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The Door to Time by Pierdomenico Baccalario (grades 4-6)
After moving from London to an old mansion on the English coast, eleven-year-old twins Jason and Julia discover
that their new home has twisting tunnels, strange artifacts from around the world, and a mysterious locked door.
(J-Fiction)
Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliet (grades 5-8)
When seemingly unrelated and strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears,
eleven-year-old Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal. (J-Fiction)
Sherlock Files by Tracy Barrett (series) (grades 2-6)
Xena and Xander Holmes, an American brother and sister living in London for a year, discover that Sherlock Holmes
was their great-great-great grandfather so set out on mysterious adventures. (J-Fiction)
The Red Blazer Girls: the Ring of Rocamadour by Michael Beil (Book 1) (grades 5-8)
Catholic schooled seventh graders Sophie, Margaret, Rebecca, and Leigh Ann help an elderly neighbor solve a
puzzle her father left for her estranged daughter 20 years ago. (J-Fiction)
The Name of this Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch (grades 3-7)
Two eleven-year-old misfits try to solve the mystery of a dead magician and stop the evil Dr. L and Ms. Mauvais,
who are searching for the secret of immortality. (J-Fiction)
The Unknowns: a mystery by Benedict Carey (grades 4-10)
When people start vanishing from a trailer park next to the Folsom energy plant, two eleven-year-olds investigate
using mathematical clues that were planted by their friend Mrs. Clarke before she disappeared. (J-Fiction)
We the Children: Keepers of the School Book 1 by Andrew Clements (grades 3-6)
Sixth-grader Ben Pratt's life is full of changes that he does not like--his parents' separation and the plan to
demolish his seaside school to build an amusement park--but when the school janitor gives him a tarnished coin
with some old engravings and then dies, Ben is drawn into an effort to keep the school from being destroyed. (JFiction)
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The Journal of Curious Letters by James Dashner (13 Reality Series, book 1) (grades 4-8)
Thirteen year old Atticus “Tick” Higginbottom begins receiving mysterious letters from around the world signed
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only “M.G.,” and the clues contained therein lead him on a journey to the perilous 13 Reality and a confrontation
with evil Mistress Jane. (J-Fiction)
The Billionaire’s Curse by Richard Newsome (grades 4-6)
When thirteen-year-old Gerald finds himself the heir to twenty billion pounds from an aunt he never met, he
inherits with it a mystery surrounding his aunt’s death and various artifacts in the British Museum. (J-Fiction)
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (grades 5-8)The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an
unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their
inheritance. (J-Fiction)
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