Mysteries for children and young adults: Elementary--PreK to 2nd
This guide lists selected mystery fiction for children and young adults to be found in the Cubberley Library collections.
Elementary--PreK to 2nd
Stop! Bot! by James Yang
Publication Date: 2019Ages 2-5; Geisel award winner, 2020.
In this very young picture book mystery, a little boy out for a walk with his family stops to show a building doorman his new "bot"- "I have a bot!" Only he doesn't have it for long, because it floats up out of his hands like an escaped balloon. "Stop! Bot!" Springing to action, the kind doorman runs up to each floor of the building to try and catch it -- along with the help of each floor's resident.Baby Monkey, Private Eye by Brian Selznick (Ill.); David Serlin
Call Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3619 .E469 B33 2018Lexile measure 210; Ages 4-8; PrK-Gr.1.
Who is Baby Monkey? He is a baby. He is a monkey. He has a job. He is Baby Monkey, Private Eye! Lost jewels? Missing pizza? Stolen spaceship? Baby Monkey can help!Ada Lace, on the Case by Emily Calandrelli; Renée Kurilla (Illustrator)
Call Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3603 .A4239 A63 2017Ages 6-10; Gr.1-5,
Ada Lace--third-grade scientist and inventor extraordinaire--has discovered something awful: her neighbor's beloved Yorkie has been dognapped! With the assistance of a quirky neighbor named Nina (who is convinced an alien took the doggie) and her ever-growing collection of gadgets, Ada sets out to find the wrongdoer.7 Ate 9 by Tara Lazar; Ross MacDonald (Illustrator)
Call Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3612 .A974 A615 2017ISBN: 9781484717790Lexile measure AD530L; Ages 5-7; K-Gr.3.
6 has a problem. Everyone knows that 7 is always after him. Word on the street is that 7 ate 9. If that's true, 6's days are numbered.
2001-2010
What Really Happened to Humpty? by Jeanie Franz Ransom; Stephen Axelsen (Illustrator)
Call Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3618 .A687 W48 2009Lexile measure 550; Book level 3.2; Gr.1-4; Ages 5-10.
Detective Joe Dumpty rushes to investigate the mysterious circumstances under which his older brother, Humpty, fell from a wall on his first day as captain of the new neighbourhood watch programme.The Haunted Clock Tower Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner (Created by); Hodges Soileau (Illustrator)
Call Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3545 .A738 H38 2001Guided Reading Level O; Lexile measure 510; Ages 5-9
The Boxcar Children are spending a weekend at Goldwin University for Grandfather's college reunion. They are immediately fascinated by the tall, mysterious clock tower that overshadows the campus.The Mystery of the Midnight Dog by Gertrude Chandler Warner (Characters created by)
Call Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3545 .A738 M97 2001Guided Reading Level O; Lexile measure 530; Ages 5-9
While visiting a small town in Alabama, the Aldens hear mysterious howls at midnight, leading them to wonder if an old local legend about a ghost dog is true.
Before 2001
The Mystery at the Crooked House by Gertrude Chandler Warner (Created by)
Call Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3545 .A738 M93 2000Guided Reading Level O; Lexile measure 560; Ages 5-9
While staying at the Crooked House, the family home of their housekeeper Mrs. McGregor, the Aldens try to solve a riddle that will lead them to a hidden treasure.The Ghost Town Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner (Created by)
Call Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3545 .A738 G49 1999Guided Reading Level O; Lexile measure 550; Ages 5-9
Grandfather's new land in the Rockies comes complete with an abandoned town and old silver mine. There is even a ghost floating through the streets!The Mystery of the Lake Monster by Gertrude Chandler Warner (Created by)
Call Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3545 .A738 M96 1998Guided Reading Level O; Lexile measure 530; Ages 5-9
The Boxcar Children try to find the monster that lives in the mountain lake.The Mystery of the Black Raven by Gertrude Chandler Warner (Created by)
Call Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3545 .A738 M95 1996Guided Reading Level O; Lexile measure 510; Ages 5-9
The Aldens investigate a mystery involving a legendary mining expedition to the gold fields of Alaska.The Mystery of the Stolen Boxcar by Gertrude Chandler Warner (Created by); Charles Tang (Illustrator)
Call Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3545 .A738 M99 1995Guided Reading Level O; Lexile measure 560; Ages 5-9
Someone has stolen the Aldens' boxcar! Can they get it back?The Mystery Horse by Gertrude Chandler Warner (Created by)
Call Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3545 .A738 M94 1993Guided Reading Level O; Lexile measure 650; Ages 5-9
Someone tries to steal a horse from the Morgans' farm.Bus Station Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner; David Cunningham (Ill.)
Call Number: Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3545 .A738 B87 1991Guided Reading Level O; Lexile measure 450; Ages 5-9
The Alden children, isolated in a storm at a small bus station, are led into a mystery centering on a polluted river.
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