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Reading levels are indicated: “beginning” is for readers who are starting to learn English, while “intermediate” and “advanced” are for readers with some experience in the language.
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39 Clues series, various authors
Book 1: The Maze of Bones
​by Rick Riordan
Amy and Dan try to find the lost source of their family's power by decoding 39 clues throughout the world. (beginning)
​The Liars Society by Alison Gerber
Set at a Boston area private school, this book is full of mystery and a secret society. Our main character and her group of friends get pulled into a dangerous mission where she seems to be deeply involved. This is a fast-paced, thrilling, and suspenseful story for mystery lovers. (intermediate)
Greenglass House                                            
by Kate Milford
​Greenglass House is a smugglers inn run by Milo’s parents. One night, before their winter holiday, unexpected guests begin to arrive and it becomes clear that the house is hiding something, and Milo is going to find out what. (intermediate)
The Inheritance Games
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
​First in the series
Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes change in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Avery virtually his entire fortune. The strange thing? Avery has no idea why--or even who Tobias Hawthorne is​. (advanced)
The London Eye Mystery
by Siobhan Dowd
A brother and sister overcome their differences to try to find their cousin, who disappeared in mid-air while riding the London Eye ferris wheel. (intermediate)
One of Us is Lying series
by Karen M. McManus
Five students enter detention, and all have been posted about on the anonymous school chat board by Simon. By the end of detention, Simon is dead, and it wasn’t an accident. Which of the four had enough to lose to commit a murder and will they strike again? (advanced)
The Blackthorn Key 
by Kevin Sands
Christopher was happy, learning how to solve complex codes and puzzles and creating powerful medicines and potions as an apprentice to Master Blackthorn. But when a mysterious cult begins to prey on London’s pharmacies, the trail of murders grows closer and closer to Blackthorn’s shop. With time running out, Christopher must use every skill he’s learned to discover the key to a terrible secret with the power to tear the world apart. (intermediate)
The Secret of Locker 24
by Wil Mara
Not only has Locker 24 not been opened in 20 years, there are vague rumors that it's dangerous to touch it. When Emily sees it open one day, she is drawn to look inside... (beginning)
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made              
by Stephan Pastis
Timmy launches a detective business with a polar bear partner in this funny mystery. First in a series. (beginning)
Unsolved Mysteries series
The 500 Million Dollar Heist by Tom Sullivan
In 1990, in Boston, two thieves posing as police, entered the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Eighty-one minutes later they left with 500 million dollars worth of artwork. How did they do it and how close are the authorities to solving the case? (intermediate)
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