GRADES 3 AND 4

Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery by Deborah and James Howe
Who is sucking all the juice out of the vegetables in the Monroe family's refrigerator? Could their new pet bunny really be a vampire? JFIC & JPBK

A Case for Jenny Archer by Ellen Conford
Jenny reads three mystery stories in a row and becomes convinced that her new neighbors are desperate art thieves. JBEG

The Case of the Elevator Duck by Polly Berrien Berends
An eleven-year-old private eye takes on his toughest assignment when he finds a duck in the elevator of his housing project. JBEG

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch by Donald J. Sobol
Fifth grader Leroy Brown solves a variety of brain-twisting mysteries see if you can crack the cases along with him! JFIC

The Gigantic Ants and Other Cases by Seymour Simon
Can a snake chase people? Is it possible for a machine to stop a hurricane? Sixth grade science sleuth Einstein Anderson answers these and other questions in ten puzzling stories. JFIC

Have You Seen Hyacinth Macaw? by Patricia Reilly Giff
Abby Jones and her pal Potsie squeeze through windows, sneak onto subways and slither into an abandoned apartment as they try to unravel several mysteries at once. JFIC

Key to the Treasure by Peggy Parish
Liza, Bill and Jed stumble onto a clue, written in code, that may lead to the discovery of a treasure hidden for over a century. JFIC & JPBK

Kidnap at the Catfish Cafe by Patricia Reilly Giff
With the help of her new cat Max, Minnie investigates a rash of purse snatchings near her brother's restaurant. JBEG

Marvelous Marvin and the Wolfman Mystery by Bonnie Pryor
Marvin suspects that his new neighbor is a werewolf involved in a deadly conspiracy. JFIC

Mystery Behind the Wall by Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Boxcar Children find an old journal behind the closet wall in the guest room and a clue that may lead them to a valuable coin collection. JFIC & JPBK

The Spray Paint Mystery by Angela Shelf Medearis
Someone's been painting graffiti on the wall behind the gym and Cameron Thompson is out to nab the culprit. JPBK

A Summer in the South by James Marshall
Some very curious goings-on interrupt Detective Eleanor Owl's relaxing vacation at a small hotel on a lovely, quiet beach. JFIC & JPBK

Too Many Secrets by Betty Ren Wright
Chad and Jeannie play a dangerous game when they try to catch the burglar who's been breaking in to Miss Beane's house. JFIC

Trouble is My Beeswax by Bruce Hale
There's a cheating ring operating at Emerson Hicky Elementary School - and Chet Gecko and his sidekick Natalie Attired are on the case! JFIC

Who Stole the Wizard of Oz? by Avi
Becky is under suspicion when a rare children's book is stolen from the Checkertown Library. Will she be able to find the real thief? JFIC

GRADES 5 AND UP

The Case of Baker Street Irregular by Robert Newman
When his guardian is kidnapped, Andrew Craigie finds himself alone in the city of London until he meets the great detective Sherlock Holmes. JFIC & JPBK

The Case of the Firecrackers by Lawrence Yep
Lily Lew and her movie star aunt comb San Francisco's Chinatown to find out who tried to kill a famous TV actor. JFIC

The Case of Wiggling Wig by E. W. Hildick
The kids of the McGurk Detective Organization are back in a caper involving a robbery scheme and some suspicious next-door neighbors. JFIC

The Dark Stairs by Betsy Byars
Is Hamilton Crewell really dead? When her mother is hired to find the body, the intrepid Herculeah Jones decides to search the derelict Dead Oaks estate for clues. JFIC

The Dead Man in Indian Creek by Mary Downing Hahn
After Matt and his best friend Parker find a dead man floating in the water with a bullet in his head, they ignore warnings from the police and try to find the killer themselves. JFIC

Dew Drop Dead by James Howe
Sebastian, David and Corrie decide to investigate when the body they discover in an abandoned inn mysteriously disappears. JFIC

The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton
Strange things begin to happen when Thomas and his family come to live in an isolated old house that was once a stop on the Underground Railroad. JFIC

The Kidnappers by Willo Davis Roberts
Joel's reputation for telling wild stories comes back to haunt him when he witnesses the kidnapping of a classmate -- and no one believes him! JFIC

A Murder for Her Majesty by Beth Hilgartner
After watching her father's murder from inside a tree, Alice Tuckfield hides out in a cathedral by disguising herself as a choirboy. A gripping mystery set in Elizabethan England. JFIC

Sammy Keyes and the Curse of Moustache Mary by Wendelin Van Draanen
While spending New Year's Eve at a friend's house, seventh-grader Sammy becomes involved in a mystery when an elderly neighbor's cabin is burned down. JFIC

Search for the Shadowman by Joan Lowery Nixon
A genealogy report for his history class leads Andy Thomas to discover a secret in his family's past that no one wants to talk about. JFIC

The Thieves of Ostia by Caroline Lawrence 
When a neighbor's pet dog is beheaded, Flavia Gemina sets out to find the killer in this mystery set in the ancient Roman port of Ostia. JFIC

The Third Eye by Lois Duncan
Karen, a high school senior, uses her psychic powers to help a young detective locate some missing children. JFIC

The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn by John Bellairs
Did an eccentric millionaire really hide a treasure in the Hoosac Public Library before he died? Anthony Monday is determined to find out. JFIC

Trial by Journal by Kate Klise
Twelve-year-old Lily Watson conducts her own undercover investigation of the case while serving on the jury in a murder trial. JFIC & JPBK

The Vandemark Mummy  by Cynthia Voigt
Who stole the mummy from the Egyptian artifacts collection at Vandemark College? Phineas Hall and his sister Althea find themselves in danger when they try to discover the thief's identity. JFIC

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
The sixteen heirs of Samuel Westing must uncover the circumstances of his death in order to claim their inheritance. JFIC