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.
Kidnap on the California Comet (#2 Adventures on Trains) by M. G. Leonard; Sam Sedgman
$16.99 AUD
Category: Mystery and Adventure | Series: Adventures on Trains
Board the California Comet and help Harrison Beck to solve another heart-stopping mystery in the second Adventures on Trains story, Kidnap on the California Comet, from the bestselling authors M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman. After the excitement of his adventures aboard the Highland Falcon Thief, Harriso ...Show more
The Secret Wild (PB) by Alex Evelyn
$17.99 AUD
Category: Mystery and Adventure
A fantastical, botanical adventure about friendship, bravery – and finding home in a new place. Fern has spent her whole life in the rainforest, and loves nothing more than climbing, exploring and talking to the trees. When she suddenly has to leave all that behind and move to London, with only an eccen ...Show more
The Shadow Pony (#8 Ella at Eden) by Laura Sieveking
$15.99 AUD
Category: Mystery and Adventure
When the Eden College equestrian team need an extra member, Ella volunteers. She hasn’t ridden much, but she loves horses and wants to support her best friend, Zoe. But when Ella joins the team at their equestrian camp, she keeps seeing a mysterious horse on the horizon. Some say he’s not real. Others s ...Show more
The Deadly Daylight (#1 Alice England Mystery) by Ash Harrier
$16.99 AUD
Category: Mystery and Adventure
Twelve-year-old Alice England is curious, truthful and smart, but when you work in your father's funeral home and you get messages from the dead, it can be difficult to make friends. When she comes across the peculiar case of George Devenish, who was allergic to sunlight, Alice is convinced there's more ...Show more
The Monster Maker (Solve Your Own Mystery) by Gareth P. Jones
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Reader 8-12 | Series: Solve Your Own Mystery
A fantastically imaginative detective story for readers looking for an interactive adventure. One puzzling mystery. Several slippery suspects. Endless possibilities! Welcome to Haventry, a town where the ordinary and extraordinary collide! With ghosts, werewolves and zombies living side by side, trouble ...Show more
Violet and the Hidden Treasure (#2 Violet Investigates) by Harriet Whitehorn
$14.99 AUD
Category: Mystery and Adventure | Series: VIOLET
Get ready to meet Violet Remy-Robinson – an amateur Sherlock Holmes in the making – in the second book of this delightful young detective series, perfect for fans of Robin Stevens, Enid Blyton and Anisha, Accidental Detective! ‘There is a new girl sleuth on the block’ The Times Violet has spent her holi ...Show more
The Night We Got Stuck in a Story by Ben Miller
$16.99 AUD
Category: Mystery and Adventure
Climb into the adventure of your dreams in the next classic adventure from bestselling author, Ben Miller. Lana and Harrison are staying with their grandparents, when they discover their favourite tree to play in is under threat. That night, a magical golden thread leads them up through the hollow of th ...Show more
Honour Among Ghosts by Sean Williams
$16.99 AUD
Category: Mystery and Adventure
A suspenseful middle-grade fantasy full of mystery, twists and skulduggery from the author of the critically acclaimed Her Perilous Mansion. When Athelbert Fan is thrown in jail for thievery, his daughter, Penny, is convinced he has been framed. Someone else must have stolen the gold cup from the crabb ...Show more
Wednesday Weeks and the Dungeon of Fire: Wednesday Weeks: Book 3 by Denis Knight, Cristy Burne
$16.99 AUD
Category: Mystery and Adventure | Series: Wednesday Weeks Ser.
Just when it seems like Wednesday and Alfie might finally be free to get on with their lives without Gorgomoth ruining everything, the Unclean one rears his ugly head again. This time Gorgomoth is on the trail of the long-lost Stone of Power, which he will be able to use to rule the nine realms and bri ...Show more
Mimi is Missing (#1 Willa and Woof) by Jacqueline Harvey
$12.99 AUD
Category: Mystery and Adventure | Series: Willa and Woof
Adventure, imagination and loads of fun. From the bestselling author of Alice-Miranda comes this humorous and heartfelt series about eight-year-old Willa and her best four-legged friend, Woof! Willa's in trouble. Mimi - the famous racing pigeon owned by Frank, her neighbour and best old-aged friend - is ...Show more
Ming and Marie Spy for Freedom (The Girls Who Changed the World, #2) by Jackie French
$16.99 AUD
Category: Fantasy | Series: The\Girls Who Changed the World Ser.
An empowering and exhilarating look at the girls who went before us, and the way they shaped the world. Ming Qong is convinced that girls have changed the world throughout history. So when Ming is thrust back in time, to Belgium during WW1, only to be rescued from a burning cellar by Marie, an experien ...Show more
Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone
$16.99 AUD
Category: Mystery and Adventure
'A shimmering thrill-ride of a book. I loved every page.' Lauren St John, author of The White Giraffe 'Sky Song made my heart sing - I loved it!' Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink and Stars 'A dazzling snowstorm of an adventure, with hope at its heart' Emma Carroll, author of Letters f ...Show more