Booklists

The Harlem Charade by Natasha Tarpley Seventh-graders Jin, Alexandra, and Elvin come from very different backgrounds and circumstances, but they all live in Harlem, and when Elvin's grandfather is attacked they band together to find out who is responsible--and the search leads them to an enigmatic artist whose missing masterpieces are worth a fortune, and into conflict with an ambitious politician who wants to turn Harlem into an historic amusement park.

13 Treasures Bedeviled by evil fairies that only she can see, thirteen-year-old Tanya is sent to stay with her cold and distant grandmother at Elvesden Manor, where she and the caretaker's son solve a disturbing mystery that leads them to the discovery that Tanya's life is in danger.

Mysteries in Our National Parks: Wolf Stalker by Gloria Skurzynski; Alane Ferguson Twelve-year-old Jack, his younger sister, and the family's teenage foster child Troy go to Yellowstone National Park, where Jack's mother, a wildlife veterinarian, is investigating the report that wolves reintroduced to the park have killed a dog there.

Nick and Tesla's High-Voltage Danger Lab by Bob Pflugfelder; Steve Hockensmith After moving in with their eccentric uncle, Nick and Tesla encounter strange occurrences in their new neighborhood and build gadgets using simple household objects to help them solve the mysteries.

Mystery of Meerkat Hill by Alexander McCall Smith; Iain McIntosh (Illustrator) Precious Ramotswe has two new friends at school and they have the funniest and most resourceful pet you can imagine. But they are upset that their family's most valuable possession, their cow, has gone missing. Precious has a plan to find the missing animal but she needs the help of another in her search. Will she succeed and what obstacles will she face on her path?"--

The Dollhouse Murders (35th Anniversary Edition) by Betty Ren Wright; Leo Nickolls (Illustrator); R. L. Stine (Foreword by) A dollhouse filled with a ghostly light in the middle of the night and dolls that have moved from where she last left them lead Amy and her retarded sister to unravel the mystery surrounding grisly murders that took place years ago.

Nate the Great and the Missing Birthday Snake by Andrew Sharmat; Marjorie Weinman Sharmat; Jody Wheeler (Illustrator) Nate and his dog are invited to a birthday party where the birthday girl is bringing her four snakes, one of which goes missing.

Young Cam Jansen and the Pizza Shop Mystery by David A. Adler; Susanna Natti (Illustrator) Cam, her father, and her best friend can't pass up eating at the best pizza place in the world. But they can't leave the mall until they solve the mystery of the missing jacket. Will Cam's photographic memory be enough? Full color.

Bones and the Apple Pie Mystery by David A. Adler; Barbara Johansen Newman (Illustrator) When Sally's entry in the Best Pie Contest goes missing, young Detective Jeffrey Bones looks for clues.

Tough Cookie by David Wisniewski; David Wisniewski When his friend Chips is snatched and chewed, Tough Cookie sets out from the bottom of the jar to stop Fingers.