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Mystery Early Readers – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Mystery Early Readers

Explore early readers books about mystery for children.

68 books

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Heidi Heckelbeck #1

Heidi Heckelbeck Has a Secret

Second grader Heidi Heckelbeck has always been homeschooled, but now she's starting public school. Navigating new friend

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Frank and Bean #3

The Stinky Feet Monster

Frank has a plan and a map, but Bean just wants to play his drum as these two friends hunt for a smelly, footprint-leavi

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The Adventures of Benny and Watch #2

A Present for Grandfather

Gertrude Chandler Warner

Benny searches for the perfect birthday gift for his grandfather while trying to keep his mischievous dog, Watch, under

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The Fourth Floor Twins #1

The Fish Snitch Mystery

Two sets of twins become suspicious when they spot their neighbor's nephew acting strangely, sparking a neighborhood inv

Cover of Nate the Great and the Stolen Base

Nate the Great #14

Nate the Great and the Stolen Base

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Nate the Great and his faithful dog Sludge must gather clues and interview suspects to solve a puzzling neighborhood bas

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The Adventures of Benny and Watch #7

The Secret Under the Tree

Gertrude Chandler Warner

Benny starts digging a hole in the backyard and finds himself on a real treasure hunt after Grandfather hands him an old

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All Aboard Reading

Who Stole the Cookies?

A trail of crumbs leads through a series of animal suspects as everyone asks the same question: who took the cookies fro

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The Mud Flat Mystery

James Stevenson

A mysterious delivery arrives at Duncan’s house while he’s away, sending all the animals of Mud Flat into a frenzy of cu

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Leo and His Brother #1

Breakout at the Bug Lab

For siblings learning to work together and children fascinated by the hidden world of insects, this story turns a labora

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Jack & Maddie: Budding Adventurers #1

The Mystery Box

Bénédicte Carboneill

A simple fishing trip turns into a grand adventure when Jack and Maddie pull a fabulous treasure chest from the depths o

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Point Horror #34

A party game of hide-and-seek in a graveyard turns fatal, leaving the survivors to wonder if the killer is still lurking

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Andy Shane and the Barn Sale Mystery

Jennifer Richard Jacobson

Andy and Delores are ready for their big barn sale until their grandmother’s favorite binoculars vanish, sparking a neig

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Scooby-Doo! Readers #13

Scooby-Doo is on a mission to find his own kind of treasure in a beehive while the rest of the gang hunts for lost pirat

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Yasmin the Librarian

Library day is going great until Yasmin realizes her favorite book is gone, leading her on a careful search to retrace h

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Who's in the Hall?

Three children, two sitters, and a pair of dogs join forces with a janitor and a rat to clear up the confusion swirling

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Lost Tooth Rescue!

When a new friend loses her tooth on the first day of school, Lottie and Mia jump into action using their Super Twin pow

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Scholastic Reader: Batman #3

The Birthday Bash

The Joker is on the loose at an amusement park with a stolen gem, and Batman must track him down before the villain can

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Stairway Decodables: Sounds of Phonics #6

Dot the cat is missing, and it will take a team of friends and their pets to track her down in this phonics-focused myst

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Point Horror #16

The phone rings with a terrifying warning in this suspenseful thriller about a stalker who calls his victims before he a

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Hero Academy #7

When a new cook arrives at the academy, Cam uses her animal-shifting powers to sniff out a mechanical secret hiding behi

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