J/F/ARMISTEAD
Armistead, JohnThe $66 Summer213 p.
In order to save money to buy a motorcycle, George works in his grandmother’s Alabama store during the summer of 1955. George makes friends with two African-American kids and their summer fun turns serious when they discover a dead body in the woods. Grades 7 – 9

J/F/BLOOR
Bloor, ThomasThe Memory Prisoner 135 p.
Maddie, who hasn’t left her home in twelve years, asks her brother to investigate the local library that doesn’t allow anyone inside to check out books. Try other titles by Thomas Bloor. Grades 5 – 6

J/F/COONEY
Cooney, Caroline B.The Terrorist198 p.
While living in London, Laura’s younger brother accepts a package from a stranger that turns out to be a bomb. Laura devotes her life to finding Billy’s killer. Grades 6 – 8

J/F/CROSS
Cross, GillianPhoning a Dead Man252 p.
When Hayley’s brother John dies in a mysterious accident in Russia, her family has a hard time accepting his death. Hayley and John’s fiancé, Annie, go to Siberia to learn more about John’s “accident.” Things heat up when the Russian mafia get involved. Grades 6 – 9

J/F/CURRY
Curry, Jane LouiseMoon Window170 p.
Jo tries to solve the mystery that is haunting Winterbloom House and its window into the past. Grades 5 – 6

J/F/DELANEY
Delaney, MichaelDeep Doo-Doo and the Mysterious Email148 p.
After someone has placed a pumpkin on top of the town’s flagpole, Bennet and Pete try to discover who did it and win the $500 reward. The boys receive anonymous, bizarre email clues on their website and race to solve “Pumpkingate.” Grades 5 – 6.

J/F/DEXTER
Dexter, CatherineI Dream of Murder155 p.
Jere has a repeating nightmare about a man killing a young girl. When he spots someone who reminds him of the man in his dreams, Jere tries to discover the truth behind his dream. Grades 5 – 8

J/F/GUTMAN
Gutman, DanThe Edison Mystery201p.
Qwerty Stevens finds a mysterious machine buried in his backyard that sends him back to the days of Thomas Edison. His sisters must learn the secrets of the machine to bring him back to the present. Grades 4 – 6

J/F/HARRISON
Harrison, MichaelFacing the Dark128 p.
Although his father has been arrested for road-rage and murder, Simon knows that his father is not guilty. Simon skips school and returns to the scene of the crime to prove his father’s innocence. Grades 7 – 8

J/F/HART
Hart, Alison Shadow Horse230 p.
Arrested for attacking the man she believes killed her favorite horse, Jas is sent to Second Chance Farm where she tries to find out what really happened to Whirlwind. Grades 5 – 8

J/F/HOEYE
Hoeye, MichaelTime Stops for No Mouse250 p.
Hermux Tantamoq’s neat little mouse’s life is turned upside down when dashing, daredevil aviatrix Linka Perflinger rushes into his shop with a broken watch and quickly steals his heart. When she disappears, Hermux is determined to find out what happened to her. Grades 6 – 9

J/F/HOOBLER
Hoobler, DorothyThe Ghost in the Tokaido Inn214 p.
Seikei is the only witness to the ghostly theft of a precious ruby. To solve the mystery, Seikei must enter a world of master sword-fighting Samurai warriors, kabuki actors, and ancient family honor that touches even the Shogun ruler of Japan himself. Grades 7 – 9

J/F/LEVIN
Levin, BettyShadow-Catcher152 p.
Jonathan helps his grandfather, a photographer from the Civil War, take pictures in rural Maine. When they unknowingly take a photograph someone doesn’t want them to have, Jonathan must use his amateur detective skills to solve the mystery. Grades 5 – 6

J/F/LITTKE
Littke, Lael Lake of Secrets202 p.
Long before she was born, Carlene’s brother disappeared. Now, as she tries to discover the truth behind his disappearance, Carlene is haunted by memories of a past life. Grades 7 – 9

J/F/NIXON
Nixon, Joan Lowery Who Are You?184 p.
Kristi tries to determine why the victim of a murder, someone she never met, kept a folder detailing her whole life. Grades 7 – 9

J/F/PAGE
Page, Katherine HallChristie & Company148 p.
When things begin disappearing from the dorm rooms at Cabot School, Christie and her friends, the new girls, are blamed for the crimes. Grades 5 – 7

J/F/PATNEAUDE
Patneaude, DavidSomeone Was Watching240 p.
After his baby sister disappears and is presumed drowned, Chris and his family try to get back to a normal life. It isn’t until Chris sees a video of the accident that he thinks she really may have been kidnapped. Now he has to find her. Grades 6 – 8

J/F/RASKIN
Raskin, EllenThe Westing Game185 p.
The mysterious death of Sam Westing pits his heirs against each other to see who can solve this crime. The one who figures out the clues first claims his entire inheritance. Grades 5 – 8

J/F/ROBERTS
Roberts, Willo DavisPawns154 p.
Having recently lost both parents, Teddi moves in with her next-door neighbor, Mamie. When Dora shows up claiming to be the wife of Mamie’s dead son, Teddi is suspicious and tries to discover the truth behind Dora’s story. Grades 7 – 8

J/F/ROBERTS
Roberts, Willo DavisThe View from the Cherry Tree181 p.
While hiding out in his family’s backyard cherry tree, Rob sees his neighbor fall from a window. Now, no one will believe Rob when he says it was murder. Grades 5 – 7

J/F/RUBY
Ruby, LoisSoon Be Free302 p.
Dana discovers an old diary in the attic of her parent’s Bed and Breakfast and she is drawn into a mystery that involves a runaway slave and the Underground Railroad. Grades 7 – 8

J/F/SEABROOKE
Seabrook, BrendaThe Haunting at Stratton Falls151 p.
Abby moves into an old house with her relatives during World War II, and she begins to see mysterious footprints of a little girl who lived in the house 80 years before. Grades 5 – 6

J/F/STEM
Stem, JacquelineThe Cellar in the Woods145 p.
Joanna and her sister discover an old house with a mysterious cellar. When they try to find out what happened in the cellar, a fun summer pastime quickly becomes a dangerous one. Grades 4 – 6

J/F/VAN DRAANEN
Van Draanen, WendelinSammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy210 p.
While serving a school detention at a local church, Sammy is suspected of stealing religious items from the building. To clear her name, she must find the real criminal. Try other titles in the Sammy Keyes series. Grades 6 – 8

J/F/VANDE VELDE
Vande Velde, VivianThere’s a Dead Person Following My Sister Around143 p.
Ted used to think that the only awful things in his life were his brother, his cousin and school reports. That was before the ghosts. Try other titles by Vivian Vande Velde. Grades 5 – 8

J/F/WRIGHT
Wright, Betty RenThe Moonlight Man181 p.
In the five years since their mother’s death, Jennie’s family has lived in five homes. Jennie and her sister are determined to make the house on Crescent Lane their permanent home, despite the ghost that is haunting the neighborhood. Try other titles by Betty Ren Wright Grades 5 – 8

Prepared by Julie Runge and Sonya Carlson, January 2003