Mysteries Younger Readers

  Ages 6 – 8

E ADLER Adler, David. Bones and the Dog Gone Mystery: While looking for his lost magnifying glass in the park, young Detective Jeffrey Bones and his grandfather discover that Curly, the detective dog, is also missing. (Check out other Bones’ Mysteries.) J ADLER Adler, David. Cam Jansen and the Ghostly Mystery: Cam uses her photographic memory to catch a thief disguised as a ghost (Cam Jansen series) P CHRISTE Christelow, Eileen. Where's the Big Bad Wolf?: Detective Doggedly, a pair of cows, and a sheep who looks very familiar are all nearby each time three pigs get in trouble, but the big bad wolf is conspicuously absent. E CUSHMAN Cushman, Doug. Anteater Loves a Mystery: Aunt Eater loves mystery stories so much that she sees mysterious adventures wherever she looks. E CUSHMAN Cushman, Doug. Dirk Bones and the Mystery of the Haunted House: “Daily Tombs" newspaper reporter Dirk Bones, who also happens to be a skeleton, investigates when a family of ghosts fears that they are being haunted. E CUSHMAN Cushman, Doug. Inspector Hopper: Inspector Hopper and his perpetually hungry assistant McBugg solve three mysteries for their insect friends. P FALCONER Falconer, Ian. Olivia – and the Missing Toy: When her best toy mysteriously disappears, Olivia the feisty pig is determined to find out who is responsible. E GEISERT Geisert, Arthur. Mystery: During a visit to the art museum, a little piglet and her grandfather investigate the disappearance of several paintings. Clues in the illustrations give readers a chance to solve the mystery along with the heroine. J GELSEY Gelsey, James. Scooby-Doo and the Gruesome Goblin: The dog detective and his friends look for a treasure map on board an old clipper ship. But there is a ghost after that map, too! (part of Scooby-Doo Mystery series)

J KING King, Daren. Mouse Noses on Toast: Paul Mouse gathers a group of mouse activists to uncover the mystery behind the delicacy known as "Mouse noses on toast" which is served in a fancy human restaurant. J BROWN KRENSKY Krensky, Stephen. Binky Rules: When Binky is accused of vandalizing school property, Buster and Fern test their detective skills to find the real culprit. GN LAMBATT Labatt, Mary. Dracula Madness: No ordinary girl, Jennie can read the thoughts of Sam, an extraordinary sheepdog with a nose for sniffing out a mystery. J LEWIS Lewis, Beverly. The Stinky Sneakers Mystery: Jason is sure his science project will win first prize, until he finds out what the other Cul-de-sac Kids are planning. (The Shoebox Kids series) J NAPOLI Napoli, Donna. Sly the Sleuth and the Pet Mysteries: There's only one person who can solve the mysteries of the neighborhood: Sly the Sleuth, grade-schooler by day and private detective by afternoon, who uses sharp wit and reasoning skills to get to the bottom of these odd goings-on. (check other Sly Sleuth mysteries) J PRELLER Preller, James. The Case of the Spoiled Rotten Spy: Jigsaw gets the opportunity to be an extra on the coolest show on TV, Spy Guy. (Jigsaw Jones Mystery series) J ROY Roy, Ron. The Absent Author: In this first book of the A to Z Mystery series, Dink Duncan and his two friends investigate the apparent kidnapping of famous mystery author Wallis Wallace. (You may also like Capital One Mysteries by this author) E RYAN Ryan, Meg. Scratch and Sniff: When the local furniture store is robbed, Scratch and Sniff, the local doggy "Secret Service," help their master, Police Officer Penny Penrose, solve the crime. E RYLANT Rylant, Cynthia. The High Rise Private Eyes – Case of the Climbing Cat: The High Rise Private Eyes, animal detectives, try to find the cat who stole their neighbor's binoculars. (High Rise Private Eyes series) E SHARMAT Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman. Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt: Nate and his dog Sludge try to solve a case on Halloween night and find themselves locked in a haunted house. (Nate the Great series) E SKOFIEL Skofield, James. Detective Dinosaur: Detective Dinosaur and Officer Pterodactyl are challenged to solve three cases when a hat is missing, a shoe squeaks, and a loud clanging comes from a dark alley at night. J STILTON Stilton, Geronimo. I’m Too Fond of My Fur: Geronimo follows clues in a diary all the way to Mouse Everest in search of his old friend Professor von Volt, who has mysteriously disappeared. (Geronimo Stilton series) J WARNER Warner, Gertrude Chandler. The Comic Book Mystery: When the Alden children find a rare comic book with a strange note inside, "signed" by the comic's creator, they discover that someone is selling fake copies of a comic book about their favorite superhero, Captain Fantastic. The kids will need their superpowers of investigation to find the comic book culprit. (Boxcar Children series)