Children's Mystery | Roseville Public Library

1) The curse on Spectacle Key

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Acevedo, Chantel

2) The Vanquishers

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Bayron, Kalynn

Series

Vanquishers volume 1

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In an alternate San Antonio, there have been no known cases of vampirism since a group of masked vampire hunters called the Vanquishers wiped out the last horde of the undead twenty years ago, but twelve-year-old Malika "Boog" Wilson's parents are not taking any chances, especially when Boog's new classmate Aaron goes missing.

3) Drew Leclair gets a clue

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When a cyberbully posts embarrassing rumors about other students at school, Drew, to protect her own secret, puts her sleuthing skills to good use to find the culprit, who just might be one of her closest friends.

4) A perfect mistake

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Conklin, Melanie

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Eleven-year-old Max struggles with his ADHD and making mistakes, so when a mistake leaves one friend in a coma and another shutting him out, Max resolves to find out what really happened that night.

5) Finally, something mysterious

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Cornett, Doug

Series

One and Onlys volume 1

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"Paul Marconi and his two friends are amateur detectives and find their biggest case when their neighbor wakes up to lawn full of rubber duckies. The kids set out to discover the culprit"--

6) Pete the Cat: Secret Agent

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Meet Secret Agent Meow, also known as Pete the Cat, who is on a top secret mission in this fun storybook!

7) The detective dog

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Donaldson, Julia

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When Detective Dog Nell puts her nose to the task, there's no mystery she can't solve. Whether she's tracking the missing shoe of her human, Peter, or locating some lost honeycomb, all Nell has to do is sniff, sniff, sniff and she's hot on the trail. Besides solving mysteries, there's something else Nell loves--listening to children read. Every Monday, Peter takes her to school where children tell her stories. One day, Nell and Peter arrive to find...

8) Julieta and the diamond enigma

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Duarte Armendáriz, Luisana

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When a diamond goes missing from the Louvre, it is up to nine-year-old Julieta to identify the thief, exonerate her father, and return home to Boston before her baby brother is born. Includes glossary of French and Spanish words and notes about the Regent Diamond, Athena, and works of art mentioned in the book.

9) Stella and the mystery of the missing tooth

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Ewing, Clothilde

Series

Stella (Clothilde Ewing)

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When Stella's friend Owen loses a tooth at the museum, Stella and Roger believe that someone stole it and search high and low to find it.

10) Trashed!

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Freeman, Martha

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After Arthur finds a chipped teacup on a shelf at his family's store, he embarks on an adventure involving stolen jewels, a treacherous friendship, prairie dogs, and even the ghost of a pet mouse.

11) My pet feet

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Funk, Josh

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After awakening to find that her pet ferret is now pet feet, a young girl discovers that the letter "R" has disappeared and its absence is causing chaos throughout her town.

12) The midnight children

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Gemeinhart, Dan

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When lonely Ravani Foster discovers his new friend Virginia and her six mysterious runaway companions are in danger, he must fight to keep them safe, or lose the only person who has ever understood him.

13) Whale done

Author

Gibbs, Stuart

Series

FunJungle volume 8

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While visiting his girlfriend Summer in Malibu, Teddy stumbles upon two mysteries involving a blown up whale explosion and a string of beach sand thefts, but his investigation is sidetracked by a rumor that his girlfriend is dating a celebrity, leading him to question their relationship.

14) Mr. Lemoncello's very first game

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Grabenstein, Chris

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Mr. Lemoncello's library volume Prequel

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Everybody starts somewhere, and once upon a time Luigi Lemoncello was a thirteen-year-old boy in a large family who dreamed of being a showman; he gets his first chance working for a famous barker at a summer carnival where a mysterious puzzle leads him and his friends on a treasure hunt.

15) Agents of S.U.I.T

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Green, John Patrick

Series

Agents of S. U. I. T volume 1

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Child Graphic Novel, eComic, Kindle

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"At S.U.I.T. headquarters, Cilantro the Chameleon finally gets what she's been waiting for: a field assignment. Only...it's literally out in the middle of a field, and her orders are so vague, she can hardly tell what she's supposed to be investigating. But as she begins to uncover a sheep-led worker's rights revolt and an alien invasion conspiracy--not to mention a spooky haunting at the abandoned S.U.I.T. field outpost--Cilantro steps into her own...

16) The secret letters

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Haddix, Margaret Peterson

Series

Mysteries of trash and treasure volume 1

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"Colin and Nevaeh, whose parents own rival junk-removal businesses, uncover mysteries hidden in attics and basements and discover how trash can become treasure. In The Secret Letters, Colin and Nevaeh find vintage letters that lead to interlocking mysteries from the 1970s and '80s, and they learn about "women’s lib," the ERA, and other social issues from that time in history--and the way echoes from that era affect Colin and Nevaeh themselves"--...

17) Spy penguins

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Hay, Sam

Series

Spy penguins volume 1

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Young penguins Jackson, also known as Secret Agent 00Zero, and his inventor-friend, Quigley, investigate who is stealing rare fish from the Rookeryville aquarium, hoping to prove themselves to the Frosty Bureau of Investigation.

18) The Case of Windy Lake: A Mighty Muskrats Mystery

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Hutchinson, Michael

Series

Mighty Muskrats mystery volume 1

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eBook, Kindle

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Sam, Otter, Atim, and Chickadee are four inseparable cousins growing up on the Windy Lake First Nation. Nicknamed the Mighty Muskrats for their habit of laughing, fighting, and exploring together, the cousins find that each new adventure adds to their reputation. When a visiting archeologist goes missing, the cousins decide to solve the mystery of his disappearance. In the midst of community conflict, family concerns, and environmental protests, the...

19) The upper case: trouble in Capital City

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Lazar, Tara

Series

Private I

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When upper case letters disappear from Capital City, Question Mark calls on Private I to investigate.

20) The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S. (as told to his brother)

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Levithan, David

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New York Times bestselling author David Levithan takes young readers on twisting journey through truth, reality, and fantasy and belief.
Aidan disappeared for six days. Six agonizing days of searches and police and questions and constant vigils. Then, just as suddenly as he vanished, Aidan reappears. Where has he been? The story he tells is simply. . . impossible. But it's the story Aidan is sticking to.
His brother, Lucas, wants...