Mystery Books - Grade 5

Ghost Dog Warren, C Call Letters: F Wa Pgs: 33 Lexile: 350 When Nate and Jack are awakened by ghostly sounds of a dog howling, they are led to a starving pup tied up in an abandoned yard.

Code Breakers Powell, Jillian Call Letters: F Po Pgs: 33 Lexile: 380 Brad, Conor, and Scott are bored until they find a briefcase containing a cell phone number that leads them on an adventure.

First Day of School Forever Stine, R.L. Call Letters: F Sti Pgs: 183 Lexile: 400 Everything goes wrong for 11-year-old Artie on his first day at Ardmore Middle School, from the moment his alarm goes off until the next morning, when everything is repeated exactly the same way.

Cold Case Leonard, Julia Platt Call Letters: F Leo Pgs: 281 Lexile: 420 When 13-year-old Oz Keillor finds a dead body in his family's Santa Fe, New Mexico restaurant, he is determined to solve the mystery in which his older brother is a suspect, but which also involves their long-dead father, who was accused of being a spy.

Girl Behind the Glass Kelley, Jan Call Letters: F Kel Pgs: 183 Lexile: 440 Moving from Brooklyn to a house in the country strains the relationship between 11-year- old identical twins Hannah and Anna Zimmer, a situation made worse by the ghost of a girl who is trapped in the house because of problems with her own sister 80 years before.

Hardy Boys Secret Files: Trouble at the Arcade (series) Dixon, Franklin W. Call Letters: F Dix Pgs: 87 Lexile: 500 Frank and Joe Hardy plan to compete in the local arcade tournament, agreeing the winner will get to move into the cool new room built by their dad, but when money goes missing from the competition, they work together to solve the mystery.

Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made Stephen Pastis, Stephen Call Letters: F Pas Pgs: 304 Lexile: 520 Take 11-year-old Timmy Failure — the clueless, comically self-confident CEO of the best detective agency in town. Add his impressively lazy business partner, a very large polar bear named Total. Throw in the Failuremobile, and what you have is Total Failure, Inc.

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Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye (series) Stilton, Geronimo Call Letters: BC Pgs: 116 Lexile: 530 Newspaper editor and adventure author Geronimo Stilton--who is also a mouse--gets roped into his sister Thea's treasure hunt on a remote island after she discovers an intriguing old map.

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (series) Sobol, Donald Call Letters: F So Pgs: 88 Lexile: 560 5th grader Leroy Brown solves ten mysteries and, by putting the solutions at the back of the book, challenges the reader to do the same.

Three Times Lucky Turnage, Sheila Call Letters: F Tur Pgs: 312 Lexile: 560 Washed ashore as a baby in tiny Tupelo Landing, Mo LoBeau, now eleven, and her best friend Dale turn detective when the Colonel, a café owner with a forgotten past of his own, is implicated in a murder.

Loot: How to Steal a Fortune Watson, Jude Call Letters: F Wa Pgs: 266 Lexile: 560 When Alfie McQuinn, the notorious jewel thief, is killed on a job, his last words to his son, March, are to "find jewels" and this instruction leads the boy to Jules, the twin sister he never knew he had--and the perfect partner to carry on the family business.

Doll People (series) Martin, Ann M. Call Letters: F Ma Pgs: 256 Lexile: 570 A family of porcelain dolls that has lived in the same house for one hundred years is taken aback when a new family of plastic dolls arrives and doesn't follow The Doll Code of Honor.

Crime Biters: My Dog is Better Than Your Dog (series) Greenwald, Tom Call Letters: F Gre Pgs: 198 Lexile: 590 Jimmy Bishop is delighted when his new dog, Abby, turns out to be a crime-fighting, vampire dog, who also does not like the babysitter

Coastwatcher Weston, Elise Call Letters: F We Pgs: 132 Lexile: 600 While 11-year-old Hugh, his family, and his cousin Tom are spending the summer of 1943 on the South Carolina shore to escape the polio epidemic, Hugh uncovers clues that point to a German plot to sabotage a nearby naval base.

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Howard Wallace P.I. Lyall, Casey Call Letters: F Cas Pgs: 264 Lexile: 610 Twelve-year-old Howard Wallace has set up a makeshift office at school for his private eye business. However, he has no friends, until one day a case of student council blackmail lands on his desk and the new girl, Ivy Mason, convinces him to hire her as a junior partner.

Parker Inheritance Johnson, Varian Call Letters: F Joh Pgs: 230 Lexile: 610 12-year-old Candice Miller is spending the summer in the old house that belonged to her grandmother, who died after being dismissed as city manager for having the city tennis courts dug up looking for buried treasure--but when she finds the letter that sent her grandmother on the treasure hunt, she finds herself caught up in the mystery and sets out Missing on Superstition Mountain Broach, Elise Call Letters: F Bro Pgs: 262 Lexile: 620 Simon, Henry, and Jack Barker decide to ignore their parents' warning to stay away from Superstition Mountain in order to search for their missing cat Josie, but they begin to see the wisdom of their mom and dad's advice when they find three human skulls.

Shakespeare's Secret Broach, Elise Call Letters: F Br Pgs: 243 Lexile: 620 Misfit 6th-grader, Hero, becomes interested in exploring a valuable diamond supposedly hidden in her new house, an intriguing neighbor, and the unexpected attention of the most popular boy in school.

Sherlock Files: Beast of Backslope (series) Barrett, Tracy Call Letters: F Bar Pgs: 174 Lexile: 630 Xena and Xander Holmes, an American brother and sister spending a year in England, use clues in their ancestor Sherlock Holmes' casebook as they try to solve the mystery of a monster threatening a peaceful country village where a documentary film is being made.

Lemons Savage, Melissa Call Letters: F Sav Pgs: 308 Lexile: 630 Struggling to stay positive after the death of her mother, Lem moves in with the grandfather she has never met and befriends a kid detective who invites her to be his assistant as he tries to capture a photograph of Bigfoot.

Old Willis Place Hahn, Mary Downing Call Letters: F Ha Pgs: 199 Lexile: 630 Tired of the rules that have bound them ever since "the bad thing happened," 12-year-old Diana ignores her brother's warnings and befriends the daughter of the new caretaker, setting in motion events that lead to the release of the spirit of an evil, crazy woman who once ruled the old Willis place.

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Imaginary Veterinary: Sasquatch Escape (series) Selfours, Suzanne Call Letters: F Sel Pgs: 214 Lexile: 630 Spending the summer in his grandfather's rundown town, 10-year-old Ben meets an adventurous local girl and together they learn that the town's veterinarian runs a secret hospital for imaginary creatures.

London Eye Mystery Dowd, Siobhan Call Letters: F Do Pgs: 322 Lexile: 640 When Ted and Kat's cousin Salim disappears from the London Eye ferris wheel, the two siblings must work together - Ted with his brain that is "wired differently" and impatient Kat - to try to solve the mystery of what happened to Salim.

Island of Dr Libris Grabenstein, Chris Call Letters: F Gra Pgs: 242 Lexile: 640 Twelve-year-old Billy Gillfoyle discovers that an island in the middle of the lake where he is spending the summer is the testing grounds of the mysterious Dr. Libris, who may have invented a way to make the characters in books come alive.

Woof Quinn, Spencer Call Letters: F Qui Pgs: 293 Lexile: 650 Bowser is a mutt, just adopted by 11-year-old Birdie Gaux and her grandmother, but when they all get home to Grammy's bait and tackle shop they discover their prize stuffed marlin has been stolen--so Bowser decides to investigate, and things quickly become complicated and dangerous. Mike Stellar: Nerves of Steel Holt, K. A. Call Letters: F Hol Pgs: 262 Lexile: 650 Mike is suspicious when his family joins an expedition to Mars at the last minute, and his fears are confirmed when all of the adults on the mission, including his parents, begin to act strangely.

Way to Stay in Destiny Scattergood, Augusta Call Letters: F Sca Pgs: 179 Lexile: 650 At first music-loving Theo is dismayed when he is shipped off to the small town of Destiny, Florida, to live with his aloof Uncle Raymond, but he begins to embrace life in Destiny after befriending Anabel, a baseball fanatic, and gaining access to the piano at the dance studio in his apartment building. Deep and Dark and Dangerous: A Ghost Story (MHL Award Winner 10-1 Hahn, Mary Downing Call Letters: F Ha Pgs: 187 Lexile: 650 When 13-year-old Ali spends the summer with her aunt and cousin at the family's vacation home, she stumbles upon a secret that her mother and aunt have been hiding for over thirty years.

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Steel Trapp: The Challenge Pearson, Ridley Call Letters: F Pe Pgs: 324 Lexile: 660 On a two-day train trip to enter his invention in the National Science Competition in Washington, D.C., 14-year-old Steven "Steel" Trapp, possessor of a remarkable photographic memory, becomes embroiled in an international plot of kidnapping and bribery that may have links to terrorists. How I, Nicky Flynn, Finally Get a Life (and a Dog) Corriveau, Art Call Letters: F Cor Pgs: 249 Lexile: 670 Moving to inner-city Boston after his parents' divorce, 11-year-old Nicky struggles to cope with the changes in his life, including acquiring a former guide dog that leads to a mystery for Nicky to solve.

Puzzling World of Winston Breen Berlin, Eric Call Letters: F Ber Pgs: 215 Lexile: 670 Winston Breen loves solving puzzles; and when his sister uncovers a 25-year-old scavenger hunt - which leads to a ring worth thousands of dollars - he and his family jump at the opportunity to solve it.

All the Lovely Bad Ones Hahn, Margaret Downing Call Letters: F Ha Pgs: 182 Lexile: 670 Travis and his sister Corey decide to boost business at their grandmother's Vermont inn by staging a few "hauntings" that soon draw tourists from across the country, but when their antics awaken a dark force, they must find a way to put to rest the ghosts they have disturbed. Hardy Boys Adventures: Bound for Danger (series) Dixon, Franklin W Call Letters: F Dix Pgs: 138 Lexile: 670 When new team members are being kidnapped and threatened, Frank and Joe join the basketball team at the request of their principal to uncover the culprits.

Liar & Spy Stead, Rebecca Call Letters: F Ste Pgs: 180 Lexile: 670 Seventh-grader Georges moves into a Brooklyn apartment building and meets Safer, a 12- year-old self-appointed spy. Georges becomes Safer's first spy recruit. His assignment? Tracking the mysterious Mr. X, who lives in the apartment upstairs. But as Safer becomes more demanding, Georges starts to wonder: How far is too far to go for your only friend? Perfect Place Harris, Theresa Call Letters: F Har Pgs: 263 Lexile: 680 Twelve-year-old Treasure Daniels and her younger sister must move in with Great-aunt Grace until their mother sorts herself out, but life in Black Lake, Virginia, where segregation lingers, is hard and Grace is a nightmare--at least on the surface.

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Bigger Than a Bread Box Snyder, Laurel Call Letters: F Snu Pgs: 291 Lexile: 680 Devastated when her parents separate, 12-year-old Rebecca must move with her mother from Baltimore to Gran's house in Atlanta, where Rebecca discovers an old breadbox with the power to grant any wish, so long as the wished-for thing fits in the breadbox.

Framed! Ponti, James Call Letters: F Pon Pgs: 292 Lexile: 680 In Washington, D.C., twelve-year-old Florian Bates, a consulting detective for the FBI, and his best friend Margaret help stop the biggest art heist in United States history.

Ghost of Crutchfield Hall Hahn, Mary Downing Call Letters: F Ha Pgs: 154 Lexile: 680 10-year-old Florence Crutchfield leaves a London orphanage to live with her great-uncle, great-aunt, and sickly cousin James, but she soon realizes the home has another resident, who means to do her and James harm.

Elvis & Olive (series) Watson, Stephanie Elaine Call Letters: F Wa Pgs: 230 Lexile: 690 In spite of their differences, Natalie Wallis and Annie Beckett become friends and decide to spend their summer spying on their neighbors.

Brixton Brothers: Ghostwriter Secret (series) Barnett, Mac Call Letters: F Bar Pgs: 226 Lexile: 690 12-year-old Steve is investigating a diamond heist but the case suddenly changes when the author of the Bailey Brothers detective novels writes him a letter to say that he fears for his life.

Ghost of Graylock Poblacki, Dan Call Letters: F Pob Pgs: 264 Lexile: 690 Staying with their aunts over the summer, Neil Cady, his sister Bree, and their new friends Wesley and Eric, set out to explore Greylock Hall, an abandoned psychiatric hospital which is supposed to be haunted by the ghost of Nurse Janet.

Took: a Ghost Story Hahn, Mary Downing Call Letters: F Ha Pgs: 264 Lexile: 690 A witch called Old Auntie is lurking near Dan's family's new home. He doesn't believe in her at first, but is forced to accept that she is real and take action when his little sister, Erica, is 'took' to become Auntie's slave for the next fifty years.

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Remarkable Journey of Charlie Price Maschari, Jennifer Call Letters: F Ma Pgs: 290 Lexile: 690 A boy must rescue his sister after she finds - and wants to stay - in an almost-world beneath her bed, where their mother is still alive

Vanished! Ponti, James Call Letters: F Pon Pgs: 372 Lexile: 690 In Washington, D.C.,12-year-old Florian Bates, a consulting detective for the FBI, and his best friend Margaret must uncover the truth behind a series of private middle school pranks that may involve the daughter of the President of the United States.

Capture the Flag Messner, Kate Call Letters: F Me Pgs: 231 Lexile: 700 When the original Star Spangled Banner is stolen, seventh-graders Anne, José, and Henry, all descendants of the Silver Jaguar Society, pursue suspects on airport carts and through baggage handling tunnels while stranded at a Washington, D.C., airport during a snowstorm. Masterpiece Broach, Elise Call Letters: F Br Pgs: 292 Lexile: 700 Marvin the beetle, who lives under the kitchen sink in James Pompaday's apartment, makes a miniature drawing as a birthday present for James; but when the drawing is brought to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the pair get mixed up in a theft that could lead them to a famous Durer drawing. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Konigsburg, E.L. Call Letters: F Ko Pgs: 162 Lexile: 700 Two suburban children run away from their Connecticut home and go to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, where their ingenuity enables them to live in luxury.

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus Bowling, Dusti Call Letters: F Bo Pgs: 217 Lexile: 700 Thirteen-year-old Aven was born without arms and has trouble fitting in at her new school after her parents take a job at a dying western theme park, but she makes a new friend in a fellow disabled boy who helps her solve a mystery at the park.

Griff Carver, Hallway Patrol Krieg, Jim Call Letters: F Kri Pgs: 224 Lexile: 710 Legendary Griff Carver joins the Rampart Middle School Hallway Patrol and with the help of his new friends, solves the case of counterfeit hall passes.

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Seer of Shadows Avi Call Letters: F Av Pgs: 202 Lexile: 720 Photographer Horace Carpetine is hired to do a portrait for Mrs. Frederick Von Macht; however, the photos evoke both the image and the ghost of the Von Macht's dead daughter, Eleanora, who has returned to seek vengence on those who killed her.

Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library Grabenstein, Chris Call Letters: F Gra Pgs: 291 Lexile: 720 Kyle gets to stay overnight in the new town library with 12 other students but finds that come morning they must work with friends to solve puzzles in order to escape.

Princess Plot Boie, Kirsten Call Letters: F Boi Pgs: 378 Lexile: 730 Believing that she is on a film set after auditioning and winning the role of a princess, 14- year-old Jenna becomes the unsuspecting victim of a royal conspiracy.

Genius Files: Mission Unstoppable (series) Gutman, Dan Call Letters: F Gut Pgs: 293 Lexile: 730 On a cross-country vacation with their parents, 12-year-old twins Coke and Pepsi fight off strange assassins as they try to come to terms with their being part of a top-secret government organization known as The Genius Files.

House on the Gulf Haddix, Margaret Peterson Call Letters: F Ha Pgs: 201 Lexile: 730 A 16-year-old boy arranges a housesitting job for the summer, but he starts acting strangely after his family moves in, and his sister begins to suspect they are not supposed to be there.

Wrinkle in Time L'Engle, Madeleine Call Letters: F Le Pgs: 203 Lexile: 740 Three extraterrestrial beings take Meg and her friends to another world.

Tentacles Smith, Roland Call Letters: F Ro Pgs: 319 Lexile: 740 After the mysterious disappearance of their parents, Marty and Grace go to live with their scientist uncle and accompany him on what soon becomes an increasingly dangerous expedition to New Zealand to track a giant squid.

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Skeleton Creek Patrick, Carmen Call Letters: F Ca Pgs: 185 Lexile: 740 Although housebound following an eerie accident, teenaged Ryan continues to investigate the strange occurrences in his hometown of Skeleton Creek, recording his findings in a journal and viewing email video clips sent by fellow detective Sarah.

Slob Potter, Ellen Call Letters: F Pot Pgs: 199 Lexile: 740 Picked on, overweight genius Owen tries to invent a television that can see the past to find out what happened the day his parents were killed.

Coraline Gaiman, Neil Call Letters: F Ga Pgs: 162 Lexile: 740 Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.

Spy School Gibbs, Stuart Call Letters: F Gib Pgs: 304 Lexile: 740 Can an undercover nerd become a superstar secret agent? 12-year-old Ben Ripley leaves his public middle school to attend the CIA's highly secretive Espionage Academy, which everyone is told is an elite science school.

Precious Bones Ashley-Hollinger, Mika Call Letters: F Mik Pgs: 344 Lexile: 740 In 1949 in the Florida Everglades, a 10-year-old girl called Bones, whose father is part Miccosukee Indian, tries to discover what really happened when he is accused of two murders and sent to jail.

Candymakers Mass, Wendy Call Letters: F Ma Pgs: 453 Lexile: 740 Four gifted 12-year-olds are set to compete in a national contest to determine the nation's tastiest sweet. When the factory's secret ingredient is stolen, the children must work together to foil the plot by creating the best candy ever.

Space Case Gibbs, Stuart Call Letters: F Gib Pgs: 337 Lexile: 750 Dashiell Gibson, who lives on Moon Base Alpha, has to solve a murder of one of the moon's most prominent doctors.

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When You Reach Me (Newbery Winner 2010) Stead, Rebecca Call Letters: F Ste Pgs: 199 Lexile: 750 As her mother prepares to be a contestant on the 1980s television game show, "The $20,000 Pyramid," a twelve-year-old New York City girl tries to make sense of a series of mysterious notes received from an anonymous source that seems to defy the laws of time and space. Goldfish Boy Thompson, Lisa Call Letters: F Tho Pgs: 313 Lexile: 750 When a toddler staying next door goes missing, it becomes clear that Matthew was the last person to see him alive. Suddenly, Matthew finds himself at the center of a high-stakes mystery where every one of his neighbors is a suspect.

Vanishing Acts Margolin, Phillip Call Letters: F Mar Pgs: 169 Lexile: 750 Twelve-year-old Madison Kincaid is determined to help her defense attorney father defend a man accused of murdering his wife, but the murder case is not her only mystery to solve when she realizes that her best friend, Ann, is missing.

Treasure Hunters Patterson, James Call Letters: F Pat Pgs: 480 Lexile: 750 Following clues left by their missing father, twelve-year-old twins Bickford and Rebecca Kidd sail from the Caribbean to New York City with their siblings to finish the dangerous quest of their world-famous treasure-hunting parents.

Abduction! Kehret, Peg Call Letters: F Ke Pgs: 215 Lexile: 760 13-year-old Bonnie has a feeling of foreboding on the very day that her six-year-old brother Matt and their dog Pookie are abducted, and she becomes involved in a major search effort as well as a frightening adventure.

Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery Feinstein, John Call Letters: F Fe Pgs: 256 Lexile: 760 After winning a basketball reporting contest, 8th graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game.

Seventh Most Important Thing Pearsall, Shelley Call Letters: F Pea Pgs: 278 Lexile: 760 In 1963, 13-year-old Arthur is sentenced to community service helping the neighborhood Junk Man after he throws a brick at the old man's head in a moment of rage, but the junk he collects might be more important than Arthur suspects.

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NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society Buckley, Michael Call Letters: F Bu Pgs: 306 Lexile: 760 While running a spy network from their elementary school, five unpopular misfits combine their talents and use cutting-edge gadgetry to fight evil around the world.

Beyond the Bright Sea Wolk, Lauren Call Letters: F Wol Pgs: 283 Lexile: 770 Set adrift on the ocean in a small skiff as a newborn, 12-year-old Crow embarks on a quest to find the missing pieces of her history.

13 Treasures Harrison, Michelle Call Letters: F Har Pgs: 355 Lexile: 770 Bedeviled by evil fairies that only she can see, 13-year-old Tanya is sent to stay with her cold and distant grandmother at Elvesden Manor, where she and the caretaker's son solve a disturbing mystery that leads them to the discovery that Tanya's life is in danger.

The Marvels Selznick, Brian Call Letters: F Sel Pgs: 665 Lexile: 770 In 1766, Billy Marvel is shipwrecked, rescued, and goes on to found a brilliant family of actors that flourishes in London until 1900--and nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis runs away from home, seeking refuge with his uncle in London, and is captivated by the Marvel house, with its portraits and ghostly presences. Witches of Dredmoore Hollow McKenzie, Riford Call Letters: F Mc Pgs: 264 Lexile: 770 When his two strange aunts arrive at Dredmoore Hollow, 11-year-old Elijah finds his life turned upside down. His parents suddenly leave town, and he’s whisked away to stay with Serena and Agnes on Moaning Marsh, where they run the world’s most mysterious beauty salon. Codename Zero Rylander, Chris Call Letters: F Ryl Pgs: 352 Lexile: 780 When a desperate man in a black suit asks 13-year-old Carson Fender to deliver a mysterious package for him, the middle schooler discovers there's something going on in his sleepy North Dakota hometown involving the CIA.

Cover-Up: Mystery at the Super Bowl Feinstein, John Call Letters: F Fe Pgs: 298 Lexile: 780 Two teenagers learn that every player on a professional football team - which is supposed to play in the Super Bowl--has failed their drug test and the owner has covered up the results, and now they must find a way to prove it.

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Madhattan Mystery Bonk, John Call Letters: F Bon Pgs: 292 Lexile: 790 All set to spend their summer in New York City with their aunt while their father is honeymooning with his new wife, Lexi and her younger brother Kevin's snoozy summer plans turn into high-stakes adventure when Lexi overhears a plot to steal Cleopatra's famous jewels from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Under the Egg Fitzgerald, Laura Marx Call Letters: F Fit Pgs: 247 Lexile: 790 Her grandfather's dying words lead thirteen-year-old Theodora Tenpenny to a valuable, hidden painting she fears may be stolen, but it is her search for answers in her Greenwich Village neighborhood that brings a real treasure.

Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer (series) Grisham, John Call Letters: F Gri Pgs: 209 Lexile: 790 In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he’s only 13-years- old, Theo Boone thinks he’s one of them. But Theo finds himself in court much sooner than expected when a cold-blooded killer is about to go free, and only Theo knows the truth.

Ghost's Grave Kehret, Peg Call Letters: F Ko Pgs: 210 Lexile: 790 Apprehensive about spending the summer in Washington State with his Aunt Ethel when his parents get an overseas job, 12-year-old Josh soon finds adventure when he meets the ghost of a coal miner.

Suddenly Supernatural: School Spirit (series) Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody Call Letters: F Ki Pgs: 316 Lexile: 790 Kat has been able to see dead people since turning thirteen, and although she would prefer to be normal, Kat and her best friend try to free the spirit of a girl trapped at their middle school.

Chomp Hiaasen, Carl Call Letters: F Hia Pgs: 290 Lexile: 800 The star of the reality television show, "Expedition Survival," disappears on location in the Florida Everglades, and Wahoo and classmate Tuna Gordon set out to find him.

Rivalry: Mystery at the Army-Navy Game Feinstein, John Call Letters: F Fei Pgs: 272 Lexile: 800 Teen sportswriters Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson are assigned to cover the football game between the Army and Navy, but after noticing the actions of secret service agents, they begin to suspect that the president, who is going to attend the event, is in danger.

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Name of This Book is a Secret (series) Bosch, Pseudonymous Call Letters: F Bo Pgs: 360 Lexile: 810 Cassandra and Max find a missing magician's notebook and start to investigate the fire which burnt down his house and his mysterious "symphony of smells."

Book Scavenger Bertman, Jennifer Chambliss Call Letters: F Ber Pgs: 354 Lexile: 810 After moving to San Francisco, home of Garrison Griswold, the creator of the hit online game Book Scavenger, 12-year-old Emily becomes caught up in investigating an attack on Garrison while following the clues of his latest scavenger hunt.

Scat Hiaasen, Carl Call Letters: F Hi Pgs: 371 Lexile: 810 Nick and Marta are both suspicious when their biology teacher, the feared Mrs. Bunny Starch, disappears, and try to uncover the truth despite the police and headmaster's insistence that nothing is wrong.

Belly Up Gibbs, Stuart Call Letters: F Gib Pgs: 294 Lexile: 820 12-year-old Teddy investigates when a popular Texas zoo's star attraction - Henry the hippopotamus - is murdered.

Calder Game Balliett, Blue Call Letters: F Bal Pgs: 379 Lexile: 830 When 7th-grader Calder Pillay disappears from a remote English village - along with an Alexander Calder sculpture to which he has felt strangely drawn - his friends Petra and Tommy fly from Chicago to help his father find him.

Mysterious Case of the Allbright Academy Stanley, Diane Call Letters: F St Pgs: 258 Lexile: 830 8th-grader Franny and her friends investigate why most of the students at their exclusive boarding school are brilliant, beautiful, and perfectly behaved.

Doll Bones Black, Holly Call Letters: F Bla Pgs: 244 Lexile: 840 Zach, Alice, and Poppy, friends from a Pennsylvania middle school who have long enjoyed acting out imaginary adventures with dolls and action figures, embark on a real-life quest to Ohio to bury a doll made from the ashes of a dead girl.

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Mysterious Benedict Society Stewart, Trenton Lee Call Letters: F St Pgs: 496 Lexile: 840 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.

Serafina and the Black Cloak Beatty, Robert Call Letters: F Bea Pgs: 293 Lexile: 850 When children at the estate start disappearing, only Serafina knows who the culprit is: a terrifying man in a black cloak who stalks the corridors at night. Braeden--the estate owner's nephew--and Serafina risk everything to uncover the man's true identity before all of the children vanish one by one. Romeo and Juliet Code Stone, Phoebe Call Letters: F Sto Pgs: 300 Lexile: 850 During World War II, 11-year-old Felicity is sent from London to Bottlebay, Maine, to live with her grandmother, aunt, uncle, and a reclusive boy who helps her decode mysterious letters that contain the truth about her missing parents.

Turn Left at the Cow Bullard, Lisa Call Letters: F Bul Pgs: 297 Lexile: 850 Thirteen-year-old Trav has always wondered about his dead-before-he-was-born dad. But when he heads from California to his grandmother's house in rural Minnesota, hoping to learn about his past, he gets more than he bargained for. It turns out his dad was involved in a bank robbery right before he mysteriously disappeared, and the loot from the take is Lawless Salane, Jeffrey Call Letters: F Jef Pgs: 277 Lexile: 850 M. Freeman has been homeschooled her entire life, but when she leaves home to attend the prestigious Lawless School she realizes her parents and tutors have been preparing her for a life of crime.

Tesla's Attic Shusterman, Neil Call Letters: F Shu Pgs: 246 Lexile: 870 After his mother dies, 14-year-old Nick, his younger brother, and their father move into Great-aunt Greta's old house. The junk-filled attic includes items that were made by Nicola Tesla himself--and that have mysterious powers.

My Life as a Book (series) Tashjian, Janet Call Letters: F Tas Pgs: 211 Lexile: 880 When 12-year-old Derek discovers an old newspaper article in his attic about a girl "found dead" on a beach, he becomes obsessed, especially when he learns the teenager may have died saving him from the ocean when he was just a toddler.

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Winterhouse Guterson, Ben Call Letters: F Gut Pgs: 370 Lexile: 880 Elizabeth is an 11-year-old orphan living with her disagreeable Aunt Purdy and Uncle Burlap. Right before the holidays, Elizabeth finds herself locked out of her home and sent off to the amazing and magical hotel, Winterhouse. While there, she befriends the peculiar proprietor, and is drawn to a unique book which opens up many secrets about Winterhouse Hardy Boys Adventures: Madman of Black Bear Mountain Dixon, Franklin W Call Letters: F Dix Pgs: 122 Lexile: 890 Scoffing at an urban legend about a cannibalistic madman during a field trip to Black Bear Mountain, Joe and Frank investigate when their teacher disappears, stranding their class in the wild with no way to call for help

Murder is Bad Manners Stevens, Robin Call Letters: F Ste Pgs: 307 Lexile: 910 At an English boarding school in the 1930s, crime-solving friends Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells struggle to find an exciting mystery to investigate until Hazel discovers the dead body of Miss Bell, the science teacher.

Bud, Not Buddy Curtis, Christopher Paul Call Letters: F Cu Pgs: 245 Lexile: 950 10-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father-- the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.

Great Hamster Massacre Davies, Katie Call Letters: F Dav Pgs: 177 Lexile: 1000 After a long pestering campaign, 9-year-old Anna and her younger brother Tom finally get a pair of hamsters, but when the pets are found mysteriously dead, the siblings and neighbor Suzanne launch an investigation throughout their neighborhood.

Gilda Joyce: Psychic Investigator Allison, Jennifer Call Letters: F Al Pgs: 321 Lexile: 1000 After wrangling an invitation to visit San Francisco relatives, Gilda discovers just how much her dreary, tight-lipped uncle and his strange, delicate daughter need her help to uncover the terrible family secret that has a tortured ghost stalking their home.

Series of Unfortunate Events: Bad Beginning (series) Snicket, Lemony Call Letters: F Sn Pgs: 162 Lexile: 1010 After the sudden death of their parents, the three Baudelaire children must depend on each other and their wits when it turns out that the distant relative who is appointed their guardian is determined to use any means necessary to get their fortune.

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