Mysteries for Teens

Mysteries for Teens The Mystery of the Third Lucretia by Susan Runholt Published 2008 by Viking Children's Books Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780670062522 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: While visiting the National Gallery in London, two teens recognize a man they had seen a year before copying a famous Rembrandt painting. Afterward, they learn that a never-before-seen Rembrandt painting has been discovered in Amsterdam. Could the man have been working on a forgery? If it hadnat been for Lucasas photographic memory, they might not have remembered the man.... More... Getting the Girl: A Guide to Private Investigation, Surveillance, and Cookery by Susan Juby Published 2008 by Harper Teen Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780060765255 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Part comedy, part mystery, and with of all Juby's trademark tongue-in-cheek humor, this new novel takes on one of the cruelest aspects of high school: how easy it is for an entire school to turn on someone--and how hard it can be to be the only one willing to fight back.... More... The Empress's Tomb by Kirsten Miller Published 2007 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781599900476 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: In this sequel to "Inside the Shadow City," Kiki and the Irregulars embark on another underworld--and underground--adventure. This time, Oona takes the lead to protect New York City from Manhattans gangsters, rodents, diamond merchants, society figures, and assorted forces of evil.... More... The Angel of Death by Alane Ferguson Published 2006 by Viking Books Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780670060559 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: More... Bad Kitty by Michele Jaffe Published 2006 by HarperCollins Publishers Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780060781088 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: With the glitz of Las Vegas and an entertaining cast of characters, this novel tells the story of 17-year-old Jasmine, who becomes tangled in the leash of a badly misbehaving pet cat and is tossed headlong into mystery, intrigue, and romance. HarperCollins Children's Books Meet Jasmine forensic supersleuth and unwitting victim of a naughty feline.... More... Counterfeit Son (2000. Corr. 3rd Printing) by Elaine Marie Alphin Published 2000 by Harcourt Children's Books Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780152026455 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: When serial killer Hank Miller is killed in a shoot-out with police, his abused son Cameron adopts the identity of one of his father's victims in order to find a better life. But when his father's old accomplice tracks him down, will Cameron give up his new identity to protect the victim's family? Cameron Miller is pretending to be someone he isn't.... More... Death by Bikini by Linda Gerber Published 2008 by Puffin Books Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780142411179 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Aphra Behn Connolly lives on a remote tropical island where the rich and famous retreat from the world. After a famous rock star's girlfriend is found dead on the beach--strangled with her own bikini top--Aphra finds herself in the middle of a mystery.... More... Dead Connection by Charlie Price Published 2006 by Roaring Brook Press Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781596431140 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Murray is a loner who talks to the dead and comforts them in their lonely graves. When Nikki, a murdered cheerleader, asks for help, Murray and Pearl, the daughter of the cemetery caretaker, try to prove that Nikki is closer than anyone thinks. Murray, a loner who communes with the dead in the town cemetery, hears the voice of a murdered cheerleader and tries to convince the adults that he knows what happened to her.... More... Fake Id by Walter Sorrells Published 2005 by Dutton Books Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780525475149 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: On the night of Chastity's 16th birthday, her mother disappears. Police find blood matching her mother's DNA, but Chass doesn't believe her mother is dead. If Chass can't find her mother in six days, she'll be placed in foster care--or murdered first. More... The Falconer's Knot by Mary Hoffman Published 2007 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781599900568 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: From the author of the Stravaganza series comes a riveting tale of murder and romance in Renaissance Italy, as a 16-year-old is sent to a Franciscan Friary for his own protection after he's accused of murder. Sixteen-year-old Silvano da Montacuto has wealth, good looks, a new hawk--and an infatuation with a merchant's wife.... More... Witch Dreams by Vivian Vande Velde Published 2005 by Marshall Cavendish Children's Books Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780761452355 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Sixteen-year-old Nyssa can enter into people's dreams. Although the authorities of the medieval town of Lindenwolde would put her to death if they realized she was a witch, she feels compelled to practice her unique brand of witchcraft to answer the biggest question of her life: who broke into her father's woodworking shop and killed her parents? Six years after the murder, Nyssa finally gets her chance to enter the dreams of the man she suspects is responsible.... More... The Rag and Bone Shop by Robert Cormier Published 2001 by Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780385729628 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: A 12-year-old boy accused of a brutal murder faces an interrogator determined to get a confession in this gripping psychological thriller. More... The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding Published 2004 by Orchard Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780439546560 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: At just 17, Thaniel is a wych-hunter. Together, he and Cathaline, his friend and mentor, track down the fearful creatures that lurk in the Old Quarter of London. It is on one of these hunts that he first encounters Alaizabel Cray, who is half-crazed, lovely, and possessed. More... The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon Published 2003 by Doubleday Books Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780385509459 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Narrated by a 15-year-old autistic savant obsessed with Sherlock Holmes, this dazzling novel weaves together an old-fashioned mystery, a contemporary coming-of-age story, and a fascinating excursion into a mind incapable of processing emotions. Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057.... More... Black Mirror by Nancy Werlin Published 2001 by Dial Books Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780803726055 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Eloquent, engrossing suspense by the author of the Edgar Award-winning novel "The Killer's Cousin". When her brother commits suicide, Frances wonders why she didn't notice his pain. But soon she's caught in the middle of a puzzle too ominous to ignore, and the memory of her brother is at stake. More... Uncovering Sadie's Secrets by Libby Sternberg Published 2003 by Bancroft Press Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781890862237 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: More... Cathy's Book: If Found Call (650)266-8233 by Sean Stewart Published 2006 by Running Press Kids Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780762426560 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: This stunning debut combines reading with a world of Internet gaming to create a masterful new genre that will allow teens to take the story from the page into the world of cyberspace and beyond. Two-color illustrations. plus supplemental materials.... More...