Mystery Novels for Grades 2-5
These novels can be found in the Children's (J) Fiction section. Click here for a print-friendly version of this list.
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| Abbott | The Crazy Case of Missing Thunder Four friends investigate the disappearance of Thunder the pony in their town of Badger Point. (101 pp.) | J Abbott |
| Balliett | Hold Fast Early must hold her homeless family together and solve the mystery surrounding her missing father. (274 pp.) | J Balliett |
| Barrett | The 100-Year-Old Secret A brother and sister solve mysteries from the casebook of their great-great-great-grandfather, Sherlock Holmes. (157 pp.) | J Barrett |
| Berlin | The Puzzling World of Winston Breen Puzzle enthusiast Winston and his sister Katie find themselves involved in a dangerous mystery. (215 pp.) | J Berlin |
| Buckley | The Fairy-Tale Detectives When a giant kidnaps their grandmother, orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm must follow the clues to save her. (284 pp.) | J Buckley |
| Cervantes | Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring While visiting Mexico, Paloma decides finding the lost peacock ring of the artist Frida Kahlo is the perfect way to honor her deceased father. (220 pp.) | J Cervantes |
| Clements | Room One: A Mystery or Two Ted Hammond, the only sixth grader in his town's one-room schoolhouse, searches for clues to the disappearance of a homeless family. (162 pp.) | J Clements |
| Cronin | The Chicken Squad: The First Misadventure Four chickens investigate a round, green, scary thing in the yard. (92 pp.) | J Cronin |
| Crowley | The Misfits Club Five friends discover stolen goods while exploring a spooky old house. (311 pp.) | J Crowley |
| Curtis | Mr. Chickee's Funny Money The Flint Future Detective Club members must solve the mystery of a quadrillion-dollar bill with the image of James Brown on it. (151 pp.) | J Curtis |
| Draanen | Secret Identity Nolan Byrd, tired of being called names by the class bully, creates a secret identity. (138 pp.) | J Draanen |
| Fitzgerald | Under the Egg Theodora finds a valuable painting she fears may be stolen. (247 pp.) | J Fitzgerald |
| Grabenstein | Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library A team of students must solve puzzles in order to escape the library built by a famous gamemaker. (291 pp.) | J Grabenstein |
| Griffin | Smashie McPerter and the Mystery of Room 11 Smashie and Dontel investigate the disappearance of a class pet. (249 pp.) | J Griffin |
| Hale | Big Bad Detective Agency The Big Bad Wolf has a single day to find out who really blew down the three pigs' houses. (120 pp.) | J Hale |
| Howe | Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery Harold the dog and Chester the cat try to find out whether their family's new pet bunny is actually a vampire. (98 pp.) | J Howe |
| Johnson | The Parker Inheritance While searching for buried treasure, Candice and Brandon uncover an old injustice against a local African American family. (331 pp.) | J Johnson |
| Kelly | The Fenway Foul-Up Cousins Mike and Kate must help the Red Sox's star hitter find his stolen baseball bat. (101 pp.) | J Kelly |
| Nilsson | The First Case Someone's stealing the squirrel's nuts, and it's up to Detective Gordon to catch the thief. (92 pp.) | J Nilsson |
| O'Donnell | The Case of the Snack Snatcher When the school kitchen is burgled, Myron, who has autism, must crack the case with help from his classmates from Resource Room 15. (126 pp.) | J O'Donnell |
| Pflugfelder | Nick and Tesla's High-Voltage Danger Lab When their parents mysteriously vanish, twins Nick and Tesla embark on a dangerous adventure. (237 pp.) | J Pflugfelder |
| Roy | Who Cloned the President? When the President is replaced by a clone, KC and Marshall set out on a dangerous mission to make things right. (75 pp.) | J Roy |
| Spratt | Friday Barnes, Girl Detective Friday discovers her fancy boarding school is a hotbed of crime. (255 pp.) | J Spratt |
| Tarpley | The Harlem Charade While searching for missing art, Elvin, Jin, and Alex cross a politician who wants to turn their neighborhood into an amusement park. (297 pp.) | J Tarpley |
| Webb | The Case of the Stolen Sixpence Junior sleuth Maisie Hitchins, who lives in her grandmother's boarding house in Victorian London, uncovers an intriguing plot. (164 pp.) | J Webb |
| Wight | Cooper and Packrat: Mystery on Pine Lake When someone dams up the lake at his parents' campsite, Cooper must figure out who, why, and how to stop the culprit. (152 pp.) | J Wight |
| Zhang | The Emperor's Riddle During a family trip to China, Mia and her brother, Jake, follow clues in hopes of finding their missing Aunt Lin and a legendary treasure. (240 pp.) | J Zhang |
Last Updated: 2/20
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