See whats streaming, limit strong violence or language, and find picks your kids will love with common sense media plus. Theres no doubt about it, kids love a good whodunnit. This is not a series, but they sit on our book shelves as if they are a series, and they certainly all have a wonderful sort of magic in them. Check here for the best clean fantasy and adventure books for teens and tweens. The mysterious benedict society by trenton lee stewart, the westing game by ellen raskin, escape from mr. Discover mystery fiction for tweens, ages 9 to 12 years. Here is our list of the most popular mystery books for teens that will surely intrigue their imaginative gamut, besides giving them a really good reading time.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. These arent just good books, theyre the absolute best books, fiction and nonfiction, to captivate, thrill and intrigue your boys. Not all mystery books are procedurals, starring police officers, lawyers, or other adults. Which brings us to this book list our 50 best books for 11 and 12 yearolds, curated by a panel of childrens literature experts. Although the word tween is a newfangled one, kids ages 812 can certainly appreciate a classic book. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Check out this list of 50 mustread mystery books for kids and 50 mustread young adult mysteries for more great reads. These top mystery series for boys feature males cracking the case. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. When angie was thirteen, she went to girl scout camp with her friends and wandered off into the woods. We rounded up the best of the best to make this one less mystery you need to solve. Mystery book list for elementary, tweens, and teens and their parents just in time for murder on the orient express to hit theaters. The heroine, the young theodosia throckmorton, is the adventuresome daughter of museum curators at the museum of legends and.
Alltime favorite fantasy books for tweens and teens. The shadow cipher by laura ruby ya a morbid taste for bones brother cadfael. Trixie belden series by julie campbell tatham and kathryn kenny grades 35 these books were written about 50 years ago, but this young and savvy detective had quite a few fans in her day and is still a. Lois lane series by gwenda bond ya nobodys secret by michaela mccall ya steeplejack by a.
Alltime favorite fantasy books for tweens and teens by dena mcmurdie. Claudia finds herself transfixed by a statueand the mystery behind itand her fascination leads the two children on an incredible adventure. Ive decided, for purposes of this tween book list, that all books must be older that me. If youre a reader who enjoys adventure, science, and a good dose of mystery, youll love these books. View all start slideshow courtesy of little, brown young readers. Last updated february 14th, 2019 today i wanted to talk about some good mystery books for teens that youngsters can enjoy. Shop genres like action and adventure, mystery, contemporary and more for ages 9 to 12. Mystery book list for elementary, tweens, and teens. Mystery books for pre teens the cozy mystery list blog. This complex, layered fantasy pulls you into a universe or several beyond your imagination. Perfect for elementary students, middle school students and even high school students. Do you need a few books to get your young male reading, engaged, and interested. Weve got some titles for youmysteries are tops here, with our top 10 mystery series for boys featured below.
Horror, highschool romance, action, scifi and more. With a wide range of diverse, courageous, and determined mighty girls at the center of the story, your young reader is sure to find a character she loves. Childrens books the book doctor children and teenagers sherlock crime. Five great mystery books for teens and tweens the inside. The books also contain photos, brain teasers, and puzzles as the kids dive into an adventurous secret mission. Lafevers intended for tween readers this series has everything. And teachers do, toothe pacing and intrigue of a good mystery is often enough to draw even struggling readers into a big, thick book. Not only so, but there are many awesome books where kids just get swept up in something crazy.
Enter a thrilling world of suspense with our wide selection of mystery and crime books. Anybody who read svh as a preteen understands the frivolous allure of this series. The sweet valley high series debuted in 1983 with pure fluff and exaggerated perfection. Youll find a wide variety here, excellent books that appeal to a range of preteen interests. Looking for the best mystery books for teens to foster their imagination. More than 35 books complete this series, and young readers cant seem to get enough. Author lamar giles has carved out a nice space for himself in the young adult mystery genre. I started making these book lists based on what he was reading with 8 books for an 8 year old boy. Preteens need good books that both resonate with their complex lives as well as educate and entertain them. I got an email a few days ago with a request to list some young adult mystery books that this growing generation can also read. Wed recommend any of his books really, but wheres a better place to start this. Happily, the kids never seemed to notice until they were older.
The alltime best books for tweens by parents latina and save pin. There are tons of great books with teen sleuths, spies, and other mystery solvers. This is a time when they are not yet comfortable with ya. Kid tested and mother approved, these book series are great for teens, tweens and adults, too.
Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. This book is a fastpaced mystery thats full of adventure, suspense, and some poop humor. Juvenile fiction, mystery, young reader detective story, light fantasy for kids by karen romano young and jessixa bagley. A city hidden in the northern lights and the mystery of disappearing children make his dark materials an engrossing series. Home news 17 mystery books that will keep you guessing. Both classic novels and new releases are included, so you can encourage your tween to read a book you remember fondly from your own childhood, or help her discover a new favorite. Fantasy, mystery, science fiction, school stories whatever. If youre looking for some exciting, fastpaced, and adventuresome mysteries, look no further. They might even keep your kids up past their bedtime trying to.
Let me start by saying that my nowteenage boys are not avid bookworms. Kids mystery books are engaging and entertaining a great style of book for reluctant readers. If you know a tween girl who loves to read or if you know a tween girl that youd like to coax into reading these are a great start. So, i knew that i wanted to put together a collection of great mystery chapter books for kids. School is out and its time for kids to crack down on. All of these books for tweens are available on amazon freetime. Five books in the olympians series, and then others in the percy jackson world.
Older readers will love the spinoff of the billie b brown books, billie b mystery, in which billie b brown starts a secret mystery club with her friends. Fifty twisty middle school mystery books for the budding sleuth, organized by grade level. Youre right they look like theyll be difficult to find, but well worth the quest. Hartley ya the disappearances by emily bain murphy ya york. All it takes is a captivating book 1, and theyre off and running. Thank you, alfred, for telling us about the clue mystery series.
Clean ya books for teens, tweens, or anyone clean teen books. These suspenseful, thrilling stories for young adults will grab your teens attention until the final pages. One of the easiest ways to get kids hooked on reading is to get them into a great book series. This popular modern classic is loosely based on a true story. Perhaps thats fine for some, but according to our conversations with several librarians, we are losing readers as they hit the tween and early teen years. Cassie, the 17yearold protagonist of the book, is a natural. Below are the mystery books for kids we think will keep your kids turning pages until the big reveal. Book publishers want to sell books, and when the average age of readers goes up, you can expect the content to change with it. My tenyearold is the kind of kid who is still reading in bed long after his siblings have fallen asleep.
Whether its a new stepparent, a strange neighbor, a haunted house, or a straightup murder mystery, these horror books for teens revel in the. I just added them to the list of mystery books for pre teens. Franklin folsom wrote a set of books for the whitman publishing company as troy nesbit. While the goosebumps series is probably the most popular, the fear street series is a bit more sophisticated and appropriate for older kids. The 10 best book series for tween girls school mum. His books are still going strong, and still a great starting place for tweens just getting into scary stories. It is a scifi mystery as they try to get to the bottom of everything thats happening with a girl named suzy trudell and the teachers at marley elementary school. In order to make this list of books for 12 year olds i decided to poke around my tween s bookshelf to see what he was reading. And though these texts feature boys in starring roles, any readerboy or girl alike. Discover gripping crime fiction, cozy mysteries, detective novels, police stories, and more pageturning books you wont be able to put down. The first book in the series has nearly a thousand amazon ratings and is widely loved by kids and adult alike.