Category Archives: Mysteries
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More True Lies
Posted on July 31, 2011 by Jessica in MysteriesTold by George Shannon Eighteen stories are presented in this book. Each story tells the truth, but leaves out an important fact. Without this fact, the story makes no sense. These stories are often called “Stories with holes.” Can you figure out the missing information? Here’s an example: the first story is the tale of [...]
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Danger & Diamonds: A Mystery at Sea
Posted on June 14, 2011 by Rachel in Adventure, Early Chapter Books, Mysteries> by Elizabeth Levy, illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein Danger & Diamonds is the first book in a new early chapter book mystery series. Phillipa lives on a cruise ship with her parents, the dance and aquatics instructors, and absolutely loves her life. But the new captain has just brought his son on board, and he [...]
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The Visconti House
Posted on May 22, 2011 by Jessica in Mysteriesby Elsbeth Edgar Laura has always been a bit different, but she really stands out in her new town. Her family just moved into a big, fancy house on the edge of small town that all the kids think is haunted. Apparently, a man built that house and moved from Italy, but then lived there alone [...]
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Zora and Me
Posted on May 19, 2011 by Children's Department Staff in Historical Fiction, Mysteries, other award winners, social issuesby Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon This story will captivate you and leave you wanting to know more about the childhood adventures of writer Zora Neal Hurston and her best friend Carrie. Told from the point of view of ten-year-old Carrie, the story is set inEatonville,FL.where girls get caught up in a story they didn’t [...]
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The Trouble with Chickens
Posted on May 18, 2011 by Jennifer in Early Chapter Books, Humorous Stories, Mysteriesby Doreen Cronin J. J. Tully is a farm dog with attitude. He is recently retired from the “search and rescue” business, but country life is not all rest and relaxation. When Millicent the chicken (whom he immediately nicknames Moosh) approaches him with her beady little eyes and nervous twitches, J. J. is drawn into [...]
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Grimm Legacy
Posted on April 5, 2011 by Melendra in fairy tales and folklore, Fantasy, MysteriesBy Polly Shulman When Elizabeth’s history teacher recommends her for a job at the New York Circulating Material Repository, she assumes she’ll be working with books. Soon, she discovers the things she’ll be taking care of are more likely to be dishes, gadgets, and clothing. Best of all, some of them are magic. In fact, [...]
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Girl’s Best Friend
Posted on March 29, 2011 by Jennifer in Mysteriesby Leslie Margolis This first book in a new series, Maggie Brooklyn mysteries, is an excellent choice for girls looking for something more current than Nancy Drew. References to cool indie bands and tweeting will help kids feel at home. Maggie Brooklyn Sinclair works as a dog-walker after school, so she is right in the [...]
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Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer
Posted on February 24, 2011 by Jennifer in Mysteriesby John Grisham John Grisham has been writing thrillers for adults for decades, but this is his first children’s novel. Theodore Boone is respected in his 8th grade class as the kid who can give legal advice for all their family’s problems. Theo is not your ordinary 13-year-old. As the child of two attorneys, he [...]
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The Danger Box
Posted on December 22, 2010 by Children's Department Staff in Mysteries, social issuesby Blue Balliett Blue Balliett, author of Chasing Vermeer, has introduced us to a unique cast of characters and a new mystery in her latest novel, The Danger Box. Zoomy is not your average kid. First reason being he was rasied by his grandparents after having been left by their door as a baby. Second, [...]
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We the Children
Posted on November 13, 2010 by Children's Department Staff in Mysteriesby Andrew Clements This is the first book in a new mystery series called “Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School.” When the old Oakes school janitor passes on a mysterious gold coin to Benjamin, he and his friend Jill realize they must defend their school and keep it from being torn down. As [...]
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