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Mystery Middle Grade
Explore middle grade books about mystery for children.
360 books
The Marsh Road Mysteries #3
The Great Ice-Cream Heist
Elen Caldecott
For the child who loves a summer adventure, this coastal whodunit captures the thrill of investigating a local mystery w
Ages 8–12
Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #34
The Hidden Window Mystery
Carolyn Keene
Nancy Drew travels to Charlottesville to track down a missing medieval stained-glass window, refusing to let a dangerous
Ages 8–12
The Crow's Tales #1
The Bird Caper
Victoria E. Pannell, Thorir Sigfusson
For the budding detective who loves animals and is looking for a story about how a group of friends can achieve big thin
Ages 8–12
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Berserk
Ally Kennen
What starts as a prank letter to a death row inmate turns terrifying when the prisoner is released and comes looking for
Ages 12–16
The Five Find-Outers #11
The Mystery of Holly Lane
Enid Blyton
The Find-Outers face a vanishing furniture mystery and a long list of suspects as they race against the local policeman
Ages 8–12
A Four Brothers Adventure #1
Mystery of the Blue Pearl
Rik Thistle
For the child who loves cracking codes and needs to see how much can be achieved when friends pool their unique strength
Ages 8–12
The Baby-Sitter #1
The Baby-Sitter
R. L. Stine
Jenny’s new babysitting job for the Hagens takes a dark turn when an unknown person begins to harass her in this tense p
Ages 12–16
The Midnight Children
Dan Gemeinhart
Perfect for the child who feels like an outsider and is searching for where they belong. A lyrical mystery about finding
Ages 8–12
The Watcher in the Woods
Florence Engel Randall
An eerie presence haunts the edge of the woods, drawing two sisters into a supernatural mystery as soon as they move int
Ages 9–13
Charlie Thorne #1
Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation
Stuart Gibbs
A twelve-year-old genius and thief is recruited by the CIA to find a world-changing equation hidden by Albert Einstein b
Ages 10–14
The Gadget
Paul Zindel
Secrecy shrouds Los Alamos in 1945 as thirteen-year-old Stephen discovers the moral weight of the mystery project his fa
Ages 10–14
Cathy Vickers Trilogy #1
Cathy's Book
Sean Stewart, Jordan Weisman
Sift through doodles, receipts, and secret notes in Cathy’s journal to solve the mystery of her sudden breakup in this i
Ages 12–17
Strange Objects
Gary Crew
A sixteen-year-old boy vanishes without a trace after stumbling upon ancient relics from a 17th-century shipwreck off th
Ages 13–18
Shadows
Tim Bowler
Crushed by his father’s demands, Jamie finds a girl hiding in his shed and sees a chance to run away from his problems a
Ages 12–16
The Queen's Thief #3
The King of Attolia
Megan Whalen Turner
Eugenides is a king trapped in a court of lethal secrets. Watch a cynical young guard get pulled into the center of a da
Ages 11–16
Magnolia Wu #1
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All
Chanel Miller
For the child finding their place in a neighborhood, this heartwarming mystery celebrates the small ways we connect and
Ages 8–12
The Stars Did Wander Darkling
Colin Meloy
Shadowy figures and late-night chopping sounds haunt a seaside town after a construction crew unearths an ancient, long-
Ages 10–14
The Windeby Puzzle
Lois Lowry
An aspiring girl warrior and an outcast orphan navigate the dangers of an Iron Age village in this mystery inspired by a
Ages 10–14
Nic Blake and the Remarkables #1
The Manifestor Prophecy
Angie Thomas
Twelve-year-old Nic Blake must master her Manifestor magic and find a powerful ancient tool to clear her father's name a
Ages 8–12
A Series of Unfortunate Events #10
The Slippery Slope
Lemony Snicket
The Baudelaire orphans face snow gnats, a freezing mountain climb, and a villain's dastardly plan as they search for a s
Ages 10–14
Maritime Series #1
Blackthorn Winter
Douglas Wilson
Honor and treachery collide in a mystery where the legacy of pirates and cutlasses reaches across time to impact a moder
Ages 9–13
The Wolves Chronicles #1
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Joan Aiken
Cousins Bonnie and Sylvia must outwit their wicked governess while savage wolves prowl the English countryside in this s
Ages 8–12
At the Firefly Gate
Linda Newbery
Moving to the country leaves Henry feeling lonely, until a friendship with an elderly neighbor pulls him into a mysterio
Ages 9–12
The Books of Ember #2
The People of Sparks
Jeanne DuPrau
Tensions rise above ground as the people of Ember seek a new home, only to find that limited resources and mysterious va
Ages 8–12
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