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Mysteries

Here are some suggestions to help you get started finding that perfect book for your Mystery assignment. Look the titles up online to get summaries to help you decide which one to choose.  Or browse online on your own to find that perfect mystery novel!
But wait! How do we find these books while social distancing???  Sure you can purchase them through your favorite bookseller, but you can also try to borrow them for free from your local public library.  Head to the Nassau Digital Doorway or Hoopla to download eBooks and Audiobooks for free from your local public library.  Just follow the prompts to select your library from the list and then enter the barcode information from the back of your library card.  Once you are in, you can search for these books and many, many more...all available for a free 2-week download to the personal device of your choice! (Just be sure to choose the correct file format - Kindle, epub, Ipad, etc.).  Keep in mind that everyone is social distancing right now, so you might want to have a few choices because your first choice might not be available right away.  If you do not have a Public Library card, CLICK HERE to register for a free Nassau County Digital Library Card.
Nassau Digital Doorway



Mystery Books

City of Orphans - Avi
If You Find This - Baker
Chasing Vermeer - Balliett
The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place - Berry
Finding Mighty - Chari
The London Eye Mystery - Dowd
Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation - Gibbs
The Van Gogh Deception - Hicks
Evil Genius - Jinks
The Parker Inheritance - Johnson 
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - Konigsburg
A Spy in the House - Lee
The Apothecary - Meloy
Ali Cross - Patterson
The Westing Game - Raskin
Tokyo Heist - Renn
Holes - Sachar
When You Reach Me - Stead
Murder is Bad Manners - Stevens
The Mysterious Benedict Society - Stewart
The Emperor's Riddle - Zhang


Hoopla



​Mystery Series

Mickey Bolitar - Coban
Devlin Quick Mysteries - Fairstein
Knightly & Son - Gavin
Spy School - Gibbs
Theodore Boone - Grisham

Nancy Drew Files - Keene
The Apothecary - Meloy
Greenglass House - Milford
Boy Sherlock Homes - Peacock
York - Ruby
Blackthorn Key - Sands
Lockwood & Co - Stroud
Mo & Dale Mysteries - Turnage
Sammy Keyes - Van Draanen
The 39 Clues - Various authors

Need to know what order the series books go in?  Check out a searchable series book list HERE or HERE, or you can google it!
Also, check out Book Riot's 50 Must-Read Middle School Mystery Books for some additional suggestions
If you have any questions, feel free to fill out this "Ask Your Librarian" Google Form to reach me, Mrs. Mathieu-Leo and I'll get back to you!
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