Showing 1–9 of 9 titles
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All the Greys on Greene Street
Olympia must navigate both the disappearance of her father and her mother's growing struggle with depression.- Fiction, Mystery
- Notable Children's Books 2020
- Older
- ISBN: 9780451479532
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Beetle Boy
With distinct characterizations and humor, M.G. Leonard narrates her book about a boy, beetles, and the mysterious disappearance of his father. -
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Holes
Stanley Yelnats, the heir to his family's curse of bad luck, is convicted of a crime he didn't commit. He serves his sentence at Camp Green Lake, a dry, flat wasteland where the warden assigns each inmate the task of digging one hole every day. Hole by hole, Stanley and his friend Zero dig their destiny.- Fiction, Mystery
- John Newbery Medal 1999 (Medal Winner)
- Older
- ISBN: 0-374-33265-7
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The Lie Tree
In Victorian Britain, Faith Sunderly investigates the mysterious murder of her father, discovering a tree that feeds that feeds upon lies and gives visions to those who eat its fruit.- Fiction, Mystery, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
- Notable Children's Books 2017
- Older
- ISBN: 9781419718953
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One Came Home
In 1871 Wisconsin, love, betrayal, grief and violence spur 13-year-old Georgie on a gripping adventure full of hardship, heartbreak and terror. As she tries to solve the mystery of her sister's disappearance, Georgie and her brash, humorous voice pull readers along on her journey of self-discovery.- Fiction, Mystery
- John Newbery Medal 2014 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780375869259
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The Parker Inheritance
In pursuit of the mysterious Parker inheritance, author Varian Johnson takes readers down a trail of clues spanning three generations of fear and discrimination in the American South. Narrator Cherise Boothe evokes an appropriate sense of time and place with her compelling cast of characters and authentic range of emotions. -
The Secret of Nightingale Wood
Narrator/author Lucy Strange brings a quiet lyricism and intimacy to her haunting, dream-like story of grief and mental illness, set in the aftermath of WWI.- Fiction, Mystery, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2018
- Older
- ISBN: 9781338252996