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 September 2012, listed in approximate order of reading level, from books for younger readers to books for teens.
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Bones and the Football Mystery
David A. Adler
A Bones Mystery
This Level 3 reader is recommended for young sleuths aged 4 to 6.
Detective Jeffrey Bones is at a football game with Grandpa and his friend Sally. With Grandpa's lucky shirt and hat, their favorite team is sure to win. But when Grandpa throws his hat in the air after a touchdown, it disappears, and it could be anywhere in the stadium! Can Bones use his detective bag and his sharp mind to solve this mystery of the missing hat?
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The Pumpkin Patch Puzzle
Carolyn Keene
Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew
This 33rd entry in this series featuring a young Nancy Drew is recommended for readers aged 7 to 9.
It’s autumn in River Heights, and that means it’s time for the annual Fall Festival! Nancy, Bess, and George are excited for a whole week of games, rides, delicious treats, and the famous pumpkin-decorating contest. They are all participating for the first time this year!
But the day the girls are set to compete, all the designs for the contest are stolen and the decorating supplies are destroyed. If the culprit doesn’t come forward, the contest will be canceled — and a River Heights tradition will be ruined. It’s up to Nancy and the Clue Crew to solve this pumpkin patch mystery!
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The Prince's Emerald
Thea Stilton
A Geronimo Stilton Mystery
This mystery featuring Geronimo's sister Thea is recommended for readers aged 7 to 9.
When the Thea Sisters' friend Ashvin is in trouble, they rush to his aid … in India! Ashvin has been bringing the monkeys that live in the big city back to their natural jungle environment. But the monkeys have suddenly started stealing jewels! Someone must be behind this terrible theft. Can the Thea Sisters solve the mystery?
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3 Below
Patrick Carman
A Floors Adventure
This second book in the series is recommended for readers aged 7 to 9.
Now that Leo has uncovered a few secrets behind the wacky Whippet Hotel, he'll have to save it!
Leo has explored the zany, wonderful Whippet Hotel from basement to top floor, with trains, flying goats, and mazes (among other things) in between. But even Leo doesn't know every secret of the Whippet — and when he discovers that there's more beneath the hotel than he'd thought, it doesn't take long for more adventures to unfold!
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The Millionaire Mystery
David A. Adler
A Cam Jansen Mystery
The latest entry in this long-running series is recommended for junior sleuths aged 7 to 9.
Can Cam catch a jewel thief?
Cam Jansen and her best friend, Eric Shelton, are at a charity function with their mothers to raise money for local firefighters. When the host's pearl necklace goes missing, the luncheon turns into a whodunit, and all the guests are suspects. Can Cam use her photographic memory to identify the culprit before the thief gets away?
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Shatterproof
Roland Smith
The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers
Readers aged 10 to 12 will enjoy this fourth entry in this exciting series.
After pulling some spectacular heists, Amy and Dan have become two of Interpol's most wanted criminals. So when Vesper One orders them to steal the world's largest diamond, they know they're facing life in prison … or worse. But with the Cahill hostages still in peril, Amy and Dan have no choice but to launch a mission that leads them to an ancient city full of dangerous secrets.
With a Vesper mole sabotaging the Madrigals from inside, Amy and Dan have to fulfill their enemy's request before it's too late. Vesper One has developed a taste for killing Cahills, and Amy and Dan aren't going to wait to see who's next.
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Secrets of Shakespeare's Grave
Deron R. Hicks
This stand-alone adventure is recommended for readers aged 10 to 12.
Twelve-year-old Colophon Letterford has a serious mystery on her hands. Will she discover the link between her family’s literary legacy and Shakespeare’s tomb before it’s too late? Antique paintings, secret passages, locked mausoleums, a four-hundred-year-old treasure, and a cast of quirky (and some ignoble) characters all add up to a fun original adventure.
Readers will revel in a whirlwind journey through literary time and space in real-world locales from Mont St. Michel to Stratford-Upon-Avon to Central Park!
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Malcolm at Midnight
W. H. Beck
This stand-alone novel is recommended for readers aged 10 to 12.
When Malcolm the rat arrives as the pet at McKenna School, he revels in the attention. He also meets the Midnight Academy, a secret society of classroom pets that keeps the nutters (kids) safe. There’s just one problem … rats have a terrible reputation! So when the Academy’s iguana leader is kidnapped, Malcolm must prove his innocence — and that even rats can be good guys.
Illustrated by Brian Lies of Bats at the Beach, this engaging middle-grade novel will have readers rooting for Malcolm as they try to solve the mystery alongside him.
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Stars and Sparks on Stage
Sharon M. Draper
The Clubhouse Mysteries
This series is recommended for middle-school sleuths aged 10 to 12.
Ziggy, Jerome, Rashawn, and Rico are sure they’re going to win the upcoming school talent show. And the best part? First prize is $200! With great singing and showmanship, the boys are already envisioning all the new upgrades they’ll give their clubhouse when they win the prize money. But they didn’t count on a little girl with a big, big voice, who just might have what it takes to overcome the Clubhouse kids — and who also needs the money much more than the boys do. Can everyone come out a winner in this contest?
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Seconds Away
Harlan Coben
A Mickey Bolitar Mystery
This second in the series by the author of the "Myron Bolitar" mysteries for adults is recommended for teen readers.
When tragedy strikes close to home, Mickey Bolitar and his loyal new friends — sharp-witted Ema and the adorkably charming Spoon—find themselves at the center of a terrifying mystery involving the shooting of their friend Rachel. Now, not only does Mickey have to continue his quest to uncover the truth about the Abeona Shelter, the Butcher of Lodz and the mysterious death of his father, he needs to figure out who shot Rachel — no matter what it takes.
Mickey has always been ready to sacrifice everything to help the people he loves. But with danger just seconds away, how can he protect them when he’s not even sure who — or what — he’s protecting them from?
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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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