Children's Mystery Books | Helen Hall Library

Ada Lace, on the case

Calandrelli, Emily

Paper Book

From Emily Calandrelli--host of Xploration Outer Space, correspondent on Bill Nye Saves the World, and graduate of MIT--comes the first novel in a brand-new chapter book series about an eight-year-old girl with a knack for science, math, and solving mysteries with technology.

AR: 4.0
Lexile: 590

Agent Moose

O'Hara, Mo

Paper Book

Agent Moose, the best (worst) secret agent in the Big Forest, and his slightly-more-intelligent sidekick Owlfred are on the case in this new full color graphic novel chapter book series from Mo O'Hara, author of My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish, illustrated by Jess Bradley!...

AR: 3.0
Lexile: 400

Banana Fox and the Secret Sour Society

Kochalka, James

Paper Book

Eisner Award-winning cartoonist James Kochalka makes his Graphix Chapters debut with this laugh-out-loud mystery series! Get drawn into reading with Graphix Chapters! Graphix Chapters are ideal books for beginning and newly independent readers aged 6-8. With approachable page...

AR: 2.5

Lexile: 520

Bat and Sloth solve a mystery

Kimmelman, Leslie

Paper Book

Bath and Sloth are trying to sleep when they hear a noise. A LOUD noise. Can Bat and Sloth figure out where it's coming from and how to make it stop?

AR: N/A

Lexile: 510

The Batman & Scooby-Doo mysteries. Vol. 1

Cohen, Ivan

Paper Book

The Dark Knight teams up with Scooby-Doo and the sleuths of 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! ...

AR: N/A
Lexile: 650

The body under the piano

Jocelyn, Marthe

Paper Book

A smart and charming middle-grade mystery series starring young detective Aggie Morton and her friend Hector, inspired by the imagined life of Agatha Christie as a child and her most popular creation, Hercule Poirot. For fans of Lemony Snicket and Enola Holmes. Aggie...

AR: 5.4
Lexile: 750

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 poached painting

Curran-Bauer, Christee

Paper Book

The Museum of Food Art is in a state of panic! A priceless painting was pilfered in the middle of the night. Fortunately, the Pigeon Private Detectives--PPD for short--are on the scene. These three detectives crave cracking a good case almost as much as they like snacks. But can they...

AR: 3.9

Lexile: 540

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

Cosmos Camp

Giles, Lamar

Paper Book

An Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominee! From Edgar Award nominee and WNDB cofounder Lamar Giles, this middle grade adventure stars the Epic Ellison twins as they race to solve the mystery of Cosmos Camp for young geniuses in a stand-alone companion to the Legendary Alston Boys series. ...

AR: N/A

Lexile: 830

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 ghost tree

Deen, Natasha

Paper Book

Is it science...or strange and ghostly? Asim's new town is freaking him out! There are weird noises at night, eerie lights, and now an evil tree that is growing way faster than it should. he's sure there's something supernatural going on. His friend Rokshar...

AR: N/A

Lexile: 440

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

The great Caper caper

Funk, Josh

Paper Book

In the fifth adventure of the Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast series, our delectable rhyming friends find their home covered in darkness and embark on a Las Veggies heist--perfect for fans of The Food Group series. When Lady Pancake and Sir...

AR: N/A

Lexile: 640

King and 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

Driscolll, 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. ...

AR: N/A
Lexile: N/A

Murder is bad manners

Stevens, Robin

Paper Book

Two friends form a detective agency--and must solve their first murder case--in this "sharp-witted debut" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) that is the first adventure in a brand-new middle grade mystery series set at a 1930s boarding school. Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong...

AR: 5.9
Lexile: 910

Murray the ferret

Florence, Debbi Michiko

Paper Book

Since the Takano family's new foster pet, Murray the ferret, arrived at their house, all sorts of things have gone missing: shoes, jewelry, keys, coins . . . Although eight-year-old Kaita enjoys solving the mysteries, she worries that finding a forever home for the lovable furry bandit will be near...

AR: 2.9

Lexile: 550

Mystery in Rocky Mountain National Park

Johnson, Aaron

Paper Book

Before Jake's grandfather died, he was on the trail of a centuries-old mystery. And he has entrusted that mystery to Jake, leaving behind a set of hidden codes, riddles, maps, and other clues that lead Jake and his friends on a scavenger hunt into the heart of Colorado's wild and rugged Rocky...

AR: 4.8
Lexile: N/A

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 a action-packed adventure novel about three friends who team up to find a hidden treasure in an...

AR: 4.4
Lexile: 620

The newspaper club

Vrabel, Beth

Paper Book

Learn what it means to be a journalist in this fun, fast-paced new middle grade series about a club of kid reporters by an award-winning author. Nellie Murrow -- the daughter of two (former) newspaper reporters -- was named after one of the fiercest journalists who...

AR: 4.6

Lexile: 710

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

The shiba inu detective tracks down the stolen jewels!

Tabe, Tomoko

Paper Book

CHRIS IS ON THE CASE!Hinata, a shy boy in the fifth grade, receives his first-ever pet when his grandfather brings him Chris, a retired police dog with excellent training and top-notch skills. There's only one problem: Whenever Chris sees a bug, they fly into a panic. Soon, however, their nose is...

AR: N/A
Lexile: N/A

Shirley & Jamila save their summer

Goerz, Gillian

Paper Book

This middle-grade graphic novel for fans of Roller Girl and Smile introduces Jamila and Shirley, two unlikely friends who save each other's summers while solving their neighborhood's biggest mysteries. Jamila Waheed is staring down a lonely summer in a new...

AR: 2.8
Lexile: 490

A side of sabotage : a Quinnie Boyd mystery

Surrisi, Cynthia

Paper Book

For decades, Gusty's Café has been a beloved staple in Maiden Rock, Maine. Quinnie Boyd's dad runs the café, just like Quinnie's granddad before him. But the family business has new competition when a bad-boy chef from Boston opens his own place in the small vacation town.

AR: 4.6
LEXILE: 730

Sisterhood of sleuths

Bertman, Jennifer Chambliss

Paper Book

A clever and thought-provoking mystery that pays homage to classic Nancy Drew stories, perfect for fans of Wendy Mass and Trenton Lee Stewart. Maizy always assumed she knew everything about her grandmother, Jacuzzi.?So?when a box full of vintage Nancy Drew books gets left at...

AR: 5.1

Lexile: N/A

Under locker and key

Hymas, Allison K.

Paper Book

Eleven-year-old Jeremy Wilderson teams up with his rival crime fighter to stop the stealing spree that's wreaking havoc on Scottsville Middle School in this action-packed MAX novel. Jeremy Wilderson is not a thief. In fact, he is his middle school's one and only retrieval...

AR: 4.6

Lexile: 630

Wallace and Grace take the case

Alexander, Heather

Paper Book

The Read & Bloom line offers high interest, character driven stories for newly independent readers that feature full-color illustrations throughout and will transition kids from leveled readers to a lifetime of reading. In this charming series, perfect for newly independent readers, kids will be...

AR: 2.7
Lexile: 490

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