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Mystery Books for Ages 8–11 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Mystery Books for Ages 8–11

Mystery at chapter book age is where the genre really takes hold. Series detectives, locked-room puzzles, the twelve-year-old who notices what the adults miss. These 4,980 books reward careful reading and the particular pleasure of solving the case.

4,980 books

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Steve Brezenoff

For the child who loves a good shiver, this fast-paced mystery turns a creepy museum visit into a lesson in bravery and

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The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place

For the child who thrives on autonomy and clever problem solving. Seven schoolgirls must secretively run their Victorian

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Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #36

The Secret of the Golden Pavilion

Nancy Drew peers from a helicopter over the moonlit rooftops of River Heights, heading toward a mysterious new case invo

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Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #44

The Phantom of Pine Hill

Carolyn Keene

Frank and Joe Hardy tackle a chilling mystery filled with cliffhanging suspense and dangerous secrets that will keep you

Ages 8–12

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The Boy Sherlock Holmes #1

Eye of the Crow

For the young teen who feels like an outsider and wants to prove their worth, this origins story explores the power of k

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The London Eye Mystery

A boy vanishes from a sealed capsule on the London Eye, leaving his cousins Ted and Kat to decipher a trail of clues tha

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Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #21

The Secret in the Old Attic

Nancy searches the dark, cluttered attic of a crumbling mansion for lost musical manuscripts in this classic 1944 myster

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Secret Spy Society #2

The Case of the Curious Scouts

For the child who loves cracking codes and working with friends, this mystery bridges the gap between fun sleuthing and

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The Dana Girls Mystery Stories #13

The Mystery of the Locked Room

For the child who loves piecing together clues and enjoys the thrill of solving a logic-based puzzle alongside a confide

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Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #46

The Invisible Intruder

Nancy Drew joins a ghost hunting expedition that takes a dangerous turn when she encounters a gang of thieves targeting

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Mangus the Magician is certain ghosts aren't real, but his servant boy must prove otherwise when a terrifying spirit hau

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Field Trip Mysteries #11

The Zombie Who Visited New Orleans

Steve Brezenoff

For the young detective who loves logic over legends. Help your child develop critical thinking as a group of friends se

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Einstein Anderson, Science Detective #4

Einstein Anderson Tells a Comet's Tale

A clever young sleuth uses logic and scientific evidence to crack ten different puzzling cases.

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P.C. Hawke Mysteries #8

The Phantom of 86th Street

For the child who loves a spine-tingling mystery and wonders if things that go bump in the night have a logical explanat

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The Adventures of Sam X #1

The Statue's Secret

Hubert Ben Kemoun

For the curious child who loves cracking codes and solving riddles, this interactive mystery invites readers to hunt for

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Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #2

The Hidden Staircase

Nancy Drew faces one of her most famous early challenges as she investigates a mysterious haunting and searches for a se

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P.C. Hawke Mysteries #5

The Square Root of Murder

For the teen who loves a mental challenge and has ever felt frustrated by an unfair teacher, this mystery turns math cla

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Horror at the Haunted House

The ghost of a former resident lingers in a historic house to protect a dish collection, reaching out to Ellen during a

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Herculeah Jones Mysteries #7

The Black Tower

A stroke victim communicates through blinks to help Herculeah Jones solve a dark mystery involving a haunted mansion and

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Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #43

The Mystery of the 99 Steps

Nancy Drew travels to France to find a mysterious flight of ninety-nine steps while dodging a sinister stranger and unco

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Secret Spy Society #1

The Case of the Missing Cheetah

For the child who loves cracking codes and needs to see that history is full of daring women, this mystery turns a rainy

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P.C. Hawke Mysteries #4

The E-Mail Murders

For middle grade readers who love puzzles and digital era mysteries, this fast paced whodunit follows a duo of teenage s

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The Veritas Project #2

Nightmare Academy

Frank E. Peretti

Elijah and Elisha go undercover at a mysterious academy to uncover why runaway teens are being gathered for a dark, hidd

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Encyclopedia Brown #7

Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day

Donald J. Sobol

For the child who loves to outsmart the grown-ups and notice the tiny details others miss. These bite-sized mysteries re

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