Enola Holmes, much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes must travel to London in disguise to unravel the disappearance of her missing mother.
Grades 5 and up.
Showing posts with label mysteries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mysteries. Show all posts
Black Duck, by Janet Taylor Lisle
Years afterwards, Ruben Hart tells the story of how, in 1929 Newport, Rhode Island, his family and his best friend's family were caught up in the violent competition among groups trying to contral the local rum-smuggling trade.
Grades 6 and up.
Odd Man Out, by Sarah Ellis
Twelve-year-old Kip goes to his grandmother's house in British Columbia while his mother and stepfather are on their honeymoon, and finds an unexpected treasure hidden within the walls of the attic.
Grades 6 and up.
The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen, by M.T. Anderson
Looking forward to a vacation, Katie, Lily and Jasper attach their flying Gyroscopic Sky Suite to Moose Tongue Lodge and Resort, where they mingle with other child heroes found in books, and where they become embroiled in a mystery involving lederhosen-clothed quintuplets and a screaming ventriloquist.
Grades 5 and up.
A Drowned Maiden's Hair, by Laura Amy Schlitz
At the Barbary Asylum for Female Orphans, eleven-year-old Maud is adopted by three spinster sisters moonlighting as mediums who take her home and reveal to her the role she will play their seances.
Grades 5 and up.
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