret agent? The first book in Stuart Gibbs's New York Times bestselling Spy School series is now a graphic novel! Ben Ripley may only be in middle school, but he's already pegged his dream job: CIA or bust. Unfortunately for him,...

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