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Mystery Young Adult

Explore young adult books about mystery for children.

767 books

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A Twisted Tale #16

Stuck in a mad scientist's lab, Sally escapes to the sugary world of Christmas Town, only to realize a dark secret might

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A Spy in the House

Saved from the gallows in 1850s London, a young thief named Mary Quinn enters a secret academy to learn the dangerous ar

Cover of Heir

An orphan, a magic-using tracker, and a reluctant prince collide in an empire threatened by greed and a killer moving th

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The Vault of Dreamers #3

The Keep of Ages

Caragh M. O'Brien

Rosie must brave the contaminated ruins of a horror theme park to rescue her family and stop Dean Berg from uncovering a

Ages 14–18

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Once Upon a Broken Heart #1

Once Upon a Broken Heart

Stephanie Garber

Desperate to stop the love of her life from marrying another, Evangeline Fox strikes a bargain for three kisses with a w

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Nora Raleigh Baskin

High school sophomore Maggie possesses an unusual gift for drawing out the hidden truths that others try to keep buried

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The Lightlark Saga #2

Grim and Oro: Dueling Crowns Edition

Step into the minds of two kings, Grim and Oro, as they recount their pasts and their fierce devotion to the woman they

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Karen M. McManus

Three cousins are summoned to a remote island by a grandmother they've never met, only to realize their family's wealth

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The Crimson Moth #1

Heartless Hunter

Kristen Ciccarelli

A socialite by day and a vigilante witch by night must pretend to love the very hunter who is sworn to destroy her kind.

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Windy City Magic #1

The Best Kind of Magic

Crystal Cestari

Amber Sand can see everyone's soul mate, but her own true love remains a mystery. When she falls for Charlie Blitzman, a

Cover of The Grandest Game

The Inheritance Games #5

The Grandest Game

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Seven players with golden tickets compete in a high-stakes annual game for fame and fortune, but secret motives and brok

Cover of Paradise

Billie leaves her cramped city life for a house by the sea, where she hopes to solve the mystery of her family's past an

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A Resurrection of Magic #2

Exiled Somiss hoards ancient magic while Sadima and Franklin secretly record it. Generations later, students Hahp and Ge

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Natasha Preston

Trapped in a building where every room is a lethal test of survival, Piper and Hazel must find a way out of a kidnapper'

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The Reappearance of Rachel Price

Sixteen years after vanishing, Bel’s mother suddenly reappears during the filming of a true crime documentary, but her s

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The Doubt Factory

Paolo Bacigalupi

Alix must choose between family loyalty and the truth when teen activists expose her father’s role in a corporate cover-

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Victoria Schwab

A young woman is pulled between the world she knows and its dark shadow in this gothic tale of family secrets and the pl

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Augusta Pine Does Not Exist

Emily Lloyd-Jones

A teen operative’s quiet attempt to reconnect with her past turns into a high-stakes standoff when cyberterrorists seize

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The Cursed Souls of Ravenswood

Mara Finch uncovers a century-old secret in a coastal town, awakening five restless spirits who demand the truth about a

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Arc of a Scythe #1

Neal Shusterman

For teens grappling with big questions about life, death, and ethics, this chilling dystopian thriller explores the weig

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Once Upon a Broken Heart #2

The Ballad of Never After

Stephanie Garber

A murderous curse forces Evangaline Fox into a dangerous alliance with the Prince of Hearts as they journey through a la

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The Nightmare Before Christmas #1

Long Live the Pumpkin Queen

Sally finds that being Pumpkin Queen feels like a cage until she discovers a hidden realm called Dream Town and accident

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Fazbear Frights #10

Scott Cawthon, Andrea Rains Waggener

Horror and suspense collide in three chilling tales set within the haunted and dangerous world of Five Nights at Freddy’

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Specters of the Midnight Hour

Sixteen-year-old Noor opens a forbidden radio frequency at midnight, drawing in restless ghosts who need her help to sol

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