Kids Mystery Suspense

Viva Durant, New Orleans’ youngest detective, is on a quest to solve a jazzy mystery. Every summer, Viva heads to New Orleans to spend time with her loving but stern Grandmother, known as Gram. After Gram reads Viva an article in the local paper about a missing treasure related to the world-famous song, “Miss Mary Mack”, Viva heads through the Crescent City on an epic adventure to track down the treasure. The clues lead Viva to the French Quarter, a jazz club, a creepy cemetery, and even the circus.

The kids in the third grade at Bailey Elementary are so hard to handle that all of their teachers have quit. But their new teacher, Mrs. Jeepers, is different, to say the least. She's just moved from the Transylvanian Alps, and she seems to have some strange powers that help her deal with these mischief-makers. Her methods may be a little unconventional, but, then again, Mrs. Jeepers may be just what the Bailey School kids need.

Adventure has a way of finding Calvin and his loyal beagle, Pudge. This time, it comes wrapped in storm clouds, dragon eggs, and doors that aren’t supposed to exist. When a baby dragon hatches high on a cliffside during a thunderstorm, Calvin and Pudge are the first to discover him—and the first to realize that not everyone wants the little creature safe. With hunters on their heels, hidden tunnels opening at the sound of a whistle, and the town of Maplewood revealing secrets it has kept for centuries, Calvin and Pudge must summon every ounce of courage, humor, and curiosity they ...

Ages 8-12 ◆ For Kids Who Love Minecraft and Video Games Kids who love playing Minecraft will love this book! Jayden “Minecraft” Montgomery's arm and hand suddenly change into blocks. Now he’s got to navigate through the Minecraft world with the help of a fox. But first he’ll have to save a village by fighting pillagers, zombies, creepers, skeletons, facing an iron golem, and warding off an evil hacker. Most of all, he must earn the trust and friendship of the villagers as he navigates this world he’s only ever seen from a screen. Only then will he discover who he was always ...

With the snow falling fast on a New Hampshire mansion, seven 20-somethings gather for a weekend that will change their lives irrevocably. The extravagant trip to celebrate Will and Jessica's upcoming nuptials brings together a cast of characters who know each other from Ivy League schools and childhood Upper East Side haunts. There is Lulu, an LA-based Instagram influencer; Maxie, a former Park Avenue princess, now Midwestern housewife; Yael, an ER doctor from Ohio; Rob, a colorless Wall Street trader; Will, a morality-obsessed lawyer; Jessica, Will’s perfectionist bride-to-be....

Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy are excited to attend the event of the year! Dr. Emu Noskape has invited all of Mouseton to witness the unveiling of her newest terrifically technical invention. But when the day takes an unexpected turn, Mickey and friends find themselves trapped inside Dr. Noskape’s mansion—which she’s launching to the moon! Will they escape the maze of a mansion before it blasts off, or are they doomed to live on the moon forever?

What people don’t know is that Calvin’s father, Kirk, is a government time traveler—on missions so secret even the president rarely knows. For Calvin, life has always seemed ordinary, but in truth, his family has been caught in the tug-of-war between the Archivists, who seek to bind every life to their ledger, and the Watchmen, who patch the breaks in time. When Calvin discovers the briefcase storm—alive, dangerous, and listening to him—he learns he was never just a bystander. He was always the Margin: the unwritten choice the Builders never planned for. This is Calvin’s story. ...

Welcome to Maple Ridge, where porch lights double as beacons, a beagle named Pudge believes he’s head of security, and a kid named Calvin discovers that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is stand still together. When a sneeze-prone baby dragon—Blaze—crash-lands into Calvin’s ordinary life, the trio stumbles into an old mystery: cave carvings that act like instructions, a “consultant” with nets and nice manners, and a town that has to decide what kind of story it wants to live in. With humor, heart, and a dash of DIY science, Calvin, Pudge, and Blaze learn to turn light into...

When pumpkins vanish, bells ring in the night, and a scarecrow seems to walk on its own, only one detective duo can face the mystery: Calvin and his faithful beagle, Pudge. Together with their friends, they uncover secrets older than the town itself—and learn that legends don’t always play by the rules. Packed with suspense, humor, and just the right touch of Halloween spookiness, Calvin and Pudge and the Scarecrow That Wouldn’t Stay Still is an unforgettable adventure about courage, friendship, and the power of standing together when the lights flicker low.

When Pleakley learns of a mosquito sanctuary in West Virginia, he convinces his ‘ohana to embark on a road trip so he can continue his audio-journal study into Earth’s most important species—and prove to Jumba that he is a real scientist. But they quickly realize that everything is not as it seems. Confronted with suspicious scientists, rumors of a mosquito cryptid terrorizing their campsite, and a new friend in need, it will take all of their investigative skills—and a little hypnotism—to get to the bottom of this Mansquito mystery.

Step into the world of Calvin and his loyal beagle, Pudge, where every creak of the floorboard could be a clue, and every shadow hides a laugh as well as a secret. When the old treehouse at the edge of town stirs at midnight, Calvin and Pudge are drawn into a whirlwind of riddles, enchanted artifacts, and mysteries that only courage, friendship, and a well-timed bark can solve. Every town has a treehouse. Not every town has one that whispers back. When Calvin hears strange creaks and giggles coming from the Midnight Treehouse, he and his beagle, Pudge, discover a hidden world of singing ...

KID DETECTIVE ZET: The World's Favorite Way To Learn About Ancient Egypt 12-year-old Zet is on the trail of his latest mystery: priceless amulets are disappearing all over ancient Egypt. Worse, his best friend is being treated more like a prisoner than a student at a secretive jewelry apprentice school. Are the evil teachers and jewel thefts related? When Zet receives a desperate message hidden inside an amulet, he's determined to rescue his friend. Armed with a brainy sister who can read and write hieroglyphics, Zet searches for clues. Can he expose the wicked plot and take down the ...

Tom Angleberger scored two critical and popular hits with his Star Wars–inspired The Strange Case of Origami Yoda and Darth Paper Strikes Back. In the hilarious Fake Mustache, young Lenny Flem Jr.’s friend Casper disguises himself with a shockingly convincing handlebar mustache and begins robbing banks, quickly amassing a fortune. Setting his sights on the presidency, Casper is working on plans for world domination—and only Lenny stands in his way.

They'll risk their lives to protect a woman in danger. But given a second chance at love, will they risk their wounded hearts? Book 1: Brett, Her Bodyguard A brother missing, two children in jeopardy… Security specialist Brett Jarvis and nanny Ashley Lamott have nothing in common—apart from both loving his twin niece and nephew. When his brother disappears, the children and their nanny are threatened. He’ll do whatever it takes to protect them and find his brother. But forced on the run together, attraction flares. The bodyguard will keep those he loves safe, but how safe is his heart...

Halloween is supposed to be about costumes, candy, and fun—not midnight stakeouts, raccoon gangs, and mysterious glowing eyes in the woods. But when candy begins vanishing all across town, Calvin and his faithful beagle Pudge launch the Neighborhood Candy Watch with their best friends Maya, Jamal, and Nora. What starts as a simple mystery quickly unravels into something much bigger: tunnels beneath the graveyard, wrapper-covered hideouts, and the chilling legend of the Candy Goblin—a greedy, laughing shadow that’s haunted the town for over a hundred years. Armed with flashlights, air ...

When Calvin and his faithful beagle Pudge stumble upon a forest that breathes, whispers, and remembers, they find themselves tangled in a covenant older than the town itself. A powerful corporation arrives with shiny shoes and sharper contracts, determined to strip the land of its secrets. But the bell in the steeple, the wells in the woods, and the very floor beneath their feet know a different story—one bound by three simple verbs: Ask. Keep. Return. In a world where progress wears the mask of profit, Calvin and Pudge must anchor their town against forces that would steal its very ...

Deep in the Amazon jungle lies a plantation unlike any other—where bananas gleam like glass, hum with strange energy, and hide secrets older than explorers’ maps. When Calvin and his beagle Pudge stumble into the mystery, they find more than fruit: they uncover doorways to another world, guarded by shadowy figures called the Watchers. With journals from a missing explorer, glowing symbols carved into trees, and an ancient Keeper guiding their steps, Calvin and Pudge must face traps, shifting paths, and the greatest test of all: whether courage and promises are enough to bring someone ...

Franklin W. Dixon was a pseudonym used by several authors writing series books for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, including The Hardy Boys and the Nancy Drew series. This collection introduces The Hardy Boys, two teenage brothers who hope to follow in the footsteps of their father, a famous private detective: In The Tower Treasure, The House On The Cliff, and The Secret of the Old Mill.

Willow Feathers McBeaver, aka Detective Duck, is a crime-solving (and very precocious) little duck. She and her animal pals live on Dogwood Pond, a beautiful pond in New England adjacent to Lazy Days, a human campground. Dogwood Pond has always been a pristine spot with clear water, abundant wildlife, and shady willow trees, but now it is encountering puzzling problems—mysteries that arise from human-caused disruptions in nature, such as water pollution, refuse, warming climate, and human encroachment.

Sticking their noses where they are most definitely not wanted. Despairing of their humans, these pets take it upon themselves to solve the cases they see as only cats and dogs can. Whether they sniff out the clues or fool the criminals into thinking they are harmless pets to be ignored, Rex, Amber, Buster, and more enjoy escapades a plenty in this fun collection of short stories. Grab your copy and be ready for the fur to fly! Includes: Police Dog - Day One Amber's Bust The Little Lost Dachshund Hell Cat Hell Hounds The Clown, the Witch, and the Cat The Case of the Missing Pasty