Mysteries for Kids
1st-2nd Grade
"Daily Tombs" newspaper reporter Dirk Bones, who also happens to be a skeleton, investigates when a family of ghosts fears that they are being haunted.
In three brief mysteries, Detective Dinosaur learns about doing undercover work, gets chased by strange blobs, and finds rain on a sunny day.
When Cam and her father go to a talent show at the local senior center, Cam's help is needed to find out who stole a wedding cake from the delivery truck.
When Buddy goes to school to become a therapy dog, he ends up helping figure out who pulled the fire alarm instead.
3rd-4th Grade
By Gertrude Chandler Warner
While spending two days touring a zoo to see the baby animals, the four Alden children, aged six to fourteen, help catch an escaped monkey, participate in a photography contest, and investigate a missing camera.
By John R. Erickson
Hank and Drover are excited when a quick nap in the back of Slim's pickup turns into a trip to town. But the excitement turns to drama when they find themselves at the livestock show-and Drover decides to take off to visit his mother. Can Hank track down his faithful sidekick before Slim heads back to the ranch? Or is he destined to run the ranch without the help of his trusty deputy?
By Kathryn Reiss
After Rebecca meets a new family in her New York City apartment building and helps watch their fussy baby while they are moving in, she becomes convinced that they have been victimized by the kidnappers that have been operating in their neighborhood.
5th-6th Grade
By Gerry Conway
A.T.A.C.'s top agents, Frank and Joe Hardy, go undercover on the hit reality TV series, "Break-Up," to find out why a contestant has mysteriously died--but will this turn out to be the Hardy Boys' last case? If being on the show doesn't kill them, will the strain of working together tear the Undercover Brothers apart?
By Rick Riordan, Peter Lerangis, Gordon Korman, Jude Watson
Fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother Dan thought they could return to their regular lives when they found the 39 clues. But the Vespers, powerful enemies, will stop at nothing to get the clues. And with the Vespers rising, the world is in jeopardy.
By Craig Battle and Ramon Perez; created by Liam O'Donnell
Seventh graders Max Finder and Alison Santos solve a series of mysteries with some help from the reader, in a book that also includes puzzles and challenges.
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