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: take the plunge
Green, John Patrick
Paper Book
Laugh yourself silly with the InvestiGators! Crime-fighting alligators Mango and Brash are back in Take the Plunge - the second full colour comic book adventure by John Patrick Green. Perfect for fans of Dogman and Bunny vs Monkey. 'Fast, fabulous, and fantastically...
InvestiGATORS
Green, John
Paper Book
With more than three million copies in print, John Patrick Green's goofy graphic novel series is a colossal comics hit! Join super spy alligator duo MANGO and BRASH as they surf the sewers and fight the forces of evil. With their Very Exciting Spy Technology and their tried...
InvestiGators. [5], Braver and boulder
Green, John Patrick
Paper Book
Mango and Brash's latest case has our sewer-loving secret agents feeling a little stonewalled in InvestiGators: Braver and Boulder, the latest hilarious graphic novel from John Patrick Green. Three million readers all agree: this series absolutely ROCKS. The...
InvestiGators.n[3], Off the hook
Green, John
Paper Book
InvestiGators Mango and Brash don their fanciest V.E.S.T.s for InvestiGators: Off the Hook, a zany new adventure from John Patrick Green that will have readers HOOKED! Join more three million fans as we follow these sewer-loving secret agents in their fight for the GATOR good! ...
InvestiGators. [04], Ants in our P. A. N. T. S
Green, John Patrick
Paper Book
Laugh yourself silly with the InvestiGators! Crime fighting alligators Mango and Brash are back in Ants in Our P.A.N.T.S - the fourth full colour comic book adventure by John Patrick Green. Perfect for fans of Dogman and Bunny vs Monkey. 'Fast, fabulous, and fantastically...

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