Summer Reading Club 3: Precious Mysteries

The BC Summer Reading Club week 3 theme is "Precious Mysteries: magic & mysteries." Check out these suggestions for readers ages 0-12!

Updated July 3, 2024
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The book of mysteries, magic and the unexplained
Macfarlane, Tamara 
Paper Book
A fascinating look into the secrets of the supernatural world for curious children obsessed with magic and mystery.  Featuring bright and bold illustrations, Mysteries, Magic, and the Unexplained traces the story of myth and magic from ancient superstitions to medieval...

Non-fiction

The hidden world of gnomes
Soloy, Lauren
Paper Book
This book is an introduction to the hidden folk called gnomes, who live in a happy place they call The Pocket. Where is The Pocket, you ask? Well, it's all around you, all the time. Gnomes are curious little creatures, and they're very shy. But after reading this book, you will learn to spot the...

Picturebook

The Night Gardener
Fan, Terry 
Paper Book
In the spirit of Goodnight Moon and The Curious Garden comes a stunning debut picture book filled with whimsy and creativity from brothers Terry and Eric Fan. One day, William discovers that the tree outside his window has been sculpted into a wise owl. In the...

Picturebook

Pete the cat and the lost tooth
Dean, James, 1957- author, illustrator. 
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean brings readers along for a fun and surprising adventure with Pete the Cat! In Pete the Cat and the Lost Tooth, the tooth fairy asks Pete for some help. But it's not easy being the tooth fairy for Pete when a tooth goes missing--will...

Reader

Just Harriet /
Arnold, Elana K.
Paper Book
From the award-winning author of A Boy Called Bat comes a new young middle grade series in the tradition of Ramona and Clementine, starring an unforgettable girl named Harriet. There are a few things you should know about Harriet Wermer: She just finished third...

Primary fiction

The case of the curious scouts
Mang, Veronica 
Paper Book
Gifted Girls. Daring Dames. Marvelous Mysteries. The Secret Spy Society is back with a new case to solve! After officially naming themselves the Petite Private Eyes, Peggy, Rita, and Dot are ready to take on a new assignment from the Lady Spies. The...

Primary fiction

Edison the mystery of the missing mouse treasure
Kuhlmann, Torben, 1982- author, illustrator. 
Paper Book
2019 Batchelder Honor Award 2019 ALA Notable Children's Book Award-winning illustrator Torben Kuhlmann's stunning new book transports readers to new depths where imagination lights the way!  A long time ago, one mouse learned to fly,...

Primary fiction

A note, a goat, and a casserole
Smith, Mark David, 1972- author. 
Paper Book
The first book in a mystery series features three sleuthing sisters One spring evening, three strange visitors arrive in the town of Covenly. Sisters Hildegurp, Yuckmina, and Glubbifer are hoping to start fresh with a new business: a pet store! Their first customer is nine-year-old Jessica...

Primary fiction

The body under the piano /
Jocelyn, Marthe.
Paper Book
Aggie Morton lives in a small town on the coast of England in 1902. Adventurous and imaginative but deeply shy, Aggie hasn't got much to do since the death of her beloved father... until the fateful day when she crosses paths with twelve-year-old Belgian immigrant Hector Perot and discovers a dead...

Intermediate fiction

City of ghosts
Schwab, Victoria 
Paper Book
From #1 NYT bestselling author Victoria Schwab comes a sweeping, spooky, evocative adventure, perfect for fans of "Stranger Things" and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.A New York Times bestseller!Ever since Cass almost drowned (okay, she did drown, but she doesn't...

Intermediate fiction

Winterhouse
Guterson, Ben 
Paper Book
An Edgar Award Finalist An Agatha Award Finalist An enchanting urban fantasy middle-grade debut--the first book in a trilogy--set in a magical hotel full of secrets. Orphan Elizabeth Somers's malevolent aunt and uncle ship her off to the ominous...

Intermediate fiction

The field guide
DiTerlizzi, Tony 
Paper Book
The Grace children discover the faerie world is closer than you think in this repackage of the first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles. After finding a mysterious, handmade field guide in the attic of the ramshackle old mansion they've just moved...

Intermediate fiction

Premeditated Myrtle
Bunce, Elizabeth C. 
Paper Book
A 2021 Edgar® Award Winner, Best JuvenileA BookPage Best Book of 2020: Middle GradeA Mighty Girl's 2020 Books of the YearIntroducing Myrtle Hardcastle, your favorite new amateur detective: a wickedly smart twelve-year-old with a keen interest in criminology and a nose for murder in Victorian England...

Intermediate fiction

The witch boy
Ostertag, Molly, author, illustrator. 
Paper Book
From the illustrator of the web comic Strong Female Protagonist comes a debut middle-grade graphic novel about family, identity, courage -- and magic.In thirteen-year-old Aster's family, all the girls are raised to be witches, while boys grow up to be shapeshifters. Anyone who dares cross...

Graphic novel

Enola Holmes. Book one the graphic novels
Blasco, Serena, author, illustrator. 
Paper Book
14-year-old Enola Holmes wakes on her birthday to discover that her mother has disappeared from the family's country manor, leaving only a collection of flowers and a coded message book. With Sherlock and Mycroft determined to ship her off to a boarding school, Enola escapes, displaying a...

Graphic novel

Garlic & the vampire
Paulsen, Bree
Paper Book
An enchanting, farm-fresh debut graphic novel starring an unusual heroine who is braver than she realizes, for middle grade readers looking for a cozy, adventuresome read in the vein of Witch Boy or Be Prepared. Garlic feels as though she's always doing...

Graphic novel


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