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Mystery Middle Grade – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Mystery Middle Grade

Explore middle grade books about mystery for children.

360 books

Cover of Down the Rabbit Hole

Down the Rabbit Hole

Ingrid is swamped with soccer and a play, but when she's linked to a murder scene, she has to use her Sherlock Holmes sk

Cover of The Secret in the Old Attic

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

Cover of The Secret of the Golden Pavilion

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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Cover of The Missing Chums

The Hardy Boys #4

The Missing Chums

Franklin W. Dixon

Strange events in their small town lead Joe and Frank Hardy onto a dangerous path of high-stakes robberies and daring re

Cover of The London Eye Mystery

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

Cover of Footprints Under the Window

The Hardy Boys #12

Footprints Under the Window

Franklin W. Dixon

Mysterious footprints under a window lead Frank and Joe Hardy on a high-stakes flight to South American islands to stop

Cover of Becoming Julia

Maggie is pulled into a haunting mystery when she realizes that finding out what happened to Julia means stepping direct

Cover of The Mark on the Door

The Hardy Boys #13

The Mark on the Door

Franklin W. Dixon

A missing tycoon and a stolen samurai sword lead the Hardy Boys into a web of danger stretching from a New York auction

Cover of Evil, Inc.

The Hardy Boys Casefiles #2

Franklin W. Dixon

The Hardy boys are alone in France, facing off against the world's largest organized crime ring in a high-stakes interna

Cover of The Phantom of Pine Hill

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #44

The Phantom of Pine Hill

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

Cover of The Clue in the Jewel Box

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #20

The Clue in the Jewel Box

Nancy Drew and her friends set out on a puzzling hunt to help a grandmother reunite with her long-lost grandson.

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Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #27

The Secret of the Wooden Lady

While visiting an old clipper ship in Boston, Nancy Drew and her friends stumble upon a maritime mystery that only they

Cover of The Whispering Statue

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #14

The Whispering Statue

A missing marble statue and a mysterious bookstore lead Nancy Drew to a seaside yacht club to solve a puzzling new case.

Cover of Playing with Fire

Skulduggery Pleasant #2

Playing with Fire

Vampires and villains overrun Ireland after a prison break, forcing a skeleton detective and his partner into a fight ag

Cover of Etiquette & Espionage

Finishing School #1

Etiquette & Espionage

Fourteen-year-old Sophronia is more interested in dismantling clocks than curtsying, but her new finishing school teache

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Hermux Tantamoq Adventures #2

The Sands of Time

Three mice and a chipmunk defy the rules of Pinchester to uncover the hidden ancient history of a long-lost Cat Kingdom.

Cover of The Prince of Mist

The Mist Trilogy #1

The Prince of Mist

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

In a seaside town in 1943, three friends must confront an evil magician who has returned from the dead to settle a terri

Cover of Project 17

Laurie Faria Stolarz

A group of strangers ventures into a supernatural mystery during one intense night, emerging with a deeper understanding

Cover of This Is My America

This Is My America

With her father on death row and her brother now a fugitive, Tracy Beaumont fights to uncover the racist secrets of her

Cover of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

Mr. Lemoncello's Library #1

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

Chris Grabenstein

For the child who loves cracking codes and playing games, this high-stakes library adventure proves that teamwork and qu

Cover of King Dork Approximately

King Dork Approximately

High schooler Tom finds his late father's copy of a classic novel and is thrust into a wild mystery involving secret cod

Cover of Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool

Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool

For the child grappling with a big secret or the weight of family tradition. Darius must choose between a quick fortune

Cover of Incarceron

Catherine Fisher

Finn is trapped in a sentient, sprawling prison of metal forests and decaying cities, but a crystal key offers a dangero

Cover of London Calling

Seventh-grader Martin finds a sudden escape from his dull life when an antique radio transports him back to the middle o

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