The New Girl
Guided by her rules, nine-year-old Allie works to get past being just the new girl at school, eagerly awaits the arrival of her kitten, and faces turmoil when her grandmother visits while the family is still settling into their new home.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 92
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 860
subjects: bullying, grandmothers, rules (philosophy), moving, household, best friends [X], fund raising, contests, middle school students, schools, murder, high school students, man-woman relationships, horror stories, homicide, mystery and detective stories [X], mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories, north carolina, sisters, school stories, radio and television novels
Dew Drop Dead
While setting up a homeless shelter at the church, Sebastian and his friends, Corrie and David, solve the mystery of a dead man found in an abandoned inn.
FIC
year: 2000
copies: 26
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
subjects: mystery and detective stories [X], homeless persons, mystery fiction, barth, sebastian (fictitious character), best friends [X], barth, sebastian (fictional character), friendship, mystery fiction
From Charlie's Point Of View
Best friends Bernadette and Charlie begin seventh grade and help unravel the mysterious case of the Stocking Bandit.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: people with disabilities, blind, best friends [X], friendship, mystery and detective stories [X], physically handicapped
Skeleton Creek
Although housebound following an eerie accident, teenaged Ryan continues to investigate the strange occurrences in his hometown of Skeleton Creek, recording his findings in a journal and viewing email video clips sent by fellow detective Sarah.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 140
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 740
subjects: diaries, best friends [X], friendship, text in spanish, diary fiction, horror stories, mystery and detective stories [X], spanish language materials, diary fiction, detective and mystery fiction, horror fiction, detective and mystery stories, horror tales
Strike Three, You're Dead
"Lenny Norbeck and his friends The Mikes set out to investigate the suspicious death of a young pitcher at a Phillies game"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 26
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 590
subjects: baseball, murder, best friends [X], friendship, homicide, mystery fiction, mystery and detective stories [X], juvenile fiction / sports & recreation / baseball & softball, juvenile fiction / mysteries & detective stories, philadelphia phillies (baseball team), mystery fiction
The Crossbones
Ryan, who records all of his findings in his journal, and Sarah, who uses her video camera to document everything, continue to search for answers surrounding the strange occurrences in Skeleton Creek and soon find themselves in haunted and sinister places beyond their hometown.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 100
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 830
subjects: diaries, best friends [X], friendship, horror fiction, mystery fiction, diary fiction, horror fiction, detective and mystery fiction, horror tales, detective and mystery stories, horror stories, mystery and detective stories [X]
Partners In Crime
Assigned to create an imaginary business for a school assignment, best friends Darcy and Norah organize a make-believe detective agency that unexpectedly receives a real case when someone goes missing under sinister circumstances.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 580
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, school stories, middle schools, theft, diamonds, new york (n.y.), jewel thieves, mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories, mystery and detective stories [X], school contests, stealing, schools, best friends [X], mystery fiction
Say It Ain't So
Lenny and his best-friend Mike investigate rumors of foul-play going on behind Mike's new position as starting catcher for their seventh-grade baseball team, as the former pitcher claims he was framed for theft, which got him kicked off the team last year.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 16
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 550
subjects: mystery and detective stories [X], sports, friendship, best friends [X], baseball, mystery fiction
All Those Broken Angels
Both haunted and inspired by the shadow of his best friend, Melanie, since her disappearance and presumed death when they were six, Richard, now sixteen, is completely unprepared when a new classmate, Melanie, arrives at Savannah Arts Academy High School claiming to be that same friend.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: mystery and detective stories [X], friendship, best friends [X], ghosts, missing children, savannah (ga.)
Catch Us If You Can
Jasmine, Erin, Willow, and Lili are first year middle school students in Washington, D.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 640
subjects: friendship, middle schools, mystery fiction, rubies, school contests, washington (d.c.), jewel thieves, best friends [X], mystery and detective stories [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 [X], friendship, washington (state), mystery and detective stories [X], mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories, electronic books, mystery fiction, electronic books
Horsenapped!
Bree has decided to give up riding after a bad fall at home, but she still enjoys summers at Storm Cliff Stables with her close friends, and learning how to care for the horses and other animals--but when the animals start disappearing one by one Bree is determined to solve the mystery.
FIC
year:
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 450
subjects: riding schools, mystery and detective stories [X], horse stealing, best friends [X], mystery fiction
The Case Of The Stolen Sculpture
When a priceless sculpture disappears from the Capitol City Art Museum, thirteen-year-old Clementine Wim, daughter of an assistant curator, and her three friends set out to solve the mystery and recover the Statue of Gudea.
FIC
year:
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 660
subjects: mystery and detective stories [X], friendship, best friends [X], criminal investigation, stealing
Andi Under Pressure
While attending a prestigious Science Camp, twelve-year-old Andi and her new best friend, Colin Carter, investigate a series of practical jokes being blamed on the mysterious janitor, Polk, which result in a lab explosion that injures a professor.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: mystery and detective stories [X], friendship, best friends [X], science camps, practical jokes