Sly the Sleuth and the Pet Mysteries Sly the Sleuth #1 The Five Lost Aunts of Harriet Bean Harriet Bean #1 by Donna Jo Napoli (+ NAPOLI, DONNA) by Alexander McCall Smith Sly the Sleuth, also known as Sylvia, solves three mysteries for (+ MCCALL SMITH, ALEXANDER) her friends and neighbors, all involving pets, through her detec- When her absent-minded inventor father suddenly remembers tive agency, Sleuth for Hire. that he has five sisters, nine-year-old Harriet Bean, who has nev- er heard of them before, determines to find her unknown aunts so Mysterious Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth Nancy Clancy #1 that the unfinished family portrait can be completed. by Jane O’Connor (+ OCONNOR, JANE) Nancy Clancy must find the culprit when a prized possession Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective Encyclopedia Brown #1 Mysteries goes missing at school by Donald J. Sobol (+ SOBOL, DONALD J.) Fifth-grader "Encyclopedia" Leroy Brown solves ten mys- Spider Kane and the Mystery Under the May-Apple teries and, by putting the solutions at the back of the book, Grades 1-3 by Mary Pope Osborne (+ OSBORNE, MARY) challenges the reader to do the same.

With the help of a spider, a moth, and two ladybug friends, a young butterfly tries to uncover the mystery involving a gossa- The Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye Geronimo Stilton #1 mer-winged butterfly with whom he has fallen in love. by Geronimo Stilton (+ STILTON, GERONIMO) When Geronimo's sister, Thea, discovers an old, mysteri- The Case of Hermie the Missing Hamster Jigsaw Jones #1 ous map showing a secret treasure hidden on a faraway by James Preller (+ PRELLER, JAMES) island, the gang of the "Rodent's gazette" is dragged into a The clever, puzzle-crazy Jigsaw Jones utilizes his top-secret de- treasure hunt. tective journal and enlists the help of his ace partner, Mila, to track down a missing hamster. The Boxcar Children The Boxcar Children #1

by Gertrude Chandler Warner The Absent Author A to Z Mysteries #1 (+ WARNER, GERTRUDE CHANDLER) by Ron Roy (+ ROY, RON) The Aldens begin their adventure by making a home in a Dink Duncan and his two friends investigate the apparent kidnap- boxcar. Their goal is to stay together, and in the process ping of famous mystery author Wallis Wallace. they find a grandfather. Other mystery series by Ron Roy: Capital Mysteries, Calendar

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by Jane Yolen (+ YOLEN, JANE) Kidnapped at Birth? Marvin Redpost #1 A young girl relates the facts that are known about the by Louis Sachar (+ SACHAR, LOUIS) unexplained disappearance of the crew on the ship Mary Red-haired Marvin is convinced that the reason he looks different Forest Grove City Library from the rest of his family is that he is really the lost prince of Celeste in 1872, and challenges the reader to solve the Shampoon. mystery. The Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds Remarkable The Wig in the Window Cam Jansen Adventures #1 by Lizzie Foley (+ FOLEY, LIZZIE K.) by Kristen Kittscher (+ KITTSCHER, KRISTEN) by David Adler (+ ADLER, DAVID) Ten-year-old Jane Doe, the only student average enough to be When their game of neighborhood spying takes a dark turn A fifth-grader with a photographic memory and her friend excluded from the town of Remarkable's School for the Remark- one night, pre-teen sleuths Sophie Young and Grace Yang ably Gifted, is joined at her public school by the trouble-making Eric help solve the mystery of the stolen diamonds. find themselves caught in a dangerous cat-and-mouse Grimlet twins, who lead her on a series of adventures. game with their bizarre guidance counselor, who may be

The Case of the Lost Boy The Buddy Files #1 Scooby-Doo! And the Haunted Castle Scooby-Doo! #1 hiding something sinister. by Dori Hillestad Butler by James Gelsey (+ SCOOBY-DOO) (+ BUTLER, DORI HILLESTAD) Scooby and the gang are attending dinner at a millionaire's castle, Horrible Harry and the Locked Closet While searching for his mysteriously lost human family, when suddenly a ghost turns out the lights. by Suzy Kline (+ KLINE, SUZY) Buddy the dog is adopted by another family and helps Harry and his detective classmates try to find clues relat- The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse Chet Gecko #1 solve the mystery of their missing boy. ing to a mysterious locked closet in Room 3B. by Bruce Hale (+ HALE, BRUCE)

When hired by a fellow fourth-grader to find her missing brother, The Curse of the Ancient Mask and Other Case Files Arthur’s Mystery Envelope Arthur Chapter Books #1 Chet Gecko uncovers a plot involving a Gila monster's revenge Saxby Smart, Private Detective #1 upon the school football team. by Stephen Krensky (+ KRENSKY, STEPHEN) by Simon Cheshire (+ CHESHIRE, SIMON) It looks like trouble when the principal asks Arthur to take Saxby Smart is no ordinary ten-year-old. He's the best The Postman Always Brings Mice The Stink Files #1 home a large envelope marked "confidential". detective in the world, or at least the best one who also by Jennifer Holm (+ HOLM & HAMEL) happens to be in elementary school. A dashing British feline spy is dismayed to find himself stranded The Frog Who Croaked Platypus Police Squad #1 in New Jersey and adopted by a typical suburban family, until he by Jarrett Krosoczka (+ KROSOCZKA, JARRETT) puts his skills to good use for his new human. Trouble at the Arcade Hardy Boys Secret Files #1 Paired together after a veteran detective retires, Platypus by Franklin Dixon (+ DIXON, FRANKLIN) Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery Police Squad members Rick Zengo, a hotshot rookie, and Nine-year-old Frank and eight-year-old Joe Hardy discov- by Deborah Howe (+ HOWE, DEBORAH) Corey O'Malley, a hard-nosed old-timer, struggle with er trouble lurking at the local arcade and decide they make Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to their differences while tackling their first case involving a pretty good detectives. warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a missing schoolteacher and a duffle bag filled with illegal vampire. fish.

The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog Slumber Party Secret Notebooks #1 Hank the Cowdog #1 The Case of the 202 Clues by Caroline Keene (+ KEENE, CAROLYN) by John R. Erickson (+ ERICKSON, JOHN) The Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley #1 Nancy, a spunky third-grader, plans to attend her first sleep-over Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, is framed for party. But when--horrors!--the invitations disappear from the by Nina Alexander (+ MARY-KATE & ASHLEY) the murder of a chicken and becomes an outlaw with the hostess's kitchen, the stage is set for Nancy to crack her very first Mary-Kate and Ashley solve the mystery of the missing coyotes. case. basset hounds.