For many kids, this is their absolute favorite genre.
There are exciting titles for all age groups.
Solving mysteries builds confidence ... and it's fun!
Click on a category below for titles young readers will love. Find titles in the library's catalog and put them on hold.
The Buddy Files: The Case of the Fire Alarm by Dori Hillestad Butler
The Buddy Files: The Case of the Library Monster by Dori Hillestad Butler
The Buddy Files: The Case of the Lost Boy by Dori Hillestad Butler
The Buddy Files: The Case of the Missing Family by Dori Hillestad Butler
The Buddy Files: The Case of the Mixed-up Mutts by Dori Hillestad Butler
The Buddy Files: The Case of the School Ghost by Dori Hillestad Butler
King & Kayla and the Case of Found Fred by Dori Hillestad Butler
King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Tooth by Dori Hillestad Butler
King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats by Dori Hillestad Butler
King & Kayla and the Case of the Mysterious Mouse by Dori Hillestad Butler
King & Kayla and the Case of the Secret Code by Dori Hillestad Butler
Lark Holds the Key by Natasha Deen
Lark Takes a Bow by Natasha Deen
Lark and the Dessert Disaster by Natasha Deen
Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth by Jane O’Connor
Wallace and Grace Take the Case by Heather Alexander
Wallace and Grace and the Cupcake Caper by Heather Alexander
Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy by Heather Alexander
A to Z Mysteries series by Ron Roy (Begins with The Absent Author)
The Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Chapter Books (Examples)
A Horse Named Dragon
The Mystery of the Traveling Tomatoes
The Secret of the Mask
The Seattle Puzzle
The Ghost in the First Row
Graphic Novels (Examples)
Mountain Top Mystery
The Woodshed Mystery
Haunted Cabin Mystery
Mystery in the Sand
Capital Mysteries series by Ron Roy (Begins with Who Cloned the President?)
Calendar Mysteries series by Ron Roy (Begins with January Joker)
Encyclopedia Brown series by Donald J. Sobol
Examples:
Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day
Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Carnival Crime
Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Soccer Scheme
Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand
Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man
Lulu’s Mysterious Mission by Judith Viorst
Mysterious Benedict Society series by Trenton Lee Stewart
The Mysterious Benedict Society
The Perilous Journey
The Prisoner’s Dilemma
The Riddle of Ages
The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict
Nancy Drew and the Clew Crew series:
Examples:
#1, Sleepover Sleuths
#2, Scream for Ice Cream
#4, The Cinderella Ballet Mystery
#5, Case of the Sneaky Snowman
#8, Lights, Camera – Cats!
#9, The Halloween Hoax
#10, Ticket Trouble
#12, Valentine’s Day Secret
#13, Chick-Napped!
#14, The Zoo Crew
Sammy Keyes series by Wendelin Van Draanen
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief
Sammy Keyes and the Power of Justice Jack
Sammy Keyes and the Kiss Goodbye
Sammy Keyes and the art of Deception
Sammy Keyes and the Skeleton Man
39 Clues series by various authors (Begins with The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan)
All the Wrong Questions series by Lemony Snicket
Who Could That Be at This Hour?
When Did You See Her Last?
Shouldn’t You Be In School?
Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights?
Camp Nowhere series by Lea Taddonio
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Are You Fur Real?
Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliet
Camp Nowhere series by Lea Taddonio
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Are You Fur Real?
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg
Hardy Boys Mystery Stories series by Franklin W. Dixon
Examples:
The Tower Treasure
The House on the Cliff
The Mark on the Door
Nancy Drew Diaries series by Carolyn Keene
The Professor and the Puzzle
A Nancy Drew Christmas
The Haunting on Heliotrope Lane
The Stolen Show
Famous Mistakes
Real Kids, Real Places series by Carole Marsh
The Monumental Mystery on the National Mall
The Mystery at Disney World
The Mystery at Kill Devil Hills
The Mystery in Chocolate Town, Hershey, Pennsylvania
The Mystery in the Smoky Mountains
The Mystery of the Biltmore House
The Mystery on the Great Lakes
The White House Christmas Mystery
The Secret series by Pseudonymous Bosch
The Name of This Book is Secret
If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late
This Book Is Not Good for You
This Isn’t What It Looks Like
You Have to Stop This
Skeleton Creek Saga by Patrick Carman
Skeleton Creek is Real
The Raven
The Crossbones
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin