Mysteries-Middle Grade | Payson Library

1) The smuggler's treasure / (bk. 1 American Girl, History Mysteries)

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Sent to live with relatives in New Orleans during the War of 1812, eleven-year-old Elisabet determines to find a smuggler's treasure to ransom her imprisoned father.

2) Chasing Vermeer

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Balliett, Blue

Series

Chasing Vermeer Book 1

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When a book of unexplainable occurrences brings Petra Andalee and Calder Pillay together, strange things start to happen: Seemingly unrelated events connect, an eccentric old woman seeks their company, and an invaluable Vermeer painting disappears.
Before they know it, the two find themselves at the center of an international
art scandal, where no one is spared from suspicion. As Petra and Calder are drawn clue by clue into a mysterious labyrinth,...

3) The Wright 3

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Balliett, Blue

Series

Chasing Vermeer Book 2

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In this intricate, magnificently imagined sequel to Blue Balliett's international bestseller, Chasing Vermeer, supersleuths Petra and Calder, along with Calder's old friend, Tommy, are cryptically drawn into another art mystery–this time involving a Frank Lloyd Wright architectural masterpiece, the Robie House.
When the kids' sixth-grade class attempts to save the Hyde Park landmark from demolition, eerie events are reported: voices...

4) The Calder Game

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Balliett, Blue

Series

Chasing Vermeer Book 3

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When Calder Pillay travels with his father to a remote village in England, he finds a mix of mazes and mystery- including an unexpected Alexander Calder sculpture in the town square. Calder is strangely drawn to the sculpture, while others in the village have less-than-friendly feelings toward it. Both the boy and the sculpture seem out of place...and then they dissapear!!!!
Calder's friends Petra and Tommy must fly to England to help Calder's...

5) Annie's adventures / (bk. 1 The Sisters Eight)

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Baratz-Logsted, Lauren

Series

Sisters eight Book 1

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On New Year's Eve, the octuplets Huit--Annie, Durinda, Georgia, Jackie, Marcia, Petal, Rebecca, and Zinnia--discover that their parents are missing, and then uncover a mysterious note instructing them that each must find her power and her gift if they want to know what happened to their parents.

6) Shakespeare's secret

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Broach, Elise

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Named after a character in a Shakespeare play, misfit sixth-grader Hero becomes interested in exploring this unusual connection because of a valuable diamond supposedly hidden in her new house, an intriguing neighbor, and the unexpected attention of the most popular boy in school.

7) The Fairy-Tale Detectives

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Buckley, Michael

Series

Sisters Grimm Book 1

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eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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Fans of fractured fairy tales will be delighted to discover the fantasy, mystery, adventure, and humor in the beloved New York Times bestselling Sisters Grimm series by Michael Buckley, now with new cover art. As featured on NBC's The Today Show, the nine wildly popular books are favorites around the world. They were among the first books to bring a distinctly girl-power spin to fairy tales—a spin taken up by hit movies and

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8) Ruby Redfort Look Into My Eyes

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Child, Lauren

Series

Ruby Redfort Book 1

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eBook, Kindle

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"Sardonic narration will grab readers from the get-go, and puzzles laced throughout will intrigue those who share Ruby's passion for solving mysteries." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Everyone knows that Clarice Bean is exceptionordinarily keen on the Ruby Redfort books. Now in her own starring role, Ruby, a genius code-cracker and daring detective, along with her sidekick butler, Hitch, work for a secret crime-busting

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9) We the Children

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Clements, Andrew

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Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School

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Benjamin Pratt's school is about to become the site of a new amusement park. It sounds like a dream come true! But lately, Ben has been wondering if he's going to like an amusement park in the middle of his town—with all the buses and traffic and eight dollar slices of pizza. It's going to change everything. And, Ben is not so big on all the new changes in his life, like how his dad has moved out and started living in the marina on what used...

10) Theodore Boone, kid lawyer / (bk. 1 Theodore Boone)

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Grisham, John

Series

Theodore Boone Book 1

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With two attorneys for parents, thirteen-year-old Theodore Boone knows more about the law than most lawyers do. But when a high profile murder trial comes to his small town and Theo gets pulled into it, it's up to this amateur attorney to save the day.

11) Stolen Children

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Kehret, Peg

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eAudiobook, eBook

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When Amy agreed to baby-sit Kendra Edgerton, she had no idea she was stepping into a kidnapping plot. Two men force the girls out of the house and into a cabin in the woods, where they create DVDs to send to the families, in hopes of a large ransom from Kendra's wealthy parents. Using her wits and imagination, Amy stealthily sends clues to the police through the DVDs, but time is working against her: She has one week until her captors decide to

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12) Dying to meet you / (bk. 1 43 Old Cemetery Road)

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Klise, Kate

Series

43 Old Cemetery Road Book 1

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Children's book author I. B. Grumply gets more than he bargained for when he rents a quiet place to write for the summer, in this story told mostly through letters.

13) From the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

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Konigsburg, E.L

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Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to herself.

14) The Westing game

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Raskin, Ellen

Series

Puffin modern classics

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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.

15) The Case of the Missing Marquess: The Case of the Missing Marquess: An Enola Holmes Mystery

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Springer, Nancy

Series

Enola Holmes mysteries Book 1

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Now a Netflix original movie starring Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, and Helena Bonham Carter!
Meet Enola Holmes, teenaged girl turned detective and the younger sister to Sherlock Holmes.
When Enola Holmes, sister to the detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared, she quickly embarks on a journey to London in search of her. But nothing can prepare her for what awaits. Because when she arrives, she finds herself...

16) Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective

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Sobol, Donald J

Series

Encyclopedia Brown Book 1

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A Civil War sword...
A watermelon stabbing...
Missing roller skates...
A trapeze artist's inheritance...
And an eyewitness who's legally blind!
Theses are just some of the ten brain-twisting mysteries that Encyclopedia Brown must solve by using his famous computerlike brain. Try to crack the cases along with him—the answer to all the mysteries are found in the back!

17) The secret keepers

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Stewart, Trenton Lee

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"When twelve-year-old Reuben finds a peculiar, magical watch that has the power to turn its wearer invisible, he's propelled on the adventure of a lifetime"--

18) The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing

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Turnage, Sheila

Series

Tupelo Landing Book 2

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eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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The eagerly anticipated followup to the Newbery honor winner and New York Times bestseller, Three Times Lucky
When Miss Lana winds up the mortified owner of an old inn with an unidentified ghost in the fine print, Mo’s itching to take the case. Plus, a historical ghost might make for some much needed Extra Credit in history. Who’s haunting the old inn? And why? Mo and Dale set out to solve their second big...

19) Three Times Lucky

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Turnage, Sheila

Series

Tupelo Landing Book 1

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Audio Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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Newbery honor winner, New York Times bestseller, Edgar Award Finalist, and E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor book.
A hilarious Southern debut with the kind of characters you meet once in a lifetime
Rising sixth grader Miss Moses LoBeau lives in the small town of Tupelo Landing, NC, where everyone's business is fair game and no secret is sacred. She washed ashore in a hurricane eleven years ago, and she's been making waves ever since....

20) The Odds of Getting Even

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Turnage, Sheila

Series

Tupelo Landing Book 3

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Humor and action abound in this second follow-up to the Newbery honor winner and New York Times bestseller, Three Times Lucky
The trial of the century has come to Tupelo Landing, NC. Mo and Dale, aka Desperado Detectives, head to court as star witnesses against Dale's daddy—confessed kidnapper Macon Johnson. Dale's nerves are jangled, but Mo, who doesn't mind getting even with Mr. Macon for hurting her loved ones, looks forward to a slam...