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Knights in Manhattan: A Reen and Joanie Detective Agency Novel by Kay Dibianca

A sprightly urban caper that mixes high-stakes mystery with warmth, humor, and the magic of discovery. DiBianca’s latest Reen and Joanie Detective Agency tale kicks off with a cryptic note and a string of jewel heists. Reen Penterson, ten, and…
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Another Side of Sunshine by Kay DiBianca

Clever, wholesome, and fun… DiBianca’s latest novel is a cleverly structured middle-grade mystery that brings together classic adventure tropes with the emotional honesty of a coming-of-age summer tale. Spunky ten-year-old Reen Penterson ditches her summer novel-writing when a campus-wide treasure…
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The Case of the Missing Cheese: a Grove Street Mystery by Lisa C. Mitchell

Intelligent, intricately crafted, and ultimately moving; non-stop fun. Mitchell marks her foray in children’s fiction with this thrilling mystery. Best friends and classmates, and the members of the Grove Street Detective Agency, Skyler, Izzy, and Juan, are eager to solve…
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Harley James & the Mystery of the Mayan Kings (Harley James Adventures) by Leah Cupps

Swiftly-paced and thorough fun… A page-turner. Cupps’s endearing 12-year-old heroine finds herself on a quest to locate a stolen Mayan artifact in her latest installment in the Harley James Adventures series. Amateur cryptologist Harley James is excited to be in…
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The Secrets of Chilkoot Trail by Suse Wilcox

Fascinating and compelling… Wilcox offers a compelling story of three children whose intelligence and knowledge is put to test after getting separated from adults on the historic Chilkook Trail. It was supposed to be a fun hiking trip to Alaska…
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The Adventures of Tooten and Ter Series by Chris McCloskey

Jaunty, funny, and fun… Aimed at middle graders, McCloskey’s entertaining books in The Adventures of Tooten and Ter Series detail the ongoing sleuthing exploits of a young boy and his dog. In A Nose for Crime, the first installment in…
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The Witches of Willow Cove by Josh Roberts

  A tidy middle-grade read… This somewhat spooky journey in a fully formed world features an engrossing story of a middle grader growing into her witch magic and solving a mystery. It’s on her 13th birthday when middle grader Abby…
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Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen: The Body under the Piano by Marthe Jocelyn

  A mystery that’s both clever and engrossing… Set in a small English town in 1902 and inspired by the imagined life of Agatha Christie as a child and her most popular creation, Hercule Poirot, Jocelyn’s delightful middle-grade mystery series…