J BRE The Burglar Who Bit the Big Apple by Steven Brezenoff (Series- Field Trip Mysteries)
While in New York City on a field trip, Samantha "Sam" Archer and her friends find themselves immersed in a run of crimes at sightseeing locations.
J CRO The Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin (Series- A J.J. Tully Mystery)
A hard-bitten former search-and-rescue dog helps solve a complicated missing chicken case.
J TOR The Case of the Gasping Garbage by Michele Torrey (Series- Doyle and Fossey, Science Detectives)
Fourth-graders Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey combine their detective and scientific investigation skills to solve a variety of cases involving a noisy garbage can, endangered frogs, a stuck truck, and a mysterious love letter. Includes a section of scientific experiments and activities.
Adventure
J BAR The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity by Mac Barnett (Series- The Brixton Brothers)
When twelve-year-old Steve Brixton, a fan of Bailey Brothers detective novels, is mistaken for a real detective, he must elude librarians, police, and the mysterious Mr. E as he seeks a missing quilt containing coded information.
J BAR The 100-year-old Secret by Tracy Barrett (Series- The Sherlock Files)
Xena and Xander Holmes, an American brother and sister living in London for a year, discover that Sherlock Holmes was their great-great-great grandfather when they are inducted into the Society for the Preservation of Famous Detectives and given his unsolved casebook, from which they attempt to solve the case of a famous missing painting.
J BOS The Name of this book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch (Series)
Two eleven-year-old misfits try to solve the mystery of a dead magician and stop the evil Dr. L and Ms. Mauvais, who are searching for the secret of immortality.
J BRO Missing on Superstition Mountain by Elise Broach
When brothers Simon, Henry, and Jack move with their parents to Arizona, they are irresistably drawn to explore the aptly named Superstition Mountain, in spite of warnings that it is not safe.
J CAR Floors by Patrick Carman
Ten-year-old Leo's future and the fate of the extraordinary Whippet Hotel, where his father is the maintenance man, are at stake when a series of cryptic boxes leads Leo to hidden floors, strange puzzles, and unexpected alliances
J HOR The Falcon’s Malteser by Anthony Horowitz (Series- Diamond Brothers Mysteries)
After his older brother, a fledgling private detective, agrees to safeguard a package for a dwarf who does not live long, thirteen-year-old Nick scampers to solve the mystery while also trying to stay one step ahead of an assortment of thugs.
J POT The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter
Otto, Lucia, and Max Hardscrabble, whose mother has been missing for many years, have unexpected and illuminating adventures in the village of Snoring-by-the-Sea after their father, who paints portraits of deposed monarchs, goes away on a business trip.
J SEL Smells Like Dog by Suzanne Selfors (Series)
When farm boy Homer Pudding's explorer-uncle dies and leaves him a droopy dog with a mysterious coin hidden on its collar, it leads him to The City, where they meet Madame La Directeur, the conniving head of the Natural History Museum, who is trying to steal the coin and take Homer's place in a secret society of adventurers.
Y SPR The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer (Series- Enola Holmes Mysteries)
Enola Holmes, much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, must travel to London in disguise to unravel the disappearance of her missing mother.
J STE Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (Series)
After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.
J THI Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan (Series- 39 Clues, various authors)
At the reading of their grandmother's will, Dan and Amy Cahill are given the choice of receiving a million dollars or uncovering the 39 clues hidden around the world that will lead to the source of the family's power, but by taking on the clues, they end up in a dangerous race against their own family members.
J WAT Edison’s Gold by Geoff Watson
Tom Edison and his friends become embroiled in a mystery involving his "double-great" grandfather's inventions, a secret society, and a vendetta being carried out by a descendant of inventor Nikola Tesla.Animal
J CRO The Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin (Series- A J.J. Tully Mystery)
A hard-bitten former search-and-rescue dog helps solve a complicated missing chicken case.
J HAL The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse by Bruce Hale (Series- Chet Gecko Mysteries)
When hired by a fellow fourth-grader to find her missing brother, Chet Gecko uncovers a plot involving a Gila monster's revenge upon the school football team.
J HOL The Postman Always Brings Mice by Holm & Hamel (Series- The Stink Files)
A dashing British feline spy is dismayed to find himself stranded in New Jersey and adopted by a typical suburban family, until he puts his skills to good use for his new human.
J HOW Bunnicula: a rabbit-tale of mystery by Deborah Howe (Series)
Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.
Fantasy
J BUC The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley (Series- Sisters Grimm)
Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always believed to be dead. The sisters learn they are descendants of the Brothers Grimm, whose famous book of fairy tales is actually a collection of case files.
J CHI The Secret Zoo by Bryan Chick (Series)
When his sister disappears, Noah, along with their best friends, Ella and Richie, sneak into the neighborhood zoo and delve into the unknown world of the animals, where they discover a great secret that the zoo is protecting.
J COD Powerless by Mathew Cody
Soon after moving to Noble's Green, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Daniel learns that his new friends have super powers that they will lose when they turn thirteen, unless he can use his brain power to protect them.
J LAF Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R.L. LaFevers (Series)
Twelve-year-old Theo uses arcane knowledge and her own special talent when she encounters two secret societies, one sworn to protect the world from ancient Egyptian magic and one planning to harness it to bring chaos to the world, both of which want a valuable artifact stolen from the London museum for which her parents work.
J LEV A Tale of Two Castles by Gail Carson Levine
Twelve-year-old Elodie journeys to Two Castles in hopes of studying acting but instead becomes apprentice to a dragon, who teaches her to be observant and use reasoning, thus helping her to uncover who is poisoning the king.
J ROB Graphic The Drained Brains Caper by Trina Robbins (Series- Chicagoland)
Required to attend summer school after moving to Chicagoland, thirteen-year-old manga-lover Megan Yamamura needs help from twelve-year-old computer genius Raf to escape the maniacal principal's mind-control experiment.
Historical
J FRA The Midnight Tunnel by Angie Frazier (Series- Suzanna Snow Mysteries)
In 1905, Suzanna is in training to be a well-mannered hostess at a Loch Harbor, New Brunswick, hotel, but her dream of being a detective gets a boost when a seven-year-old guest goes missing and Suzanna's uncle, a famous detective, comes to solve the case.
Y SPR The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer (Series- Enola Holmes Mysteries)
Enola Holmes, much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, must travel to London in disguise to unravel the disappearance of her missing mother.
J YLV The Luck of the Buttons by Anne Ylvisaker
In Iowa circa 1929, spunky twelve-year-old Tugs vows to turn her family's luck around with the help of a Brownie camera and a small-town mystery that only she can solve. Humorous
J ANG Horton Halfpott, or, The fiendish mystery of Smugwick Manor, or, The loosening of M'Lady Luggertuck's corset by Tom Angleberger
J GIL The Body Thief by Stephen M. Giles (Series- The Death (and Further Adventures) of Silas Winterbottom)
J HOR The Falcon’s Malteser by Anthony Horowitz (Series- Diamond Brothers Mysteries)
Realistic
J BAL Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett (Series- Chasing Vermeer)
When seemingly unrelated and strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.
J BAL The Danger Box by Blue Balliett
In small-town Michigan, twelve-year-old Zoomy and his new friend Lorrol investigate the journal found inside a mysterious box and find family secrets and a more valuable treasure, while a dangerous stranger watches and waits.J BEI The Ring of Rocamadour by Michael Beil (Series- The Red Blazer Girls)
J BER The Puzzling World of Winston Breen by Eric Berlin (Series)
Puzzle-crazy, twelve-year-old Winston and his ten-year-old sister Katie find themselves involved in a dangerous mystery involving a hidden ring. Puzzles for the reader to solve are included throughout the text.
J BRO Shakespeare’s Secret by Elise Broach
Named after a character in a Shakespeare play, misfit sixth-grader Hero becomes interested in exploring this unusual connection because of a valuable diamond supposedly hidden in her new house, an intriguing neighbor, and the unexpected attention of the most popular boy in school.
J CHE The Case of the Ancient Mask and Other Case Files by Simon Cheshire (Series- Saxby Smart)
Saxby Smart is no ordinary ten-year-old. He's the best detective in the world, or at least the best one who also happens to be in elementary school. Within three stories, the reader can peek inside his casebook and search for clues alongside Saxby.
J CLE Room One: a mystery or two by Andrew Clements
Ted Hammond, the only sixth grader in his small Nebraska town's one-room schoolhouse, searches for clues to the disappearance of a homeless family. Ted Hammond learns that in a very small town, there's no such thing as an isolated event. And the solution of one mystery is often the beginning of another.
J MAR Girl’s Best Friend by Leslie Margolis (Series-A Maggie Brooklyn Mystery)
In Brooklyn, New York, twelve-year-old dog-walker Maggie, aided by her twin brother Finn and best friend Lucy, investigates someone she believes is stealing pets.
J RAS The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance.
J SOB Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald Sobol (Series- Encyclopedia Brown)
Fifth-grader "Encyclopedia" Leroy Brown solves ten mysteries and, by putting the solutions at the back of the book, challenges the reader to do the same.J WEE Pie by Sarah Weeks
J WIN The Secret Life of Ms. Finkleman by Ben Winters (Series)
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