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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
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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
970L

Genre/Category
Adventure | Fantasy | Fiction

Topic
Good and Evil | Mystery | Super Heros
Main Character
Family
Format
Book | Ebook

Doc Wilde and the Frogs of Doom

Author: Byrd, Tim

To the world at large, Doc Wilde and his family are an amazing team of golden-skinned adventurers, born to daring escapades and globetrotting excitement! Join them as they crisscross the Earth on a constant quest for new knowledge, incredible 21st-century thrills, and good old-fashioned adventure!

Now, with adventurous Grandpa Wilde missing, the Wildes confront the deepest mysteries of Dark Matter, penetrate the tangled depths of uncharted jungles, and come face to face with the likely end of the world in the clammy clutches of an ancient amphibian threat… THE FROGS OF DOOM!

Now in deluxe illustrated editions, Tim Byrd’s Doc Wilde novels recapture the magic of classic pulp cliffhangers for readers of all ages.

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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
1000L

Genre/Category
Uncategorized

Historical Time Period
Contemporary
Topic
Mystery | Romance
Geographic Region
United States - America | Vermont
Main Character
Girl(s)
Award-Winning Book
Abraham Lincoln Award | Georgia Peach Book Award | Nominee
Format
Book

I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls #1)

Author: Carter, AllyPart of a Series: Gallagher Girls

Cammie Morgan is a student at the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women, a fairly typical all-girls school-that is, if every school taught advanced martial arts in PE and the latest in chemical warfare in science, and students received extra credit for breaking CIA codes in computer class. The Gallagher Academy might claim to be a school for geniuses but it’s really a school for spies. Even though Cammie is fluent in fourteen languages and capable of killing a man in seven different ways, she has no idea what to do when she meets an ordinary boy who thinks she’s an ordinary girl. Sure, she can tap his phone, hack into his computer, or track him through town with the skill of a real “pavement artist”-but can she maneuver a relationship with someone who can never know the truth about her?

Cammie Morgan may be an elite spy-in-training, but in her sophomore year, she’s on her most dangerous mission-falling in love.

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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
800L

Genre/Category
Fantasy | Fiction

Historical Time Period
Contemporary
Date
2000s
Topic
Culture and Traditions | Magic | Mystery
Geographic Region
Europe | France
Main Character
Children
Award-Winning Book
Cybils Award Nominee for Middle Grade Fantasy & Science Fiction
Format
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Cabinet of Earths (Maya and Valko #1)

Author: Nesbet, AnnePart of a Series: Maya and Valko

The Cabinet of Earths, Anne Nesbet’s debut novel for tweens, blends fantasy, science, and horror into an irresistible story in the vein of the classic His Dark Materials series.

Twelve-year-old Maya is miserable when she has to move from California to Paris. Not speaking French at a school full of snobby French girls is bad enough, but Maya believes there is something sinister going on in her new city. A purple-eyed man follows Maya and her younger brother, James. Statues seem to have Maya’s face. And an eerie cabinet filled with mysterious colored bottles calls to her.

When James becomes the target of dark forces, Maya decides she must answer the call of the Cabinet of Earths, despite the danger.

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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommened for Grades 9-12 & Adults

Genre/Category
History | Nonfiction | Science

Historical Time Period
Early Modern
Date
1600s
Topic
Medicine | Mystery | Research | Science
Geographic Region
Europe
Main Character
Man/Men
Format
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Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution

Author: Tucker, Holly

A sharp-eyed exposé of the deadly politics, murderous plots, and cutthroat rivalries behind the first blood transfusions in seventeenth-century Europe.

On a cold day in December 1667 the renegade physician Jean Denis transfused ten ounces of calf’s blood into Antoine Mauroy, a madman. Several days and several transfusions later, Mauroy was dead and Denis was framed for murder. A riveting and wide-reaching history, Blood Work shows how blood transfusion became swept up in personal vendettas, international intrigues, and the war between science and superstition. In a foreshadowing of today’s stem cell and cloning debates, proponents saw transfusion as a long-awaited cure to deadly illnesses, while others worried that science was toying with forces of nature, perhaps even paving the way for monstrous hybrid creatures. Taking us from the highest ranks of society to the lowest, Holly Tucker introduces us to an unforgettable cast of characters, all ruthless contenders in the battle over transfusion. Finally, in a feat of historical research, she reveals the true identities of Mauroy’s murderers—and their motivations to kill.

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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
Recommended for Grades 5-8

Genre/Category
Fiction | Historical

Historical Time Period
World War II
Date
1940s
Topic
Military and Wars | Mystery
Geographic Region
Canada | Ontario
Main Character
Boy(s)
Format
Book | Ebook

Secret of the Old Swing Bridge: An Angus Wolfe Adventure

Author: Wilson, IanPart of a Series: Angus Wolfe Adventure

When 12-year-old Angus Wolfe discovers a cache of documents near the site of an old swing bridge in Washago, Ontario, he becomes entangled in a mystery dating back to World War II. Are the papersconnected to an escape of Nazi prisoners-of-war from a nearby camp in 1943? With help from his friend, Amanda, and some colourful local characters, Angus draws on his considerable resourcefulness and intellect to unearthanswers to questions that have remained buried for generations. However, the deeper Angus digs, the closer he may come to destroying a precious family relationship

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