Books about mystery
34 books that US schools assign on this theme
A Mischief of Mice
Christie Matheson
Grades K–3
A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall
Jasmine Warga
Grades 3–6
All the Lovely Bad Ones
Mary Downing Hahn
Grades 5–8
Cryptid Hunters
Roland Smith
Grades 5–8
Down the Rabbit Hole
Peter Abrahams
Grades 2–8
Final Word (The Winterton Deception #1)
Janet Sumner Johnson
Grades 3–7
Fowl Play
Kristin O'Donnell Tubb
Grades 3–6
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
E.L. Konigsburg
Grades 4–6 · Lexile 700L
Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead House
R.L. Stine
Grades 3–7
Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective
Janet Tashjian
Grades 3–6
How to Survive Your Murder
Danielle Valentine
Grades 9–12
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All
Chanel Miller
Grades 3–6
