{"id":3622,"date":"2013-01-05T23:58:18","date_gmt":"2013-01-06T04:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/?p=3622"},"modified":"2021-08-14T16:48:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T20:48:01","slug":"sherlock-and-company-a-multitude-of-mysteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/sherlock-and-company-a-multitude-of-mysteries\/","title":{"rendered":"Mysteries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mystery reading makes us smarter.<\/p>\n<p>It does, really. According to experts, mystery readers must assemble data, evaluate facts, and draw logical conclusions, which, willy-nilly, enhances critical and analytical thinking skills. And we get such intellectual bennies painlessly, by simply indulging in Tintin, Agatha Christie, Sherlock Holmes, Encyclopedia Brown, and Nancy Drew.<\/p>\n<p>And there are, of course, hundreds of books and resources\u2026<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e9a2eb0322e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: 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href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/sherlock-and-company-a-multitude-of-mysteries\/#THE_INCOMPARABLE_SHERLOCK_HOLMES\" >THE INCOMPARABLE SHERLOCK HOLMES<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/sherlock-and-company-a-multitude-of-mysteries\/2\/#FOR_ELEMENTARY-LEVEL_MYSTERY_READERS\" >FOR ELEMENTARY-LEVEL MYSTERY READERS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/sherlock-and-company-a-multitude-of-mysteries\/3\/#MYSTERIES_FOR_OLDER_READERS\" >MYSTERIES FOR OLDER READERS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/sherlock-and-company-a-multitude-of-mysteries\/4\/#DAME_AGATHA\" >DAME AGATHA<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/sherlock-and-company-a-multitude-of-mysteries\/4\/#NANCY_DREW_AND_THE_HARDY_BOYS\" >NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/sherlock-and-company-a-multitude-of-mysteries\/4\/#MYSTERIES_MAGIC_AND_FAIRY_TALES\" >MYSTERIES, MAGIC, AND FAIRY TALES<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/sherlock-and-company-a-multitude-of-mysteries\/5\/#MYSTERIES_HISTORY\" >MYSTERIES + HISTORY<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/sherlock-and-company-a-multitude-of-mysteries\/6\/#MYSTERIES_SCIENCE\" >MYSTERIES + SCIENCE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/sherlock-and-company-a-multitude-of-mysteries\/6\/#MYSTERIES_MATH\" >MYSTERIES + MATH<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/sherlock-and-company-a-multitude-of-mysteries\/7\/#MYSTERIES_THE_ARTS\" >MYSTERIES + THE ARTS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/sherlock-and-company-a-multitude-of-mysteries\/7\/#WRITING_MYSTERIES\" >WRITING MYSTERIES<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/sherlock-and-company-a-multitude-of-mysteries\/7\/#_CONTESTS\" >\u00a0CONTESTS<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"GETTING_STARTED\"><\/span><strong>GETTING STARTED<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/mystery--300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/mystery--300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/mystery--768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/mystery-.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Both the British Crime Writers\u2019 Association and the Mystery Writers of America have published lists of the 100 best mysteries of all time. (How many have you read?) See both lists <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Top_100_Crime_Novels_of_All_Time\">here<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>From Commonsense Media, check out these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/reviews\/category\/book\/genre\/mystery-269\">kid&#8217;s mystery book reviews<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/firstclues.omnimystery.com\/first-clues.html#.UTj4bXztiiM\">First Clues<\/a>\u00a0is a spectacular source of mystery series books for kids and young adults, categorized by age: New Sleuths (4-6), Future Sleuths (7-9), Sleuths in Training (10-12), and Apprentice Sleuths (13 and up).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/clue-board-game-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/clue-board-game-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/clue-board-game-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/clue-board-game-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/clue-board-game-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/clue-board-game.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Professor Plum with the candlestick in the library? In this classic board game of deductive reasoning (and mystery-solving), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hasbro-N-A-Clue-Game\/dp\/B07BMJPPXV\/\"><em>Clue<\/em><\/a> players must determine who killed the owner of the mansion, and where and with what. For 3-6 would-be detectives, ages 8 and up.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"THE_INCOMPARABLE_SHERLOCK_HOLMES\"><\/span><strong>THE INCOMPARABLE SHERLOCK HOLMES<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/complete-sherlock-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/complete-sherlock-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/complete-sherlock-694x1024.jpg 694w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/complete-sherlock-768x1133.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/complete-sherlock-1041x1536.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/complete-sherlock-1389x2048.jpg 1389w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/complete-sherlock.jpg 1695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>The most famous of fictional detectives is certainly the infallible Sherlock Holmes, noted for deductive reasoning, violin-playing, an opium habit, and his long-suffering sidekick, Dr. Watson. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\u2019s Holmes opus consists of four novels (<em>A Study in Scarlet<\/em>, <em>The Sign of the Four<\/em>, <em>The Hound of the Baskervilles<\/em>, and <em>The Valley of Fear<\/em>) and 56 short stories, available in many print editions. The complete texts are also available online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sherlockian.net\">www.sherlockian.net<\/a>, a large and multifaceted web site with a wealth of information on all things Holmes, Watson, and Doyle.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-20615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/MV5BMTg0NjEwNjUxM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzk0MjQ5Mg@@._V1_-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/MV5BMTg0NjEwNjUxM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzk0MjQ5Mg@@._V1_-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/MV5BMTg0NjEwNjUxM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzk0MjQ5Mg@@._V1_-686x1024.jpg 686w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/MV5BMTg0NjEwNjUxM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzk0MjQ5Mg@@._V1_-768x1147.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/MV5BMTg0NjEwNjUxM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzk0MjQ5Mg@@._V1_-1028x1536.jpg 1028w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/MV5BMTg0NjEwNjUxM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzk0MjQ5Mg@@._V1_.jpg 1205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Those looking for Sherlock Holmes on video have a wide choice of interpretations and actors, among these last everyone from Basil Rathbone to Jeremy Brett to Benedict Cumberbatch. For a brief history of Sherlock Holmes movies, see the <em>Atlantic<\/em>\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/entertainment\/archive\/2011\/12\/films-111-year-obsession-with-sherlock-holmes\/250065\/\">Film\u2019s 111-Year Obsession With Sherlock Holmes<\/a>\u00a0which includes a video of the 30-second 1900 silent film \u201cSherlock Holmes Baffled\u201d (possibly the first mystery movie ever) and a great slide show of Holmesian movie scenes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>For an annotated list of Sherlock Holmes films and TV series, see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/list\/7Hng777FGE8\/\">Internet Movie Database<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/jim-weiss-sherlock-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/jim-weiss-sherlock-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/jim-weiss-sherlock-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/jim-weiss-sherlock-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/jim-weiss-sherlock.jpg 1012w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Jim Weiss\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sherlock-Holmes-Children-Weiss-1998-12-01\/dp\/B01KBHRGLW\/\"><em>Sherlock Holmes for Children<\/em><\/a> is a superb audio version of four Holmes tales: \u201cThe Mazarin Stone,\u201d \u201cThe Adventure of the Speckled Band,\u201d \u201cThe Musgrave Ritual,\u201d and \u201cThe Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.\u201d All are told in kid-friendly language while retaining the flavor of the original texts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mysteries-of-sherlock-stepping-stones-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mysteries-of-sherlock-stepping-stones-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mysteries-of-sherlock-stepping-stones.jpg 441w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Adapted by Judith Conaway, the 96-page <em>Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes<\/em> (Random House Books for Young Readers, 1984) is a large-print collection of three Holmes stories \u2013 \u201cThe Speckled Band,\u201d \u201cThe Red-Headed League,\u201d and \u201cThe Blue Carbuncle\u201d \u2013 retold in simple language for ages 6-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mysteries-accord-to-humphrey-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mysteries-accord-to-humphrey-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mysteries-accord-to-humphrey.jpg 409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Betty G. Birney\u2019s <em>Mysteries According to Humphrey<\/em> (Putnam Juvenile Books, 2012) \u2013 seventh in a series of chapter books starring the lovable (and \u201cSMART-SMART-SMART\u201d) classroom hamster, Humphrey \u2013 teacher Mrs. Brisbane has just read \u201cThe Adventure of the Red-Headed League\u201d to her class. Humphrey, inspired, uses Sherlock Holmes\u2019s methods to solve cases of his own.\u00a0 For ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/freddy-1-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/freddy-1-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/freddy-1.jpg 337w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Walter R. Brooks\u2019s 26 Freddy the Pig books, originally written in the 1930\u2019s and 40\u2019s, all feature Freddy, a versatile, poetic, and hilarious pig, and his animal friends on the Bean farm. In <em>Freddy the Detective<\/em> (Overlook Juvenile Books, 2010), Freddy discovers Sherlock Holmes and promptly sets out to emulate his new hero, solving assorted mysteries involving a stolen toy train, a criminal gang of rats, a missing bunny named Egbert, and a false charge of murder.\u00a0 For ages 7-11.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freddythepig.org\">Freddy the Pig\u2019s Home Page<\/a> has synopses of all the Freddy books, more information on Freddy and the Bean farm, illustrations, and a biography of Walter R. Brooks. Visit the site and become an official Friend of Freddy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>For more resources, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/perfect-pigs\/\">Perfect Pigs<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sherlock-files-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sherlock-files-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sherlock-files-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sherlock-files-768x1157.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sherlock-files-1019x1536.jpg 1019w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sherlock-files.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Tracy Barrett\u2019s Sherlock Files Series stars twelve-year-old Xena and Xander Holmes, descendants of the famous detective. In <em>The 100-Year-Old Secret<\/em> (Square Fish, 2010), first of the series, Xena and Xander move to London and find that they have inherited Sherlock Holmes\u2019s casebook of unsolved mysteries. They decide to crack the cases themselves. Subsequent titles are <em>The Beast of Blackslope<\/em>, <em>The Case That Time Forgot<\/em>, and <em>The Missing Heir<\/em>. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sherlock-holmes-graphics-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sherlock-holmes-graphics-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sherlock-holmes-graphics-706x1024.jpg 706w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sherlock-holmes-graphics-768x1114.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sherlock-holmes-graphics-1059x1536.jpg 1059w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sherlock-holmes-graphics-1412x2048.jpg 1412w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sherlock-holmes-graphics.jpg 1724w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Adapted by Murray Shaw and M.J. Cosson, the On the Case with Holmes and Watson Series (Graphic Universe) is a nicely illustrated graphic-novel collection of Holmes (and Holmes-derived) stories, among them <em>Sherlock Holmes and a Scandal in Bohemia<\/em>, <em>Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure at Abbey Grange<\/em>, and <em>Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Sussex Vampire<\/em>.\u00a0 For ages 9 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/case-of-missing-marquess-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/case-of-missing-marquess-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/case-of-missing-marquess-670x1024.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/case-of-missing-marquess-768x1174.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/case-of-missing-marquess-1005x1536.jpg 1005w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/case-of-missing-marquess-1339x2048.jpg 1339w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/case-of-missing-marquess.jpg 1518w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Nancy Springer\u2019s <em>The Case of the Missing Marquess<\/em> (Puffin, 2007) features Enola Holmes, Sherlock\u2019s unconventional 14-year-old sister, who shares her brother\u2019s talent for deductive reasoning and crime-solving. This is the first of many Enola mysteries, among them <em>The Case of the Left-Handed Lady<\/em>, <em>The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye<\/em>, <em>The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan<\/em>, and <em>The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline<\/em>. For ages 9-14.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Boy-Sherlock-eye-of-crow-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Boy-Sherlock-eye-of-crow-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Boy-Sherlock-eye-of-crow-689x1024.jpg 689w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Boy-Sherlock-eye-of-crow-768x1142.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Boy-Sherlock-eye-of-crow-1033x1536.jpg 1033w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Boy-Sherlock-eye-of-crow.jpg 1180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Shane Peacock\u2019s award-winning The Boy Sherlock Holmes Series, Sherlock is thirteen, son of an aristocratic mother and a poor Jewish father, bullied and unhappy at school. He\u2019s also brilliant and is already using his impressive analytical talents to solve crimes. Titles in the series are <em>Eye of the Crow<\/em>, <em>Death in the Air<\/em>, <em>Vanishing Girl<\/em>, <em>The Secret Fiend<\/em>, <em>The Dragon Turn<\/em>, and <em>Becoming Holmes<\/em>. For ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Irregulars-fall-of-zalindas-219x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Irregulars-fall-of-zalindas-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Irregulars-fall-of-zalindas.jpg 365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>By Tracy Mack and Michael Citrin, <em>The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas<\/em> (Orchard Books, 2009) is the first of the Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars Series, featuring Holmes, Watson, and a gang of homeless urchins who prove invaluable for their help in solving crimes. In this volume, three circus tightrope walkers have fallen to their deaths, and the crime leads to the Prince of Wales and a stolen 17<sup>th<\/sup>-century book. A helpful appendix of \u201cFacts and Practicals for the Aspiring Detective\u201d provides historical background information. There are several sequels. For ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/down-rabbit-hole-186x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/down-rabbit-hole-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/down-rabbit-hole.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Peter Abrahams\u2019s <em>Down the Rabbit Hole<\/em> (HarperCollins, 2006), set in the town of Echo Falls, 13-year-old Ingrid Levin-Hill \u2013 a devoted fan of Sherlock Holmes \u2013 finds herself embroiled in a murder mystery, a community theater production of <em>Alice in Wonderland<\/em>, and a friendship with Joey Strade, the police chief\u2019s son. Other Echo Falls mysteries, also featuring investigative Ingrid, Joey, and the Prescott Players, are <em>Into the Dark<\/em> and <em>Behind the Curtain<\/em>. For ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/death-cloud-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/death-cloud-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/death-cloud-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/death-cloud-768x1157.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/death-cloud-1019x1536.jpg 1019w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/death-cloud.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Andrew Lane\u2019s <em>Death Cloud<\/em> (Farrar, Straux &amp; Giroux, 2011), Sherlock is fourteen, and has been sent to spend the summer with an eccentric aunt and uncle on their vast country estate. Elder brother Mycroft, attached to the Foreign Office, hires an American tutor, Amyus Crowe, to keep Sherlock occupied and out of trouble; instead the two discover a body and young Sherlock and friends end up solving a crime that involves the sinister Baron Maupertuis and a plot to destroy the British Empire. There are several sequels. For ages 12 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/study-in-charlotte-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/study-in-charlotte-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/study-in-charlotte-696x1024.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/study-in-charlotte-768x1131.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/study-in-charlotte-1043x1536.jpg 1043w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/study-in-charlotte.jpg 1065w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Brittany Cavallaro\u2019s <em>A Study in Charlotte<\/em> (Katherine Tegen Books, 2016), teenaged Charlotte Holmes and Jamie Watson \u2013 descendants of the original Holmes and Watson \u2013 meet at a Connecticut boarding school and promptly become embroiled in a murder. Several sequels. For ages 14 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Beekeepers-Apprent11FA9AD-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Beekeepers-Apprent11FA9AD-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Beekeepers-Apprent11FA9AD-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Beekeepers-Apprent11FA9AD-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Beekeepers-Apprent11FA9AD-1023x1536.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Beekeepers-Apprent11FA9AD-1364x2048.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Beekeepers-Apprent11FA9AD.jpg 1649w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>The heroine of Laurie R. King\u2019s <em>The Beekeeper\u2019s Apprentice<\/em> (Picador, 2007), set in 1915, is orphaned teenage heiress Mary Russell, bright, gawky, and unhappily living with her guardian, a nasty aunt. Then, out for a walk, she meets the elderly Sherlock Holmes, now retired and devoting himself to the study of bees. Impressed by Mary\u2019s sharp wits, he decides to tutor her in investigative techniques. In this, the first of a series, Mary and Holmes tackle a mystery that involves a kidnapping, a master criminal, and a threat to both their lives. For teens and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15197\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/arthur-and-george-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/arthur-and-george-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/arthur-and-george.jpg 669w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Julian Barnes\u2019s superb <em>Arthur &amp; George<\/em> (Vintage, 2007) is based on a true story, in which Arthur \u2013 that is, Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes &#8211; comes to the defense of George Edalji, a half-Indian British solicitor, wrongly convicted of a crime in a case clearly decided by racial prejudice. For teens and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mastermind-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mastermind-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mastermind.jpg 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Psychologist Maria Konnikova\u2019s <em>Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes<\/em> (Viking, 2013) analyzes Holmes\u2019s methods, with insights from neuroscience and psychology, and many telling Sherlockian anecdotes. For teens and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-science-of-sherlock-holmes-189x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-science-of-sherlock-holmes-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-science-of-sherlock-holmes-645x1024.jpg 645w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-science-of-sherlock-holmes-768x1220.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-science-of-sherlock-holmes-967x1536.jpg 967w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-science-of-sherlock-holmes.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>E.J. Wagner\u2019s <em>The Science of Sherlock Holmes<\/em> (Wiley, 2007) uses the Sherlock Holmes stories as jumping-off points for a fascinating history of forensics. Chapter titles include \u201cDialogue with the Dead,\u201d \u201cBeastly Tales and Black Dogs,\u201d and \u201cDisguise and the Detective.\u201d An absorbing read for teens and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15194\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/221b-baker-st-game-300x256.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/221b-baker-st-game-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/221b-baker-st-game-1024x875.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/221b-baker-st-game-768x656.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/221b-baker-st-game.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Deluxe-221B-Baker-Street-Board\/dp\/B01M3VUFYG\/\"><em>221B Baker Street<\/em><\/a> \u2013 a wonderful board game for would-be detectives \u2013 players solve 20 different Holmesian mysteries. The board is a map of Victorian London, which players navigate while collecting clues. For 2-6 players, ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><strong>FOR ELEMENTARY-LEVEL MYSTERY READERS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15195\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/alphabet-myst-300x266.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/alphabet-myst-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/alphabet-myst-1024x909.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/alphabet-myst-768x682.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/alphabet-myst-1536x1363.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/alphabet-myst-2048x1818.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Audrey Wood\u2019s <em>Alphabet Mystery<\/em> (Blue Sky Press, 2003), Little x \u2013 depressed because he\u2019s never used \u2013 runs away from home and it\u2019s up to the other letters of the alphabet to find him in time for Charley\u2019s mother\u2019s birthday party. For ages 3-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Also see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/abc-the-alphabet-and-beyond\/\">ABC: Much More Than the Alphabet.<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggins-1-253x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggins-1-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggins-1-864x1024.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggins-1-768x911.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/piggins-1.jpg 1265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Jane Yolen\u2019s picture book <em>Piggins<\/em> (Sandpiper, 1992), the Reynards have thrown an elegant dinner party to show off Mrs. Reynard\u2019s new diamond necklace. Then the lights go out \u2013 and when they come on again, the necklace (horrors!) is gone. Luckily Piggins, the Reynards\u2019 savvy and elegant butler, is able to follow the clues to identify the culprit. For ages 4-8.<\/p>\n<p>Sequels include <em>Picnic with Piggins<\/em> and <em>Piggins and the Royal Wedding<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eleventh-hr-221x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eleventh-hr-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eleventh-hr-755x1024.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eleventh-hr-768x1042.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eleventh-hr-1132x1536.jpg 1132w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eleventh-hr.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Graeme Base\u2019s <em>The Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery<\/em> (Puffin, 1997), Horace the elephant turns eleven, and decides to celebrate his birthday with a banquet and a costume party. Dozens of gorgeously outfitted animals show up \u2013 only to find that the birthday feast has been stolen. Riddles and clues allow readers to figure out just whodunit. Also by Base, see <em>Enigma: A Magical Mystery<\/em>. For ages 5 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nate-the-grt-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nate-the-grt-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nate-the-grt-696x1024.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nate-the-grt-768x1130.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nate-the-grt-1044x1536.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nate-the-grt-1392x2048.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nate-the-grt.jpg 1559w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>The star of Marjorie Weinman Sharmat\u2019s <em>Nate the Great<\/em> (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2002) is a miniature detective in trench coat and deerstalker cap, who \u2013 in company with his faithful dog, Sludge \u2013 competently solves mysteries. There are many sequels, all hilarious in a deadpan sort of way. (\u201cMy name is Nate the Great. I am a detective. I work alone.\u201d) For ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hank-the-cowdog-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hank-the-cowdog-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hank-the-cowdog-669x1024.jpg 669w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hank-the-cowdog-768x1175.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hank-the-cowdog.jpg 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In John Erickson\u2019s Hank the Cowdog Series, beginning with <em>The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog<\/em> (Maverick Books, 2011), the ever-suspicious Hank is the head of security on a Texas ranch where &#8211; with the help of his assistant, Drover (whose old leg wound acts up at the least hint of danger) \u2013 he solves giggle-provoking mysteries involving Night-Stalking Bone Monsters, Swirling Killer Tornadoes, Kidnapped Collies, and Vampire Cats. For ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/a-to-z-mysteries-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/a-to-z-mysteries-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/a-to-z-mysteries-687x1024.jpg 687w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/a-to-z-mysteries-768x1144.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/a-to-z-mysteries-1031x1536.jpg 1031w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/a-to-z-mysteries-1375x2048.jpg 1375w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/a-to-z-mysteries.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Ron Roy\u2019s A to Z Mysteries Series consists of 26 short chapter books, from <em>The Absent Author<\/em> (Random House, 1997) to <em>The Zombie Zone<\/em> (2005). In each, friends Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose use logic and imagination to solve mysteries. For ages 6-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trouble-with-chickens-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trouble-with-chickens-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trouble-with-chickens.jpg 402w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>The detective of Doreen Cronin\u2019s <em>The Trouble With Chickens<\/em> (Balzer + Bray, 2012) is cynical J.J. Tully, retired search-and-rescue dog, co-opted by Millicent, an upset hen, to track down her missing chicks. For ages 6-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/geronimo-stilton-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/geronimo-stilton-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/geronimo-stilton-707x1024.jpg 707w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/geronimo-stilton-768x1113.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/geronimo-stilton.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Purportedly by Geronimo Stilton, mouse journalist for <em>The Rodent\u2019s Gazette<\/em>, this series of adventurous mysteries begins with <em>Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye<\/em> (Scholastic, 2004) in which Geronimo and friends set out to look for treasure on a desert island. There are many sequels, all fast-paced and addictive reads, with catchy texts printed in a variety of colors and fonts. For ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>For more on Geronimo Stilton, see <a href=\"https:\/\/geronimostilton.com\/US-en\/home\/\">Geronimo Stilton World<\/a>, which features games, books, and activities. (Write your own article for <em>The Rodent&#8217;s Gazette<\/em>.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cam-jansen-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cam-jansen-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cam-jansen-667x1024.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cam-jansen-768x1178.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cam-jansen-1001x1536.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cam-jansen-1335x2048.jpg 1335w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cam-jansen.jpg 1514w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In David Adler\u2019s Cam Jansen Series, targeted at upper-elementary-level readers, each of the (many) titles is 64 pages long and stars a fifth-grade sleuth officially named Jennifer. She has a photographic memory which helps her solve mysteries; hence her nickname \u201cCamera\u201d\u00a0 (\u201cCam\u201d for short). Book #1 is <em>Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds<\/em> (Puffin, 2004). For ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Younger readers can follow the adventures of Cam in the Young Cam Jansen Series, which features a younger Cam and shorter simpler (32-page) mysteries. First title in the series is <em>Young Cam Jansen and the Dinosaur Game<\/em> (Penguin Young Readers, 1998). For ages 5-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>For more information, study guides to accompany the books, summaries of all thirty Cam Jansen stories, and memory quizzes and brain teasers for kids, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.camjansen.com\/\">Cam Jansen Mysteries website<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/boxcar-children-1-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/boxcar-children-1-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/boxcar-children-1-707x1024.jpg 707w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/boxcar-children-1-768x1112.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/boxcar-children-1.jpg 1036w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Gertrude Chandler Warner\u2019s <em>The Boxcar Children<\/em>, originally published in 1942, introduces orphaned siblings Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny who, threatened with separation, set up home for themselves in an abandoned boxcar. There are dozens of sequels, in which the children \u2013 now living in luxury with their wealthy grandfather \u2013 solve many mild mysteries. For ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>For book lists, a downloadable activity guide, background information, and more, see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boxcarchildren.com\/\">Boxcar Children website<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/great-cake-mystery-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/great-cake-mystery-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/great-cake-mystery-697x1024.jpg 697w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/great-cake-mystery-768x1128.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/great-cake-mystery-1046x1536.jpg 1046w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/great-cake-mystery-1395x2048.jpg 1395w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/great-cake-mystery.jpg 1558w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Alexander McCall Smith\u2019s <em>The Great Cake Mystery<\/em> (Anchor Books, 2012), set in Botswana, stars Smith\u2019s heroine Precious Ramotswe of the No. 1 Ladies\u2019 Detective Agency as a young girl. Here, she solves her first case, when a pudgy classmate is unfairly accused of stealing sweets. For ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/encyclopedia-brown-boy-detective-1-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/encyclopedia-brown-boy-detective-1-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/encyclopedia-brown-boy-detective-1-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/encyclopedia-brown-boy-detective-1-768x1186.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/encyclopedia-brown-boy-detective-1-995x1536.jpg 995w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/encyclopedia-brown-boy-detective-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Donald Sobol\u2019s Leroy (a.k.a. \u201cEncyclopedia\u201d) Brown. son of the Idaville, Florida, police chief, is a very knowledgeable ten-year-old, and in each of the many books in the series he uses his wits to solve several intriguing mysteries. Each story ends with a question, giving readers a chance to come up with their own explanations before discovering the truth according to Encyclopedia Brown. First book in the series is <em>Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective<\/em> (Perfection Learning, 2010), in which Encyclopedia and sidekick Sally Kimball solve ten mysteries, variously dealing with a Civil War sword, a diamond necklace, a stabbed watermelon, and a pair of missing roller skates. For ages 7-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bunnicula-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bunnicula-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bunnicula-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bunnicula-768x1139.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bunnicula-1036x1536.jpg 1036w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bunnicula-1381x2048.jpg 1381w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bunnicula.jpg 1535w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In James and Deborah Howe\u2019s <em>Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery<\/em> (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2006), narrated by Harold, the family dog, the Monroe family brings home a bunny, found abandoned in a movie theater during a showing of <em>Dracul<\/em>a. Soon white sucked-dry vegetables begin to appear, and Chester \u2013 the literate and hysterical family cat \u2013 becomes convinced that Bunnicula is a vampire. There are several sequels.\u00a0 For ages 7-11.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tintin-216x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tintin-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tintin-737x1024.jpg 737w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tintin-768x1067.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tintin.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Herg\u00e9\u2019s Tintin, boy detective\/journalist, is the star of a text-heavy comic book series, originally published in Europe during the 1930s and 40s. The stories are clever, funny, and interest-grabbing, and are presented in a format that appeals to all, including the text-shy. There are some 20 titles (published by Little, Brown), among them <em>The Castafiore Emerald<\/em>, <em>Red Rackham\u2019s Treasure<\/em>, <em>The Calculus Affair<\/em>, and <em>Cigars of the Pharaoh<\/em>. For background information, book synopses, descriptions of key characters \u2013 among them the irascible Captain Haddock, the dimwitted detective duo Thomson and Thompson, and the eccentric scientist Professor Calculus \u2013 and a Tintin store, see <a href=\"http:\/\/us.tintin.com\/\">The Adventures of Tintin website<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tintin-movie-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tintin-movie-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tintin-movie-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tintin-movie-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tintin-movie.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0983193\/\"><em>The Adventures of Tintin<\/em><\/a> (2011), directed by Steven Spielberg, is a computer-animated movie based on three Tintin books: <em>The Crab with the Golden Claws<\/em> (1941), <em>The Secret of the Unicorn<\/em> (1943), and <em>Red Rackham\u2019s Treasure<\/em> (1944). It\u2019s rated PG because (1) there are sword fights and (2) Captain Haddock drinks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/puzzling-winston-breen-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/puzzling-winston-breen-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/puzzling-winston-breen.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Eric Berlin\u2019s <em>The Puzzling World of Winston Breen<\/em> (Puffin, 2009), Winston sees puzzles everywhere. When his little sister Katie finds a hidden puzzle \u2013 strips of wood with words printed on them \u2013 in the false bottom of an old box that Winston bought her for a birthday present, Winston, Katie, and a large and varied cast of characters become involved in a high-stakes treasure hunt that involves \u2013 yes \u2013 lots of puzzles. Sequels include <em>The Potato Chip Puzzles<\/em> and <em>The Puzzler\u2019s Mansion<\/em>.\u00a0 For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/framed-27-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/framed-27-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/framed-27-688x1024.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/framed-27-768x1142.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/framed-27-1033x1536.jpg 1033w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/framed-27.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>James Ponti\u2019s <em>Framed<\/em> (Aladdin, 2017), the first of a mystery series, stars 12-year-old Florian Bates, whose Theory of All Small Things (TOAST) allows him to solve mysteries large and small. In this book, Florian and friend Margaret tackle a mystery involving the National Gallery of Art and a crime syndicate known as EEL. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/lemoncello-library-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/lemoncello-library-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/lemoncello-library-696x1024.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/lemoncello-library-768x1130.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/lemoncello-library-1044x1536.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/lemoncello-library-1392x2048.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/lemoncello-library.jpg 1557w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Chris Grabenstein&#8217;s <em>Escape from Mr. Lemoncello&#8217;s Library<\/em> (Yearling, 2014), the town library has been designed by a world-famous game maker and Kylie and friends &#8211; locked in &#8211; must solves puzzles to get out. Several sequels. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>More escapes! Check out this list of recommended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fractuslearning.com\/escape-games-kids-families\/\">escape room games<\/a> for kids and families.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/super-puzzletastic-mysteries-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/super-puzzletastic-mysteries-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/super-puzzletastic-mysteries.jpg 429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>The reader gets to be the detective in <em>Super Puzzletastic Mysteries<\/em> (HarperCollins, 2020), an anthology of thoroughly puzzling cases from a range of best-selling authors involving everything from stolen squirrel monkeys to murderous triplets. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15264\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/remarkable-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/remarkable-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/remarkable-669x1024.jpg 669w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/remarkable-768x1176.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/remarkable-1003x1536.jpg 1003w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/remarkable-1338x2048.jpg 1338w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/remarkable.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Lizzie K. Foley\u2019s <em>Remarkable <\/em>(Dial, 2012), the residents of the town of Remarkable are all impressively above average \u2013 except ten-year-old Jane Doe who, unlike her mother (famous architect), father (renowned novelist), brother (talented artist), and sister (brilliant mathematician), is just plain ordinary. When disaster strikes, however, variously involving the wicked Grimlet twins, pirates, a lake monster, and a mystery involving a missing composer, unremarkable Jane comes into her own. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/john-bellairs-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/john-bellairs-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/john-bellairs-669x1024.jpg 669w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/john-bellairs-768x1175.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/john-bellairs-1004x1536.jpg 1004w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/john-bellairs-1339x2048.jpg 1339w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/john-bellairs.jpg 1634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>John Bellairs\u2019s <em>The House With a Clock in its Walls<\/em> (Puffin, 2004) \u2013 illustrated by Edward Gorey \u2013 is a terrific (and spooky) middle-grade Gothic mystery novel. Orphaned Lewis Barnavelt is sent to live with his Uncle Jonathan, a wizard, whose mysterious mansion harbors, hidden in its walls, a Doomsday clock, set to bring about the end of the world. Lewis must \u2013 somehow \u2013 figure out how to stop the clock. There are many other titles by Bellairs in the same vein. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>For an annotated list of Bellairs\u2019s books, a biography of John Bellairs, and more, see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellairsia.com\/\">http:\/\/www.bellairsia.com\/<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/house-with-clock-movie-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/house-with-clock-movie-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/house-with-clock-movie-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/house-with-clock-movie-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/house-with-clock-movie-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/house-with-clock-movie.jpg 1875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>The 2018 movie version of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2119543\/\">The House With a Clock in its Walls<\/a> is rated PG for scary pumpkins and name-calling.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dollhouse-murders-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dollhouse-murders-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dollhouse-murders-689x1024.jpg 689w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dollhouse-murders-768x1141.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dollhouse-murders-1033x1536.jpg 1033w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dollhouse-murders-1378x2048.jpg 1378w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/dollhouse-murders.jpg 1682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Betty Ren Wright\u2019s <em>The Dollhouse Murders<\/em> (Holiday House, 2008), Amy finds a wonderful dollhouse in the attic of the old family home \u2013 in fact, a perfect replica of the house itself. Eerily, however, the dolls move around on their own, and Amy is convinced that they hold the key to the long-ago murder of her great-grandparents. For ages 9-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-candymakers-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-candymakers-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-candymakers-697x1024.jpg 697w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-candymakers-768x1128.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-candymakers-1045x1536.jpg 1045w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-candymakers.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Wendy Mass\u2019s <em>The Candymakers<\/em> (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2011) \u2013 in which four very different 12-year-olds are chosen to compete in a national candy-making contest \u2013 sounds at first like a tale of Willie Wonka, but soon turns into a gripping mystery story filled with complex and unexpected characters, sabotage, and spies. For ages 9-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mysterious-benedict-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mysterious-benedict-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mysterious-benedict-694x1024.jpg 694w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mysterious-benedict-768x1134.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mysterious-benedict-1040x1536.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mysterious-benedict-1387x2048.jpg 1387w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mysterious-benedict.jpg 1549w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Trenton Lee Stewart\u2019s <em>The Mysterious Benedict Society<\/em> (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2008), four creative and gifted children are recruited by the mysterious Mr. Benedict for a crucial mission: they must infiltrate the nefarious Mr. Curtain\u2019s Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened and unmask his plot to take over the world. There are several sequels in which the talented foursome tackle even more harrowing missions. For ages 9-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hugo-cabret-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hugo-cabret-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hugo-cabret-673x1024.jpg 673w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hugo-cabret-768x1169.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hugo-cabret-1009x1536.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hugo-cabret-1346x2048.jpg 1346w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hugo-cabret.jpg 1643w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Brian Selznick\u2019s exquisitely illustrated <em>The Invention of Hugo Cabret<\/em> (Scholastic, 2007), set in the 1930s, young Hugo, an orphan, lives secretly behind the walls of a Paris train station, keeping the clocks in working order and struggling to repair a marvelous artifact once belonging to his father: a mechanical man, designed to write messages. The book is a fascinating and multifaceted mystery, told in a mix of pictures and text, ultimately involving the brilliant and bookish Isabelle, a mysterious notebook, and a famous illusionist and master of silent film. For ages 9 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15239\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hugo-movie-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hugo-movie-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hugo-movie-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hugo-movie-768x1088.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hugo-movie-1084x1536.jpg 1084w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hugo-movie.jpg 1129w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>The 2011 film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0970179\/\"><em>Hugo<\/em><\/a>, based on Selznick\u2019s book and directed by Martin Scorsese, is rated PG, apparently for kissing, smoking, and a derailed train scene.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><strong>MYSTERIES FOR OLDER READERS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/falcons-malteser-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/falcons-malteser-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/falcons-malteser-669x1024.jpg 669w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/falcons-malteser-768x1175.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/falcons-malteser-1004x1536.jpg 1004w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/falcons-malteser-1338x2048.jpg 1338w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/falcons-malteser.jpg 1545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Anthony Horowitz\u2019s Diamond Brothers mysteries feature bumbling Tim Diamond, the world\u2019s dimmest detective, and his younger and smarter 13-year-old brother Nick. In the first of the series, <em>The Falcon\u2019s Malteser<\/em> (Puffin, 2004), Tim ineptly lands himself in jail and Nick must both save his brother and solve a mystery involving a murdered dwarf, a clue-laden box of chocolates, and a safe full of diamonds. For ages 9-13.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/half-moon-investig-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/half-moon-investig-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/half-moon-investig.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>The star of Eoin Colfer\u2019s <em>Half Moon Investigations<\/em> (Hyperion Books, 2007) is twelve-year-old Fletcher Moon \u2013 nicknamed \u201cHalf Moon\u201d because he\u2019s short \u2013 who, by dint of a little finagling with a birth certificate, has become the world\u2019s youngest private investigator.\u00a0 For ages 9-13.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mr-and-mrs-bunny-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mr-and-mrs-bunny-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mr-and-mrs-bunny-788x1024.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mr-and-mrs-bunny-768x998.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mr-and-mrs-bunny-1182x1536.jpg 1182w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mr-and-mrs-bunny-1576x2048.jpg 1576w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mr-and-mrs-bunny.jpg 1924w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Polly Horvath\u2019s <em>Mr. and Mrs. Bunny \u2013 Detectives Extraordinaire<\/em> (Schwartz &amp; Wade, 2012), competent and responsible ten-year-old Madeline returns home from school to find that her feckless hippie parents (who play the marimba and make jewelry out of sand dollars) have been kidnapped by foxes. Luckily Madeline speaks fluent Bunny, and is able to get help from fedora-wearing investigators Mr. and Mrs. Bunny. Clever and hilarious. For ages 9-14.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/westing-game-189x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/westing-game-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/westing-game-646x1024.jpg 646w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/westing-game-768x1217.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/westing-game-970x1536.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/westing-game-1293x2048.jpg 1293w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/westing-game.jpg 1515w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Ellen Raskin\u2019s Newbery winner <em>The Westing Game<\/em> (Puffin, 2004), eccentric millionaire Samuel Westing has died, leaving behind a fortune of $200 million for whichever of his sixteen heirs can solve a mysterious puzzle. Wonderful characters, dozens of unexpected twists and turns, and a beautifully satisfying ending for ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Other mysteries by Raskin include <em>The Tattooed Potato and Other Clues<\/em> (Puffin, 2011) and <em>The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel)<\/em> (Puffin, 2011).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-van-gogh-deception-3-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-van-gogh-deception-3-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-van-gogh-deception-3.jpg 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Deron R. Hicks\u2019s <em>The Van Gogh Deception<\/em> (HMH, 2018) is an edge-of-your-seat thriller in which a young boy is found in Washington, DC\u2019s National Gallery of Art with no recollection of who is he or why he\u2019s there. A wow for ages 10-13.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/london-eye-mystery-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/london-eye-mystery-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/london-eye-mystery.jpg 351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Siobhan Dowd\u2019s\u00a0<em>The London Eye Mystery<\/em>\u00a0(Yearling, 2009) begins when Ted, who suffers from Asperger\u2019s syndrome, and his sister Kat, take their visiting cousin Salim for a ride on the famous Ferris wheel known as the London Eye. Salim gets a free ticket from a mysterious stranger and boards the Eye \u2013 but never gets off at the end of the ride and seemingly has disappeared into thin air. Ted, with his \u201cdifferent\u201d way of thinking, is instrumental in solving the (gripping) mystery. For ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/view-from-cherry-tree-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/view-from-cherry-tree-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/view-from-cherry-tree.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Willo Davis Roberts\u2019s <em>The View From the Cherry Tree<\/em> (Aladdin, 1994), Rob, from the vantage of his favorite tree branch, witnesses a murder, but no one believes him. Except, that is, the murderer. A thriller for ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15263\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/red-blazer-girls-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/red-blazer-girls-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/red-blazer-girls.jpg 431w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Michael D. Bell\u2019s <em>The Red Blazer Girls: The Ring of Rocamadour<\/em> (Yearling, 2010) introduces girl detectives Sophie, Margaret, and Rebecca \u2013 all of whom attend St. Veronica\u2019s, whose school uniform includes a signature red blazer. In this, the first of a series, the girls help old Mrs. Harriman solve the clues leading to a hidden treasure. The clues challenge the girls to use their (school-derived) knowledge of math, literature, and logic, which feels contrived (Bell is a teacher), but ultimately it doesn&#8217;t detract from the story.\u00a0 For ages 10-13.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15278\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-times-lucky-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-times-lucky-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-times-lucky-667x1024.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-times-lucky-768x1179.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-times-lucky-1000x1536.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-times-lucky-1334x2048.jpg 1334w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/three-times-lucky.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Sheila Turnage\u2019s <em>Three Times Lucky<\/em> (Dial, 2012) is set in the little town of Tupelo Landing, North Carolina \u2013 population 148 \u2013 or rather, 147, now that Jesse Tatum has been killed by a blow to the head. Feisty sixth-grader Mo LoBeau \u2013 washed into town by a hurricane eleven years ago and adopted by Miss Lana and the Colonel, the local caf\u00e9 owners \u2013 sets out to find the murderer. A wonderful cast of characters and terrific dialogue make this a great read. For ages 10-14.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/who-killed-chippendale-183x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/who-killed-chippendale-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/who-killed-chippendale.jpg 403w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Mel Glenn\u2019s <em>Who Killed Mr. Chippendale?: A Mystery in Poems<\/em> (Puffin, 1999), high-school English teacher Mr. Chippendale is shot and killed while out for his morning run. The question of who did it is solved through a series of interlocking poems, in many different voices, among them those of students who loved or hated him, the school guidance counselor, and the police investigator. More than a whodunit, the book is a painful exploration of emotions and violence. For teenagers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><strong>DAME AGATHA<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Often on high-school recommended reading lists are works by renowned mystery author Agatha Christie.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>The official <a href=\"http:\/\/www.agathachristie.com\/\">Agatha Christie website<\/a> has a biography of Christie, summaries and descriptions of her books and characters, Christie maps, film adaptations, mystery-based games, and much more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Delicious Death at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deliciousdeath.com\/\">http:\/\/www.deliciousdeath.com\/<\/a> has a complete list of Agatha Christie\u2019s works, categorized by detective. Click on a title for a publishing history, plot synopsis, character descriptions, and list of movie and TV adaptations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15196\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/and-then-there-were-none-186x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/and-then-there-were-none-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/and-then-there-were-none-635x1024.jpg 635w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/and-then-there-were-none-768x1239.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/and-then-there-were-none-952x1536.jpg 952w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/and-then-there-were-none-1270x2048.jpg 1270w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/and-then-there-were-none.jpg 1550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>A good starting point for Christie readers is <em>And Then There Were None<\/em> (Harper, 2011), originally published in 1939, and said to be the best-selling murder mystery of all time. Ten strangers are invited to an isolated island off the English coast. They arrive to find an absent host, and then, one by one, they begin to die. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/secret-of-old-clock-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/secret-of-old-clock-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/secret-of-old-clock.jpg 463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Nancy Drew, girl sleuth, first appeared in the 1930s, written by \u201cCarolyn Keene,\u201d a pseudonym for several different authors. There are now dozens of Nancy Drew titles available \u2013 updated since the 30s; Nancy no longer wears a cloche hat or drives a roadster. First of the series is <em>The Secret of the Old Clock<\/em> (Grosset and Dunlap, 2010), in which Nancy solves a mystery involving a hidden will. For ages 8 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/girl-sleuth-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/girl-sleuth-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/girl-sleuth.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Melanie Rehak\u2019s <em>Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her<\/em> (Mariner Books. 2006) is a history of Nancy and her authors \u2013 beginning with publisher Edward Stratemeyer, who also created the Bobbsey Twins and the Hardy Boys. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tower-treasure-Hardy-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tower-treasure-Hardy-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tower-treasure-Hardy.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Also from the Stratemeyer syndicate: in the Hardy Boys series by the (pseudonymous) Franklin Dixon, first published in the 1920s, teenage brothers Frank and Joe Hardy \u2013 sons of a world-famous private detective \u2013 solve many mysteries on their own. In the first book of the (enormous) series, <em>The Tower Treasure<\/em> (Grosset &amp; Dunlap, 1927), the boys investigate a jewel theft.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>MYSTERIES, MAGIC, AND FAIRY TALES<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/who-pushed-humpty-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/who-pushed-humpty-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/who-pushed-humpty-811x1024.jpg 811w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/who-pushed-humpty-768x970.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/who-pushed-humpty.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>David Levinthal\u2019s <em>Who Pushed Humpty Dumpty?<\/em> (Schwartz &amp; Wade, 2012) is a hilarious picture-book retelling of five classic fairy tales from the point of view of hardboiled investigating Officer Binky, a toad in a fedora. (A survey of evidence at the Bears\u2019 house leads him to the conclusion that \u201cIt could only be one dame: Goldilocks!\u201d) For ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/name-of-bk-is-secret-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/name-of-bk-is-secret-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/name-of-bk-is-secret.jpg 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Pseudonymous Bosch\u2019s <em>The Name of This Book Is Secret!<\/em> (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2008) introduces 11-year-old detective duo Cassandra (who has large pointy ears and is always prepared for disaster) and Max-Ernest (aspiring stand-up comedian). Here \u2013 in company with a lot of snarky background comments from the author, which teeter between funny and annoying \u2013 the two discover the Symphony of Smells, a peculiar box filled with odoriferous vials, and clues which lead them to a secret society bent on immortality.\u00a0 There are four sequels: <em>If You\u2019re Reading This, It\u2019s Too Late<\/em>; <em>This Book Is Not Good for You<\/em>; <em>This Isn\u2019t What It Looks Like<\/em>; and <em>You Have to Stop This<\/em>. For ages 9-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-fairy-tale-detectives-the-sisters-grimm-1-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-fairy-tale-detectives-the-sisters-grimm-1-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-fairy-tale-detectives-the-sisters-grimm-1-704x1024.jpg 704w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-fairy-tale-detectives-the-sisters-grimm-1-768x1117.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-fairy-tale-detectives-the-sisters-grimm-1-1056x1536.jpg 1056w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-fairy-tale-detectives-the-sisters-grimm-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Michael Buckley\u2019s <em>The Fairy Tale Detectives<\/em> (Harry N. Abrams, 2007), first book in The Sisters Grimm Series, young Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with their grandmother in the town of Ferryport Landing \u2013 where they discover that they are descendants of the famous Brothers Grimm, whose fairy-tale collections are not tales, but case histories. The town of Ferryport, in fact, is inhabited entirely by fairy-tale characters, known as Everafters. When their grandmother is kidnapped, the girls must rescue her, discover the culprit, and bring the rogue Everafter to justice. There are many sequels. For ages 9-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hortens-miraculous-mech-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hortens-miraculous-mech-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hortens-miraculous-mech-705x1024.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hortens-miraculous-mech-768x1116.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hortens-miraculous-mech.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Lissa Evans\u2019s <em>Horten\u2019s Miraculous Mechanisms<\/em> (Sterling Children\u2019s Books, 2012), ten-year-old Stuart Horten \u2013 the very short son of very tall parents \u2013 is dismayed when the family moves back to his father\u2019s hometown. Until, that is, he discovers the story of his Uncle Tony, a magician and inventor, who mysteriously disappeared fifty years ago, leaving behind a peculiar puzzle box. Stuart sets about solving the clues to Tony\u2019s disappearance and makes startling discoveries about his family\u2019s magic legacy. He\u2019s helped in his endeavors by the persistent triplets (April, May, and June) who live next door \u2013 and runs into trouble with an unscrupulous enemy, also in pursuit of Tony\u2019s treasures. Also see the sequel, <em>Horten\u2019s Incredible Illusions<\/em>. For ages 9-14.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/grimm-legacy-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/grimm-legacy-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/grimm-legacy-670x1024.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/grimm-legacy-768x1174.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/grimm-legacy-1005x1536.jpg 1005w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/grimm-legacy-1340x2048.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/grimm-legacy.jpg 1521w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Polly Shulman\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Grimm Legacy<\/em>\u00a0(Puffin, 2011), teenaged Elizabeth takes a job as a page at the New York Circulating Materials Repository \u2013 a lending library of historical artifacts, including the marvelous Grimm Collection, filled with such items as mermaid combs, Seven-League boots, winged sandals, bottled genies, and a particularly nasty Magic Mirror. When items from the Collection start mysteriously disappearing, Elizabeth and friends set out to catch the thief. For ages 12 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\u2026and fairies?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fairy-spell-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fairy-spell-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fairy-spell-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fairy-spell-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fairy-spell.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Marc Tyler Nobleman\u2019s <em>Fairy Spell: How Two Girls Convinced the World That Fairies Are Real<\/em> (Clarion, 2018) is a picture-book account of the Cottingley Fairy hoax for ages 6-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15221\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fairy-ring-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fairy-ring-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fairy-ring-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fairy-ring-768x1021.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fairy-ring-1156x1536.jpg 1156w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fairy-ring-1541x2048.jpg 1541w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fairy-ring.jpg 1693w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>By Mary Losure, <em>The Fairy Ring: Or Elsie and Frances Fool the World<\/em> (Candlewick, 2012) is the story of how two young English girls \u2013 with painted paper dolls and fake photographs \u2013 managed to convince Sir Arthur Conan Doyle that fairies were real. Illustrated with period paintings and fairy photographs. (Sherlock Holmes would not have fallen for it.) For ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fairy-tale-movie-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fairy-tale-movie-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fairy-tale-movie.jpg 476w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0119095\/\"><em>Fairy Tale: A True Story<\/em><\/a> (1997) is a film version of Elsie and Frances\u2019s fairy hoax. The underlying theme is the nature of belief; the story is set in the aftermath of World War I, when bereaved families flocked to clairvoyants in hopes of communicating with lost loved ones. Rated PG.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>For reproductions of Elsie and Frances\u2019s fairy photographs, the girls\u2019 descriptions, and background information, see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.museumofhoaxes.com\/hoax\/photo_database\/image\/the_cottingley_fairies\/\">Museum of Hoaxes\u2019 Cottingley Fairies<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><strong>MYSTERIES + HISTORY<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Detectives-in-Togas-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Detectives-in-Togas-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Detectives-in-Togas-693x1024.jpg 693w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Detectives-in-Togas-768x1134.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Detectives-in-Togas-1040x1536.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Detectives-in-Togas.jpg 1095w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Henry Winterfeld\u2019s <em>Detectives in Togas<\/em> and <em>Mystery of the Roman Ransom<\/em> (reprints; Sandpiper, 2002), seven Roman schoolboys solve crimes with the help of their crochety tutor, the mathematician Xanthos. A nice mix of historical fact and humor.\u00a0 For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/deadly-desperados-182x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"182\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/deadly-desperados-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/deadly-desperados-621x1024.jpg 621w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/deadly-desperados-768x1267.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/deadly-desperados-931x1536.jpg 931w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/deadly-desperados-1241x2048.jpg 1241w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/deadly-desperados.jpg 1515w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Caroline Lawrence\u2019s <em>The Case of the Deadly Desperados<\/em> (Putnam Juvenile Books, 2012) \u2013 set in the Nevada Territory in the 1860s &#8211; is narrated by twelve-year-old Pinky Pinkerton, trapped at the bottom of a mine shaft, and writing his story on ledger sheets as he\u2019s pursued by the ruthless gang of thugs who killed his foster parents. Pinky has a \u201cThorn\u201d \u2013 a problem in recognizing emotions, now known as Asperger\u2019s syndrome \u2013 which gives his account of his adventures an eccentric (and funny) tone, but his strengths, which include impressive powers of observation, make him a first-class young detective. Included are a map, a glossary, and a good deal of historical background information on the Wild West. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15277\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/thieves-of-ostia-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/thieves-of-ostia-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/thieves-of-ostia-667x1024.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/thieves-of-ostia-768x1179.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/thieves-of-ostia.jpg 977w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Caroline Lawrence\u2019s <em>The Thieves of Ostia<\/em> (Orion Children\u2019s Books, 2002), set in 79 CE, stars Flavia Gemina, the young daughter of a sea captain, and a brilliant amateur detective. In this, the first of a series, Flavia, along with friends Jonathan and Miriam, Nubia, an African slave girl, and Lupus, a mute beggar boy, sets out to discover who is killing the neighborhood guard dogs. Exciting adventure paired with historical detail. There are several sequels, among them <em>The Secrets of Vesuvius<\/em>, <em>The Pirates of Pompeii<\/em>, and <em>The Assassins of Rome<\/em>. For ages 9-14.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15193\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/39-clues-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/39-clues-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/39-clues-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/39-clues-768x1084.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/39-clues-1088x1536.jpg 1088w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/39-clues-1451x2048.jpg 1451w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/39-clues.jpg 1720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Rick Riordan\u2019s <em>The 39 Clues<\/em> (Scholastic, 2008), wealthy Grace Cahill has died, leaving her descendants \u2013 among them our heroes, orphaned brother and sister Dan and Amy Cahill &#8211; a perilous challenge: to track down the 39 clues leading to the source of the Cahill family\u2019s power. Which power, as it turns out, is substantial: practically every important historical figure, among them Isaac Newton, Winston Churchill, Napoleon, and Benjamin Franklin, was a Cahill, or at least a Cahill second cousin. Included in the first volume is a good deal of (non-fiction) information about Benjamin Franklin, who was (fiction) responsible for the initial clues. There are nine sequels, written by a variety of authors. For more information and an accompanying game involving packets of Clue Cards (six per book), see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.the39clues.com\/\">39 Clues website<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shakespeares-secret-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shakespeares-secret-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shakespeares-secret.jpg 408w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Elise Broach\u2019s <em>Shakespeare\u2019s Secret<\/em> (Square Fish, 2007), twelve-year-old Hero Netherfield is named for a character in Shakespeare\u2019s play, <em>Much Ado About Nothing<\/em> \u2013 which brings her nothing but misery and teasing in her new school. Then, in company with an elderly neighbor and an attractive eighth-grader, Danny, she becomes involved in a quest to find an heirloom diamond, once belonging to Anne Boleyn, and said to be hidden in Hero\u2019s house. As they search for the missing jewel, they also discover clues that may reveal the true identity of the man who wrote Shakespeare\u2019s plays. For ages 9-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/house-of-dies-drear-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/house-of-dies-drear-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/house-of-dies-drear.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Virginia Hamilton\u2019s <em>The House of Dies Drear<\/em> (Aladdin, 2006), 13-year-old Thomas Small and family move into an old house in Ohio, once a station on the Underground Railroad, where abolitionist Dies Drear was murdered.\u00a0 Strange happenings at the house lead Thomas to explore its hidden passages and solve a mystery from the past. For ages 11 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Excellent study guides to accompany <em>The House of Dies Drear<\/em> can be found at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glencoe.com\/sec\/literature\/litlibrary\/pdf\/house_of_dies_drear.pdf\">Glencoe Literature Library<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/man-who-was-poe-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/man-who-was-poe-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/man-who-was-poe-705x1024.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/man-who-was-poe-768x1116.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/man-who-was-poe-1057x1536.jpg 1057w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/man-who-was-poe.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Avi\u2019s <em>The Man Who Was Poe<\/em> (HarperCollins, 1997) is a fictional historical mystery: eleven-year-old Edmund\u2019s family has disappeared \u2013 his sister, impossibly, from a locked room \u2013 and the distraught Edmund gets help from the mysterious Auguste Dupin, in reality Edgar Allan Poe.\u00a0 Readers, in the course of solving Edmund\u2019s mystery, learn a great deal about Poe\u2019s life and work. For ages 10-14.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ruby-in-smoke-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ruby-in-smoke-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ruby-in-smoke.jpg 389w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Philip Pullman\u2019s <em>The Ruby in the Smoke<\/em> (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2008) is a thriller set in Victorian London, the first of a series featuring 16-year-old Sally Lockhart, who sets out to find her father\u2019s murderer, and becomes embroiled in a mystery involving the lost Ruby of Agrapar. Sequels include <em>The Shadow in the North<\/em>, <em>The Tiger in the Well<\/em>, and <em>The Tin Princess<\/em>. For ages 12 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15243\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kim-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kim-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kim-639x1024.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kim-768x1230.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kim.jpg 867w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Rudyard Kipling\u2019s <em>Kim<\/em>, originally published in 1902, is the now-classic story of the young son of an Irish soldier stationed in India, raised in the bazaar by a half-caste woman after his father\u2019s death. Kim\u2019s unique knowledge of the Indian world leads to his recruitment as a spy for the British in what was known as the \u201cGreat Game\u201d \u2013 the complex intrigues for British domination in Asia. For ages 12 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kim's_Game\">Kim\u2019s Game<\/a>, part of Kim\u2019s training as a spy, is a memory exercise in which players compete to remember a dozen or so disparate objects, placed on a tray, studied for one minute, and then covered. Try it! (A version of Kim\u2019s Game is also one of the experiments in Jim Wiese\u2019s <em>Detective Science<\/em>. See Mysteries + Science, below.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-20742\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Stare-Family-Board-Game-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Stare-Family-Board-Game-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Stare-Family-Board-Game-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Stare-Family-Board-Game-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Stare-Family-Board-Game-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Stare-Family-Board-Game.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>How would you do as an eyewitness? In the game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Stare-Board-Game-3rd-Edition\/dp\/B00001QHWN\/\">Stare<\/a>, players have 20 seconds to stare at an illustrated card &#8211; then are asked questions about the picture.<\/p>\n<p>For younger players, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Stare-Junior-Board-Game-2nd\/dp\/B00004W60H\">Stare Junior<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-daughter-of-time-2-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-daughter-of-time-2-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-daughter-of-time-2-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-daughter-of-time-2-768x1170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-daughter-of-time-2-1008x1536.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-daughter-of-time-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Josephine Tey\u2019s <em>The Daughter of Time<\/em> (Scribner, 1995) is a catchy classic of historical detection, in which Inspector Alan Grant &#8211; hospitalized with a broken leg &#8211; sets about solving the 15<sup>th<\/sup>-century case of Richard III, accused of murdering his nephews, the little princes in the Tower. A great read for teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cadfael-book-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cadfael-book-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cadfael-book-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cadfael-book-768x1170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cadfael-book-1008x1536.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cadfael-book-1344x2048.jpg 1344w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cadfael-book.jpg 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>The title character of Ellis Peters\u2019s addictive Brother Cadfael Series is a Welsh monk, herbalist, investigator, ex-Crusader, and resident of Shrewsbury Abbey in the early 12<sup>th<\/sup> century. Brother Cadfael solves mysteries (and furthers romances) to a background of conflict and intrigue, as King Stephen and Empress Maud battle for the throne of England. First book in the extensive series is <em>A Morbid Taste for Bones<\/em> (Grand Central Publishing, 1994). For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cadfael-dvd-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cadfael-dvd-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cadfael-dvd-662x1024.jpg 662w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cadfael-dvd-768x1189.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cadfael-dvd.jpg 969w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0108717\/\">Cadfael<\/a> Series is available on DVD (Acorn Media), superbly done, with Derek Jacobi as Brother Cadfael.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Tackle these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrroughton.com\/history-mystery-labs\">History Mystery Labs<\/a>! See if you can solve mysteries surrounding the assassination of Caesar, the Black Death, the lost colony of Roanoke, and more. For ages 12 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><strong>MYSTERIES + SCIENCE<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pnline-spaceman-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pnline-spaceman-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pnline-spaceman-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pnline-spaceman-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pnline-spaceman-994x1536.jpg 994w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pnline-spaceman.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Reminiscent of the brainy Encyclopedia Brown is Seymour Simon\u2019s Einstein Anderson, 6<sup>th<\/sup>-grade science whiz, who uses his scientific expertise to solve mysteries. There are several titles in the series, among them <em>The On-Line Spaceman and Other Cases<\/em> (iUniverse, 2009), <em>The Invisible Man and Other Cases<\/em>, and <em>The Gigantic Ants and Other Cases<\/em>. These are, infuriatingly, largely out of print, but are available in inexpensive used editions or can be found at the library. A great pick for science buffs ages 8-12 and well worth tracking down.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/danger-box-1-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/danger-box-1-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/danger-box-1.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Blue Balliett\u2019s <em>The Danger Box<\/em> (Scholastic, 2012), 12-year-old Zoomy \u2013 so near-sighted that he\u2019s legally blind \u2013 has been raised by his grandparents. Then his alcoholic father shows up and leaves with Zoomy a stolen box that contains an old notebook. The identity of the author of the notebook is the major mystery of the book \u2013 hints are provided through Zoomy\u2019s personal newspaper, the <em>Gas Gazette<\/em> \u2013 though Zoomy and his friend Lorrol must also solve plenty of puzzles and cope with a criminal who wants the box and notebook back. The secret scientist (Spoiler!) is Charles Darwin. For ages 9-13.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/one-minute-sci-mysteries-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/one-minute-sci-mysteries-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/one-minute-sci-mysteries-662x1024.jpg 662w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/one-minute-sci-mysteries-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/one-minute-sci-mysteries-993x1536.jpg 993w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/one-minute-sci-mysteries-1325x2048.jpg 1325w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/one-minute-sci-mysteries.jpg 1617w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>By Eric Yoder and Natalie Yoder, <em>One Minute Mysteries: 65 Mysteries You Solve With Science<\/em> (Platypus Media, 2008) is a collection of short catchy stories, the solutions to which require a knowledge of science facts. (For example, how do you know which zoo employee was bogus? Answer: she sent visitors to the bird house to see bats.) Each mystery is followed by a short paragraph of explanation. Fun for ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/where-why-how-242x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/where-why-how-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/where-why-how-827x1024.jpg 827w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/where-why-how-768x951.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/where-why-how-1240x1536.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/where-why-how-1654x2048.jpg 1654w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/where-why-how.jpg 2019w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Julia Rothman\u2019s <em>The Where, the Why, and the How<\/em> (Chronicle Books, 2012) pairs short science essays with interpretive illustrations by 75 artists. The theme is unanswered mysteries of the natural world, large and small: What existed before the Big Bang? How does gravity work? Why do cats purr? Why do we dream? Fascinating and thought-provoking. For teens and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13-things-that-dont-make-sense-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13-things-that-dont-make-sense-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13-things-that-dont-make-sense-668x1024.jpg 668w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13-things-that-dont-make-sense-768x1178.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13-things-that-dont-make-sense-1001x1536.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13-things-that-dont-make-sense-1335x2048.jpg 1335w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13-things-that-dont-make-sense.jpg 1630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Michael Brooks\u2019s <em>13 Things That Don\u2019t Make Sense<\/em> (Vintage, 2009) tackles the puzzling mysteries and anomalies that science has yet to cope with, among them cold fusion, signals from space, free will, and the placebo effect. For teens and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/detective-sci-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/detective-sci-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/detective-sci.jpg 426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Jim Wiese\u2019s <em>Detective Science<\/em> (Wiley, 1996), subtitled \u201c40 Crime-Solving, Case-Breaking, Crook-Catching Activities for Kids,\u201d is a collection of hands-on experiments and activities involving everything from mapping crime scenes and interviewing witnesses to fingerprinting, ballistics, DNA testing, and handwriting analysis. Clear explanations follow each experiment and periodic \u201cDetective Science in Action\u201d boxes give accounts of investigators using science in the real world. For ages 9-13.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/crime-lab-chem-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/crime-lab-chem-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/crime-lab-chem.jpg 387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>The GEMS (Great Explorations in Math and Science) series from UC Berkeley\u2019s Lawrence Hall of Science has several science activity guides for young hands-on detectives, In \u201cFingerprinting,\u201d for grades 4-8, kids learn how to record, classify, and identify fingerprints; in \u201cCrime Lab Chemistry,\u201d for the same age group, they study paper chromatography (figure out which pen wrote the ransom note); and in \u201cMystery Festival\u201d (grades 2-8), they survey a range of crime-lab procedures and use them to solve mysteries.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Check out this list of STEM-based <a href=\"http:\/\/stem-works.com\/subjects\/10-crime-scene-investigation\/activities\">Crime Scene Investigation Activities<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From Popular Mechanics, this list of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/science\/1281811\">Science\u2019s Greatest Unsolved Mysteries<\/a> includes eight, among them the origin of life, the secret of immortality, and the cure for cancer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\">\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemystery.com\/\">ScienceMystery<\/a> is a collection of interactive science mysteries to solve online, targeted at middle- and high-school-level students. Among these are \u201cCroak,\u201d a mystery about frog extinctions; \u201cThe Blackout Syndrome,\u201d which involves a strange disease outbreak; and \u201cAngry Red Planet,\u201d about a disintegrating biosphere.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unmuseum.org\/\">UnMuseum<\/a> is devoted to science mysteries, science hoaxes, strange science, and science on the edge. A fascinating and multifaceted site, variously covering science in the news, archaeological mysteries, cryptozoology, amazing inventions, and more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>MYSTERIES + MATH<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/one-minute-mysteries-math-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/one-minute-mysteries-math-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/one-minute-mysteries-math-660x1024.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/one-minute-mysteries-math-768x1191.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/one-minute-mysteries-math-990x1536.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/one-minute-mysteries-math-1321x2048.jpg 1321w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/one-minute-mysteries-math.jpg 1612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>The mysteries in Eric Yoder and Natalie Yoder\u2019s <em>One Minute Mysteries: 65 Short Mysteries You Solve With Math<\/em> (Science, Naturally!, 2010) are categorized under \u201cMath at Home,\u201d \u201cMath Outside,\u201d \u201cMath at Play,\u201d and \u201cMath Everyday.\u201d These are basically wordy word problems, but may be worth a look. For ages 9-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/my-best-mathematical-and-logic-puzzles-2-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/my-best-mathematical-and-logic-puzzles-2-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/my-best-mathematical-and-logic-puzzles-2-661x1024.jpg 661w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/my-best-mathematical-and-logic-puzzles-2-768x1190.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/my-best-mathematical-and-logic-puzzles-2-991x1536.jpg 991w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/my-best-mathematical-and-logic-puzzles-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Logic: an essential skill for would-be detectives. There are many collections of logic puzzles for all ages, though a master of the genre is Martin Gardner. See, for example, Gardner\u2019s <em>My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles<\/em> (Dover Publications, 1994).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From Scholastic, <a href=\"http:\/\/teacher.scholastic.com\/maven\/\">Math Maven\u2019s Mysteries<\/a> is a collection of short math-based mysteries, rated by difficulty, and categorized under logical reasoning, whole number operations, fractions and ratios, money and decimals, patterns, probability, measurement, and geometry. Try your hand at \u201cThe Cuckoo Caper,\u201d \u201cPirate Ringgold\u2019s Lost Treasure,\u201d or \u201cCaptain Devious.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-17576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/charlie-thorne-and-the-last-equation-9781534424760_xlg-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/charlie-thorne-and-the-last-equation-9781534424760_xlg-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/charlie-thorne-and-the-last-equation-9781534424760_xlg.jpg 596w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Stuart Gibbs\u2019s <em>Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation<\/em> (Simon &amp; Schuster, 2019), twelve-year-old Charlie, a math-and-science genius, has been called in by the CIA to help track down Albert Einstein\u2019s last equation, which has the potential to save or destroy the earth. A fast-paced thriller for ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-17577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/curious-incident-of-dog-in-nighttime-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/curious-incident-of-dog-in-nighttime-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/curious-incident-of-dog-in-nighttime-664x1024.jpg 664w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/curious-incident-of-dog-in-nighttime-768x1184.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/curious-incident-of-dog-in-nighttime.jpg 777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>The main character of Mark Haddon\u2019s <em>The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime<\/em> (Vintage, 2004) is a mathematically gifted autistic 15-year-old boy with a love for prime numbers, quadratic equations, and the graphing of animal populations. His talents uniquely suit him for solving the mystery of the suspicious death of a neighborhood dog. For teens and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-17578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/arcadia-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/arcadia-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/arcadia.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Tom Stoppard\u2019s wonderful play <em>Arcadia<\/em> (Grove Press, 2017) features brilliant teenager Thomasina Coverly, mathematically far ahead of her time. The play moves back and forth in time between 13-year-old Thomasina in 1809 and the same house 180 years later. For teens and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-17579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/fermats-enigma-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/fermats-enigma-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/fermats-enigma.jpg 348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Tackle a real math mystery! Simon Singh\u2019s <em>Fermat\u2019s Enigma<\/em> (Anchor, 1998) is the amazingly entertaining story of the 350-year struggle to solve the mystery of Fermat\u2019s last theorem. For teens and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><!--nextpage--><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>MYSTERIES + THE ARTS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-composer-is-dead-original-imaf8zshfugszasw-230x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-composer-is-dead-original-imaf8zshfugszasw-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-composer-is-dead-original-imaf8zshfugszasw-786x1024.jpg 786w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-composer-is-dead-original-imaf8zshfugszasw-768x1001.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-composer-is-dead-original-imaf8zshfugszasw-1179x1536.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/the-composer-is-dead-original-imaf8zshfugszasw.jpg 1277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Lemony Snicket\u2019s <em>The Composer Is Dead<\/em> (HarperCollins, 2009), the (nameless) composer has\u00a0 kicked the bucket and an Inspector has been summoned to find the perpetrator. He questions all the players in the orchestra, instrument by instrument (all claim to have alibis: the Violins were playing a waltz; the Trombones were having a drink). An accompanying CD by the San Francisco Symphony brings the action to musical life. For ages 6-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/from-the-mixed-up-files-book-cover-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/from-the-mixed-up-files-book-cover-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/from-the-mixed-up-files-book-cover-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/from-the-mixed-up-files-book-cover-768x1149.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/from-the-mixed-up-files-book-cover-1027x1536.jpg 1027w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/from-the-mixed-up-files-book-cover-1369x2048.jpg 1369w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/from-the-mixed-up-files-book-cover.jpg 1653w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In E.L. Konigsberg\u2019s Newbery-winning <em>From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler<\/em> (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2007), resourceful Claudia and younger brother Jamie run away from home to live in the Metropolitan Museum. There they discover a statue of an angel that just might be the work of Michelangelo. Their attempts to solve the mystery lead them to the fascinating Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>A movie version of the book, titled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0070079\/\"><em>The Hideaways<\/em><\/a> (1973), starred Ingrid Bergman as Mrs. Frankweiler.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chasing-vermeer-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chasing-vermeer-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chasing-vermeer-705x1024.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chasing-vermeer-768x1116.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chasing-vermeer-1057x1536.jpg 1057w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chasing-vermeer-1410x2048.jpg 1410w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chasing-vermeer.jpg 1721w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Blue Balliett\u2019s <em>Chasing Vermeer<\/em> (Scholastic, 2005), sixth-graders Calder Pillay \u2013 who has a talent for puzzles, patterns, and pentominos \u2013 and Petra Andalee, who loves to write, use their skills and shared love of art to solve a mystery involving a vanished Vermeer painting. Other art-based mysteries by Balliett are <em>The Calder Game<\/em>, which features a stolen Alexander Calder sculpture and <em>The Wright 3<\/em>, an architectural mystery involving Frank Lloyd Wright\u2019s Robie House. For ages 9 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pentomino-puzzles-300x298.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pentomino-puzzles-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pentomino-puzzles-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pentomino-puzzles.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Experiment with Calder Pillay\u2019s pentominos. Eric Harshbarger\u2019s <em>Pentomino Puzzles<\/em> (Puzzlewright, 2011) includes a set of pentomino tiles (12 shapes) and 365 challenging puzzles. For all ages.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Play <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neok12.com\/games\/pentominoes\/pentominoes.htm\">Pentominoes online<\/a>. Players drag and drop pentomino shapes onto a grid to complete a puzzle.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-20747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/XgOcR-300x181.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/XgOcR-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/XgOcR-768x463.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/XgOcR.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/content\/dam\/teachers\/lesson-plans\/migrated-files-in-body\/pentominoes.pdf\">Printable Pentominoes <\/a>are available from Scholastic.<\/p>\n<p>Need a lot of pentominoes? Check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Learning-Resources-Rainbow-Premier-Pentominoes\/dp\/B000WA3FKU\/\">72-piece multicolored set<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/masterpiece-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/masterpiece-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/masterpiece-705x1024.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/masterpiece-768x1116.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/masterpiece.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Elise Broach\u2019s <em>Masterpiece<\/em> (Square Fish, 2010), Marvin, a talented beetle who lives under the floor of the Pompadays\u2019 New York City apartment, befriends 11-year-old James Pompaday, who is neglected by his snooty mother and grouchy stepfather. When Marvin makes a beautiful pen-and-ink drawing for James\u2019s birthday, Mrs. Pompaday, seeing it, becomes convinced that her son is an artistic genius. An excited curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art compares the drawing to that of Albrecht Durer, and soon beetle and boy are embroiled in a plot to foil an art heist and recover a stolen Durer masterpiece. For ages 9-14.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13-art-mysteries-259x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13-art-mysteries-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/13-art-mysteries.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Angela Wenzel\u2019s <em>13 Art Mysteries Children Should Know<\/em> (Prestel, 2011) is a gorgeously illustrated book of historical art puzzles. Each double-page spread has a reproduction of an artwork, a timeline, and nicely presented information about the mystery, the artist, and the historical context. Mysteries include \u201cWhat Did Jesus Really Look Like?,\u201d \u201cWhy is Mona Lisa Smiling?,\u201d \u201cHow Did Caravaggio Die?,\u201d \u201cThe Missing Amber Room,\u201d and \u201cGoya and the Ugly Queen.\u201d This one might also be a great starting point for mystery-writing projects. For ages 9 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/raphael-affair-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/raphael-affair-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/raphael-affair-657x1024.jpg 657w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/raphael-affair-768x1197.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/raphael-affair-985x1536.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/raphael-affair-1313x2048.jpg 1313w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/raphael-affair.jpg 1570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Iain Pears\u2019s Art History Mystery Series, detective\/art historian Jonathan Argyll deals with forgery, fraud, and murder in company with the Italian Art Squad (and gorgeous Roman investigator Flavia di Stefano). First book in the series is <em>The Raphael Affair<\/em> (Berkley, 2001). For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/feint-of-art-art-lovers-mysts-186x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/feint-of-art-art-lovers-mysts-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/feint-of-art-art-lovers-mysts.jpg 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Hailey Lind\u2019s Art Lover\u2019s Mystery Series features ex-art-forger Annie Kincaid, who now uses her expertise and underworld connections to combat art crime. In <em>Feint of Art<\/em> (Signet, 2006), the first of the series, Annie deals with a fake Caravaggio, a missing museum curator, and a murder. For teenagers and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-20616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/pintura-286x300.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"300\" \/><\/td>\n<td>At <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eduweb.com\/pintura\/\">A. Pintura, Art Detective<\/a>, an online exercise in art detection, kids study the works of famous artists and solve \u201cThe Case of Grandpa\u2019s Painting.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>In NOVA\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/tech\/mystery-masterpiece.html\">Mystery of a Masterpiece<\/a>\u201d, experts investigate the portrait of a Renaissance woman that might or might not be by Leonardo da Vinci.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/brown-paper-bag-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/brown-paper-bag-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/brown-paper-bag-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/brown-paper-bag-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/brown-paper-bag.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Scholastic&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/teachers\/lesson-plans\/teaching-content\/brown-bag-surprises\/\">Create Art From Mystery Objects<\/a> project, kids get a paper bag filled with surprise materials and are challenged to make a work of art.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>WRITING MYSTERIES<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/magnifying-glass.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"249\" \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>From Scholastic, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/teachers\/lesson-plan\/exploring-mystery-genre\">Exploring the Mystery Genre<\/a> is a three-part study unit for grades 3-5, in which kids write their own mystery stories. Included are printable games and worksheets.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>From the ReadWriteThink, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/lesson-plans\/what-mystery-exploring-identifying-865.html\">What\u2019s in a Mystery?<\/a>\u00a0is a multipart lesson plan for grades 3-5 in which kids identify the elements of a mystery story and invent mysteries of their own. Included is a printable Mystery Graphic Organizer for writers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/student-interactives\/mystery-cube-30059.html\">Mystery Cube<\/a> is a simple organizational tool to help young writers plan a mystery story.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>It\u2019s all about the characters! Learn all about it from <em>Psychology Today<\/em>\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/blog\/hollywood-the-couch\/201203\/taking-the-mystery-out-writing-mysteries\">Taking the Mystery Out of Mystery Writing<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>CONTESTS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Write a mystery! Win a prize!<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/mystery-writers-of-america.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/mystery-writers-of-america.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/mystery-writers-of-america-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>The <a href=\"http:\/\/mysterywriters.org\/?q=AwardsPrograms-McCloy\">Helen McCloy\/Mystery Writers of America Scholarship<\/a> provides money to offset the costs of writing workshops and programs for aspiring writers. Applicants need to supply a short essay on mystery writing and a writing sample. For more information, rules, and application forms, see the website.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From St. Martin\u2019s Minotaur and the Mystery Writers of America, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysterywriters.org\/?q=Contests-writers\">First Crime Novel Competition<\/a> is open to writers ages 18 and up who have never before been published.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>The <a href=\"https:\/\/us.macmillan.com\/minotaurbooks\/tonyhillermanprize\/\">Tony Hillerman Prize<\/a> is awarded annually to the best first mystery novel set in the American Southwest.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>For fans of Rex Stout\u2019s Nero Wolfe, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nerowolfe.org\/htm\/literary_awards\/black_orchid_award\/Black_Orchid_award_proc.htm\">Wolfe Pack<\/a> sponsors the Black Orchid Award, an annual award for a novella-length mystery manuscript.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mystery reading makes us smarter. 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