Diamonds Are A Thief's Best Friend
The "Jewels" of the Martha Washington Middle School team are focused on the upcoming quiz bowl in New York City, but when they discover that the Atkinson Preparatory School Rivals may be planning a diamond heist, they set out to foil the theft.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 630
subjects: friendship [X], school stories, middle schools, theft, diamonds, new york (n.y.), jewel thieves, mystery fiction [X], detective and mystery stories, mystery and detective stories, school contests, stealing, schools, best friends, mystery fiction [X]
Sammy Keyes And The Kiss Goodbye
Sammy Keyes has put away dozens of criminals of all kinds in her short tenure as a sleuth and mystery-solver, but this time one seems to have caught up with her.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 860
subjects: coma, mystery and detective stories, friendship [X], conduct of life, mystery fiction [X], mystery fiction [X]
I Was Here
In an attempt to understand why her best friend committed suicide, eighteen-year-old Cody Reynolds retraces her dead friend's footsteps and makes some startling discoveries.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 72
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 680
subjects: suicide, grief, best friends, friendship [X], washington (state), mystery and detective stories, mystery fiction [X], detective and mystery stories, electronic books, mystery fiction [X], electronic books
The Disappearing
"Tim, Max, Emily, Luke, and Nina, learn that their quiet town of Briny Deep isn't as safe as they once thought.
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year: 2015
copies: 12
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 740
subjects: missing children, friendship [X], mystery and detective stories, science fiction, mystery fiction [X], lost children, mystery fiction [X], science fiction
The Squirting Donuts
Danny and Calvin decide to find out why their fourth-grade teacher, Mrs.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 550
subjects: boys, friendship [X], teachers, school stories, humorous fiction, eccentrics and eccentricities, intellect, schools, mystery fiction [X], humorous stories, humorous fiction, mystery fiction [X]
The Case Of The Missing Museum Archives
When the plans for the Bat-Wing, a historical aircraft, disappear from the Capitol City Air and Space Museum, eleven-year-old Amal Farah's father is blamed, and it is up to the four young friends to solve the mystery and save her father's job.
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year: 2015
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 580
subjects: astronautical museums, arab americans, friendship [X], best friends, criminal investigation, museums, theft, mystery fiction [X], mystery fiction [X]
Baseball Genius
An everyday kid with a talent for predicting baseball pitches is caught stealing baseballs from his favorite New York Yankees player, who agrees not to press charges if the boy will help him recover from a difficult batting slump.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 85
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 750
subjects: boys, prediction (psychology), families, friendship [X], baseball players, baseball stories, family life, baseball, sports fiction, detective and mystery fiction, theft, forecasting, mystery fiction [X], mystery fiction [X], large print books
One Of Us Is Lying
"Pay close attention and you might solve this. On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 144
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 730
subjects: homicide, high schools, mystery fiction [X], mystery and detective stories, murder, schools, suspense fiction, social systems, mystery fiction [X], friendship [X], young adult fiction, detective and mystery fiction, fiction, juvenile works, criminal investigation, school stories, electronic books, detective and mystery stories, school fiction
The Ring Of Rocamadour
Catholic-schooled seventh-graders Sophie, Margaret, Rebecca, and Leigh Ann help an elderly neighbor solve a puzzle her father left for her estranged daughter twenty years ago.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 720
subjects: puzzles, friendship [X], catholic schools, school stories, mystery fiction [X], audiobooks, mystery fiction [X], children's audiobooks, schools, riddles
Big Top Flop
When George wins a contest and gets to blow the big whistle at the circus' opening night, someone switches the whistle with a broken one, and it doesn't make a sound.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 600
subjects: drew, nancy (fictional character), circus, whistles, detective and mystery fiction, theft, mystery fiction [X], mystery fiction [X], friendship [X]
Insignificant Events In The Life Of A Cactus
"Aven Green loves to tell people that she lost her arms in an alligator wrestling match, or a wildfire in Tanzania, but the truth is she was born without them.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 168
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
subjects: people with disabilities, amusement parks, friendship [X], adoption, tourette syndrome, overweight persons, moving, household, detective and mystery fiction, moving, mystery fiction [X], mystery fiction [X], large print books
Tracks
When "The Kid" that high schooler Nick sees from the bus every day disappears, Nick and former friend Ava investigate to learn if something is wrong.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: missing children, friendship [X], high schools, school stories, detective and mystery fiction, schools, children, mystery and detective stories, mystery fiction [X], mystery fiction [X]
The Turnaround
When the struggling Mason High Lions baseball team suddenly starts winning after many disappointing seasons, Avery and his friend Katie investigate whether someone is cheating.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: baseball, honesty, friendship [X], high schools, school stories, detective and mystery fiction, sports, schools, mystery and detective stories, mystery fiction [X], mystery fiction [X]
The Color Of Lies
Eighteen-year-old Ella Cleary has synesthesia, which allows her to read people's emotions through colorful auras that surround them.
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year:
copies: 24
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Spin
When DJ ParSec (Paris Secord), rising star of the local music scene, is found dead over her turntables, the two girls who found her, Kya (her pre-fame best friend) and Fuse (her current chief groupie) are torn between grief for Paris and hatred for each other--but when the lack of obvious suspects stalls the investigation, and the police seem to lose interest, despite pressure from social media and ParSec's loyal fans, the two girls unite, determined to find out who murdered their friend.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 40
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 680
subjects: friendship [X], grief, fans (persons), murder, celebrities, disc jockeys, african americans, mystery and detective stories, detective and mystery stories, african american teenagers, detective and mystery fiction, mystery fiction [X], homicide, criminal investigation, mystery fiction [X]