Children's Mystery Books

Mystery Books for Grades 1 - 6

Updated June 18, 2026
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Children's Mystery Books

Mystery Books for Grades 1 - 6

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Agent Moose. [1]
O'Hara, Mo
Paper Book

AR: 3.0

Lexile: 400

The Batman & Scooby-Doo! mysteries. Vol. 3
Cody, Matthew
Paper Book
The Dark Knight teams up with Scooby-Doo and Mystery Inc. in a series of adventures and mysteries! It all starts when Batman discovers his original purple gloves are missing-Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby-Doo will have to go back in time to solve the case! Collects The Batman and...

AR: N/A

Lexile: 650

Bog gone!
Jones, P. Knuckle
Paper Book
Meet detective-in-training Finder and her friends as they try to figure out why everyone in Belly Acre Bog has disappeared in this hilarious graphic novel mystery! Perfect for fans of The InvestiGators! Finder the tree frog absolutely loves solving mysteries. So when all...

AR: N/A

Lexile: 550

The case of the strange splash
Winkler, Henry
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling creators--Emmy Award-winning actor Henry Winkler, children's book author Lin Oliver, and Caldecott Medal-winning author-illustrator Dan Santat--comes Detective Duck: The Case of the Strange Splash, a hilarious, full-color...

AR: 3.9

Lexile: 680

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's library
Grabenstein, Chris.
Paper Book
THE START OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES WITH MORE THAN TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD! Can you escape from what James Patterson calls "the coolest library in the world"? Follow along and solve the clues in this interactive adventure! From the co-author of Murdle...

AR: 4.5

Lexile: 720

The golden necklace : a Darjeeling tea mystery
Perkins, Mitali
Paper Book
National Book Award nominee Mitali Perkins crafts a contemporary chapter-book mystery about a 12-year-old Nepali girl who sets out to solve the disappearance of her Bengali friend's missing jewelry. Set within a tea plantation in Darjeeling, 7-10-year-old readers are transported...

AR: N/A

Lexile: 790

King & Kayla and the case of the missing dog treats
Butler, Dori Hillestad
Paper Book
King & Kayla are back on the case in this laugh-out-loud mystery from the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award-winning series. Kayla made peanut butter treats for Thor, Jillian's new puppy. But now the treats are missing, and King is under suspicion. Analytical Kayla...

AR: 2.2

Lexile: 440

Little Penguin and the mysterious object
Driscoll, Laura
Paper Book
Little Penguin solves his first mystery in this hilarious new I Can Read! adventure by Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups author Tadgh Bentley. For new readers who are fans of Mo Willems's Elephant and Piggie series and Adam Rubin's Dragons Love Tacos. Little Penguin has...

AR: N/A

Lexile: N/A

Murder most unladylike
Stevens, Robin
Paper Book
The first thrilling mystery in the number-one bestselling, award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series. Now with a brand-new introduction by the author, and a gorgeous, collectible new package with gold foil detail and sprayed edges. 'Perfect' The Times

AR: 5.9

Lexile: 910

The mystery of locked rooms
Currie, Lindsay
Paper Book
*Instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller!* Crack the codes. Find the treasure. Escape the house. From the acclaimed author of Scritch Scratch and What Lives in the Woods comes an action-packed adventure novel about three friends who team up to find a hidden treasure in an...

AR: 4.4

Lexile: 620

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...

AR: 4.9

Lexile: 770

Sisterhood of sleuths
Bertman, Jennifer Chambliss
Paper Book
An Indie Next Pick  An Amazon Top 20 Children's Book of the Year An Amazon Best Book of the Month A Barnes and Noble Most Anticipated Book A Common Sense Selection for Families   "An...

AR: 5.1

Lexile: N/A

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