Silverfin
Young James Bond, a student at the Eton boarding school in the 1930s, travels to his aunt's Scotland estate for the Easter holidays where he becomes caught up in investigating the disappearance of a local boy, a crime allegedly linked to a madman with a plot for global domination.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 33
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 900
subjects: bond, james (fictitious character), missing persons, boarding schools, mystery and detective stories, bond, james (fictional character), private schools [X], mystery fiction [X], spies, british, large type books, large print books, spy stories, bahamas, detective and mystery stories, mystery fiction [X]
Legacies
Spirit White attends the mysterious Oakhurst Academy after her parents are killed in a car accident, and as she learns how to control the magical gifts she never knew she had, her classmates begin to disappear and it is up to Spirit to find out what has happened to them.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 950
subjects: private schools [X], magic, missing persons, mystery and detective stories, mystery fiction [X], detective and mystery stories, mystery fiction [X]
Kiss In The Dark
After coping with a murder, Scarlett makes a fresh start at the elite boarding school run by her grandmother.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: mystery and detective stories, friendship, boarding schools, orphans, murder, england, schools, school stories, mystery fiction [X], detective and mystery stories, homicide, private schools [X], mystery fiction [X]
Dark Rooms
"... the murder of Nica Baker, beautiful, wild, enigmatic, and only sixteen.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: homicide, criminal investigation, offenses against the person, teenagers, girls, victims of crimes, private schools [X], sisters, mystery fiction [X], mystery fiction [X]
Diplomatic Immunity
Piper Baird longs to become a journalist, and getting a scholarship to Chiswick Academy in Washington, DC, is the best opportunity.
FIC
year:
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: journalism, high schools, school stories, wealth, secrecy, love stories, mystery fiction [X], private schools [X], washington (d.c.), love stories, mystery fiction [X]
Truly Devious
Ellingham Academy in Vermont is full of riddles, twisting pathways, and winding gardens.
FIC
year:
copies: 82
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 680
subjects: murder, private schools [X], homicide, criminal investigation, detective and mystery fiction, cold cases (criminal investigation), school stories, mystery fiction [X], kidnapping, vermont, mystery fiction [X]
In The Study With The Wrench
"In the aftermath of Headmaster Boddy's murder, Blackbrook Academy has been thrown into complete disarray.
FIC
year:
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: high school students, private schools [X], school superintendents and principals, homicide, mystery fiction [X], maine, mystery fiction [X], detective and mystery fiction, school principals, murder, detective and mystery stories, mystery and detective stories, detective fiction
Bitter Enemies
Four former headmasters come to Highcrest Academy for the anniversary celebrations, but not all of them seem to be on their best behavior.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: private schools [X], schools, genius, mystery fiction [X], mystery fiction [X], detective and mystery fiction
Danger Ahead
Friday Barnes sadly says farewell to her best friend Ian as he heads out to the Cayman Islands with his father.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: private schools [X], schools, genius, mystery fiction [X], mystery fiction [X], detective and mystery fiction
Never Fear
A new headmaster at Highcrest Academy has turned everything upside down for Friday Barnes--her extremely high IQ has fast-tracked her for graduation, but if she graduates early she may not be able to help her friend Ian escape expulsion over an incriminating pair of paints.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: private schools [X], schools, genius, mystery fiction [X], mystery fiction [X], detective and mystery fiction
No Escape
Friday Barnes' stay in prison hasn't dampened her curiosity and brilliantly deductive mind one bit--as soon as she gets out and back to Highcrest Academy she begins investigating her school's intrigues again.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: private schools [X], schools, genius, mystery fiction [X], mystery fiction [X], detective and mystery fiction
The Plot Thickens
After Friday Barnes uncovered the truth about her frenemy Ian Wainscott's family dispute, it may bring an end to the friendship side of their relationship for good.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: private schools [X], schools, genius, mystery fiction [X], mystery fiction [X], detective and mystery fiction
As Chimney Sweepers Come To Dust
"Youthful chemist and aspiring detective Flavia de Luce once again brings her knowledge of poisons and her indefatigable spirit to solve dastardly crimes -- but this time, she leaves behind her beloved English countryside, and takes her sleuthing prowess to the unexpectedly unsavory world of Canadian boarding schools!"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 870
subjects: de luce, flavia (fictitious character), boarding schools, de luce, flavia (fictional character), mystery fiction [X], private schools [X], mystery fiction [X]