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...

The Curse of the Dead Man’s Diamond by Christyne Morrell is a children’s middle-grade mystery that takes readers to Casaluna, Florida. A girl named Charlie immediately feels the oppressive heat and uncanny energy of her new surroundings. Her father has uprooted their lives to...

The Young Mystery Series: The Missing Good Luck Charm by B. K. Maxwell is a children’s mystery that introduces readers to twins, Marcus and Kia. They attend Rydell Elementary School and have a club known as the Young Detective Agency. As the story begins, Kia,...

The Cats of Caylor Academy: The Pharaoh’s Catacombs by Karen Bitzer is an engaging and imaginative tale that blends history, adventure, and the charm of feline protagonists. The story follows Sheba, Ruby, Tank, Buckley, and Quinn as they navigate a mysterious underground Egyptian funerary complex...

The Case of the Missing Pink Piggy by Linda Harkey is a lovely children's picture book. It follows two German Shepherd dogs and their little friend, a pack rat, in their search for a missing toy. Nini is upset because she can't find her favorite...

The Mystery of the Haunted House is the first book in Willow Night's Sycamore Street Mysteries series. Noah Walker, a sixth-grader, and his younger brother, Josh, are obsessed with the abandoned haunted house down Sycamore Street. Upon discovering that the local real estate agent was...

In Time for PsyQ by Marti Ward, on her eleventh birthday, Airlie receives a cat from her parents, and her life takes a metaphysical turn. First, Airlie instinctively spots a likely suspect after a series of thefts at school, and using the little she had...

In The Gloomlands Chronicles: Secrets of the Fae by Sam Rininger, over a century ago, fae creatures and humans lived in harmony, but a dragon attack led the fae to retreat to their realm. Karo, a twelve-year-old girl, believes her parents hid something important from her,...

The Boy, the Cube, and the Elf is the first book of the Central Fire Series by Brent Golembiewski. At the remote Siler Station on Cellular Route E49B, Nico Flask wakes up to discover that his parents are missing, and he is currently the sole...

The Young Mystery Series: The Missing Lunch by B.K. Maxwell is a brilliantly well-written book that takes young readers on a mysterious adventure to discover the thief responsible for some missing PB&J sandwiches. Nine-year-old Kia and her twin brother Marcus are detectives, and they have...