Chapter Book Mysteries

 This week I'm sharing some chapter books featuring detectives.  Here are some of my favorite mysteries . . . .

Little Wolf, Forest Detective by Ian Whybrow

Through a series of letters to his parents, Little Wolf relates his adventures as a member of Yelloweyes Forest Detective Agency, crime solvers of the Frettnin Forest, as they investigate a series of mysterious disappearances.

The Fairy Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley

Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always believed to be dead.

The Real McCoys by Matthew Swanson

After officially forming their detective agency, Moxie McCoy and her little brother Milton are on the case to find the mysterious Squiggler at Tiddlywhump Elementary.

The Detective's Assistant by Kate Hannigan

In 1859, eleven-year-old Nell goes to live with her aunt, Kate Warne, the first female detective for Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. Nell helps her aunt solve cases, including a mystery surrounding Abraham Lincoln, and the mystery of what happened to Nell's own father. 

More Mysteries --
Big, Bad Detective Agency by Bruce Hale

Bug Muldoon: The Garden of Fear by Paul Shipton

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald Sobol

Framed! by James Ponti

Friday Barnes, Girl Detective by R.A. Spratt

The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing by Sheila Turnage

Judy Moody, Girl Detective by Megan McDonald

Marty Frye, Private Eye by Janet Tashjian

Rex Tabby: Cat Detective by Daniel Kirk

Sam the Man & the Secret Detective Club Plan by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Snowise and Snitch: Highly Effective Defective Detectives by K.H. Briner

Under Locker and Key by Allison K. Hymas

Check these books out on display at the Arnold Branch through October 30, 2020.

Girls: Smart, Adventurous, Funny, Brave, Curious Girls

This week, I'm sharing chapter books featuring girls and their stories.  Here's a few of my favorites . . . .

The Islands of Chaldea by Diana Wynne Jones
Aileen's family of magic makers includes Aunt Beck, the most powerful magician on Skarr, but her own magic does not show itself until a mission for the King and a magical cat help her find strength and confidence.

The Detective's Assistant by Kate Hannigan
In 1859, eleven-year-old Nell goes to live with her aunt, Kate Warne, the first female detective for Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. Nell helps her aunt solve cases, including a mystery surrounding Abraham Lincoln, and the mystery of what happened to Nell's own father.


Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
Escapades of a lucky little girl who lives with a horse and a monkey--but without any parents--at the edge of a Swedish village.


More Books --
The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle by Christina Uss
Astrid the Unstoppable by Maria Parr
The Aviary by Kathleen O'Dell
Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
Emily's Runaway Imagination by Beverly Cleary
Georgia Rules by Nancy Turner Stevenson
Gertie's Leap to Greatness by Kate Beasley
May B. by Caroline Starr Rose
Out of Left Field by Ellen Klages
The Turnaway Girls by Hayley Chewins
Unstoppable Octobia May by Sharon G. Flake
The Warden's Daughter by Jerry Spinelli

Check these books out on display at the Arnold Branch through April 12, 2019.