Middle Reader 8-12 > Mystery and Adventure
A genre of stories that involve a secret or crime that needs to be solved, usually by the end of the story.
Copycat by Kelli Anne Hawkins
$16.99 AUD
Category: Fun
A funny and thrilling mystery from the author of The School for Talking Pets and Birdbrain There are some things about Seagull's Nest that 11-year-old Skye Starling likes ... Egg sandwiches (tick) Admiral Mittens (her cat) who's always trying to get her attention (tick) Writing mystery stories about sta ...Show more
Spy Camp (Spy School #2) by Stuart Gibbs
$22.99 AUD
Category: Mystery and Adventure | Series: Spy School Ser.
Ben Ripley is spending the summer at Spy Camp, the top secret outdoor education facility of Ben's school, the Academy of Espionage. But any hopes he has for a relaxing break are quickly dashed when SPYDER resurfaces - and this time, the evil organization is targeting Ben himself. It isn't long before Be ...Show more
Spy School (#1) by Stuart Gibbs
$22.99 AUD
Category: Mystery and Adventure | Series: Spy School
Can an undercover nerd become a superstar agent? Ben Ripley sure hopes so-and his life may depend on it! Ben Ripley may only be in middle school, but he's already pegged his dream job: C.I.A. or bust. Unfortunately for him, his personality doesn't exactly scream "secret agent." In fact, Ben is so awkwa ...Show more
The Detective's Guide to Paris by Nicki Greenberg
$17.99 AUD
Category: Mystery and Adventure
1920s Paris bursts to life in this captivating return to the world and characters of Nicki Greenberg's The Detective's Guide universe. It's springtime in Paris, and crime is in the air ... Pepper Stark and her friends came to Paris for the glamour, the gteaux and the good times. But intrigue seems to f ...Show more
The Great Fox Heist by Justyn Edwards
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Reader 8-12
The stakes are high in this fast-paced mystery adventure starring young magician Flick Lions. The second book in the Great Fox series. How well do you really know someone...? Flick is a magician who needs answers. Her father is still missing, and top illusionist the Great Fox doesn't seem interested i ...Show more
The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew #2) by Carolyn Keene
$13.99 AUD
Category: Mystery and Adventure | Series: Nancy Drew
A special treat for Nancy Drew fans, and any reader who's new to the series We're releasing a stunning new edition of an old favorite: The Hidden Staircase, the second book in the incredibly popular, long-running series. It's the same exciting mystery that readers have fallen in love with for more than ...Show more
The Secret of the Old Clock (#1 Nancy Drew) by Carolyn Keene
$13.99 AUD
Category: Mystery and Adventure | Series: Nancy Drew
A special treat for Nancy Drew fans, and any reader who's new to the series We're releasing a stunning new edition of an old favorite: The Secret of the Old Clock, the first book in the incredibly popular, long-running series. It's the same exciting mystery that readers have fallen in love with for more ...Show more
Mystery at the Aquarium (#1 Oceanx Adventures) by Kate B. Jerome
$14.99 AUD
Category: Mystery and Adventure
Dive into an OceanX Adventure! Junior journalist Marena Montoya and her BFF Aisha use critical thinking, curiosity, and serious science to get to the bottom of strange goings-on at the aquarium and beyond!
The Dragon on the Train by Ben Brooks
$16.99 AUD
Category: Mystery and Adventure
A friendly dragon. A magical train. A journey beyond your wildest dreams. A little while after his grandma passes away, Elliot finds a strange ticket under his pillow. When a small, well-dressed dragon appears in his room and asks for the ticket, the adventure of Elliot's life is about to begin. A stati ...Show more
The Nowhere Thief by Alice Ross
$15.99 AUD
Category: Mystery and Adventure
A mind-bending multiverse adventure about theft, family, and finding your home. From exciting debut author Alice Ross, comes an excellent standalone fantasy and multiverse adventure. Twelve-year-old Elsbeth has an extraordinary power: she can travel to parallel worlds and bring objects back with her. Bu ...Show more
The School for Thieves (#1 Crookhaven) by J.J. Arcanjo
$16.99 AUD
Category: Mystery and Adventure | Series: Crookhaven
"So this is really a school for criminals." "We are so much more than that. We are a home for the forgotten, a sanctuary for the lost and ... yes, a training ground for the greatest crooks of the future." An irresistible new series about chosen family, high stakes thievery, and what it really means to d ...Show more
Theodore Boone: Theodore Boone 1 by John Grisham
$19.99 AUD
Category: Mystery and Adventure | Series: Theodore Boone | Reading Level: very good
Half the man, twice the lawyer. In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he's only thirteen years old, Theo Boone thinks he's one of them. Theo knows every judge, policeman, court clerk - and a lot about the law. He dreams of being a great trial lawyer, of a life in the cour ...Show more