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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 Mission Hurricane

The 39 Clues: Doublecross #3

Mission Hurricane

A mysterious villain known as the Outcast is conjuring a deadly storm, and only Amy and Dan Cahill can stop the impendin

Cover of Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter #3

Prisoner of Azkaban

Interactive paper elements bring the magic of Hogwarts to life as you board the Knight Bus and turn the dial on a real,

Cover of Dark Days

Skulduggery Pleasant #4

Valkyrie Cain searches for her mentor's lost head to rescue him from another dimension while old villains return seeking

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Cover of Heidi Heckelbeck and the Snoopy Spy

Heidi Heckelbeck #23

Heidi Heckelbeck and the Snoopy Spy

Wanda Coven

Heidi's little brother, Henry, is spying on everyone, even her friends, and threatening to spill her secrets. Can Heidi

Ages 8–12

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Goodbye Stranger

Seventh grade brings new friends and complicated feelings for Bridge as she navigates life on the Upper West Side and se

Cover of The Strange Case of Origami Yoda

Origami Yoda #1

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda

Tom Angleberger

A finger puppet gives surprisingly wise advice to middle schoolers, leading Tommy to investigate whether the paper Yoda

Cover of Miles Morales

Miles Morales #1

Suspended from school and questioning his identity, Miles Morales must save his neighborhood when he uncovers a plot tha

Cover of The Hostile Hospital

A Series of Unfortunate Events #8

The Hostile Hospital

Expect only misery and despair as the clever Baudelaire orphans face suspicious shopkeepers, unnecessary surgery, and st

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Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School #1

We the Children

Andrew Clements

Ben Pratt discovers a mysterious engraved coin and a dying janitor's secret, launching a desperate mission to save his s

Cover of Archenemies

Nova and Adrian are allies by day and enemies by night, caught in a high-stakes battle for Gatlon City where one secret

Cover of Aru Shah and the Song of Death

Pandava Quintet #2

Aru Shah and the Song of Death

Roshani Chokshi

Framed for stealing the god of love's bow, Aru Shah must battle through a dangerous serpent realm to find the thief befo

Cover of Dragon's Rock

Ever since Benjamin stole a stone from Dragon's Rock, a beast has hunted him in his dreams, forcing him to return to the

Cover of The Prince's Emerald

Thea Stilton #11

The Prince's Emerald

Monkeys are stealing jewels in the big cities of India, and only the Thea Sisters can track down the culprit behind thes

Cover of Big Trouble in the Big Apple

Thea Stilton #8

Big Trouble in the Big Apple

Between training for the marathon and eating pizza, the Thea Sisters must track down a culprit threatening to destroy a

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Fancy Nancy: Nancy Clancy #1

Nancy Clancy trades her plumes for a magnifying glass to track down a classmate's missing treasure in her first chapter

Cover of The Great Greene Heist

Jackson Greene #1

The Great Greene Heist

A legendary school prankster tries to stay out of trouble, but a rigged election forces him to assemble a specialist cre

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Moon Base Alpha #2

Dash Gibson faces a mind-boggling mystery on the moon when the base commander disappears within a station only the size

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A Series of Unfortunate Events #5

The Austere Academy

The Baudelaire orphans arrive at a school with a motto about death, beginning a bleak new chapter of strict rules and un

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A Series of Unfortunate Events #7

The Vile Village

Migrating crows, an angry mob, and very strange hats await the Baudelaire orphans in a dismal village where they face a

Cover of The Secret City

Thea Stilton #4

The Secret City

The Thea Sisters trek through the Andes Mountains to find a missing archaeologist and solve the ancient mystery of a hid

Cover of The Star Castaways

Thea Stilton #7

The Star Castaways

For adventurous kids who love a high-stakes mission, follow five brave friends as they head to the moon to solve a high-

Cover of Attack of the Gnomes

Diary of a Minecraft Zombie #15

Attack of the Gnomes

Strange lawn ornaments are appearing and neighbors are vanishing. Zombie and his friends must crack the case in this zan

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Blood in the Water

Tiffany D. Jackson

A summer on Martha’s Vineyard turns from ice cream and beaches to a chilling murder mystery when a local teen’s death ex

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James Patterson

Young Ali Cross takes on his first big mystery to find his missing best friend while his father, a legendary detective,

More Formats for Mystery

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Mystery by Age Group

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