Youth Summer Reading 2024 June Picks

Youth Summer Reading 2024 June's Picks

Books Grades K-3

1. Ballwhinney Girl
   Eve Bunting
   DB074365
   Maeve and her grandfather uncover a girl's ancient mummified body in a bog in Ballywhinney, Ireland. After the police and archeologists start piecing together the mystery, Maeve realizes the long-dead lass was probably much like her. For grades K-3. 2012.
2. The Case of the Scaredy Cats
   Crosby Bonsall
   DB044776
   Wizard, Tubby, Skinny, and Snitch are private eyes. They have their own clubhouse, but the girls have taken it over. And the boys' plan to scare the girls away doesn't seem to work. Then one of the girls becomes missing and the private eyes have a job to do. For grades K-3.
3. A Walk to the Great Mystery
   Virginia Stroud
   DB042959
   When Dustin and Rose visit their Grandma Ann, she promises to show them the "Great Mystery," where the secrets of the earth come from. For grades K-3.
4. The Case of the Dumb Bells
   Crosby Bonsall
   DB010552
   Four young private eyes who match wits against an invisible doorbell ringer are astounded to discover who the culprit is. For grades K-3.
5. The Zach and Zoe Mysteries Books 1-2
   Mike Lupica
   DB090894
   Two mysteries featuring sports-loving eight-year-old twins Zach and Zoe. In The Missing Baseball, when a signed baseball goes missing, the duo searches for clues. In The Half-Court Hero, the twins search for who is behind a basketball-court renovation. Commercial audiobook. For grades K-3. 2018.
6. Young Cam Jansen and the Speedy Car Mystery
   David Adler
   DBC06690
   Cam Jansen and her friends are having fun at the school's Green Fair exhibits until a student's remote-controlled car goes missing. It is up to Cam's amazing memory to find it. For grades K-3.
7. Big Max in the Mystery of the Missing Moose
   Kin Platt
   DB013438
   Big Max, the little detective, helps the zoo keeper. Slapstick fun for grades K-3.
8. The Big Bad Butcher
   Michael Steele
   DBC00396
   WordGirl uses the power of words to help her catch a robber who uses free barbecues as a diversion. For grades K-3.
9. City Hall Sandwich
   Annie Auerbach
   DBC00394
   WordGirl is having a bake sale when Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy threatens to crush City Hall if they do not give in to his demands. For grades K-3.
10. Katie Fry, Private Eye: The Lost Kitten
    Katherine Cox
    DBC06864
    Katie Fry may be little, but she's got a big brain, and she uses it to solve mysteries. So when she finds a very cute, VERY lost kitten named Sherlock, she decides to take his case. Can Katie track down the clues to find Sherlock's home? For grades K-3.

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Books for Grades 4-7

1. Mystery at Chilkoot Pass
   Barbara Steiner
   DB055790
   At the start of the Klondike gold rush in 1897, twelve-year-old Hetty travels to the Canadian mines with her family and their friends. But someone along the trail is stealing things from her family, and Hetty becomes determined to find the thief. For grades 4-7. 2002.
2. Mystery on Magnolia Circle
   Kate Klise
   DBC17176
   Rear Window meets Nancy Drew in this middle-grade novel by Kate Klise about a girl who believes she has witnessed a crime"-- Provided by publisher For grades 4-7.
3. The Mystery in Mission Valley
   Grace Treleven Barnett
   DBC14283
   In the late 1940s, Eric is brought to Montana by his uncle and accidents start to happen. Someone wants Eric and/or Dan dead. For grades 4-7.
4. Secret Agents Four
   Donald Sobol
   DB012349
   Four teen-aged detectives unwittingly become stooges for an international gang of master criminals which is relaying false information to government agents. For grades 4-7.
5. The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street
   Lindsay Currie
   DBC16294
   When lights start flickering and temperatures suddenly drop, twelve-year-old Tessa Woodward, sensing her new house may be haunted, recruits some new friends to help her unravel the mystery of who or what is trying to communicate with her and why. For grades 4-7.
6. A Nose for Trouble
   Marilyn Singer
   DB024582
   Canine detective Samantha Spayed helps her master investigate industrial espionage at a women's cosmetics company in this humorous mystery. For grades 4-7.
7. The Flickering Torch Mystery
   Franklin Dixon
   DB013444
   The Hardy brothers join forces with their father in a bizarre case involving two unexplainable plane crashes on the East Coast. For grades 4-7. 1971.
8. The Newspaper Club
   Beth Vrabel
   DB099084
   Shortly after moving to a sleepy town, aspiring journalist Nellie is on the scene when some residents gather to report being victims of crime at their local park. Determined to get the scoop, Nellie searches for volunteers to create her own newspaper, The Cub Report. For grades 4-7. 2020.
9. Pieces and Players
   Blue Balliett
   DB081603
   When thirteen highly valued pieces of art are stolen from a secret museum, Calder, Petra, and Tommy are grouped with two new companions to solve the puzzling mystery. Commercial audiobook. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2015.
10. Chip Mitchell: The Case of the Robot Warriors
    Fred D'Ignazio
    DB021066
    Chip Mitchell, thirteen-year-old computer whiz, solves eight mysteries with the help of his friend Legs, his robot Sherwin, and his computer Hermes. Sequel to "Chip Mitchell: The Case of the Stolen Computer Brains." For grades 4-7.

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Books for Junior and Senior High Readers

1. The Owl in the Cellar
   Margaret Scherf
   DBC13762
   A Montana mystery written with Scherf's clever dialog and humor. For high school and adult readers.
2. Roses
   Barbara Cohen
   DB022576
   Seventeen-year-old Isabelle, a bright, beautiful, and popular New Jersey girl, finds herself becoming deeply involved in the life of her hideously disfigured employer, whose past is shrouded in mystery. A contemporary parallel to "Beauty and the Beast." For junior and senior high and adult readers.
3. The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore
   Joan Lowery Nixon
   DB017013
   The daughter of a wealthy Houston family is kidnapped and held for a hefty ransom. Her release marks the beginning of the real nightmare as she discovers that everyone--even her parents--believes that she was an accomplice in her own kidnapping. Taut suspense for junior and senior high readers.
4. Down a Dark Hall
   Lois Duncan
   DB022689
   Kit finds herself a prisoner in the dark halls of Blackwood, an exclusive boarding school for a select group of girls. Left there by her honeymooning mother and new father, Kit finds she is one of only four students at the school--all of whom unknowingly share one terrifying quality. For junior and senior high readers.
5. The Elk and the Evidence
   Margaret Scherf
   DBC13750
   In this easy-paced and funny detective story, Father Martin Buell is drawn into the case with the discovery of a toe in the deep freeze. For high school and adult readers.
6. Haunted
   Judith St. George
   DB020009
   Following the murder-suicide of a wealthy couple, Alex, hired to house-sit their estate, is haunted by two forces. One is leading him to discovery as the other attempts to kill him. A chilling mystery for junior and senior high readers.
7. The Rising Tide
   Mabel Allen
   DB012165
   Fenny Chalfont, an eighteen-year-old orphan, goes to live on one of three very small islands she has just inherited. Though the island's two residents--an old man and his granddaughter--try to scare her into leaving, Fenny gives no thought to the possibility until danger prevents her from escaping. A fast-paced mystery for junior and senior high readers.
8. The Mystery of the Spider's Web
   Leslie Carswell
   DB017826
   Dan becomes entangled in a web of intrigue when he applies for a job in a dusty art shop that always advertises for clerks but never hires anyone. For junior and senior readers looking for easy reading.
9. The Door That Led to Where
   Sally Gardner
   DB087133
   Sixteen-year-old AJ Flynn finds a mysterious key at his new job with a London law firm. He and his scrappy friends begin a series of journeys to 1830, and they discover a crime only they can solve. Some strong language. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2015.
10. The Leaving
    Tara Altebrando
    DB085430
    Eleven years ago, six kindergartners disappear on the first day of school. Now sixteen, five of them return to their families, with no memory of what happened to them. But they are determined to find out. For senior high and older readers. 2016.

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