MYSTERY Clements, Andrew Goodman, Carol ROOM ONE THE METROPOLITANS Suggested Reading List Ted Hammond, the only sixth grader in his Meeting at the Metropolitan Museum of small Nebraska town's one-room school- Art on the day Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, *First in a Series house, searches for clues to the disap- four kids help track down a missing book pearance of a homeless family. of Arthurian legends.

Balliett, Blue Dixon, Franklin W. Grisham, John CHASING VERMEER THE HARDY BOYS: THE TOWER THEODORE BOONE: KID LAWYER* When a precious Vermeer painting disap- TREASURE* When a high profile murder trial comes to pears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder When a dying criminal confesses that his his small town, Theo, the child of two law- combine their talents to solve an interna- loot is stored "in the tower,” the Hardy yers, gets pulled in as an amateur attor- tional art scandal. ney. Boys must solve the cryptic message. Barnett, Mac Dowd, Siobhan Keene, Carolyn BRIXTON BROTHERS: THE CASE THE LONDON EYE MYSTERY NANCY DREW: THE SECRET OF OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY* When Ted and Kat's cousin disappears THE OLD CLOCK* When Steve Brixton, detective novel fan, is from the London Eye ferris wheel, the two The rescue of a little girl who lives with her mistaken for a real detective, he must seek siblings must work together to solve the two great-aunts leads Nancy to an adven- mystery of what happened. a missing quilt containing a secret code. turous search for a missing will. Bertman, Jennifer Chambliss Fitzgerald, Laura Marx Kirby, Matthew J. BOOK SCAVENGER* UNDER THE EGG ICEFALL After moving to San Francisco, Emily teams Her grandfather's dying words lead thir- Trapped by ice within a hidden fortress, up with new friend James to follow clues in teen-year-old Theodora Tenpenny to a Princess Solveig awaits news from the an odd book they find, hoping to figure out valuable, hidden painting she fears may king, but acts of treachery make it clear its secrets. be stolen. that a traitor lurks in their midst.

Broach, Elise Gavin, Rohan Konigsburg, E. L. MASTERPIECE KNIGHTLEY AND SON* FROM THE MIXED UP FILES OF Marvin, a beetle, teams up with James, a A father and son detective team investi- MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER human with whom he shares a house, to gates the mystery surrounding a book Twelve-year-old Claudia runs away with help recover a Durer drawing stolen from that makes its readers commit terrible her younger brother to live in the the Metropolitan Museum of Art. crimes. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Callaghan, Chris Gibbs, Stuart Larson, Kirby THE CHOCOPOCALYPSE BELLY UP* AUDACITY JONES TO THE RESCUE* When an ancient prophecy pre- Twelve-year-old Teddy investigates when In 1910, Audacity Jones, an eleven-year- dicts the world will run out of chocolate in a popular Texas zoo's star attraction— old orphan, finds herself involved in a sin- six days, it is up to Jelly Welly and her Gran Henry the hippopotamus—is murdered. ister and dangerous plot against the presi- to prevent the chocopocalypse. dent of the United States.

Messner, Kate Sachar, Louis Tarpley, Natasha CAPTURE THE FLAG FUZZY MUD THE HARLEM CHARADE When the original Star Spangled Banner Two middle-grade kids take a shortcut When Elvin's grandfather is attacked, is stolen, Anne, José, and Henry pursue home from school and discover a sub- the search for the attacker leads him and suspects while stranded at a Washing- stance with the potential to wreak havoc his friends to an enigmatic artist whose ton, D.C., airport during a snowstorm. on the entire world. missing masterpieces are worth a fortune.

Milford, Kate Snicket, Lemony Thompson, Lisa GREENGLASS HOUSE* WHO COULD THAT BE AT THE GOLDFISH BOY At a smuggler's inn, guests arrive with THIS HOUR?* Matthew, who struggles with obsessive- strange stories about the house, sending Thirteen-year-old Lemony Snicket helps compulsive disorder, rarely leaves his Milo, the son of the owners, and Meddy, investigate the theft of a statue in the room. But when a toddler disappears, Matt the cook's daughter, on an adventure. is the key to solving the mystery. strange, tiny town of Stain'd By The Sea. Pearson, Ridley Sobol, Donald J. Turnage, Sheila LOCK AND KEY: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN, BOY THREE TIMES LUCKY* INITIATION* DETECTIVE* Washed ashore as a baby in tiny Tupelo James Moriarty winds up rooming at Encyclopedia , a boy with a knack for triv- Landing, North Carolina, Mo LoBeau turns boarding school with a lanky British ia, solves mysteries for the neighborhood detective when a friend is implicated in a murder. know-it-all named Sherlock Holmes. kids through his detective agency. Ponti, James Spratt, R.A. Vaught, Susan FRAMED* FRIDAY BARNES, GIRL DETECTIVE* SUPER MAX AND THE MYSTERY OF In Washington, D.C., twelve-year-old A genius girl detective discovers her ultra THORNWOOD’S REVENGE Florian Bates, a consulting detective for exclusive boarding school is a hotbed of Max investigates connections between a the FBI, helps thwart the biggest art crime, from missing homework to a mys- hacker's online attacks and suspicious ac- heist in United States history. terious yeti haunting the school swamp. tivity at the haunted Thornwood Manor. Raskin, Ellen Stead, Rebecca Wegelius, Jakob THE WESTING GAME LIAR AND SPY THE MURDERER’S APE The death of an eccentric millionaire When Georges moves into a new building, When her best friend, the sailor Henry brings together an unlikely group of he quickly becomes friends—and fellow Koskela, is falsely accused of murder, a heirs who must uncover the secret of his spies—with the kid next door. Together gorilla named Sally Jones embarks on a death in order to claim their inheritance. they track the mysterious Mr. X. dizzying journey across the seven seas.

Rubin, Sarah Stevens, Robin THE IMPOSSIBLE CLUE MURDER IS BAD MANNERS* Santa Clara City Library – Youth Services Alice Jones enjoys solving little mysteries At an English boarding school in the 2635 Homestead Road, Santa Clara, CA 95051 for her classmates, but now one of them 1930s, crime-solving friends Hazel Wong sclibrary.org has asked her to figure out how a scien- and Daisy Wells discover the dead body of tist disappeared from his locked lab. Miss Bell, the science teacher.