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Mystery, Suspense and Thrillers for 4th - 6th grades
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Ghost Soldier
by Elaine Marie Alphin
JF ALPHIN, E.
Alexander, in North Carolina while his father decides whether to remarry and move there, meets the ghost of a Confederate soldier and helps him look for his family.
The Man Who Was Poe
by Avi
JF AVI
In Providence, R.I., in 1848, Edgar Allan Poe reluctantly investigates the problems of eleven-year-old Edmund, whose family has mysteriously disappeared and whose story suggests a new Poe tale with a ghastly final twist.
Chasing Vermeer
by Blue Balliett
JF BALLIETT, B.
When strange and seemingly unrelated events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.
The House With a Clock in Its Walls
by John Bellairs
JF BELLAIRS, J.
Lewis is impressed by his warlock uncle's magic abilities, but when he tries some magic himself he unwittingly summons up a sinister ghost.
The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring
by John Bellairs
JF BELLAIRS, J.
A young girl takes a trip with a friend of the family only to get involved with a mysterious letter, a magic ring, and a powerful witch.
The Halloween Tree
by Ray Bradbury
JF BRADBURY, R.
A group of children and a "spirit" go back through time to discover the beginnings of Halloween.
Shakespeare's Secret
by Elise Broach
JF BROACH, E.
Named after a character in a Shakespeare play, misfit sixth-grader Hero becomes interested in exploring this unusual connection because of a valuable diamond supposedly hidden in her new house, an intriguing neighbor, and the unexpected attention of the most popular boy in school.
Skeleton Man
by Joseph Bruchac
JF BRUCHAC, J
After her parents disappear and she is turned over to the care of a strange "great-uncle," Molly must rely on her dreams about an old Mohawk story for her safety and maybe even for her life.
The Problem Child *
by Michael Buckley
JF BUCKLEY, M.
| With the help of a long lost relative, and a little magic, Sabrina Grimm and her sister Daphne try to find out who has kidnapped their parents and rescue them. |
Death's Door *
by Betsy Cromer Byars
JF BYARS, B.
Super-sleuth Herculeah Jones's investigation of the attempted murder of Meat's uncle leads them to a mystery bookstore named Death's Door.
The Monsters of Morley Manor
by Bruce Coville
JF COVILLE, B.
Anthony discovers that the monster figures he got in an unusual box at an estate sale are alive, but he and his sister have no way of knowing that the "monsters" will lead them on fantastical adventures to other worlds in an effort to try to save Earth.
The Ghost and Mrs. Hobbs
by Cynthia C. DeFelice
JF DEFELICE, C.
Allie investigates the fire that claimed the lives of the husband and infant son of a school cafeteria worker seventeen years earlier.
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
by John Feinstein
JF FEINSTEIN, J.
After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game.
Pure Dead Wicked
by Debi Gliori
JF GLIORI,D.
The Strega-Borgia children accidentally create 500 clones of themselves at the same time that the roof on their Scottish castle falls in, attracting evil contractors who want their home.
The Ghost Sitter
by Peni R. Griffin
JF GRIFFIN, P.
When she realizes that her new house is haunted by the ghost of a ten-year-old girl who used to live there, Charlotte tries to help her find peace.
Kiki Strike : Inside the Shadow City
by Kirsten Miller
JF MILLER, K.
Life becomes more interesting for Ananka Fishbein when she discovers an underground room in the park across from her New York City apartment and meets a mysterious girl called Kiki Strike who claims that she, too, wants to explore the subterranean world.
The Westing Game
by Ellen Raskin
JF RASKIN, E.
The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance.
Witch Hill
by Marcus Sedgwick
JF SEDGWICK, M
After his house burns down, twelve-year-old Jamie is sent to stay with relatives in an English village, where a legendary witch begins to pursue him in terrifying nightmares.
The Boy of a Thousand Faces
by Brian Selznick
JF SELZNICK, B.
Obsessed with horror films, ten-year-old Alonzo dreams of transforming himself into "The Boy of a Thousand Faces" and gets his wish in an unexpected way.
Cirque du Freak *
by Darren Shan
JF SHAN, D.
Two boys visit an illegal freak show, where an encounter with a vampire and a deadly spider forces them to make life-changing choices.
The Dollhouse Murders
by Betty Ren Wright
JF WRIGHT, B.
A miniature version of her great-grandparents' house, complete with dolls, leads Amy to think that her great-grandparents were murdered and that the dolls know who the killer was.
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