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The Mysterious Matter of I. M. Fine
by Diane StanleyStrange things have been happening at Franny's new school.First it was the Jelly Worm Fad.Then came the exploding headaches that kept students home for days.When the latest creepy phenomenon lands her sister in the hospital, Franny and her new friend, Beamer, try to get to the bottom of it.Following a hunch, Franny discovers the one link that all these kids share--they're rabid fans of I. M. Fine, author of the mega-popular Chillers series.But I. M. Fine is nowhere to be found ... or is he)Admirers of Diane Stanley's celebrated nonfiction picture-book biographies and her critically acclaimed novel, A Time Apart, are in for a treat as she shows her playful side in this quirky, fast-paced, and humorous mystery.
The Mysterious Visitor: Trixie Belden (Trixie Belden, Girl Detective)
by Julie CampbellThere&’s a new face in Sleepyside, and Trixie Belden is sure this stranger is up to no good. Too bad no one else believes her. But if anyone can get to the truth of this visitor&’s real motives, it&’s detective Trixie!Trixie Belden hasn&’t talked to Diana Lynch in a long time—not since her family got incredibly rich…and snobby. But the week before Halloween, Trixie and her best friend, Honey, spot Diana looking a little down, and Trixie knows it is time to put old grievances in the past.Except the past is exactly the problem for Diana. Her long-lost uncle Monty recently arrived from Arizona, and Diana is less than thrilled about the reunion. Monty won&’t stop pulling pranks, he is eager to buy lavish presents, and he constantly embarrasses Diana in front of all of her friends. Worst of all, he&’s insisting that Diana host a Halloween party.Monty may have fooled the adults, but Trixie is convinced he&’s wearing a costume of his own. Can Trixie unmask Uncle Monty&’s tricks and prove he is an imposter—or will Di be the one who is sent packing?
The Mystery At Dolphin Cove
by Carole MarshIn The Mystery at Dolphin Cove you will encounter…. One dolphin darling! Two bottlenoses breaching! Three dejected dolphins! Four wet kids! And lots of click and whistles!
The Mystery Of History: The Early Church And The Middle Ages
by Linda Lacour HobarOne of Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum The Mystery of History provides a historically accurate, Bible-centered approach to learning ancient history. The completely chronological lessons shed new light on who walked the earth when, as well as on where important Bible figures fit into secular history. Volume 2 covers the Early Church to the Middle Ages. This unique history curriculum was written for 4th-8th graders, but it is adaptable for both older and younger students.
The Mystery Of The Moss-Covered Mansion (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #18)
by Carolyn Keene Russell H. TandyWhy is the moss covered mansion so fiercely guarded by the red bearded man and what are the horrible sounds coming from there? And, can Nancy help her dad find a missing heiress? Join Nancy Drew along with Bess Marvin and George Fayne as they help the famous lawyer, Carson Drew, locate a missing heiress, uncover multiple crimes, and reunite long lost friends. This is the original story lines, not to be confused with later condensed, updated versions. This eighteenth book in the Nancy Drew series was originally published in 1941. In the late 1950s, the Nancy Drew books were revised and condensed. This is the version published before the revisions.
The Mystery Off Glen Road (Trixie Belden #5)
by Julie CampbellWhen a storm blows through Sleepyside, the Bob-Whites' clubhouse is crushed by a fallen tree. Trixie, Honey, and their brothers set to work at the Wheelers' game preserve to raise the money to repair it. Of course, no one expected Trixie to stumble across the trail of a dangerous poacher!
The Mystery at Bob-White Cave (Trixie Belden #11)
by Kathryn KennyThe Bob-Whites are off to the Ozarks to visit the Beldens' Uncle Andrew. Trixie can't wait to explore the mysterious caves there because she has another scheme up her sleeve. There is a reward for anyone who can find three "ghost cave fish." Nothing will stop Trixie from finding them - not bats or wild cats or even a real ghost!
The Mystery at Lilac Inn: The Mystery At Lilac Inn (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #4)
by Carolyn KeeneNancy and her friend Helen visit their friend Emily Willouby at the Lilac Inn, which Emily now owns, to help her plan her wedding. Emily plans on selling inherited diamonds in order to help fix up the Lilac Inn. <P><P>However, Nancy soon learns that someone has been impersonating her and making expensive purchases under her name. Soon after, Emily's diamonds are stolen! Can Nancy find the thieves and recover the missing diamonds?
The Mystery at Peacock Hall (Boxcar Children #63)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Charles TangA distant relative asks for the help of the Boxcar children when enigmatic events start happening at her mansion.
The Mystery at Skeleton Point (Boxcar Children #91)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Hodges SoileauWhen Grandfather's friend bought Skeleton Point, she invited the Alden children to help her fix it up. But this empty mansion is even spookier than it looks. The man who used to live there studied bones--and the house it filled with skeletons! Then the mansion's valuable statues begin to disappear. Could the Skeleton Point ghost be causing mischief?
The Mystery at the Broken Bridge (The Home School Detectives #6)
by John BibeeJosh and the other Home School Detectives join their church in a Good Friday service project at the Bridgewood Apartments, and Josh's new basketball disappears. Josh suspects the "Bridge Kids," a rough group who claim the broken-down wooden footbridge near their apartment as their territory. But when Ms. Carson's stolen purse is found in Josh's guitar case, he becomes a prime suspect himself. How can Josh defend himself against the false charges? Why is there sudden rash of stealing? Who wants to meet Josh secretly to answer his questions? These and other mysteries set the Home School Detectives on a case that reveals not only a greedy, cold-hearted scheme, but also the importance of building bridges.
The Mystery at the Ski Jump (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #29)
by Carolyn KeeneWhen Nancy learns that the Drews' housekeeper has been duped by an elegantly dressed woman into buying a stolen fur piece, the young detective starts a search for the clever swindler. To Nancy's astonishment, she discovers that the woman is using the name Nancy Drew. The dishonest acts of the impostor point the finger of suspicion at Nancy herself and result in her being questioned by the police. Nancy's determination to capture the elusive, dangerous Mitzi Channing takes her to northern New York State and Canada. At a gala winter event Nancy meets this situation and turns the tables on Mitzi Channing and her fellow thieves makes another thrilling Carolyn Keene mystery. In the late 1950s the Nancy Drew books were shortened and condensed, This is the version published before the revision.
The Mystery in Arizona (Trixie Belden #6)
by Julie CampbellDi Lynch's Uncle Monty has invited Trixie, Honey, and the rest of the Bob-Whites to his Arizona dude ranch for winter vacation. There will be lots to do--horseback riding, swimming, festivals--but Trixie is hoping for an activity that isn't on the usual list. She wants another mystery.
The Mystery in Lost Canyon (The Home School Detectives #7)
by John BibeeHorseshoe Ranch, high in the Colorado Rockies is a perfect spot for a family facation and for the Home School Detectives to unravel a mystery. Could they be on the trail of Corrigan's treasure, missing for a hundred years? Josh Morgan, however, is interested in discovering more about Kim Carson, the strangely aloof blond wrangler at the ranch. The excitement mounts for everyone as the detectives narrowly escape tragedy on a mountain trail, search for Kim's missing horse, meet a peculiar old mountain man named Ben, and gallop on a wild race that unravels the mystery in Lost Canyon.
The Mystery in the Fortune Cookie (Boxcar Children #96)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Hodges SoileauHenry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and they are about to discover a mystery in a fortune cookie!When the Aldens go to dinner at a local Chinese restaurant, Benny can't wait for his favorite part of the meal: dessert. He loves breaking open the delicious fortune cookies and reading the messages inside. But when Benny opens his cookie, he is in for a surprise. Instead of a fortune, Benny's cookie contains a handwritten riddle! One cookie leads to another, and the Aldens soon realize they've bitten into another mystery. Who is leaving the Aldens the mysterious cookie clues ... and why?
The Mystery in the Mall (Boxcar Children #72)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Charles TangHenry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and they are working at a mall owned by his friend. When the Aldens arrive at Hope Harbor, they're excited to see the crowds of shoppers and the endless variety of stores. But as they begin to work at Penny's Emporium, a novelty shop in the mall, everything starts to go wrong. Some of the other mall workers don't seem to want the Aldens' help. Even worse, some of the merchandise bound for Penny's Emporium has disappeared. What's going on at Hope Harbor Mall? It's up to the Boxcar Children to figure out who's behind this mystery.
The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane (Black Hollow Lane #1)
by Julia NobelFor fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society and The Blackthorn Key series comes an award-winning boarding school mystery about twelve year old Emmy, who's shipped off to a prestigious British school. But her new home is hiding a secret society … and it may be the answer to Emmy's questions about her missing father.With a dad who disappeared years ago and a mother who's a bit too busy to parent, Emmy is shipped off to Wellsworth, a prestigious boarding school in England, where she's sure she won't fit in.But then she finds a box of mysterious medallions in the attic of her home with a note reading: These belonged to your father.When she arrives at school, she finds the strange symbols from the medallions etched into walls and books, which leads Emmy and her new friends, Jack and Lola, to Wellsworth's secret society: The Order of Black Hollow Lane.Emmy can't help but think that the society had something to do with her dad's disappearance, and that there may be more than just dark secrets in the halls of Wellsworth…Pick up the Black Hollow Lane series for your 5th grade and middle school students, kids 9-12, and young readers who love twisty mysteries with:Boarding schoolsSecret societiesCryptic lettersSecret relicsA fantastic group of friends
The Mystery of Cabin Island (Hardy Boys #8)
by Franklin W. DixonThe Hardy boys find themselves in a winter adventure on a rock-bound island.
The Mystery of History Volume IV: Wars of Independence to Modern Times
by Linda Lacour HobarThe Mystery of History series is everything a family needs for teaching history with a strong Biblical worldview. Multi-age activities, book and video lists, memory helps, timeline suggestions, quizzes, and map work included. Chronological, Classical, Complete. Volume 4 covers "Wars of Independence to Modern times" and is recommended for 6th grade and up.
The Mystery of Locked Rooms (The Delta Games #1)
by Lindsay Currie*Instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller!*Crack the codes. Find the treasure. Escape the house.From the acclaimed author of Scritch Scratch and What Lives in the Woods comes a action-packed adventure novel about three friends who team up to find a hidden treasure in an abandoned 1950's funhouse.Twelve-year-old Sarah Greene wants nothing more from her seventh-grade year than to beat the hardest escape room left in her town with her best friends, West, and Hannah. But when a foreclosure notice shows up on Sarah's front door, everything changes. Since her father became ill two years ago, things have been bad, but not lose your house bad...until now. Sarah feels helpless until the day Hannah mentions a treasure rumored to be hidden in the walls of an abandoned funhouse. According to legend, Hans, Stefan, and Karl Stein were orphaned at eight years old and lived with different families until they were able to reunite as adults. Their dream was to build the most epic funhouse in existence. They wanted their experience to be more than mirror mazes and optical illusions, so they not only created elaborate riddles and secret passages, but they also claimed to have hidden a treasure inside the funhouse. Once in, Sarah, West, and Hannah realize the house is unlike any escape room they've attempted. There are challenges, yes, but they feel personal. Like the triplets knew who would get in. It seems impossible, but so does everything about the house. As soon as they're in she immediately worries that attempting the funhouse is a bad idea but Sarah has no choice but to continue, since her future is at stake."Trapdoors, secret passages, and riddles galore. I loved every second of it!" — Max Brallier, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth"Lindsay Currie has crafted a winning mystery with confounding codes, misleading clues, and the lure of hidden treasure. It's the ultimate escape room and will have you guessing until the final page." — James Ponti, New York Times bestselling author of City Spies
The Mystery of Misty Canyon
by Carolyn KeeneUnless Nancy can win the money in the Independence Day Rodeo, she'll lose her beloved ranch. Before the rodeo, Tammy Calloway is thrown from her horse in what appears to Nancy to be a set-up. Determined to find out who wants Tammy out of the race, Nancy gets in deep--as the West gets even wilder.
The Mystery of Monster Mountain (Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators #20)
by Mary V. Carey[from the back cover] "Something is wrong at Slalom Inn! The innkeeper's wife is a nervous wreck. The innkeeper stalks the mountainside with a tranquilizer gun. And huge, mysterious footprints keep appearing in the woods. The Three Investigators just wanted a quiet vacation at the inn. But they're not going to get it--not if the old legends are true and there really is a monster on Monster Mountain!"
The Mystery of Mystic Mountain
by Janet FoxA girl tackles a summer filled with mystery, treasure, and learning to be her true self in this middle grade adventure that&’s a modern-day Holes set on a dusty dude ranch in Montana.Becca Soloway&’s perfect summer goes up in smoke when her mom flees a looming divorce by dragging Becca to a Montana resort. To make matters worse, her mom&’s hasty booking lands them not at a spa, but an aging dude ranch called Far Away. Becca is miserable until she meets the wrangler&’s son, Jon, who shows her what might be the first clue to a century-old mystery: the lost treasure of a Robin Hood–like outlaw known as Pearlhandle Pete. As they slowly uncover the true history of Pete, venture into the mountains, search haunted ghost towns, and are threatened by a treasure-hunter-social-media star, Becca discovers that treasure is in the eye of the beholder and the important things in life are always worth fighting for.
The Mystery of Raspberry Hill
by EVA FRANTZA CHILLING MIDDLEGRADE GHOST STORY SET IN A SPOOKY SANATORIUM DURING THE 1920SThe grown-ups all think she's going to die soon-she can see it in their eyes. Still, when poor twelve-year-old Stina is sent to remote Raspberry Hill Sanatorium she can't believe her luck. She gets to ride in a real motor car to the hospital, which looks like a magnificent castle hidden deep in the forest.But as Stina explores the long, echoey corridors of her eerie new home, she begins to suspect that the building is concealing a dark secret. How did the old East Wing burn down? Why doesn't her mother reply to any of her letters? And what are the nurses all so afraid of? Stina is determined to solve the mystery of Raspberry Hill-but as she edges closer to the truth, she finds herself in terrible danger...
The Mystery of The Mystery of the Mummy's Curse (Boxcar Children #88)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Hodges SoileauHenry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather, and they're about to meet a mysterious mummy! The Greenfield Museum is holding a special exhibit all about ancient Egypt, and the main attraction is a 4,000-year-old mummy. The Aldens are helping the museum curator set up the exhibit and learning all about life in ancient Egypt. But ever since the mummy arrived, nothing's gone right for the museum or its workers. The longer the Aldens are around the mummy, the more things go wrong. As the children search for the cause of all the bad luck, everything points back to the spooky sarcophagus. Has the museum been struck by the curse of an ancient mummy? The Aldens are about to find out, whether they're ready or not!