Mysteries and Puzzles for Kids

Updated March 5, 2025
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Let's find Yaya & Boo at home! : a hide-and-seek adventure
Knapp, Andrew
Paper Book
A USA Today Best Seller Play hide-and-seek with adorable dogs Yaya and Boo in this joyful board book from the creator of the Find Momo series! Where is Yaya, and what mischief is Boo getting into? Look for Yaya and Boo at a lemonade stand by the end of the...
Hidden wonders!
Wick, Walter
Paper Book
Optical illusions abound in a brand-new Can You See What I See? book by I Spy co-creator Walter Wick. Featuring all-new rhymes and photographs, Can You See What I See?: Hidden Wonders explores a world of toys, an enchanted ball, the farthest reaches of outer space, and more. Readers...
Book Scavenger
Bertman, Jennifer Chambliss
Paper Book
A New York Times-Bestseller! "Full of heart and replete with challenging ciphers for readers to decode, Bertman's debut is literary cousin to classic puzzlers like The Westing Game." ―Publishers Weekly, starred review "Fans of Escape...
The map to everywhere
Ryan, Carrie
Paper Book
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All
Miller, Chanel.
Paper Book
An instant New York Times, USA Today, and indie bestseller! A Newbery Honor Book! New York Times bestselling author and artist Chanel Miller tells a fun, funny, and poignant story of friendship and community starring Magnolia Wu, a ten-year-old sock...
The Swifts
Lincoln, Beth
Paper Book
On the day they are born, each Swift is brought before the sacred Family Dictionary. They are given a name and a definition, and it is assumed they will grow up to match. Unfortunately, Shenanigan Swift has other ideas. So what if her relatives all think she's destined to turn out as a...
The jigsaw jungle
Levine, Kristin
Paper Book
A mysterious treasure hunt helps to heal a broken family in critically acclaimed author Kristin Levine's first contemporary tale-perfect for fans of Wendy Mass and Jennifer L. Holm Claudia Dalton's father has disappeared. What began as a late night at work has spiraled into a...
Beastly puzzles : a brain-boggling animal guessing game
Poliquin, Rachel
Paper Book
This book asks children: If you're given a list of features and characteristics, can you guess which animal they make? This might seem easy enough. But solving the puzzles in this book is deviously, outrageously, almost impossibly tricky! Though the thirteen animals included are easily recognizable...
The mysterious Benedict society : Mr. Benedict's book of perplexing puzzles, elusive enigmas, and curious conundrums
Stewart, Trenton Lee.
Paper Book
This exclusive companion book to the bestselling Mysterious Benedict Society series is a mind-bending collection that will put YOU to the test! With full-color artwork throughout, this companion features ingenious new puzzles, riddles, and brainteasers compiled by Mr. Benedict himself, with the...
Chester Keene cracks the code
Magoon, Kekla
Paper Book
Cracking the code isn't all it's cracked up to be in this scavenger-hunt adventure from a Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author. Chester Keene takes great comfort in his routines. After school Monday to Thursday is bowling, and Friday, the best of days, is laser tag! But most...
The Bletchley riddle
Sepetys, Ruta
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A thrilling mystery and collaboration between award-winning and bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin! This historical adventure follows two siblings at Bletchley Park, the home of WWII codebreakers, as they try to unravel a mystery surrounding...

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