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The Mystery in New York (Boxcar Children Special #13)
by Gertrude Chandler WarnerThe Aldens are sight-seeing in New York City. But before the end of their very first day in the city someone steals the priceless Elizabeth Star Diamond from their friend Mr. Pound--and the Boxcar Children spring into mystery-solving action.
The Mystery in San Francisco (Boxcar Children #57)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Charles TangWhile visiting their aunt and uncle in San Francisco the Alden children visit Fisherman's Wharf. After they ride on their uncle's boat they discover something fishy is going on in the wharf and someone doesn't want Uncle Andy to catch any fish.
The Mystery in Venice: The Mystery In Venice (Geronimo Stilton #48)
by Geronimo StiltonIn each Geronimo Stilton book, another funny, cheesy adventure is always right around the corner. Each book is fast-paced, with lively full-color art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love.<P><p> When my friend Petunia Pretty Paws gave me a crystal figurine of a boat as a gift, I had to accept it. After all, I have the biggest crush on Petunia! But oh, was that crystal boat ugly! So I wasn't too sad when my cousin Trap accidentally broke it, especially when I discovered a piece of paper inside with a mysterious message from someone in Venice, Italy, asking for help! A gentlemouse never ignores a request for assistance. So I, Geronimo Stilton, would do whatever it took to save the day!<P> <i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. To explore further access options with us, please contact us through the Book Quality link on the right sidebar. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these. </i>
The Mystery in Washington, D. C. (Boxcar Children Special #2)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Charles TangThe Aldens are going on a trip to Washington, D.C. They visit lots of interesting places, like the Capitol Building, the Washington Monument, and the Air and Space Museum. But when things start disappearing from their hotel, they realize they are being followed, the children know there's a mystery in the capital ... and it's up to them to solve it!
The Mystery in the Computer Game (Boxcar Children #78)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Hodges SoileauHenry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather and a new computer to play games on! During a visit to a computer game company, the Aldens meet the designers of their favorite game: Ringmaster. When the designers learn the Aldens are Ringmaster experts, they ask for their help. Would the Aldens test the new version of the game before it is sent out to stores? The Aldens gladly agree. But soon, the characters in Ringmaster II are giving the Aldens strange clues about people and places in real life! Is someone using the computer game to tell them something is wrong? The Boxcar Children are determined to find out!
The Mystery in the Fortune Cookie (Boxcar Children #96)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Hodges SoileauHenry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and they are about to discover a mystery in a fortune cookie!When the Aldens go to dinner at a local Chinese restaurant, Benny can't wait for his favorite part of the meal: dessert. He loves breaking open the delicious fortune cookies and reading the messages inside. But when Benny opens his cookie, he is in for a surprise. Instead of a fortune, Benny's cookie contains a handwritten riddle! One cookie leads to another, and the Aldens soon realize they've bitten into another mystery. Who is leaving the Aldens the mysterious cookie clues ... and why?
The Mystery in the Mall (Boxcar Children #72)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Charles TangHenry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and they are working at a mall owned by his friend. When the Aldens arrive at Hope Harbor, they're excited to see the crowds of shoppers and the endless variety of stores. But as they begin to work at Penny's Emporium, a novelty shop in the mall, everything starts to go wrong. Some of the other mall workers don't seem to want the Aldens' help. Even worse, some of the merchandise bound for Penny's Emporium has disappeared. What's going on at Hope Harbor Mall? It's up to the Boxcar Children to figure out who's behind this mystery.
The Mystery in the Snow (Boxcar Children #32)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Charles TangHenry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and are spending their winter vacation at Snow Haven Lodge. The lodge is having its annual winter carnival, and the Boxcar Children sign up to compete in events like skiing, skating, sledding, and building snow and ice sculptures. But no sooner has the competition begun, than the children have a mystery to solve!
The Mystery of Alligator Swamp (Boxcar Children Special #19)
by Gertrude Chandler WarnerThe Aldens are down south in Louisiana bayou country, visiting an area that has come to be known as Alligator Swamp. They're enjoying their time, but something odd is going on. Could it be the ghost of Gator Ann--a long dead alligator--has come back?
The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane (Black Hollow Lane #1)
by Julia NobelFor fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society and The Blackthorn Key series comes an award-winning boarding school mystery about twelve year old Emmy, who's shipped off to a prestigious British school. But her new home is hiding a secret society … and it may be the answer to Emmy's questions about her missing father.With a dad who disappeared years ago and a mother who's a bit too busy to parent, Emmy is shipped off to Wellsworth, a prestigious boarding school in England, where she's sure she won't fit in.But then she finds a box of mysterious medallions in the attic of her home with a note reading: These belonged to your father.When she arrives at school, she finds the strange symbols from the medallions etched into walls and books, which leads Emmy and her new friends, Jack and Lola, to Wellsworth's secret society: The Order of Black Hollow Lane.Emmy can't help but think that the society had something to do with her dad's disappearance, and that there may be more than just dark secrets in the halls of Wellsworth…Pick up the Black Hollow Lane series for your 5th grade and middle school students, kids 9-12, and young readers who love twisty mysteries with:Boarding schoolsSecret societiesCryptic lettersSecret relicsA fantastic group of friends
The Mystery of Cabin Island (Hardy Boys #8)
by Franklin W. DixonThe Hardy boys find themselves in a winter adventure on a rock-bound island.
The Mystery of Hermit Dan
by Peggy ParishAfter a frightening run-in with Hermit Dan earlier in the summer, Liza, Bill, and Jed are determined to stay away from the old man. But the stories the islanders tell about him make them curious. Were Hermit Dan's ancestors really pirates? Why does he avoid people? What's in the box he keeps buried in the dunes? Liza, Bill, and Jed stir up plenty of excitement when they set out to discover the secrets of Hermit Dan's past.
The Mystery of Locked Rooms (The Delta Games #1)
by Lindsay Currie*Instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller!*Crack the codes. Find the treasure. Escape the house.From the acclaimed author of Scritch Scratch and What Lives in the Woods comes a action-packed adventure novel about three friends who team up to find a hidden treasure in an abandoned 1950's funhouse.Twelve-year-old Sarah Greene wants nothing more from her seventh-grade year than to beat the hardest escape room left in her town with her best friends, West, and Hannah. But when a foreclosure notice shows up on Sarah's front door, everything changes. Since her father became ill two years ago, things have been bad, but not lose your house bad...until now. Sarah feels helpless until the day Hannah mentions a treasure rumored to be hidden in the walls of an abandoned funhouse. According to legend, Hans, Stefan, and Karl Stein were orphaned at eight years old and lived with different families until they were able to reunite as adults. Their dream was to build the most epic funhouse in existence. They wanted their experience to be more than mirror mazes and optical illusions, so they not only created elaborate riddles and secret passages, but they also claimed to have hidden a treasure inside the funhouse. Once in, Sarah, West, and Hannah realize the house is unlike any escape room they've attempted. There are challenges, yes, but they feel personal. Like the triplets knew who would get in. It seems impossible, but so does everything about the house. As soon as they're in she immediately worries that attempting the funhouse is a bad idea but Sarah has no choice but to continue, since her future is at stake."Trapdoors, secret passages, and riddles galore. I loved every second of it!" — Max Brallier, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth"Lindsay Currie has crafted a winning mystery with confounding codes, misleading clues, and the lure of hidden treasure. It's the ultimate escape room and will have you guessing until the final page." — James Ponti, New York Times bestselling author of City Spies
The Mystery of Meerkat Hill: A Precious Ramotswe Mystery For Young Readers (Precious Ramotswe Mysteries for Young Readers #2)
by Alexander McCall SmithPrecious wants to be a detective when she grows up. She is always practicing at being a detective by asking questions and finding out about other people&’s lives. There are two new students in her class, a girl called Teb and a boy called Pontsho. She learns that they are brother and sister, and—even more exciting—that Pontsho has a clever pet meerkat named Kosi. One day, Teb and Pontsho&’s family&’s cow disappears. Precious helps them look for clues to find the cow. But getting the cow back home will require some quick thinking and help from an unexpected source.
The Mystery of Monster Mountain (Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators #20)
by Mary V. Carey[from the back cover] "Something is wrong at Slalom Inn! The innkeeper's wife is a nervous wreck. The innkeeper stalks the mountainside with a tranquilizer gun. And huge, mysterious footprints keep appearing in the woods. The Three Investigators just wanted a quiet vacation at the inn. But they're not going to get it--not if the old legends are true and there really is a monster on Monster Mountain!"
The Mystery of Mystic Mountain
by Janet FoxA girl tackles a summer filled with mystery, treasure, and learning to be her true self in this middle grade adventure that&’s a modern-day Holes set on a dusty dude ranch in Montana.Becca Soloway&’s perfect summer goes up in smoke when her mom flees a looming divorce by dragging Becca to a Montana resort. To make matters worse, her mom&’s hasty booking lands them not at a spa, but an aging dude ranch called Far Away. Becca is miserable until she meets the wrangler&’s son, Jon, who shows her what might be the first clue to a century-old mystery: the lost treasure of a Robin Hood–like outlaw known as Pearlhandle Pete. As they slowly uncover the true history of Pete, venture into the mountains, search haunted ghost towns, and are threatened by a treasure-hunter-social-media star, Becca discovers that treasure is in the eye of the beholder and the important things in life are always worth fighting for.
The Mystery of the 99 Steps (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #43)
by Carolyn KeeneNancy Drew must search for a flight of 99 steps to solve the mystery of a friend's weird dream. Her search leads her to France, but before she leaves the United States, an unknown person calling himself Monsieur Neuf warns the young sleuth not to pursue her mission.With her friends Bess and George, Nancy arrives in Paris to join her father who is working on another case: to find out what, or who, is frightening wealth financier Monsieur Leblanc into selling large amounts of securities. Startling discoveries convince the young detective that Mr. Drew's case and her own mystery are linked by the 99 steps, and that a mysterious man has a strong hold over Leblanc. Is it blackmail? Nancy's quest for further clues leads to the romantic chateau country in the Loire Valley, where a web of danger closes in tightly around the three girls.
The Mystery of the Antique Doll (Trixie Belden #36)
by Kathryn KennyDelivering a doll to a mysterious antique dealer leads fourteen-year-old Trixie Belden to investigate a case of counterfeiting.
The Mystery of the Black Rhino (Hardy Boys #178)
by Franklin W. DixonTHE HARDYS TRAVEL TO KENYA—JUST IN TIME TO CATCH A KILLER Frank and Joe Hardy follow their father on a trip to Nairobi for an incredible vacation. Intrigue has a way of finding the Hardys, though, and in a short time they become involved in a dangerous case. Someone’s hunting wild animals for prize skins and tusks, angering the area’s animal rights activists. When Frank and Joe see some of the horrific work of the hunters while on safari, they become determined to help put an end to it. This criminal hunt is fierce. The Hardy boys find themselves getting closer to danger than ever before. And after a treacherous hunt for the culprit, imagine their surprise when the Hardys learn that they were never far from the true criminals behind the vicious acts in Kenya....
The Mystery of the Cranky Collector (The Three Investigators #43)
by M. V. CareyWhen an ornery book collector disappears, the Three Investigators break into his secret computer files in search of clues and gradually uncover his mysterious past. Complete Synopsis Who wants to harm Jeremy Pilcher? Who doesn't! The ornery book collector has more enemies than the Three Investigators can shake a stick at. So when the nasty old man is kidnapped, the detectives don't know whom to question first. The solution to the kidnapping is buried deep ... in Pilcher's vast collection of books, in his secret computer files, in his mysterious past. The Investigators must search through each in turn to find the missing man. But the more they learn about him, the surer they are of one thing--the cranky collector really asked for trouble! This is the last book in the action packed Three Investigators series about three boys whose headquarters is hidden in the middle of a junk yard where they unravel puzzling clues in mysteries which involve them in adventure and danger. Bob is the record keeper, Peter is always ready for action and Jupe does the planning and much of the deep thinking. Look for books 1 through 42 in the Bookshare collection. A list of all of the titles is on pages 183 and 184 of this book.
The Mystery of the Dancing Angels (Three Cousins Detective Club #4)
by Elspeth Campbell MurphyTHREE COUSINS DETECTIVE CLUB #4 It's Sarah-Jane, Timothy, and Titus from the Three Cousins Detective Club! These three ten-year-olds are ready to learn about the Fruits of the Spirit while solving more exciting, adventure-filled mysteries! In The Mystery of the Dancing Angels, Sarah-Jane Cooper has to baby-sit her pesky cousin Patience when the three cousins visit an historic mansion. Taking care of an ordinary four-year-old is hard work, but taking care of Patience proves next to impossible! Then Patience disappears and reappears with a story about "dancing angels." Is it just another one of her silly tall tales? It's up to the TCDC to find out! Theme: Patience
The Mystery of the Dead Man's Riddle (Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators #22)
by William Arden[from the back cover] "When Dingo Towne's will was read, his relatives got a nasty shock. Old Dingo had left his fortune to whoever could find it! Six baffling riddle-clues hinted at the hiding place. Along with hundreds of others, The Three Investigators plunged eagerly into the wild treasure hunt--only to discover deadly booby traps planted along the way!" This is the 22nd book in the Three Investigators series. Bookshare has the following books in this action packed mystery series with more on the way. In the middle of a junk yard the boys have hidden headquarters where they unravel puzzling clues in mysteries which often lead them to adventure and danger. Bob is the record keeper, Peter is always ready for action and Jupe does the planning and much of the deep thinking. Look for: #1 The Mystery of Terror Castle, #2 The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot, #3 The Secret of the Whispering Mummy, #4 The Mystery of the Green Ghost, #5 The Mystery of the Vanishing Treasure, #6 The Secret of Skeleton Island, #7 The Mystery of the Fiery Eye, #8 The Mystery of the Silver Spider, #9 The Mystery of the Screaming Clock, #12 The Mystery of the Laughing Shadow, #13 The Secret of the Crooked Cat, #14 The Mystery of the Coughing Dragon, #15 The Mystery of the Flaming Footprints, #16 The Mystery of the Nervous Lion, #17 The Mystery of the Singing Serpent, #18 The Mystery of the Shrinking House, #21 The Secret of the Haunted Mirror, #23 The Mystery of the Invisible Dog, #25 The Mystery of the Dancing Devil, #27 The Mystery of the Magic Circle, #29 The Mystery of the Sinister Scarecrow, #30 The Secret of Shark Reef, #31 The Mystery of the Scar-faced Beggar, #32 The Mystery of the Blazing Cliffs, #35 The Mystery of the Kidnapped Whale, #38 The Mystery of the Smashing Glass, and #42 The Mystery of Wrecker's Rock, with all of the rest on the way.
The Mystery of the Empty Safe (Boxcar Children #75)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Charles TangHenry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and they have started a children's birthday party planning business. Cakes! Decorations! Party games and favors! The Alden children are having fun helping out the at neighborhood birthday parties. But then, a house is robbed--its hidden safe emptied--while Jessie, Henry, Benny and Violet are downstairs entertaining the young guests! When a second house safe is robbed during one of their parties, the Boxcar Children decide there's a mystery to be solved. Will they succeed before another safe is emptied--and another birthday ruined?
The Mystery of the Fire Dragon: The Mystery Of The Fire Dragon (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #38)
by Carolyn KeeneNancy receives an urgent call from her Aunt Eloise in New York, requesting her help in solving a mystery. Her neighbor's granddaughter, Chi Che Soong, has gone missing! Nancy and her friends fly to New York to help track down the missing girl.
The Mystery of the Galloping Ghost (Trixie Belden #39)
by Kathryn Kenny Jim SpenceVacationing on a Minnesota horse ranch, Trixie and her friend, Honey investigate the reported sightings of a legendary ghost and join the search for a missing Arabian horse.