Great Mysteries for Grades 1st-6th
1st-2nd Grade
2nd-4th Grade
5th-6th Grade
1st-2nd Grade
Aunt Eater’s Mystery
Vacation and others
by Doug Cushman
Aunt Eater the mystery-loving anteater just can’t help discovering a case to
solve.
The Schoolyard Mystery (Invisible Inc series) by Elizabeth Levy
Chip, an invisible boy, and his friends have mysteries to solve at their
school.
The Case of the Missing Monkey (High-Rise Private Eyes series)
by Cynthia Rylant
Animal detectives, Bunny and Jack, solve mysteries everywhere they go.
Nate the Great
and others
by Marjorie Sharmat
No case is too big for this boy detective.
2nd-4th Grade
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamond and others
by David Adler
10-year-old Cam uses her photographic memory and the help of her friend Eric
to investigate all kinds of cases from appearance of U.F.O.s to missing
dinosaur bones.
The Case of the Mummy Mystery (Jigsaw Jones Mysteries series) by James Preller
Ace detectives Jigsaw and Mila piece together the clues to solve any
mystery.
The Absent Author (A to Z Mysteries series)
by Ron Roy
This series features 26 books one for each letter of the alphabet. Dink
Duncan and his two friends, Josh and Ruth investigate mysteries from A to Z.
Encyclopedia Brown,
Boy Detective and others
by Donald J. Sobol
10-year-old Leroy ""Encyclopedia"" Brown solves brain-twisting mysteries
with his famous computer brain.
The Case of the Dirty Clue (Third-Grade Detectives series) by George Stanley
Kids for Mr. Merlin’s third grade class are known as the Third Grade
Detectives and by cracking the codes and studying the clues they are sure to
solve any mystery
Boxcar Children
and others by Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Alden Family children - Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny - tend to
stumble upon a mystery or mysterious character in each book.
5th-6th Grade
Watcher in the Piney Woods by Elizabeth McDavid Jones (American
Girl History Mysteries by Various Authors)
Join your all of your favorite American girls and their friends as they
discover the clues and unravel the mysteries behind a variety of unexplained
historical events
Down the Rabbit Hole: an Echo Falls Mystery by Peter Abrahams
Like her idol Sherlock Holmes, eighth grader Ingrid Levin-Hill uses her
intellect to solve a murder case in her hometown of Echo Falls
Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett
When seemingly unrelated and strange events start to happen and a precious
Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their
talents to solve an international art scandal.
The Tower Treasure (Hardy Boys series) by Franklin Dixon
Join brothers Frank and Joe Hardy as they inexplicably find themselves drawn
into unusual mysteries no matter where they go or who they’re with.
Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
When a diphtheria epidemic hits her 1840 village, Jessie discovers it is
actually a 1996 tourist site run by heartless scientists, and it's up to her
to escape the village and save the lives of the dying children.
The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton
A black family moves into an enormous house once used as a hiding place for
runaway slaves. Mysterious sounds and events make the family believe they
are in grave danger.
The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn by Dorothy Hoobler
While attempting to solve the mystery of a stolen jewel, Seikei, a
merchant's son, joins a group of kabuki actors in eighteenth-century Japan.
What Eric Knew (Sebastian Barth Mystery series) by James Howe
Sebastian and his friends search for answers to a series of mysterious
events in their own hometown.
The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew series) by Carolyn Keene
Nancy Drew, self-acclaimed amateur sleuth has a nose for mysteries and
wherever she goes unexplained events usually follow.
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L.
Konigsburg
Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia is determine to solve the mystery
surrounding a Egyptian mummy.
Search for the Shadowman by Joan Lowery Nixon
While working on his seventh grade history class project, Andy Bonner
becomes determined to solve the mystery surrounding a distant relative who
was accused of stealing the family fortune.
Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
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.
Megan's Island by Willo Davis Roberts
First eleven-year-old Megan is astonished when her mother insists on taking
her and her younger brother up to the lake cottage a week before school is
out; then they find mysterious strangers following them.
The Case of the Missing Marquess: an Enola Holmes Mystery by Nancy
Springer
Enola Holmes, much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, must travel
to London in disguise to unravel the disappearance of her missing mother.
The Mysterious Matter of I.M. Fine by Diane Stanley
Noticing that a popular series of horror novels is having a bizarre effect
on the behavior of its readers, Franny and Beamer set out to find the
mysterious author.
Sammy Keyes and the Skeleton Man and others by Wendelin Van Draanen
Look out Harriet the Spy! Here comes Sammy Keyes, a resourceful, brave,
too-curious-for-her-own-good young sleuth who’s always getting into trouble
with her grandmother's binoculars, and has a few secrets of her own.
Christina's Ghost by Betty Ren Wright
Christina's summer in a spooky, isolated Victorian house with her grumpy
uncle turns into a ghostly adventure.