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Lexile/Reading Level
720L

Genre/Category
Fiction | Mystery

Topic
Mystery | Puzzels
Main Character
Boy(s)
Award-Winning Book
Agatha Award Nominee for Best Children's/Young Adult Novel | Anthony Award Nominee for Best Children's or Young Adult Novel | Other Awards
Format
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library (Mr. Lemoncello’s Library #1)

Author: Grabenstein, ChrisPart of a Series: Mr. Lemoncello's Library

Kyle Keeley is the class clown, popular with most kids, (if not the teachers), and an ardent fan of all games: board games, word games, and particularly video games. His hero, Luigi Lemoncello, the most notorious and creative gamemaker in the world, just so happens to be the genius behind the building of the new town library.

Lucky Kyle wins a coveted spot to be one of the first 12 kids in the library for an overnight of fun, food, and lots and lots of games. But when morning comes, the doors remain locked. Kyle and the other winners must solve every clue and every secret puzzle to find the hidden escape route. And the stakes are very high.

In this cross between Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and A Night in the Museum, Agatha Award winner Chris Grabenstein uses rib-tickling humor to create the perfect tale for his quirky characters. Old fans and new readers will become enthralled with the crafty twists and turns of this ultimate library experience.

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Lexile/Reading Level
600L

Genre/Category
Adventure | Fiction | Mystery

Topic
Animals | Dogs | Journey | Kidnapped
Main Character
Animal | Boy(s)
Format
Book

Dog Called Grk, A

Author: Doder, JoshuaPart of a Series: Grk

When Tim is followed home by a dog on the street, he’s determined to find out who the friendly stray belongs to. But with a little investigating, Tim discovers that Grk’s owners don’t live in his town, or even in his country. Max and Natascha Raffifi, Grk’s owners, have been kidnapped with their ambassador parents by the evil Colonel Zinfandel and taken to a prison in Eastern Europe! Tim knows he’s about to undertake a mission his parents wouldn’t exactly approve of. He sneaks out of the house in the middle of the night with Grk, catches a taxi to the airport, then hops a plane to Stanislavia. Together he and Grk will have to break into a high-security prison, pilot a helicopter, and make a nail-biting run for the border in this high-octane, international adventure.

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Lexile/Reading Level
HL640L Recommended for 4-6

Genre/Category
Fiction | Mystery | Realistic

Historical Time Period
Contemporary
Topic
Bicycles | Mystery | Responsibility
Geographic Region
United States - America
Main Character
Boy(s)
Format
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Crunch

Author: Connor, Leslie

Dewey Marriss is stuck in the middle of a crunch.

He never guessed that the gas pumps would run dry the same week he promised to manage the family’s bicycle-repair business. Suddenly everyone needs a bike. And nobody wants to wait.

Meanwhile, the crunch has stranded Dewey’s parents far up north with an empty fuel tank and no way home. It’s up to Dewey and his older sister, Lil, to look after their younger siblings and run the bike shop all on their own.

Each day Dewey and his siblings feel their parents’ absence more and more. The Marriss Bike Barn is busier than ever. And just when he is starting to feel crunched himself, Dewey discovers that bike parts are missing from the shop. He’s sure he knows who’s responsible—or does he? Will exposing the thief only make more trouble for Dewey and his siblings?

Award-winning author Leslie Connor has created another timely family story infused with humor and hope.

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Lexile/Reading Level
770L

Genre/Category
Fiction | Mystery

Historical Time Period
Contemporary
Topic
Art | Mystery
Geographic Region
Illinois | United States - America
Main Character
Children
Award-Winning Book
Agatha Award Nominee for Best Children's/Young Adult Novel | Book Sense Book of the Year Award | Other Awards
Format
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Chasing Vermeer (Chasing Vermeer #1)

Author: Balliett, BluePart of a Series: Chasing Vermeer

When a book of unexplainable occurrences brings Petra Andalee and Calder Pillay together, strange things start to happen: seemingly unrelated events connect, an eccentric old woman seeks their company, and an invaluable Vermeer painting disappears. Before they know it, the two find themselves at the center of an international art scandal, where no one — neighbors, parents, teachers — is spared from suspicion. As Petra and Calder are drawn clue by clue into a mysterious labyrinth, they must draw on their powers of intuition, their problem-solving skills, and their knowledge of Vermeer. Can they decipher a crime that has left even the FBI baffled?

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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for 7-10 Grade

Genre/Category
Adventure | Fiction | Mystery

Historical Time Period
Modern
Topic
Boarding Schools | Mystery
Geographic Region
England | Europe
Main Character
Boy(s)
Format
Book

SilverFin (Young Bond #1)

Author: Higson, CharliePart of a Series: Young Bond

Before the name became a legend. Before the boy became the man. Meet Bond. James Bond.

Something is in the water at Loch Silverfin. Something deadly. Something secret.

On his first day at Eton, James already meets his first enemy. In remote Loch Silverfin, a terrifying discovery threatens to unleash a new breed of warfare.

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Lexile/Reading Level
900L

Genre/Category
Fiction | Humor | Mystery

Topic
Family Relationships | Humor | Mystery | Time Travel
Geographic Region
United States - America
Main Character
Family
Format
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Whole Nother Story, A

Author: Soup, Dr. Cuthbert

The Cheesemans are a family on the run. Mr. Cheeseman and his late wife invented a device so powerful and amazing that all sorts of evildoers want to get their greedy hands on it. Mr. Cheeseman and his three children must keep their identities secret and stay one step ahead of the villains as they run from town to town, escape dangerous situations, even change their names. Luckily, though they may not have the names they were born with, they do have their smarts — and quite a bit of good luck. They’ll soon encounter a bunch of unusual but helpful characters, some of whom are really far more than they appear to be.

The first of these characters is Dr. Cuthbert Soup. He not only runs the National Center for Unsolicited Advice, he also serves as narrator for this madcap adventure story, offering a word or two of wisdom from time to time. Sometimes, Dr. Soup even has four words — like now:

Listen to this book.

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Lexile/Reading Level
780L

Genre/Category
Fantasy | Fiction | Mystery

Historical Time Period
Modern
Topic
Curses | Egyptian Mythology | Museum
Geographic Region
Europe
Main Character
Girl(s)
Format
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Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos (Theodosia Throckmorton #1)

Author: LaFevers, R.L.Part of a Series: Theodosia Throckmorton

Theodosia Throckmorton has her hands full at the Museum of Legends and Antiquities in London.

Her father may be head curator, but it is Theo – and only Theo – who is able to see all the black magic and ancient curses that still cling to the artifacts in the museum. Sneaking behind her father’s back, Theo uses old, nearly forgotten Egyptian magic to remove the curses and protect her father and the rest of the museum employees from the ancient, sinister forces lurking in the museum’s dark hallways.

When Theo’s mother returns from her latest archaeological dig bearing the Heart of Egypt – a legendary amulet belonging to an ancient tomb – Theo learns that it comes inscribed with a curse so black and vile that it threatens to crumble the British Empire from within and start a war too terrible to imagine. Theo will have to call upon everything she’s ever learned in order to prevent the rising chaos from destroying her country – and herself.

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Lexile/Reading Level
850L

Genre/Category
Adventure | Fiction | Historical | Mystery

Historical Time Period
Modern
Date
1920s
Topic
Missing Persons | Pirates | Secrets
Geographic Region
Asia | China
Main Character
Children
Format
Book

Operation Red Jericho (The Guild of Specialists #1)

Author: Mowll, JoshuaPart of a Series: Guild of Specialists

For Joshua Mowll, it was the surprise of a lifetime. There, among the archives inherited from his great-aunt Rebecca MacKenzie, was a 1920’s journal recounting the thrilling and dangerous adventures of fifteen-year old Rebecca and her younger brother, Doug, in the wake of their parents mysterious disappearance in the deserts of China. Now carefully re-created in a lavish volume complete with cloth binding and a journal-style elastic clasp, the siblings tale begins aboard the Expedient, their uncle’s enigmatic research ship, and moves at a breathless pace through the streets of Shanghai and on to a terrifying island fortress. Along the way, Doug and Becca encounter an ancient order of Chinese mercenaries, a brutal pirate warlord, a feisty Texan heiress, and a stolen cache of a volatile explosive called zoridium. By their saga’s end, the intrepid duo has exposed a murderous plot involving their parents and uncovered a high-minded secret society hidden from the world for hundreds of years. Interspersed are such archival elements as:elaborate diagram and maps

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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for Grades 5-8

Genre/Category
Fiction | Mystery | Realistic

Historical Time Period
Contemporary
Topic
Christian | Homeschool | Mystery
Main Character
Girl(s)
Format
Ebook

One and Only Miss Violet Remy

Author: Renich, Angie

Nine-year-old Violet Remy and her group of homeschool friends discover a mysterious package while on a field trip to the wetlands.

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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for Grades 4-8

Genre/Category
Adventure | Fiction | Mystery

Topic
Disappeared | Mystery
Geographic Region
United States - America
Main Character
Children
Format
Ebook

Home School Adventurers: The Lost Da Vincis

Author: Milne, DonPart of a Series: Home School Adventurers

In The Lost Da Vincis, four resourceful home school siblings discover their parents and youngest brother have disappeared. Was it caused by their scientist father’s new invention going terribly wrong? Will the children be able to find their parents before it’s too late? Will they be able to keep it a secret? Will their father’s chief rival ruin everything? Children of all ages will enjoy reading the adventures of 14-year old Sophie, 13-year old twins Frankie and I.T., and 11-year old Eddie. Will they find The Lost Da Vincis?

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1st0-300L
2nd140-500L
3rd330-700L
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10th905-1195L
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