A deserted mansion perches on a steep hillside, overlooking a rocky canyon. Tattered curtains hang behind broken windows, and a turret stretches toward the sky. Three years ago the owner disappeared suddenly, leaving behind a house full of secrets: A mysterious note, tantalizing clues, a hidden floor, one piece of a treasure map, and a missing fortune in diamonds. Armed with her detective kit, and with the support of her BFF Alexa and a team of secret agents, Skylar embarks on a new and … [Read more...] about Skylar Robbins: The Mystery of the Hidden Jewels by Carrie Cross
Vardin Homecoming by Maggie Spence
Vardin Homecoming by Maggie Spence Six former friends from Vardin Village reluctantly reunite eight years after the devastating homecoming weekend that tore apart their lifelong friendship. When they were seniors at Vardin Village High, they weren’t supposed to be in the abandoned Butler Building after the homecoming dance but the adventure seemed harmless enough… until they find their friend’s dead body. After fleeing the building just one step ahead of the police chief, the six teenagers … [Read more...] about Vardin Homecoming by Maggie Spence
FEATURED BOOK: Alexandra Fry, Private Eye: Curse of the Lion’s Heart by Angella Graff
Genre: Paranormal Fantasy Alexandra Fry is just your average seventh-grader. Or is she? Starting a new school, Alexandra hopes to leave her old life, and old reputation, of “Loopy Lexi” behind. But it’s not so easy when Alexandra is the kind of girl who sees ghosts. And not just any ghosts, but history’s most famous. They come to her to solve mysteries when things from their past life fall into the wrong hands. Desperate to be normal and make some friends, Alexandra is devastated to be … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: Alexandra Fry, Private Eye: Curse of the Lion’s Heart by Angella Graff
Alexandra Fry, Private Eye: Tutankhamun’s Gift by Angella Graff @pantsarefancy
About the Book: Now an 8th grader and the senior of Sage Brush Middle School, Alexandra Fry is looking forward to having a nice, calm, mystery-free year. But her hopes are dashed when she's visited by none other than the famous boy Pharaoh, Tutankhamun who has a very special request: to find the carved jade crocodile that once belonged to the mummy of his unborn child. With a fight brewing between Alexandra and her two best friends, Penelope and Jack, this case won't be as easy as it … [Read more...] about Alexandra Fry, Private Eye: Tutankhamun’s Gift by Angella Graff @pantsarefancy
Harry Webb in ‘A Potato With Her Name On’ by Jason Pinnington
The name’s Webb, Harry Webb, spider and private detective. Most people find what I do exciting, chases, shootouts, chases, fist fights, chases, escapes - you get the idea, there’s a lot of chases. Not me, I prefer the stakeout, hours sitting on some Liverpool street watching, waiting, eating, drinking coffee... minimal fees, minimal risk. Then a job lands at my feet, a job I can’t refuse because it’s the only way out of a hole I’m in. A high profile job for a high profile client, with … [Read more...] about Harry Webb in ‘A Potato With Her Name On’ by Jason Pinnington
Touchdown Tony Crowne and the Mystery of the Missing Cheerleader by Peter Guy George
A family-friendly sports mystery packed with action and adventure…for the 9 to 12 age group... Tony Crowne is your normal, run-of-the-mill back-up quarterback and aspiring detective who has his share of troubles: He hates the nickname his father gave him, his eighty-pound dog clobbers his mother and grandfather at breakfast and he gets into a fight with the biggest kid in school. Worst of all, his best friend, cheerleader Ashley Richardson, disappears the morning before Tony’s big football … [Read more...] about Touchdown Tony Crowne and the Mystery of the Missing Cheerleader by Peter Guy George
