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Can you find the clues in these mysteries? 

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Older Readers

Adler, David Cam Jansen series  Grades K-4

Christelow, Eileen Where's the Big Bad Wolf?  Grades K-2
Detective Doggedly, a pair of cows and a very familiar sheep are nearby each time three pigs get in trouble, but the big bad wolf is noticeably absent.

Clement, Rod / Grandpa's Teeth  Grades Pre-2
Soon after Grandpa's teeth disappear from a glass of water near his bed, Inspector Rate has the whole town under investigation

Erickson, John R. / Hank the Cowdog series  Grades 2-4

Labatt, Mary / Sam, Dog Detective series  Grades 1-3

Roy, Ron / A to Z Mysteries  Grades 2-4

Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman / Nate the Great series  Grades 1-3

Skofield, JamesDetective Dinosaur  Grades 1-3
After Detective Dinosaur and Officer Pterodactyl find a missing baby and a home for Cadet Kitty, they lose and rediscover each other.

Tashjian, Janet / Marty Frye, Private Eye  Grades 1-3
Marty Frye, a seven-year-old who likes to read poetry and talk in rhymes, solves three separate mysteries for a classmate, a toy store owner, and his younger sister.

Whatley, BruceDetective Donut and the Wild Goose Chase  Grades 2-4
Detective Donut and his partner, Mouse, set out to find Professor Drake, the world-famous archaeologist who has mysteriously disappeared.


Older Readers Younger Readers

Balliett, BlueChasing Vermeer  Grades 5-8
When seemingly unrelated and strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.

Brooks, Walter R. / Freddy the Detective series  Grades 3-6

Detective Stories  Grades 6-up
Delve into this exciting collection of all-time great mystery stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, Isaac Asimov, Ellery Queen, Agatha Christie, and many more.

Hoeye, MichaelTime Stops for No Mouse  Grades 5-8
When Linka Perflinger, a jaunty mouse, brings a watch into his shop to be repaired, Hermux Tantamoq is caught up in a search for eternal youth.

Lawrence, Caroline Roman Mysteries  Grades 4-6

Nixon, Joan LowerySearch for the Shadowman  Grades 5-7
While working on a project for his history class, Andy Bonner becomes determined to solve the mystery of a distant relative accused of stealing the family fortune..

Shipton, PaulBug Muldoon: the Garden of Fear  Grades 4-6
Something strange is going on in the garden and Bug Muldoon, beetle private investigator, tries to figure out how the ants and the wasps are involved.

Skurzynski, GloriaMysteries in our National Parks  Grades 4-6

Stanley, DianeThe Mysterious Matter of I.M. Fine   Grades 4-6
When a series of horror books has a bizarre effect on its readers, Franny and Beamer set out to find the mysterious author. Van Draanen, WendelinSammy Keyes series  Grades 5-8