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Here are some of our favorite mystery and crime solving books for children! Please note that these titles can be found in the Juvenile section of the library, unless otherwise noted.
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The Golden Necklace: A Darjeeling Tea Mystery by Mitali PerkinsSona, a 12-year-old Nepali girl, has struck up a friendship with Tara, the niece of the greedy tea plantation manager who has promised Tara’s hand in marriage in order to get his hands on her inheritance of precious jewelry. Then Tara’s gold jewelry goes missing. The search is on for the culprit, and Sona must use all her wits in order to prove it wasn’t her beloved brother, Samiran Daju, who stole it.
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Murder at the Museum by Alasdair Beckett-KingBonnie Montgomery is the world's greatest detective. Not that anyone--other than Grampa Banks--has heard of her. But they will have heard of Montgomery Bonbon, the gentleman detective with the bristly mustache, fashionable beret, and accent that's hard to place. Montgomery Bonbon is needed on a case at the Hornville Museum in Bonnie's hometown of Widdlington, where a mysterious death has occurred. Don't look too carefully, however-from certain angles, Montgomery Bonbon looks suspiciously like a ten-year-old girl.
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Benny on the Case by Wesley KingEleven-year-old Benny, a boy with Mosaic Down syndrome, navigates a new mainstream classroom, standing up to bullies, making new friends, and uncovering a government conspiracy threatening to close down the retirement home owned by his mother.
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Eternal Flame by Matthew LandisTwins Ike and Iris Carter race from D.C. to Paris to New York on the trail of one of America's most iconic treasures, before it disappears.
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Casey's Cases: The Mysterious New Girl by Kay HealyCasey wants to be a detective and decides to convince her parents that a cat they say is too big to be a stray belongs with her and determine if the new girl is a contender for a new best friend. Please note, this title can be found in the Juvenile Graphic Novel section of the library.
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Chimpanzee Spree by Carolyn KeeneWhen someone sabotages their Chimpiñatas, which are filled with healthy snacks for the chimpanzees at the Hairy Hideaway animal sanctuary, by filling them with candy, Nancy, Bess and George must figure out who wants to make the chimps go bananas.
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Mermedusa by Thomas TaylorTo stay one step ahead of the cryptozoologists fishing around for secrets, Violet and Herbert set sail for the dangerous “Treasure Island,” where they hope to discover the heart of Eerie-on-Sea's mysteries and the truth about Violet's missing parents and Herbert's mysterious origins.
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A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine WargaWhen he encounters a floating girl who resembles the girl in a painting stolen from the museum, Rami becomes determined to solve the mystery and teams up with a classmate and a turtle named Agatha to look for the clues all around them.
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Olivetti by Allie MillingtonA part of the Brindle family, Olivetti the typewriter, who has been recently replaced by a computer, breaks the only rule of his “kind” and types back to introverted 12-year-old Ernest when he believes he can help find Mrs. Brindle, who has mysteriously gone missing.
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Sweetness All Around by Suzanne SuppleeIn 1974, almost-11-year-old Josephine moves into the Happy World trailer park where she investigates the kidnapping of her would-be next-door neighbor with the help of a colorful cast of characters with whom she forms friendships sweeter than she's ever known.
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The Lost Library by Rebecca SteadWhen a mysterious Little Free Library guarded by a large orange cat appears overnight, eleven-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change.
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Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective by Janet TashjianHannah Sharpe, an eleven-year-old cartoonist with autism spectrum disorder, uses her curiosity, creativity, and amazing memory to investigate her family's newest Airbnb resident.
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The Absent Alpacas by Kayla WhaleyWhen a group of alpacas goes missing right before the alpaca costume contest at the Maine State Fair, Abbi, her dog, Barkley, and her friends must sniff out this mystery.
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The Midnight Children by Dan GemeinhartMaking a friend in newcomer Virginia, one of seven mysterious kids to move into his neighborhood, outcast Ravani Foster must keep Virginia safe when he learns she is in danger or lose the only person who has ever understood him.
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The Friendship Feature by Stacia DeutschJessie Alden likes her new role at the student newspaper, but when a new boy at school comes to her with information about strange things taking place at his parent's business, she realizes her story is much bigger than she thought.
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Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit by Jesse Q. SutantoInheriting a grieving fox spirit named Kai after his older brother Jamie dies, Theo Tan and Kai must cast aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding Jamie's death, which is linked to a mysterious corporation.
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Catastrophe by Sherri WinstonAmateur sleuths Wednesday and her service dog Woof must employ their keen skills of detection when Mrs. Winters cat goes missing right before her big trip to Paris.
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The Mystery Monster by Amy Marie StadelmannPaige loves facts! She records interesting information in her facts journal and shares it with anyone who will listen, including the boy next door, Penn. When Penn thinks there's a monster in the neighborhood, Paige will prove him wrong, one fact at a time.
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The In-Between by Rebecca K. S. AnsariCooper is lost. Ever since his father left their family three years ago, his life has become complicated. When Cooper learns of an unsolved mystery his sister has discovered online, he welcomes the distraction. It's the tale of a deadly train crash that occurred a hundred years ago in which one young boy among the dead (and who had a strange mark on him), was never identified. With the help of the girl next door, who is familiar with the mark, he sets out to solve the mystery.
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The Case of the Nibbled Pizza by Tadgh BentleyWhen sister and brother duo Dino Detective and Awesome Possum discover Grandma Thunderclaps's pizza is missing all its pepperoni, they jump into action to find out who is to blame.
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