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Andi unstoppable: an Andi Boggs novel (An Andi Boggs Novel)
By Amanda Flower. 2015
Andi and her best friend Colin team up with her rival Ava to compete in a seventh-grade science project to…
be the first to spot a rare bird in the woods. They run into the town's resident ghost instead and investigate. For grades 4-7. 2015Andi unexpected: an Andi Boggs novel (An Andi Boggs Novel)
By Amanda Flower, Zondervan Staff. 2013
After the death of her parents, twelve-year-old Andora "Andi" Boggs discovers evidence of her forgotten namesake, a missing relative, which…
leads her into a family mystery rooted in the Great Depression. For grades 4-7. 2013Andi under pressure: an Andi Boggs novel (An Andi Boggs Novel)
By Amanda Flower. 2014
While attending a prestigious science camp, twelve-year-old Andi and her new best friend, Colin Carter, investigate a series of practical…
jokes being blamed on a sweet, elderly janitor. For grades 4-7. 2014The sixty-eight rooms (The Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventures)
By Greg Call, Marianne Malone, Gina Triplett. 2010
On a sixth-grade field trip to the Art Institute of Chicago, Ruthie and Jack discover a small magic key that…
shrinks them to fit into the Thorne Rooms--minidioramas from different eras. But Ruthie and Jack are not the first visitors to explore inside these tiny rooms. For grades 4-7. 2010October mourning: a song for Matthew Shepard
By Lesléa Newman, Leslea Newman. 2012
Relates, from various points of view, events from the night of October 6, 1998, when twenty-one-year-old Matthew Shepard, a gay…
college student, was lured out of a Wyoming bar, savagely beaten, tied to a fence, and left to die. Violence and strong language. Award winnerDen of thieves: a Cat Royal adventure (A Cat Royal Adventure Ser. #3)
By Julia Golding, Roaring Brook Press. 2009
London and Paris, 1791. When the Theater Royal closes, Miss Catherine "Cat" Royal loses her job and home. But after…
Mr. Sheridan proposes sending her to Paris disguised as a ballerina to report on the Revolutionary War, Cat accepts--and becomes a spy. For grades 5-8. 2007Cat among the pigeons (A Cat Royal Adventure Ser. #2)
By Julia Golding, Roaring Brook Press. 2008
London, 1790s. Catherine "Cat" Royal, an orphan who lives at the Drury Lane Theater, rallies her companions to try to…
save her friend Pedro from the clutches of Mr. Hawkins, a slave master who considers Pedro his property. For grades 5-8. 2006The diamond of Drury Lane: a Cat Royal adventure (A Cat Royal Adventure Ser. #1)
By Julia Golding, Roaring Brook Press. 2008
London, 1790. Streetwise beyond her tender years, orphan Catherine "Cat" Royal tries to find a diamond supposedly hidden in the…
Drury Lane Theater where she lives. This treasure hunt involves two bare-knuckled boxers, three enemies, and four hundred and thirty-eight rioters. For grades 5-8. 2006The dolphins of Laurentum (The Roman Mysteries Ser. #4)
By Caroline Lawrence, Roaring Brook Press. 2003
Italy, A.D. 79. Following The Assassins of Rome (DB 57894) Flavia Gemina's family is bankrupt after their trading ship sinks.…
Flavia and her friends Lupus, Nubia, and Jonathan plan to retrieve sunken treasure, but the slave dealer who killed Lupus's parents is also after the loot. For grades 5-8. 2003The assassins of Rome (The Roman Mysteries Ser. #5)
By Caroline Lawrence, Roaring Brook Press. 2003
Rome, A.D. 79. Jonathan, from Pirates of Pompeii (DB 57213), on a twofold quest to find his long lost mother…
and warn the emperor of an assassination plot, joins Jewish uncle Simeon. Danger lurks in the palace, where Jonathan's friends Nubia, Lupus, and Flavia Gemina follow him. For grades 5-8. 2002The pirates of Pompeii (The Roman Mysteries Ser. #3)
By Caroline Lawrence, Roaring Brook Press. 2003
In the chaos after Mt. Vesuvius has erupted, burying Pompeii, Flavia Gemina and her friends seek shelter in a refugee…
camp where children begin disappearing. Flavia's investigations reveal that a powerful citizen may be involved. Sequel to The Secrets of Vesuvius (DB 57214). For grades 5-8. 2002The secrets of Vesuvius (The Roman Mysteries Ser. #2)
By Caroline Lawrence, Roaring Brook Press. 2001
Flavia Gemina, from The Thieves of Ostia (DB 55246), and her companions journey to her uncle's farm after rescuing Roman…
admiral Pliny from a capsized boat. On the farm there is a riddle to solve and signs that Mt. Vesuvius nearby will soon erupt. For grades 5-8. 2001I am the cheese: a novel (Laurel-Leaf Books)
By Robert Cormier. 1977
Chilling tale of fourteen-year-old Adam Farmer's desperate search for his father and for a mysterious past that he must not…
remember if he is to remain alive. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1977The thieves of Ostia: a Roman mystery (The Roman Mysteries Ser. #1)
By Caroline Lawrence, Roaring Brook Press. 2002
In the Roman port of Ostia in A.D. 79, Flavia Gemina solves her first mystery with the help of unlikely…
friends. When Jonathan's pet and other dogs are found beheaded, Flavia wants to find out who is doing it and why. But sleuthing has its dangers. Some violence. For grades 5-8. 2001More two-minute mysteries
By Donald J. Sobol. 1971
The truth as told by Mason Buttle
By Leslie Connor. 2018
As he grieves his best friend Benny's death, Mason and his friend Calvin, who are targeted by the neighborhood bullies,…
create an underground haven for themselves. But when Calvin goes missing, Mason finds himself in trouble. For grades 5-8. 2018Nancy Clancy, secret admirer (Nancy Clancy 2)
By Jane O'Connor. 2013
Nancy Clancy, super sleuth (Nancy Clancy Ser. #1)
By Jane O'Connor. 2012
As a fan of Nancy Drew, Nancy Clancy eagerly searches for a missing prized possession. Sleuth Clancy's investigation leads her…
to the culprit--who happens to be someone close to her. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 2012Real-life situations at home, play, or outdoors that require math to solve. In "A Measured Response" two boys without a…
measuring container substitute a soda can and a water bottle. In "A Slice of Life" the challenge is dividing pizza. For grades 4-7. 2010Stolen
By Lucy Christopher. 2010
Sixteen-year-old Gemma, a British city-dweller, is abducted while on vacation with her parents and taken to the Australian outback. She…
soon realizes that escape attempts are futile and comes to an understanding about her captor. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2010