Mystery books for children

From stolen paintings to shocking murder mysteries, these suspenseful stories are awash with terrible crimes. This is the second part of the new theme im putting up on the cozy mystery site, which deals with childrens mystery books. Targeted for infants, toddlers, and children in preschool, kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth and fifth. This book is a fastpaced, actionfilled joyride, a perfect pi stereotype that is great for introducing children to mystery novels and their wisecracking protagonists. Large collection of new and used childrens mystery books. Or if you are only in the mood for modern mysteries with no taste for any of the classics, look at our best modern mystery books. Boxcar children book lot 10 paperback books dog lovers special chapter vgc. Nancy drew mystery stories have thrilled children and teens for decades. Jigsaw jones mystery series by james preller, illustrated by john speirs grades 25 over 30 books in this series chronicle jigsaw jones and his pal mila yeh as they solve mystery after mystery. These suspenseful stories will keep all age groups turning the page, on the hunt for the next clue. This humorous book is perfect for kids who are starting to gain confidence with their reading. The hardy boys the hardy boys were created in 1926 and became the most popular juvenile crime series in publishing history.

Growing readers will love following along as the boy detective accompanied by his trusty dog, sludge collects clues and applies his problemsolving skills to solve. Start at the beginning and work your way through all the mysteries along the way. The best and most popular mystery books and series vulture. Luckily, theres always a brave investigator first to the scene to try and save the day. As crime and thrillers fill the adult shelves of most bookshops, it is no wonder that this genre for children is going from. William dougherty, john almquist, richard sklar, james duncan lawrence, thomas mulvey and richard mckenna. Three times lucky by sheila turnage, the westing game by ellen raskin, escape from mr.

As an amazon associate, i earn from qualifying purchases. The childrens book of virtues by bennett, william j. Mo willems hyperion books for children, 2007 48 pages. Nate the great, the protagonist of this highly entertaining series, takes solving mysteries very seriously. Follow the tabs to take the mystery challenge, learn about our spokesperson, carole. Youll find a good mystery book series, whether youre in the mood for a murder mystery book series, cozy mystery book, or a fastpaced thriller. This one is for the really little humans so its sort of in a league of its own. Mystery books can be very appealing for kids of all ages, especially those who are just learning to read or might not enjoy reading. Neil flambe and the marco polo murders by kevin sylvester arrogant yet endearing, 14year old chef neil flambe is known for his keen powers of smell especially by the police detectives who need neils help. Shop by age, genre, series, and more to find the perfect childrens books for both little kids and big kids.

Discover gripping crime fiction, cozy mysteries, detective novels, police stories, and more pageturning books you wont be able to put down. Theres no doubt about it, kids love a good whodunnit. The box car children series by gertrude chandler warner with over 20 books in this mystery book series for kids, the box car children is an engaging series of books that kids will love. I think your kids will enjoy these funtoread, action and mystery books with fantastic characters and storylines as much as i did. In the past few weeks shes dealt with cheating spouses, thieves, gold diggers, surly employees, and psycho. Figure out whodunit in fun mysteries for kids, tweens, and teens. Each chapter features a short mystery that detective dinosaur solves, usually by accident. To examine any book more closely at amazon, please click on image of book. The mystery of the missing cake childrens book read. Lot 7vintage scholastic book services sbs childrens books mystery ghosts. Obtain your favorite kids mysteries at much lower prices than other booksellers. First established in 2012 as a joint initiative of carnegie corporation of new york and the american library association, the andrew carnegie medals for excellence are awarded to the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the u.

And teachers do, toothe pacing and intrigue of a good mystery is often enough to draw even struggling readers into a big, thick book. I have already made a list of mystery books for the preteens, and am now focusing on childrens mysteries written by authors who are wellknown for their mystery books written for adults. Try these pageturning mystery chapter books great for 4th grade and up. Below are the mystery books for kids we think will keep your kids turning pages until the big reveal. Enter a thrilling world of suspense with our wide selection of mystery and crime books. These top picks of mystery books for kids in grades 28 will keep them turning. Can harold save the party and find the missing birthday cake. Picture mystery books for kids infants, toddlers, preschool, kindergarten sherlock holmes in the hound of the baskervilles a babylit sounds primer by jennifer adams, illustrated by allison oliver. Common sense media editors help you choose mystery books. See more ideas about mystery, mystery novels and vintage children. So, funny storya lot of mystery books for kids like to riff off the sherlock thing. Texas born and bred, savannah hartman is a tough private detective and a lucky one at that. Receive book suggestions, reading tips, educational activities, and great deals. From classic kid detectives like encyclopedia brown to modernday murder mysteries for teens, theres something for everyone here.

The judy bolton mystery stories by margaret sutton. All formats available for pc, mac, ebook readers and other mobile devices. Free mystery books, free mystery novels, mystery books. If you want to find one of the best mystery books series but still want to read free books, youre in luck. Four orphaned children solve mysteries while playing in a boxcar in their grandfathers backyard. They are usually stories that intrigue kids to keep reading as they uncover new clues and information with each page. Weve put together a mystery book series list to dive into.

Or if you love classic mystery, check out our best. Large selection and many more categories to choose from. Here you will find activities, contests, events, reading lists, resource tools and more for readers, librarians, teachers, parents and children. The sagaftra foundations daytime emmy nominated, storyline online, features celebrated actors including viola davis, kristen bell, chris pine, lily tomlin, wanda sykes, kevin costner, james earl jones, betty white and more reading childrens books to inspire a love. Andrew carnegie medal for excellence in fiction lost children archive by valeria luiselli. Here is an historical overview of this phenomenal series. Join us and find out what happes as we read the mystery of. Trixie belden the trixie belden mystery series thrilled young readers for many years. Get 10% off your first order at the scholastic store online when you sign up. The mystery girl, the mystery cruise, the disappearing friend mystery unabridged audiobook on cd gertrude chandler warner oasis audio 2014 compact disc. A childrens book series is a set of fiction books, with a connected story line, written for children.

Best crime and mystery books for kids detective books. The boxcar children books 14 cover may vary gertrude chandler warner. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. My favorite diversity books for kids ages 112 is a book that i created to highlight books written by authors who share the same marginalized identity as the characters in their books. Often, my kids will stop me halfway through a book to tell me their hypothesis yes, they use that word and make predictions about the rest of the story. Mystery book series freebooksy free kindle books, nook.

Sherlock holmes and his band of neighborhood childrenhelpers solve crimes together capitalizing on each persons strengths. Anyone who has ever treasured a special doll or stuffed animal will understand trixies feeling as she trots off to school to share her oneofakind knuffle bunny. The best mystery books are the ones that keep you guessing until the very end. Shakespeare meets dashiell hammett in this wildly entertaining murder mystery from new york times bestselling author christopher moorean uproarious, hardboiled take on the bards most performed play, a midsummer nights dream, featuring pocket, the hero of fool and the serpent of venice, along with his sidekick, drool, and pet monkey, jeff. If your young reader devoured books like encyclopedia brown, nancy drew, and the hardy boys, here are nine fantastic mysteries that will keep them reading all.