First Clues: Mysteries for Kids is pleased to announce a selection of new mystery, suspense and thriller books (including series books) scheduled for publication during February 2011, listed in approximate order of reading level, from books for younger readers to books for teens.
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The Fenway Foul-Up
David A. Kelly
Ballpark Mysteries: 1st in series
Thanks to Kate's mom, a sports reporter, cousins Mike Walsh and Kate Hopkins have tickets to the Red Sox game and All Access passes to Fenway Park. But as they're watching batting practice before the game, the lucky bat of Red Sox star slugger Big D is stolen ... right in front of dozens of people. Without the bat, Big D can't seem to hit a thing. Can Kate and Mike figure out who pinched the bat before Big D and the Sox chalk up a loss? Includes a fun fact page about Boston's Fenway Park.
Ballpark Mysteries are recommended for readers aged 7 to 9.
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The Pinstripe Ghost
David A. Kelly
Ballpark Mysteries: 2nd in series
Mike and Kate are waiting for Kate's mom at a boring press conference in Yankee Stadium when the team official says something that makes Mike perk up his ears. There are rumors that the ghost of Babe Ruth is haunting the new stadium! A chill air blasts down a service hallway before every home game, along with various thumps and bumps. Is the Bambino really searching for his missing locker? Includes a fun fact page about New York's Yankee Stadium.
Ballpark Mysteries are recommended for readers aged 7 to 9.
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Suzy and the Sewing Room Mystery
Jamie Eppler
A Suzy Mystery: 1st in series
When seven-year-old Suzy gets the unexpected news from Mom and Dad that she will have to spend the summer at her Oma and Opa's house, she dreads the months ahead. But time soon begins to fly by as Suzy discovers many thrilling adventures awaiting her while away from home. Join Suzy in a summer of mystery and fun, as she discovers a lurking secret hiding in Oma's sewing room. Will she be able to muster the courage to get to the bottom of it? Or will whatever is hiding in Oma's sewing room forever stay a mystery?
The Suzy mysteries are recommended for readers aged 7 to 9.
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Sabotage Surrender
Carolyn Keene
Nancy Drew, Girl Detective
The third title in the Sabotage Mystery trilogy.
No synopsis available.
Nancy Drew, Girl Detective stories are recommended for readers aged 10 and older.
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Pizzicato: The Abduction of the Magic Violin
Rusalka Reh
Non-series
A light-hearted whodunit featuring a fair-haired orphan named Darius Dorian, who has a sly wit and a curious way of approaching most any predicament. Darius is none too pleased to be paired with Archibald Archinola, a master violinmaker, for a school project, especially when he thinks about his rival—fellow orphan and constant nemesis Max—being surrounded by Porsches at Auto Frederick for the same assignment. But when Darius discovers an old violin in a glass case and strikes the chords, a cut on his hand magically disappears, and suddenly studying with the violinmaker proves to be anything but dull. As a greedy doctor works to get his hands on the magic fiddle, Darius is forced to pull a few strings to save the magic violin’s power.
This mystery is recommended for readers aged 10 to 12.
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Death Cloud
Andrew Lane
Young Sherlock Holmes: 1st in series
It is the summer of 1868, and Sherlock Holmes is fourteen. On break from boarding school, he is staying with eccentric strangers—his uncle and aunt—in their vast house in Hampshire. When two local people die from symptoms that resemble the plague, Holmes begins to investigate what really killed them, helped by his new tutor, an American named Amyus Crowe. So begins Sherlock’s true education in detection, as he discovers the dastardly crimes of a brilliantly sinister villain of exquisitely malign intent.
Young Sherlock Holmes stories are recommended for readers aged 10 to 12.
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The Bone Magician
F. E. Higgins
Non-series
Pin Carpue is on his own in the world. His mother is dead and his father is missing after being labeled a suspect in a rash of murders. Pin finds a job working for the local undertaker as a body watcher, making sure people are really dead before they’re buried. The body he’s supposed to be watching tonight is currently surrounded by three people engaged in a most unusual ceremony. An old man, a bone magician, and his young female assistant are waking a woman so her grieving fiancé can have one last goodbye with her. Pin can’t believe it will work, but then the dead woman sits up and speaks.
Pin is determined to discover how the magic works. He cannot believe they are raising the dead. He cannot believe his father is a murderer. Then Pin himself nearly becomes the killer’s next victim.
This paranormal story is recommended for readers aged 10 to 12.
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The Fourth Stall
Chris Rylander
Non-series
Do you need something? Mac can get it for you. It's what he does—he and his best friend and business manager, Vince. Their methods might sometimes run afoul of the law, or at least the school code of conduct, but if you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can pay him, Mac is on your side. His office is located in the East Wing boys' bathroom, fourth stall from the high window. And business is booming.
Or at least it was, until one particular Monday. It starts with a third grader in need of protection. And before this ordeal is over, it's going to involve a legendary high school crime boss named Staples, an intramural gambling ring, a graffiti ninja, the nine most dangerous bullies in school, and the first Chicago Cubs World Series game in almost seventy years. And that's just the beginning. Mac and Vince soon realize that the trouble with solving everyone else's problems is that there's no one left to solve yours.
This mystery is recommended for readers aged 10 to 12.
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The Visconti House
Elsbeth Edgar
Non-series
Laura Horton is different. Not in any noticeable, first-glance kind of way; but inside, she’s equally uncomfortable around the snippy girls in her class and the strange boy, Leon, who just moved in nearby. She’d rather be writing or drawing or spending time with her free-spirited family in their eccentric old house. But Laura and Leon are more alike than they first realize. They’re both outsiders. They both have secrets. And try as she might to avoid him, Laura finds herself drawn to Leon’s quiet boldness as surely as she is driven to find out more about her home’s enigmatic former owner. Together they probe the mysteries of the Visconti House, making an exploration into the past that will change their lives — and open their hearts — forever.
This book is recommended for readers aged 13 and older.
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You Killed Wesley Payne
Sean Beaudoin
Non-series
A darkly hilarious update of classic pulp-noir, in which hard-boiled seventeen year-old Dalton Rev transfers to the mean hallways of Salt River High to take on the toughest case of his life. The question isn't whether Dalton's going to get paid. He always gets paid. Or whether he's gonna get the girl. He always (sometimes) gets the girl. The real question is whether Dalton Rev can outwit crooked cops and killer cliques in time to solve the mystery of "The Body" before it solves him.
This whodunit is recommended for readers aged 13 and older.
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First Clues: Mysteries for Kids is your source for information on over 200 mystery series for children and young adults, where each series is conveniently listed under four different age categories (New Sleuths, ages 4 to 6; Future Sleuths, ages 7 to 9; Sleuths in Training, ages 10 to 12; and Apprentice Sleuths, ages 13 and older).
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