Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case

By Donald J. Sobol

Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville's ten-year-old star detective. With an uncanny knack for trivia, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But...

Kadookie Head

By Irene F. Figarsky

The Watcher in the Shadows

By Chris Moriarty

At the turn of the twentieth century, New York’s Bowery District becomes the scene of a terrible murder when the Klezmer King gets fried to a crisp by his Electric Tuxedo—on stage! The Inquisitor’s...

The Sultan's Tigers

By Josh Lacey

As in the middle grade series debut Island of Thieves, scrappy twelve-year-old Tom Trelawney and his swashbuckling Uncle Harvey are a dynamite combination—in the dangerous, explosive sort of way. T...

The case of the stolen sixpence

By Holly Webb

Junior sleuth Maisie Hitchins, who lives in her grandmother's boarding house in Victorian London, uncovers an intriguing plot involving stolen sausages, pilfered halfpennies, and a fast-paced bicyc...

Heaven Is Paved with Oreos

By Catherine Gilbert Murdock

Fourteen-year-old Sarah Zorn intends to spend the summer with her “boyfriend” Curtis, waiting for a dead calf  to decompose in time for the science fair. Her plans are upended when her fake-boyfrie...

We ll never be apart

By Emiko Jean

Haunted by memories of the fire that killed her boyfriend, seventeen-year-old Alice Monroe is in a mental ward when, with support from fellow patient Chase, she begins to confront hidden truths in...

The Case of the Stolen Sixpence: The Mysteries of Maisie Hitchins Book 1

By Holly Webb

In the tradition of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries comes The Mysteries of Maisie Hitchins!Twelve-year-old Maisie is a noticing sort of person. Thats why she is convinced she would make an excellent...

The Best American Short Stories 2018

By Roxane Gay, Heidi Pitlor

Best-selling, award-winning, pop culture powerhouse Roxane Gay guest edits this year’s Best American Short Stories, the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction. “I am looking...

The Junkyard Bot: Robots Rule, Book 1

By C. J. Richards

George Gearing is a whiz with mechanics, which isn’t surprising, since his uncle runs a scrapyard. George has a ton of friends—but unfortunately they are all either robotic or over 65. But when his...