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FEATURED BOOK: Allie’s Slimy Christmas Adventure: Short Bedtime Christmas Story | Picture Book by Shawna James

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Genre: Children's Mystery & Detective Adventure "Awarded a 5-Star Reader's Favorite Editorial Book Review!" Hey, Kids and Moms and Dads! What would you do if your house was covered in goo and you found a glowing door that led to the North Pole? Allie Simonson and her best friend Ryan have to deal with that exact situation. When they step through the glowing door, they enter the magical world of the North Pole, where Santa and his elves are facing a sticky situation. Will Allie … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: Allie’s Slimy Christmas Adventure: Short Bedtime Christmas Story | Picture Book by Shawna James

Filed Under: Children's - Mysteries & Detectives, Featured Books Tagged With: action, adventure, Author Shawna James, children's mystery, Christmas picture book, Christmas story

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J Sobol

By BookGoodiesKids Curator

A fantastic classic ready to be rediscovered by a new generation! 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! … [Read more...] about Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J Sobol

Filed Under: Children's - Literature & Fiction, Children's - Mysteries & Detectives, Children's Books

FEATURED BOOK: Catastrophe ~ A Highland Murder Most Fowl by Lucinda Hare

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Genre: family cosy cat mystery 8 - 108 years Charming protagonists, reprehensible relatives, with an edge-of-your-seat conclusion, as seen through the eyes of the irrepressible feline hero! Looking forward to more adventures with Mary, George, and Catastrophe! Amazon.com *****review An absolutely wonderful book for children ...and adults! Very well written, and the description of the Highlands where Catastrophe lives is enchanting. As is Catastrophe himself, and his exciting tale. This … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: Catastrophe ~ A Highland Murder Most Fowl by Lucinda Hare

Filed Under: Children's - Mysteries & Detectives, Featured Books Tagged With: adults, adventure, children, children's fantasy, cosy cat mystery, extinction, Humour, Lucinda Hare, Scottish wildcats, young adults

Terror in Boring Town: A Sam and Rex Adventure by Hoot N. Holler

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Targeted Age Group:: 8-12 year olds BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR...THAT WISH JUST MIGHT BLOW UP IN YOUR FACE! Twelve-year-old best friends, Sam and Rex live in a boring town and dream of an exciting adventure for their summer break. But when two mysterious strangers visit their town for the summer, the boys suspect something isn’t right. Sam and Rex are convinced the men are up to no good. Why would anyone ever want to stay in their boring town on purpose? What are these men really up … [Read more...] about Terror in Boring Town: A Sam and Rex Adventure by Hoot N. Holler

Filed Under: Children's - Mysteries & Detectives Tagged With: 8-12, action, adventure, Friendship, holiday, Hoot N. Holler, mystery, summer, vacation

FEATURED BOOK: Skylar Robbins: The Mystery of the Missing Heiress by Carrie Cross

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Genre: middle grade, mystery Three years ago, wealthy heiress Xandra Collins vanished without a trace, leaving her 100-year-old mansion abandoned. One mind-bending clue was hidden underneath the velvet lining of her jewelry box: GL URMW NB WR@+B, BLF NFHG TL Y@XP GL GS% SRWW%M U&LL+ Thirteen-year-old detective Skylar Robbins moves into the multi-level mansion with her family and immediately takes the case. The heiress’s body was never recovered. A sinister stalker mentioned in her diary … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: Skylar Robbins: The Mystery of the Missing Heiress by Carrie Cross

Filed Under: Children's - Mysteries & Detectives, Featured Books Tagged With: Carrie Cross, middle grade, middle school, mystery, Skylar Robbins, sleuth, teen detective

FEATURED BOOK: WoodWings-Chapter One by Kerstin Lippi-Farley

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Genre: Fantasy Thirteen-year-old Dean Magee and his family are forced to spend their summer vacation in California. His estranged grandfather died and left a haunted Inn and a dark family legacy behind. A group of strangers want to take the family legacy away from Dean and are willing to do anything, including murder. But with the help of Ash and Elm Soto, thirteen years old twins in business to trade wishes and desire for knowledge and power, and Amelia Killinger, an orphan girl with … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: WoodWings-Chapter One by Kerstin Lippi-Farley

Filed Under: Children's - Mysteries & Detectives, Featured Books Tagged With: children's fantasy, detectives, dragons, fiction, k.L.Farley, magic, mysteries, paranormal, witches

FEATURED BOOK: Franni and the Duke by Anne Johnson

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Genre: mystery, adventure, historical fiction In May of 1608, the Duke of Mantua will throw the most spectacular wedding extravaganza in history. But it will all be ruined unless twelve-year-old Franni can keep a very big secret. Franni and the Duke, a middle-grade novel, sets a fictional mystery against a specific historical backdrop. It takes place during rehearsals for Arianna, an opera by the great composer Claudio Monteverdi. When Franni and her older sister Alli run away to Mantua, … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: Franni and the Duke by Anne Johnson

Filed Under: Children's - Mysteries & Detectives, Featured Books Tagged With: Anne E. Johnson, Baroque opera, children's literature, historical fiction, Italy historical fiction, middle grade, music history, mystery, Renaissance Italy, strong girl character

Flicker by Rob H Hunt

By BookGoodiesKids Curator

Targeted Age Group:: 9-14 year-olds Meet Joel. He's 13 years old. He loves soccer, frozen yogurt and hanging out with his friends. His life is pretty typical until the day he wakes up and discovers that nobody knows who he is... not his friends, not his family, nobody. He thinks he is all alone until he meets Sara - a teenage girl who has also been forgotten by everyone she knows. Joel and Sara team up to try and understand what is happening to their lives, but things quickly turn from … [Read more...] about Flicker by Rob H Hunt

Filed Under: Children's - Mysteries & Detectives Tagged With: Bootles, Flicker, Joel, Kyle Evans, mystery, Rob Hunt, sci fi, Sofia

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