Mean people are passing out unkind letters at night. They’re part of the Unkindness Club. But, in Jill Ammon Vanderwood’s The Unkindness Club, two friends, Persephone, a ten-year-old deaf girl, and Rowen, who moves around in a wheelchair, are set to make things right, to...

This Case Stinks! by Janice Garden Macdonald introduces readers to Casey, a young detective determined to solve a very smelly mystery at home. The story begins with Casey introducing his family, including his parents, his big brother on Team Green, his baby sister, and his...

In The Crow’s Ring by Pannell & Sigfusson, Brandon Woodberry and his friends are drawn into a long-buried mystery. Brandon realizes that a ruby ring, once dropped on his rooftop by his pet crow, matches jewelry reported stolen from a wealthy Riverside homeowner during a...

In Linda Maria Frank and JoAnn Vergona Krapp’s The Monster Bones of St. Frederick Island, Douglas Crawford travels to coastal Maine with his parents, his sister Janet, and his friend Wesley for a summer vacation that changes course after Douglas learns about a large skeleton...

Tannenbaum by Laurie Summers follows Nicola Hoffman, who is taken to her grandmother’s remote New Mexico home just before Christmas, where an ornate tree dominates the house. After falling asleep beneath it, Nicola wakes to find herself reduced in size inside the tree, surrounded by...

The Hidden Room: A Secret Seekers Mystery by Caren Cantrell is an engaging tale that captures the spirit of adventure and friendship. The story follows Riley and Ava, two curious, determined young girls living in the historic Veil Crest Manor Apartments. When a storm derails...

The Seaside Sleuths and the Bridal Batter Blunder by Joy Michelle Austin follows young Lily, who wants her dad’s engagement cake to turn out right, but a jar of candied orange peel goes missing during a busy week at home and school. To figure out...

The Space Between Us by Susan Reimer explores themes of family, friendship, loss, and self-discovery. The story follows Abby Kennedy, a young girl navigating life on her aunt and uncle’s farm after the tragic loss of her parents. Her bond with her horse, Marigold, becomes...

In Kip Keith's The Claiborne Elementary Files: The Witch of Broken Fingers Forest (Book 2), bizarre events happen in an elementary school, prompting four friends to investigate the matter. Boomer, Carla, Dot, and Zap become entangled in solving a mystery involving Miss Good, a misunderstood school...

The Mysterious Case of the Prickly Pear by Jenny Alexander is a children’s mystery. The story follows Madeleine Fancépants, a hotel owner whose life is filled with food, friends, and fond memories of her beloved Grand-Mère. When a strange, spiky pear arrives in her fruit...