Children's & Young Adult book reviews by a rather odd duo.
Mystery
WEIRD AND WACKY
- The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (age 8-12)
- The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel) by Ellen Raskin (age 8-12)
- The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (Mysterious Benedict Society Series, age 8-12)
- Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell (Emmy Series, age 9+)
THRILLERS
- The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd (age 10+)
- A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee (The Agency Series, age 11+)
PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERS
MYSTERY AND ADVENTURE
- We the Children by Andrew Clements (Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School, age 8+)
- The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan (The 39 Clues Series, age 9+)
- Huber Hill and the Dead Man’s Treasure by B.K. Bostick (Huber Hill Series, age 9-13)
- A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee (The Agency Series, age 11+)
- The Season by Sarah MacLean (age 12+)
PARANORMAL MYSTERY
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (Miss Peregrine Series, age 13+)
- Peeps by Scott Westerfeld (age 14+, mature content)
WHODUNIT
- The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse by Bruce Hale (Chet Gecko Mysteries, age 8+)
- Hannah West in the Belltown Towers by Linda Johns (Hannah West Mysteries, age 8+)
- Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett; illustrated by Brett Helquist (age 8-12)
- The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer (Enola Holmes Mysteries, age 9+)
- The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley (Sisters Grimm Sisters, age 9+)
- The Midnight Tunnel by Angie Frazier (Suzanna Snow Mysteries, age 9-12)
- The Ring of Rocamadour by Michael D. Beil (Red Blazer Girls Series, age 10+)
- Neil Flambe and the Marco Polo Murders by Kevin Sylvester (Neil Flambe Capers, age 11+)
- A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee (The Agency Series, age 11+)
- The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman (Sally Lockhart Quartet, age 12+)
- Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams (Echo Falls Mysteries, 12+)
- The Christopher Killer by Alane Ferguson (Forensic Mysteries, age 14+)
THAT CAN’T BE NORMAL…
- Vampires Don’t Wear Polka Dots by Debbie Dadey (The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Series, age 7-12)
LIFE AS WE KNOW IT
- The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner (Boxcar Children Series, age 8-12)
- Shakespeare’s Secret by Elise Broach (age 8-12)
- Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett; illustrated by Brett Helquist (age 8-12)
- The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene (Nancy Drew Series, age 8-12)
- The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon (Hardy Boys Series, age 8-12)
- Masterpiece by Elise Broach (age 9+)
- Huber Hill and the Dead Man’s Treasure by B.K. Bostick (Huber Hill Series, age 9-13)