Running Out Of Time
When a diphtheria epidemic hits her 1840 village, thirteen-year-old Jessie discovers it is actually a 1995 tourist site under unseen observation by heartless scientists, and it's up to Jessie to escape the village and save the lives of the dying children.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 223
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 730
subjects: mystery and detective stories [X], diphtheria, eugenics, experiments, mystery fiction, indiana, united states, science [X], detective and mystery stories
The Case Of The Crooked Carnival
Fourth-graders Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey combine their detective and scientific investigation skills to solve cases involving a crooked carnival barker, a mysterious ghost, an alien plant species invading wildlife habitats, and a wobbly bridge.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: science [X], mystery and detective stories [X], mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories, science fiction, mystery fiction
The Case Of The Mossy Lake Monster
Fourth-graders Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey combine their detective and scientific investigation skills to solve a variety of cases, involving a hungry cat, endangered penguins, a fish-stealing monster, and a dirty election.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 20
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 490
The Case Of The Gasping Garbage
Fourth-graders Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey combine their detective and scientific investigation skills to solve a variety of cases, involving a noisy garbage can, endangered frogs, a stuck truck, and a mysterious love letter.
FIC
year: 2002
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 460
The Case Of The Barfy Birthday
Fifth graders Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey use their detective and scientific investigation skills to solve cases which involve food poisoning, missing terns, a haunted treehouse, and a pig in a pit.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 540
subjects: science [X], mystery and detective stories [X], mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories, science fiction, mystery fiction
Chicagoland Detective Agency
As the founders of the Chicagoland Detective Agency, a haiku-writing girl and a boy with a talking dog have more than enough cases on their hands (and paws) when a friend vanishes, a mummy's amulet disappears, and an evil scientist stalks human brains and hearts.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 57
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 390
subjects: teenagers, dogs, japanese americans, chicago (ill.), mystery and detective stories [X], science [X]
The Case Of The Gasping Garbage
Fourth-graders Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey combine their detective and scientific investigation skills to solve a variety of cases, involving a noisy garbage can, endangered frogs, a stuck truck, and a mysterious love letter.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 460
subjects: science [X], mystery and detective stories [X], mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories, science fiction, mystery fiction
The Case Of The Graveyard Ghost
Now in fifth grade, Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey continue to combine their detective and scientific investigation skills to solve a variety of cases, involving a noisy laundry chute, a ruined flower show, and a ghost.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 15
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 570
subjects: science [X], mystery and detective stories [X], mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories
The Orphan Of Awkward Falls
Josephine, the new girl in Awkward Falls, and her neighbor Thaddeus, a reclusive, orphaned boy inventor, are targets of a mad cannibal from the local criminal asylum.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 950
The Fire Bug Connection
Twelve-year-old Maggie receives European fire bugs for her birthday, but when they fail to metamorphose and grow grossly large and explode instead, she uses scientific reasoning to determine the cause of their strange deaths.
FIC
year: 1995
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
The Case Of The Terrible T. Rex (and Other Super-scientific Cases)
Fifth-grade sleuths and science experts Drake and Nell solve four challenging cases involving a werewolf at a campsite, a faked tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, a talking oven, and a polluted stream full of dead fish.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Summer Camp Science Mysteries
After studying animal adaptations and then noticing a camp counselor's suspicious late-night activities, campers begin to fear that the counselor is really a werewolf.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 14
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 510
The Hunt For Hidden Treasure
When Jordan finds a fossilized log with a map inside, the campers of Camp Dakota set out in search of treasure, but since erosion and weathering have changed the landscape they must use their knowledge of geology to follow the landmarks on the map.
741.5
year: 2012
copies: 1
call number/section: 741.5
lexile: 350
subjects: cartoons and comics, mystery and detective stories [X], geology, science fiction, science [X]
The Werewolf Chase
After studying animal adaptations and then noticing a camp counselor's suspicious late-night activities, campers begin to fear that the counselor is really a werewolf.
741.5
year: 2012
copies: 1
call number/section: 741.5
lexile: 510
subjects: animals adaptation, cartoons and comics, mystery and detective stories [X], science fiction, science [X]
One Minute Mysteries
Presents sixty five mystery scenarios and brain-teasers for young students to solve using science and critical thinking skills.
507.1
year:
copies: 2
call number/section: 507.1
lexile:
subjects: science [X], detective and mystery stories, mystery and detective stories [X], mystery fiction