The Animal Shelter Mystery
When the Greenfield Animal Shelter is forced to close, the Boxcar Children offer to care for the abandoned animals.
FIC
year: 1991
copies: 24
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
subjects: boxcar children (fictitious characters), orphans, family, mystery fiction [X], families [X], family life, animal shelters, brothers and sisters, mystery and detective stories, boxcar children (fictional characters), siblings, detective and mystery stories, mystery fiction [X]
Hunter Moran Saves The Universe
While trying to hide an incriminating report card and dodge meddling siblings, fifth-grade twins Hunter and Zack set out to save their town from a diabolical dentist who is planning to blow it to smithereens.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 22
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 550
subjects: brothers and sisters, detective and mystery stories, families [X], humorous stories, twins, siblings, mystery fiction [X], humorous fiction, family life, family, mystery fiction [X], humorous fiction
Kaleidoscope Eyes
In 1968, with the Vietnam War raging, thirteen-year-old Lyza inherits a project from her deceased grandfather, who had been using his knowledge of maps and the geography of Lyza's New Jersey hometown to locate the lost treasure of Captain Kidd.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 950
subjects: novels in verse, maps, research, treasure troves, single-parent families, new jersey, family, detective and mystery stories, buried treasure, vietnam war, 1961-1975, family life, mystery and detective stories, mystery fiction [X], families [X], mystery fiction [X]
Powerless
Soon after moving to Noble's Green, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Daniel learns that his new friends have super powers that they will lose when they turn thirteen, unless he can use his brain power to protect them.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 800
subjects: supernatural, bullying, moving, household, schools, families [X], pennsylvania, bullies, moving, school stories, family life, family, detective and mystery stories, paranormal fiction, mystery and detective stories, mystery fiction [X], mystery fiction [X]
Confessions Of A Murder Suspect
Tandy Angel is, along with her brothers, a suspect in their parents' murder but having grown up under Malcolm and Maud Angel's perfectionist demands, Tandy decides she must clear the family name no matter what.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 33
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 770
subjects: brothers and sisters, twins, perfectionism (personality trait), large type books, families [X], new york (n.y.), secrecy, mystery fiction [X], death, family life, family, homicide, siblings, suspense fiction, mystery fiction [X]
The Yellow House Mystery
The Boxcar children travel to Maine, take canoes into the wilderness and live in a house exactly like the one on Surprise Island, except the Maine house is brown, not yellow.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 63
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 440
subjects: boxcar children (fictitious characters), canoes and canoeing, orphans, brothers and sisters, detective and mystery stories, mystery fiction [X], mystery and detective stories, mystery fiction [X], spanish language materials, boxcar children (fictional characters), siblings, bilingual books, detective and mystery fiction, families [X], missing persons, family life, readers (publications), adaptations, family
Utterly Me, Clarice Bean
When someone steals the winner's trophy for the school book project, Clarice emulates her favorite book heroine, Ruby Redfort the detective, to solve the crime.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 48
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 900
subjects: bean, clarice (fictitious character), schools, contests, family life, humorous stories, family, mystery and detective stories, school stories, england, humorous fiction, mystery fiction [X], detective and mystery stories, families [X], mystery fiction [X]
Misty Gordon And The Mystery Of The Ghost Pirates
While assisting her father, an estate and antiques dealer, teenaged Misty discovers a journal and pair of glasses that allow her to see ghosts, including those of pirates who founded her New England town and who are seeking a golden statue with mystical powers.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 11
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 780
subjects: ghost stories, pirates, eyeglasses, antiques, family life, new england, families [X], ghosts, mystery and detective stories, mystery fiction [X], ghost stories, mystery fiction [X], electronic books, electronic books
A Pup's Tale
Martha the dog recounts her early days as a canine criminal after having been adopted by a thief and her partner before being captured by the police and brought to a shelter, where she ultimately met Helen.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: martha (fictional character : meddaugh), dogs, family life, radio and television novels, mystery fiction [X], martha (fictitious character : meddaugh), mystery and detective stories, detective and mystery stories, family, families [X], pets, animals, radio and television novels, mystery fiction [X]
Mystery Ranch
A graphic novel adaptation of Gertrude Chandler Warner's story in which eccentric Aunt Jane needs help on her ranch, so the Aldens, affectionately known as the Boxcar Children, get help from a private detective.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 20
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 440
subjects: boxcar children (fictitious characters), mystery and detective stories, boxcar children (fictional characters), mystery fiction [X], suspense, mystery, orphans, family life, cartoons and comics, mystery graphic novels, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, detective and mystery stories, family, families [X], warner, gertrude chandler, mystery comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, ranches, readers (publications), adaptations, brothers and sisters, ranch life, aunts, detective and mystery fiction, mystery fiction [X]
Martha On The Case
Martha uses her canine detective skills to solve the mystery of who ruined the birthday cake and uncover the truth about a plot to rob the local jewelry store.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: dogs, lost articles, theft, family life, radio and television novels, mystery fiction [X], families [X], stealing, radio and television novels, mystery fiction [X]
The Mystery Of The Lost Colony
Mimi tells Christina and Grant a mystery story about North Carolina's Lost Colony, complete with two boisterous boys, kidnapped coins, a foggy graveyard, a missing friend, and moonlight trip on an old sailing ship.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 890
subjects: families [X], roanoke island (n.c.), north carolina, detective and mystery stories, mystery and detective stories, mystery fiction [X], mystery fiction [X]
The Great Train Mystery
When they travel by train across America, Christina, Grant, Mimi, and Papa find themselves facing mysterious mishaps, spooky surprises, and treacherous tunnels.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 610
subjects: family, detective and mystery stories, mystery fiction [X], railroad trains, family life, mystery and detective stories, families [X], railroad stories, railroads, trains, mystery fiction [X]
Poached
When Teddy Fitzroy is blamed for kidnapping Kazoo the Koala, Teddy realizes he must find and bring Kazoo back to FunJungle--or else Teddy will be sent to juvie as a koala-napper.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 37
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 750
subjects: family life, bullies, zoo animals, zoos, mystery and detective stories, texas, bullying, families [X], mystery fiction [X], audiobooks, mystery fiction [X], children's audiobooks
The Conspiracy Of Us
When sixteen-year-old Avery West learns her family is part of a powerful and dangerous secret society, and that her own life is in danger, she must follow a trail of clues across Europe.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 13
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
subjects: secrecy, secret societies, identity, family life, voyages and travels, families [X], identity (philosophical concept), identity (psychology), secrets, mystery and detective stories, mystery fiction [X], detective and mystery stories, electronic books, mystery fiction [X], electronic books