Entering Grade 9

MYSTERY

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Thin Air
​by Kellie M. Parker
Let's set the scene: twelve teens are on a private jet on their way to Paris to compete in a scholarship contest. No one expected the contest to start on the plane but it does and then so do the murders. Everyone here has secrets but would they kill to keep them? This is a fun, fast read for fans of One of Us is Lying and Agatha Christie.
Death at Morning House
by Maureen Johnson
A huge, secluded mansion turned museum is full of its teenage summer employees but their manager has gone missing. Where did their manager go? Why was the house abandoned shortly after it was built in the 1920s? Why do the surrounding neighbors avoid going near the house? Is there more buried here than just secrets?
One of Us Is Lying series
by Karen M. 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. 
Truly Devious series
​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.
​A Study in Charlotte series
​by Brittany Cavallaro
The teenage descendants of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson meet at boarding school in Connecticut, and are quickly tasked with solving a murder.
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?
The Inheritance Games series
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
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 catch? Avery has no idea why -- or even who Tobias Hawthorne is.
Harlem Shuffle
​by Colson Whitehead
To his customers and neighbors on 125th street, Carney is an upstanding salesman of reasonably priced furniture, making a decent life for himself and his family. He's also a slightly crooked thief who gets in on a bad deal and is thrust into the underworld of Harlem crime. Can Ray avoid getting killed, save his cousin, and grab his share of the big score, all while maintaining his reputation as the go-to source for all your quality home furniture needs? 
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