Items16The creator’s order
  1. 1Nate The Great (Nate The Great) (1972)Nate The Great (Nate The Great) (1972) 9.3/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 1972Annie's painting of her dog Fang disappears while the paint is still wet. Nate starts by asking what color it was and who was around while it dried. Beginning readers can hold those two details in mind and look for another painting that doesn't quite fit.0
  2. 2King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats (2017)King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats (2017)Published Jan 1, 2017King is under suspicion after the peanut butter dog treats disappear, but his breath offers Kayla a clue. King notices a different smell in the house. This early reader gives the detective partners different evidence and shows them making lists that children can follow.0
  3. 3Cam Jansen: The Mystery of the Stolen DiamondsCam Jansen: The Mystery of the Stolen DiamondsAfter a jewelry-store robbery, Cam can go back over the scene in her mind as if she took a photograph. Notice what the people near the store were doing before she starts replaying it. Short chapters and a small set of details make this a good first mystery to solve alongside the detective.0
  4. 4The absent author (1997)The absent author (1997) 9.2/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 1997Wallis Wallace misses a bookstore signing, so Dink and his friends start checking the places the writer was due to visit. Follow the planned route and notice where the story stops matching it. It gives newly independent chapter-book readers a sequence they can reconstruct as the three friends…0
  5. 5Detective Gordon: The First CaseDetective Gordon: The First CaseA squirrel reports stolen nuts, and Detective Gordon makes a chart to narrow the suspects. See which animals like nuts, can climb trees, and leave tracks in snow, then compare your guesses with Gordon and Buffy’s. The illustrations and the detective's habit of stopping for cake make it an easy…0
  6. 6The buried bones mystery (2011)The buried bones mystery (2011)Published Jan 1, 2011Ziggy and his friends plan to bury their own treasures near the clubhouse and dig up a box of bones instead. Start with where the box turns up and what the boys can actually see when they open it. Young chapter-book readers can sort those facts from the guesses the friends make as they scare each…0
  7. 7Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (1963)Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (1963) 9.3/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 1963Each short case gives readers a chance to catch a contradiction before turning to the solution at the back. Try one at a time and say which detail gives away a bad explanation. The short format works well for a reader who wants to finish a whole investigation in one sitting.0
  8. 8The Secret of the Old ClockThe Secret of the Old ClockNancy Drew is looking for a missing will, and an old clock comes into the story as she talks to people who knew its owner. Keep track of who remembers the clock and where they last saw it. It's a middle-grade choice for children who like following an object through several people's accounts.0
  9. 9The London Eye mystery (2008)The London Eye mystery (2008) 8.9/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2008Ted and Kat see Salim get on the London Eye, but they don't see him leave after the ride. Ted watches the time and tracks the capsule around the wheel. Middle-grade readers can use that sequence to make a list of possible explanations and then cross them off as the siblings learn more.0
  10. 10The Parker inheritance (2018)The Parker inheritance (2018) 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2018Candice finds a letter that sends her and Brandon looking into a South Carolina town's history. Watch for the details of an old tennis match as they compare what the letter says with what people remember and what the town recorded. This middle-grade mystery gives readers a reason to ask whose…0