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CRRL Kids: Mysteries for Beginning Readers

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  • When Sally's entry in the Best Pie Contest goes missing, young Detective Jeffrey Bones looks for clues.
    Book, 2013New York : Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 2013. — FICTION Adl
  • In their latest case, animal detectives Bunny and Jack help Mabel the duck find out who stole the sugar cubes from her tea room.
    Book, 2005New York : Greenwillow Books, [2005], ©2005. — FICTION Ryl
  • Investigative reporter Dirk Bones sets out to discover who is stealing books in the town of Ghostly.
    Book, 2009New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, [2009], ©2009. — FICTION Cus
  • Dot and Jabber, mouse detectives, try to solve the mystery of the disappearing insects.
    Book, 2017Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017. — FICTION Wal
  • Working on his uncle's farm in the fall, Flat Stanley searches for answers when pumpkins start to disappear right before the county fair.
    Book, 2017New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017. — FICTION Hou
  • Dog-and-human detective duo, King and Kayla, must try to figure out how Raj's cat escaped from a locked house.
    Book, 2023Atlanta, Georgia : Peachtree Publishing Company Inc., [2023] — FICTION But
  • Little penguin has found something. But he's not sure what it possibly cound be. Luckily, penguins are great detectives--and he and his friends are on the case! Will they be able to solve the case?
    Book, 2020New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020] — FICTION Dri
  • Huckle Cat learns about different words that sound alike when he tries to unscramble a mysterious call for help on the police radio.
    Book, 2011New York : Simon Spotlight, [2011], ©2011. — FICTION Sha
  • When Okapi discovers a hole in his hammock, Detective Murilla Gorilla must find out what happened.
    Book, 2014Vancouver : Simply Read Books, 2014. — FICTION Llo
  • The Aldens spend the summer on their aunt's ranch! The ranch is a beautiful place, but there are some unusual things happening behind the scenes. As the Boxcar Children explore the land, they make an amazing discovery. Adapted from Gertrude Chandler…
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Random House, [2025] — FICTION War
  • A friendly competition to grow the best organic garden is underway. The prize is tempting--a ribbon, a photo and article in the newspaper, and some all-you-can eat favorites from Ned's Diner! Esmeralda, Annie, Oliver, and Rosamond are among the…
    Book, 2022New York : Delacorte Press, [2022] — FICTION Sha
  • Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, would like to take a break from detective work, but new cases - cases they do not want - await them.
    Book, 2014New York : Delacorte Press, 2014. — FICTION Sha
  • Many years ago, a man disappeared from the yellow house on Surprise Island. With a bit of sleuthing, the Aldens find a clue to the mystery! Can they uncover the truth of what happened so long ago? Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's The Yellow…
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Random House Children's Books, [2025] — FICTION War
  • "Whale sees a mango! It's growing on the tree on Tiny Island, but it's not ready to eat. When will it be ripe? It's a mystery, and waiting is hard, but Whale, Quail, and Snail will get through it together!"--Amazon.
    Book, 2024New York : Simon Spotlight, 2024. — FICTION Per
  • Eric's Grandma Minnie and Grandpa Max keep hearing someone knock at their door, night and day, but find no one there, so Cam tries to solve the mystery using her amazing memory.
    Book, 2014New York, New York : Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, 2014. — FICTION Adl