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• The Body Under the Piano

  Jocelyn, Marthe,

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  A middle grade mystery series inspired by the childhood of Agatha Christie, and the creation of her most famous character, Hercule Poirot, follows the experiences of young Aggie Morton of 1902 England, who fatefully crosses paths with a 12-year-old…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Book Scavenger

  Bertman, Jennifer Chambliss,

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  After moving to San Francisco, 12-year-old Emily longs to meet a favorite author who lives nearby, unfortunately he is savagely attacked just before the release of his latest online puzzle series.

• Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library

  Grabenstein, Chris

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  Twelve-year-old Kyle wins a coveted spot to be one of 12 children chosen to stay in the new town library—designed by his hero, the famous gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello—for an overnight of fun, food and games, but in the morning, the kids find all the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring

  Cervantes, Angela,

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  A room locked for fifty years. A valuable peacock ring. Paloma Marquez is traveling to Mexico City, for the very first time. While in Mexico, Paloma meets Lizzie and Gael, who present her with a irresistible challenge: The siblings want her to help…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Murder Is Bad Manners

  Stevens, Robin, 1988-

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  Forming a secret detective agency after discovering a shared talent for solving mysteries, two best friends at a 1930's boarding school tackle a first case when their science teacher dies and her body disappears. An absolutely enjoyable series.

• The Murderer's Ape

  Wegelius, Jakob

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  When her best friend, the sailor Henry Koskela, is falsely accused of murder, a gorilla named Sally Jones visits the run-down docks of Lisbon, embarks on a dizzying journey across the seven seas, and calls on the Maharaja of Bhapur's magnificent…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

  Konigsburg, E. L.

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  When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn’t just want to run from somewhere, she wants to run to somewhere — to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and, preferably, elegant. She chooses the Metropolitan Museum of Art…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Greenglass House

  Milford, Kate

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  "A rambling old inn, a strange map, an attic packed with treasures, squabbling guests, theft, friendship, and an unusual haunting mark this smart middle grade mystery in the tradition of the Mysterious Benedict Society books and Blue Balliet's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor

  Carter, Ally,

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  The first in a mystery series about a group of orphans who live together in the Winterborne mansion is totally spellbinding. April is the newest arrival at the orphanage, but she’s convinced she isn’t going to be there for long. As she starts to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Westing Game

  Raskin, Ellen

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  A Newbery Medal Winner For over thirty-five years, Ellen Raskin's The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite. This highly inventive mystery involves sixteen people who are invited to the reading of Samuel W. Westing's will. They could become…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Case of the Missing Marquess

  An Enola Holmes Mystery

  Springer, Nancy

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  Meet Enola Holmes, teenaged girl turned detective and the younger sister to Sherlock Holmes. When Enola Holmes, sister to the detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared, she quickly embarks on a journey to London in search of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Premeditated Myrtle

  Bunce, Elizabeth C.,

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  This is a fun historical Edgar Award-winning mystery series! Myrtle isn’t interested in acting like the other girls of her time — she wants to learn about science, like her mother, and crime, like her father. When her elderly neighbor dies of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Swifts

  a Dictionary of Scoundrels

  Lincoln, Beth,

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  This one is the most Westing Game-like book of the bunch. It’s about the Swift family, who are getting ready for a family reunion. Legend has it that many decades ago, one of the family members hid gold in the house, but no one has ever been able to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• From the Desk of Zoe Washington

  Marks, Janae,

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  This one got all the nominations and rave reviews when it came out for good reason! It’s a mystery and a family drama, about a young girl named — you guessed it — Zoe Washington and her father, who is in prison. Zoe and her father have never met or…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chasing Vermeer

  Balliett, Blue, 1955-

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  When a book of unexplainable occurences brings Petra and Calder together, strange things start to happen: Seemingly unrelated events connect; an eccentric old woman seeks their company; an invaluable Vermeer painting disappears. Before they know it,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Murder at Midnight

  Avi, 1937-

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  A plot to overthrow King Claudio is brewing in the Kingdom of Pergamontio. Scholarly Mangus the magician-along with his street–smart and faithful new servant boy, Fabrizio–have been marked as easy scapegoats for the traitor lurking within the king’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Harlem Charade

  Tarpley, Natasha Anastasia, 1971-

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  Harlem is home to all kinds of kids. Jin sees life passing her by from the window of her family’s bodega. Alex wants to help the needy one shelter at a time, but can’t tell anyone who she really is. Elvin’s living on Harlem’s cold, lonely streets,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Mysterious Benedict Society

  Stewart, Trenton Lee

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• All the Greys on Greene Street

  Tucker, Laura, 1973-

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  SoHo, 1981. Twelve-year-old Olympia is an artist–and in her neighborhood, that’s normal. Her dad and his business partner Apollo bring antique paintings back to life, while her mother makes intricate sculptures in a corner of their loft, leaving…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Secret Keepers

  Stewart, Trenton Lee,

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  The Secret Keepers is about a boy named Reuben who stumbles across an antique watch that can make him invisible. But someone knows about the watch and will stop at nothing to take it from him. With danger lurking around every corner, Reuben has to…Read moreRead more of this annotation