Raising Readers
Mysteries
The Boxcar Children
Gertrude Chandler Warner
X Warner
Four orphaned children run away and live in a boxcar until they are found by their grandfather. First in a series.
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen
Diamonds
David Adler
X Adler
In this first book in a series, 5th grader Cam Jansen uses her photographic memory to catch a jewel thief.
Dead on Target
Franklin Dixon
X Dixon
The Hardy Boys tangle with an international terrorist killer & a secret government agency called The Network. First in the large series of Hardy Boys Casefiles.
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
Donald Sobol
X Sobol
Ten-year-old Leroy, Encyclopedia Brown, opens his own detective agency. Each book in this series is set up so that readers can try to solve the case along with the boy genius, with answers found in the back.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E.
Frankweiler
E. L. Konigsburg
NB Konigsburg
Claudia & her younger brother run away from home to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, where they come across a beautiful and mysterious statue. Determined to discover its maker, they must first find the statue's former owner and then sort through her incredibly mixed-up files.
Harriet the Spy
Louise Fitzhugh
X Fitzhugh
Harriet is an accomplished spy at the age of eleven, who writes down everything she sees. When her friends find her notebook & shun her, she must find a way to win them back.
The House with a Clock in its Walls
John Bellairs
X Bellairs
A boy goes to live with his magician uncle in a mansion that has a clock hidden in its walls which is ticking off the minutes until doomsday. Many mystery books written by this author.
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye
Geronimo Stilton
X Stilton
When Geronimo's sister discovers an old, mysterious, map showing a secret treasure hidden on a faraway island, the gang of the ?Rodent's gazette? is dragged into a treasure hunt. First in a series.
Nate the Great
Marjorie Sharmat
LIS
First book in a series that introduces beginning readers to a world of mysteries, clues, & pancakes!
The Secret of the Old Clock Carolyn
Keene
Carolyn Keene
X Keene
Nancy Drew's sharp mind is tested when she searches for a missing will. First in the large series of Nancy Drew Mysteries.
The Westing Game
Ellen Raskin
NB Raskin
To become instant millionaires, sixteen heirs must unravel the strange will of Samuel W. Westing.