# Middle Grade Mystery books assigned in US schools

**3** books in the Middle Grade Mystery genre that US schools assign. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Lexile range:** 490L–700L
**Grade span:** 2–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/genre/middle-grade-mystery
**Wikipedia (entity):** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_grade
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- independence (2)
- mystery (2)
- art
- family
- friendship
- history
- justice
- race
- resourcefulness
- running away

## Authors in this genre

- E.L. Konigsburg
- Gertrude Chandler Warner
- Varian Johnson

## Middle Grade Mystery titles

- [From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler](https://readinglist.school/book/from-the-mixed-up-files-of-mrs-basil-e-frankweiler) by E.L. Konigsburg _(700L · Grades 4–6)_
- [The Boxcar Children](https://readinglist.school/book/the-boxcar-children) by Gertrude Chandler Warner _(490L · Grades 2–4)_
- [The Parker Inheritance](https://readinglist.school/book/the-parker-inheritance) by Varian Johnson _(610L · Grades 6–8)_

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