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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 Never Say Genius

The Genius Files #2

Never Say Genius

Thirteen-year-old twins Coke and Pepsi must dodge assassins at famous landmarks while their family road trip turns into

Cover of The Wide Window

A Series of Unfortunate Events #3

The Wide Window

For children processing the anxiety of constant change or the loss of a loved one, this darkly funny tale proves that ev

Cover of Real Pigeons Flex Feathers

Real Pigeons #7

Real Pigeons Flex Feathers

Andrew McDonald

Melting concrete and an evil cloning hat are no match for the Real Pigeons as they use their secret powers to solve thre

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Cover of Stellarlune

Keeper of the Lost Cities #9

Stellarlune

Shannon Messenger

Sophie Foster's world is fractured, with friends divided and a looming threat from the Neverseen. She must make impossib

Ages 10–14

Cover of Real Pigeons Spy High

Real Pigeons #8

Real Pigeons Spy High

Andrew McDonald

These crime-fighting pigeons use a nest plane and cloudy disguises to investigate why birds are falling from the sky and

Cover of Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter #7

Deathly Hallows

The wizarding world faces its final showdown as Harry Potter enters his last adventure to stop the dark forces once and

Cover of The Council of Mirrors

The Sisters Grimm #9

The Council of Mirrors

Michael Buckley

Daphne and Sabrina Grimm must seek help from enchanted mirrors to protect Ferryport Landing from the villainous plans of

Cover of The Perfect Score

The Perfect Score

Six high school seniors with different secrets team up to pull off an impossible heist: stealing the answers to the S.A.

Cover of Doomwyte

Sinister ravens and hypnotic lights threaten Redwall Abbey as young Bisky leads a daring treasure hunt through dangerous

Cover of Pony

Accompanied by a ghost and a mysterious pony, twelve-year-old Silas sets out into the night on a perilous mission to res

Cover of They Call Me No Sam!

They Call Me No Sam!

Sam is a noble pug determined to protect his family from "evil wizards" and "heat cannons," even if his heroic efforts m

Cover of The Bletchley Riddle

The Bletchley Riddle

Ruta Sepetys, Steve Sheinkin

While Jakob works to crack the Enigma cipher at Bletchley Park, his sister Lizzie follows a trail of riddles to find the

Cover of A Royal Conundrum

A Royal Conundrum

Olive thinks her new boarding school is a prison, but she soon finds herself training with a secret team of fellow misfi

Cover of Crime in the Crypt

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #13

Crime in the Crypt

Evidence points toward Ruth Rose's grandmother after a vase is stolen from a Brooklyn cemetery, forcing three friends to

Cover of The Lost Princess of Oz

The Lost Princess of Oz

Princess Ozma and all the magic in the Land of Oz have been stolen, sparking a desperate search by Dorothy and her frien

Cover of The Fairy-Tale Detectives

The Sisters Grimm #1

The Fairy-Tale Detectives

Michael Buckley

Sisters Sabrina and Daphne Grimm move to a town where fairy tales are real and must take up their family legacy to solve

Cover of The Unusual Suspects

The Sisters Grimm #2

The Unusual Suspects

Michael Buckley

Sabrina Grimm navigates a world of fairy-tale characters and family secrets as she tries to solve a mystery involving he

Cover of The Homework Machine

The Homework Machine #1

The Homework Machine

Four very different fifth graders are united by a massive secret that makes schoolwork disappear, but their shortcut mig

Cover of The Arctic Incident

Artemis Fowl #2

The Arctic Incident

To save his kidnapped father from the Russian Mafiya, teenage criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl must do the unthinkable:

Cover of The Riddle of the Ruins

Thea Stilton #28

The Riddle of the Ruins

At an ancient excavation site in Hierapolis, the Thea Sisters suspect a major archaeological find might actually be a cl

Cover of Virals

Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs

After exposure to a rare canine virus, Tory and her friends develop superhuman senses that they must use to solve a cold

Cover of The Blue Scarab Hunt

Thea Stilton #11

The Blue Scarab Hunt

The Thea Sisters hunt for the Treasure of the Sun in Egypt, but they must outsmart a group of thieves to keep the ancien

Cover of Sasha and Puck and the Potion of Luck

The Elixir Fixers #1

Sasha and Puck and the Potion of Luck

When a local chocolate maker visits the Juicy Gizzard potion shop in search of luck, Sasha and her friend Puck must solv

Cover of The Reptile Room

A Series of Unfortunate Events #2

The Reptile Room

The Baudelaire orphans move into a room full of reptiles, but the wicked Count Olaf is never far behind in this second u

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