Mystery
Growing Reader
Time-Traveling Chapter Books for Kids Who Love Magic Tree House
For young readers who love the adventures of Jack and Annie, these chapter books offer more fun-filled time-traveling escapes!
Teen
The Game Is Afoot: 19 Masterful Teen Mysteries
These fantastic YA mysteries were written specifically for teens and fill the whodunit gap for young adult readers in unexpected and novel ways.
Teen
Fall Chills and Thrills: 9 Heart-Pounding YA Thrillers To Read This Fall
Keep the lights on! From paranormal thrillers to murder mysteries, here are nine new YA thrillers that will keep you reading late into the night.
Tween
9 Mysteries Fourth and Fifth Graders Recommend to Their Friends
Filled with intrigue, suspense, and puzzles that must be solved, a good mystery can engross both voracious and reluctant readers. Here are nine great ones.
Teen
Enchanting the Everyday: The Best Magical Realism Books for YA Readers
Magic and reality co-existing in the same realm is what makes these YA magical realism books so much fun to read.
Growing Reader
Tween
9 Baseball Books Kids Say Are Home Runs
Batter up! Looking for some great baseball books for kids? Check out these stories young readers are recommending to each other.
Tween
12 Kid-Approved Books for Advanced Fourth and Fifth Grade Readers
It can be hard for advanced readers to find that just right book. Check out these age-appropriate yet challenging books kids recommend as must-reads.
Tween
6 Books That 6th Grade Girls Are Raving About
The secret to getting busy tweens to read? Finding the book that hooks. Sixth graders are raving about these friendship and adventure stories.
Growing Reader
Little Detectives: Mystery Books for 6- to 8-Year-Olds
Mysteries get kids to think differently and pay attention to details they might not otherwise notice. Here are 15 great ones.
Tween
18 Kid-Approved Books for Advanced Fifth and Sixth Grade Readers
These books are loved by advanced fifth and sixth grade readers for their unique character voices, complex plots and themes, and high page counts.
Tween
Crack the Code! 13 Books About Puzzles and Codes for 9- to 12-Year-Olds
Filled with secret codes and puzzles to solve and tantalizing mysteries to unravel, these 15 books will keep your child glued to the page.
Tween
14 Must-Read Mystery Books for Tweens
If your young reader likes suspense, adventure, deciphering clues (and maybe a little snooping), these mystery chapter books are sure to be a hit.
Growing Reader
Tween
16 Great Chapter Books for Third Graders
As third graders develop more independence and the ability to read longer and more complex stories, the world of children’s literature really opens up.
Grown-Up Reads
8 Thrilling, Chilling Books for Halloween
Halloween is the perfect time to pick up a book that scares you. So turn on all the lights and settle in with one of these scary stories.
