Detective Dinosaur (Series). James Skofield ... Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew (
Series). Carolyn Keene .... Nancy Drew: Girl Detective (Graphic. Novels) (Series).
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Big Max Bones and the Big Yellow Mystery Dot & Jabber and the Big Bug Mystery Scooby Doo! Hello Reader! (Series) Young Cam Jansen (Series) Detective Dinosaur (Series) Aunt Eater’s Mystery (Series) Camp Knock Knock Mystery, The Case of … (I Can Read – Level 2) High-Rise Private Eyes (Series) Inspector Hopper (Series) Marty Frye, Private Eye Nate the Great (Series) Olivia Sharp (Series) Otto and Uncle Tooth Adventure (Series) Rollo and Tweedy and the Ghost At Dougal Castle Tuna Surprise Adam Sharp (Series) Cam Jansen (Series) Case of the Garden Monster Case of the Sneaky Stinger Gus & Gertie & the Missing Pearl Invisible Inc. – Hello Reader (Series) Meg MacKintosh (Series) Mystery of the Tooth Gremlin Powder Puff Puzzle, The Sly the Sleuth (Series) Web Files, The Houdini Club Magic Mystery (Series) Calendar Club Mysteries (Series) Capital Mysteries (Series) Case of the Elevator Duck, The Circus Mystery, The Clues Brothers (Series) Flatfoot Fox (Series) Gerard Giraffe Private Investigator Golden Locket, The
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Kin Platt David Adler Ellen Stoll Walsh Gail Herman David Adler James Skofield Doug Cushman Betsy Duffey Crosby Bonsall Cynthia Rylant Doug Cushman Janet Tashjian Marjorie W. Sharmat Marjorie Weinman Shermat Geoffrey Hayes Laura Jean Allen Ronald Kidd George Edward Stanley David Adler Nancy Bentley Nancy Bentley Joan Lowery Nixon Elizabeth Levy Lucinda Landon Bonnie Graves Patricia Reily Giff Donna Jo Napoli Margie Palatini David Adler Nancy Star Ron Roy Polly Berrien Berends Irene Schultz Franklin Dixon Eth Clifford Tracey Reeder Michelle White
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Mystery Book List Level Title M Grandpa’s Teeth M Nancy Drew Notebooks (Series) M Return of the Third Grade Ghost Hunters M Stella Brite (Series) N A to Z Mysteries (Series) N Abracadabra Series (Series) N Adventures of Mary Kate & Ashley (Series) N Andy Russell Mystery (Series) N Black Velvet Mystery, The N Fletcher Mystery (Series) N Jack Russell Dog Detective (Series) N Jigsaw Jones (Series) N Joe Sherlock, Kid Detective (Series) N Little Wolf, Forest Detective N Liza, Bill and Jed Mysteries (Series) N Max Malone and the Great Cereal Rip-off N Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew (Series) N New Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley N Polka Dot Private Eye (Series) N Something Queer (Series) N Third-Grade Detectives (Series) N Wild Willie Mystery (Series) N-R Raven Hill Mystery (Series) O Baby-Sitters Club Mysteries (Series) O Boxcar Children (Series) O Bud Barkin, Private Eye O Chet Gecko (Series) O Detective LaRue O Doyle and Fossey Science Detectives (Series) O Meg Mackintosh (Series) O Mystic Lighthouse Mysteries (Series) O Pony Pals (Series) O Smiffy Blue: Ace Crime Detective O Solve it Yourself Mysteries O Spray-Paint Mystery O-P Spider Kane (Series) O-R Culpepper Adventures (Series) O-R Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs (Series)
Author Rod Clement Carolyn Keene Grace Maccarone Sara Latta Ron Roy Peter Lerangis Several Authors David Adler Carolyn Keene Elizabeth Levy Darrel Odgers James Preller Dave Keane Ian Whybrow Peggy Parish Charlotte Herman Carolyn Keene Series – Several Authors Patricia Reilly Giff Elizabeth Levy George Edward Stanley Barbara Joosse Emily Rodda Ann M. Martin Gertrude Warner James Howe Bruce Hale Mark Teague Michele Torrey
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Lucinda Landon Laura E. Williams Jeanne Betancourt Walter Dean Myers Hy Conrad Angela Shelf Medearis Mary Pope Osborne Gary Paulsen Sharon Draper
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Mystery Book List Level P P P P P P P P-Q P-T Q Q Q Q Q R RC R R R R R R
Title Bad Day at Riverbend Basil of Baker Street Encyclopedia Brown (Series) Howliday Inn Mary Moon is Missing Murder on the Canadian Wanted…Mud Blossom Hank the Cowdog Series Diamond Brothers (Series) Day the Fifth Grade Disappeared, The Half-Moon Investigations (Series) Spy X (Series) Who is Stealing the Twelve Days of Christmas? You Be the Detective Absolutely True Story…, The (Series) hristina’s Ghost Great Googlestein Museum Mystery, The No More Magic (Please Note: Excerpt from this book is used in TCRWP Set 2, Level R assessment.)
On the Run (Series) One Hundredth Thing About Caroline, The Sebastian Barth Mystery Series Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars (Series) R Vancouver Nightmare S Bell, the Book, and the Spellbinder, The S Calder Game, The S Chasing Vermeer S Clue Jr. (Series) S Dead Letter S Dollhouse Murders, The S&V Herculeah Jones Mystery (Series) S Lewis Barnavelt Mysteries (Series) S S S S S
Macaroni Boy Missing Manatee, The Mr. Chickee's Funny Money Traces (Series) Two-Minute Mysteries
Author Chris Van Allsburg Eve Titus Donald J. Sobol James Howe Patricia Peilly Giff Eric Wilson Betsy Byars John R. Erickson Anthony Horowitz Terri Fields Eoin Colfer Peter Lerangis Martha Freeman
Book Type Picture Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book
Marvin Miller Willo Davis Roberts Betty Wright Jean Van Leeuwen Avi
Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book
Gordon Korman Lois Lowry James Howe Michael Citrin
Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book
Eric Wilson Brad Strickland Blue Balliett Blue Balliett Parker Hinter Betsy Byars Betty Ren Wright Betsy Byars B. Strickland & John Belliars Katherine Ayres Cynthia DeFelice Christopher Paul Curtis Malcolm Rose Donald Sobol
Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Short Story Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Short Story
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Mystery Book List Level S S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T-X U U U U U U U U U U U V V V V V V V V
Title Ulysses Moore (Series) Wright 3, The Echo Falls Mystery (Series) Fire Bug Connection, The Forensic Mystery (Series) Ghost and Mrs. Hobbs, The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers (Graphic Novels) (Series) Hermux Tantamoq (Series) Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery (Series) Man Who Was Poe, The Nancy Drew: Girl Detective (Graphic Novels) (Series) National Park Mysteries (Series) Regarding the… (Series) Roman Mysteries (Series) Undercover Girl (Series) Sammy Keyes (Series) (levels vary, most are level T) Blood Trail Chinatown Mysteries (Series) Cousins in the Castle Crime Files: Four Minute Forensic Mysteries (Series) Demon in the Teahouse, The In Darkness, Death Moonlight Man Pete the Cat (Series) Picture Perfect Room One: A Mystery or Two Who Really Killed Cock Robin? Come Morning Ghost Belonged to Me, The House of Dies Drear Letters From Camp: A Mystery Lily’s Ghosts Silent to the Bone Trial by Journal Westing Game
Author Pierdomenico Baccalario Blue Balliett Peter Abrahams Jean Craighead George Alane Ferguson Cynthia DeFelice Scott Lobdell
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Michael Hoeye John Feinstein Avi Stefan Petrucha
Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book
Gloria Skurzynski Kate Klise Caroline Lawrence Christine Harris Wendelin Van Draanen
Chapter Book Multi-Genre Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book
Nancy Springer Laurence Yep Barbara Brooks Wallace Jeremy Brown
Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book
Dorothy Hoobler Thomas Hoobler Betty Wright Peg Kehret Elaine Marie Alphin Andrew Clements Jean Craighead George Leslie Davis Guccione Richard Peck Virginia Hamilton Kate Klise Laura Ruby E.L. Konigsburg Kate Klise Ellen Raskin
Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book
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Mystery Book List Level Title W Case of the Baker Street Irregular W Down the Rabbit Hole W Enola Holmes Mystery (Series) W Hoot W How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found W Lady Grace Mysteries (Series) W Lord of the Kill W Mystery of the Fool and the Vanisher, The W Starbuck Twins Mystery Series (Double Trouble, Squared and others) W Trouble with Lemons X Dead Man in Indian Creek, The Y Gilda Joyce (Series) Y Mysterious Benedict Society, The Y Sally Lockhart Mysteries (Series) Z Detective Stories (Story Library) Z Montmorency (Series)
Author Robert Newman Peter Abrahams Nancy Springer Carl Hiaasen Chapt Sara Nickerson
Book Type Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book er Book Chapter Book
Grace Cavendish Theodore Taylor David & Ruth Ellwand Kathryn Lansky
Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book
Daniel Hayes Mary Downing Hahn Jennifer Allison Trenton Lee Stewart Philip Pullman Edited by Phillip Pullman Eleanor Updale
Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Short Stories Chapter Book
Recommended Texts Without Levels Title Coffin on a Case Freaky Joe Club, The Ghost Twins Series Mystery of the Plant that Ate Dirty Socks, The “Who Waxed Mad Max?” short story in But That’s Another Story (editor – Sandy Asher)
Author Eve Bunting P. J. McMahon Dian Curtis Regan Nancy McArthur
Book Type Picture Book Chapter Book Chapter Book Chapter Book
Gary L. Blackwood
Short Story
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