Entering Grade 9
MYSTERY
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The Haunting of Hill House
by Shirley Jackson Guests arrive at Hill House to investigate rumors of paranormal activity. At first, nothing seems awry except the husband and wife caretakers who leave the grounds before dark falls each night. But soon, the house begins to show its true colors. |
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One of Us Is Lying
by Karen McManus When the creator of a high school gossip app mysteriously dies in front of four high-profile students, all four become suspects. It's up to them to solve the case. |
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Truly Devious
by Maureen Johnson Stevie Bell begs to go away to Ellingham Academy, an elite boarding school in remote Vermont where 80 years earlier a heinous crime was committed. When a copycat murderer strikes, Stevie tries to solve the mystery. |
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A Study in Charlotte (Charlotte Holmes trilogy)
by Katherine Tegen Books The teenage descendants of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson meet at boarding school in Connecticut, and are quickly tasked with solving a murder. |
 
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And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie Ten people are trapped on a private island: one by one they begin to die. Who is the murderer? |
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Three Truths and A Lie
by Brent Hartinger A camping trip goes terribly wrong after a game of three truths and lie between four close friends, and not all of them will live through it. |
 
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We Were Liars
by E. Lockhart Cadence spends every summer on her family’s private island off the coast of Cape Cod. Until one summer when something happens, something no one talks about and Cadence can’t remember. |
 
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Ten
by Gretchen McNeil If you liked Agatha Christie's And then There Were None; Ten has similar plot set with a more modern setting. Ten teens go to an island for a house party and are killed off one by one. |