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We have picked our favorite mystery books and series for girls! You can find these in the Juvenile section of the library, unless otherwise noted.
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The Shadows
by Jacqueline West
Moving into a Victorian mansion that contains the previous late owner's antique artworks, 11-year-old Olive finds a strange pair of glasses that enable her to see and travel into the troubled world of the paintings where she meets the temperamental Morton.
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The case of the poisoned pig
by Lewis B. Montgomery
When Jazz's pet piglet gets sick and the veterinarian suspects it was poisoned, she and Milo use their detective skills to try to figure out who did it.
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We the children
by Andrew Clements
Sixth-grader Ben Pratt's life is full of changes that he does not like, but when the school janitor gives him a tarnished coin with some old engravings and then dies, Ben is drawn into an effort to keep his school from being destroyed.
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Elvis & Olive : super detectives
by Stephanie Elaine Watson
Annie and Natalie tackle three new cases involving a neighbor in hiding, a homeless dog and strange notes that appear throughout their community, mysteries that are complicated by Annie's absent mother and Natalie's student council campaign.
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The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline : An Enola Holmes Mystery
by Nancy Springer
In late nineteenth-century London, fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes, much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, turns to Florence Nightingale for help when her investigation into the disappearance of a Crimean War widow grows cold.
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The Dark Stairs : a Herculeah Jones Mystery
by Betsy Cromer Byars
Despite the disapproval of her private detective mother, Herculeah Jones is determined to solve the mystery--and possible murder--at the "Dead Oaks" estate, but she soon begins to think that she has taken her adventure too far.
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The Secret of the Old Clock
by Carolyn Keene
Nancy Drew solves her first mystery when the accidental rescue of a little girl who lives with her two great-aunts leads on an adventurous search for a missing will.
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The Secret of the Mansion
by Julie Campbell
Thirteen-year-old Trixie Belden and her friends search for hidden treasure in a mysterious mansion owned by an old miser.
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Traitor in Williamsburg : a Felicity Mystery
by Elizabeth McDavid Jones
When someone anonymously calls her father and her friend's father traitors, Felicity sets out to find out who is making the terrible accusations that could bring danger to both of their families.
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The Red Blazer Girls : the Ring of Rocamadour
by Michael D. Beil
Offering to help a weird lady with a problem, three girls end up in the midst of a mystery and so must quickly put their sleuthing skills to the test by tackling word puzzles, solving equations, and scouring through old boxes in a dusty room to solve the case.
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Girl's Best Friend
by Leslie Margolis
Secretly walking dogs for personal spending money, Maggie learns that dogs throughout her neighborhood are going missing and helps her ex-best friend locate a stolen pup that is being held for ransom, a theft Maggie unexpectedly links to her crush. By the author of Girls Acting Catty.
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The Curse of the Pharaoh
by Steve Stevenson
A fanciful new mystery series relates the tales about a headstrong girl detective who jets off on exotic and international adventures with the help of her hulking bodyguard and loyal cat named, aptly, Watson.
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The Boxcar Children
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Because they do not want to be separated, four orphaned children run away and live in an old abandoned boxcar.
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The Maze of Bones
by Rick Riordan
At the reading of their grandmother's will, Dan and Amy Cahill are given the choice of receiving a million dollars or uncovering the 39 clues hidden around the world that will lead to the source of the family's power, but by taking on the clues, they end up in a dangerous race against their own family members.
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Forsyth County Public Library 585 Dahlonega Street Cumming, Georgia 30040 770-781-9840www.forsythpl.org |
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