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  • Truth or Dare

    Popular, rich girls star in shallow, sexy series starter.
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    14
     
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    By Jacqueline Green
  • How to Lead a Life of Crime

    School-for-criminals mystery turns very dark and violent.
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    16
     
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    By Kirsten Miller
  • Mojo

    Slick but lopsided tale of teen trying to solve a murder.
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    14
     
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  • Hold Fast

    Touching story of resourceful girl solving a family mystery.
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    10
     
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    By Blue Balliett
  • Code: Virals, Book 3

    Tory and friends fight serial killer in thrilling sequel.
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    10
     
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    By Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs
  • The Madness Underneath: Shades of London, Book 2

    Cool main character holds together 2nd London mystery.
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    12
     
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    By Maureen Johnson
  • The Boxcar Children series

    Engaging classic mystery series great for beginning readers.
    AGE
    7
     
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    By Gertrude Chandler Warner
  • Shadowlands

    Serial killer stalks teen girl in spooky thriller.
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    14
     
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    By Kate Brian
  • The Name of the Star: Shades of London, Book 1

    Macabre modern Ripper meets hip Brit boarding school.
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    13
     
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    By Maureen Johnson
  • Seconds Away

    Teen thriller sequel lacks punch of previous volume.
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    12
     
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    By Harlan Coben
  • "Who Could That Be at This Hour?": All the Wrong Questions, Book 1

    All the charm, menace, and wordplay of A Series of Unfortunate Events but in a noir setting, with Snicket as a boy solving the mystery.
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    9
     
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    By Lemony Snicket
  • Confessions of a Murder Suspect

    Teen must prove she didn't kill parents in taut thriller.
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    14
     
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    By James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
  • The Diviners

    Swell start to a spooky but fabulous Prohibition-set series.
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    14
     
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    By Libba Bray
  • The Edge of Nowhere

    Decent start to girl-who-hears-others'-thoughts series.
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    12
     
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    By Elizabeth George
  • Don't Turn Around

    Exciting, nonstop techno-thriller raises big issues.
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    13
     
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    By Michelle Gagnon
  • Three Times Lucky

    Funny mystery with spunky girl touches on serious themes.
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    10
     
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    By Sheila Turnage
  • Tokyo Heist

    Well-crafted mystery adventure with many surprises, interesting characters, and two smart, creative teen girls on the case.
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    12
     
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    By Diana Renn
  • Theodore Boone: The Accused

    Exciting series gets personal with Boone accused of theft.
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    12
     
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    By John Grisham
  • The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict

    Smart kids, lessons in Mysterious Benedict Society prequel.
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    9
     
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    By Trenton Lee Stewart
  • Kill Switch

    Psychological thriller about ex-assassin proves unsettling.
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    12
     
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    By Chris Lynch
  • Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth

    Chapter book mystery promises more fun for Fancy Nancy fans.
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    7
     
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    By Jane O'Connor
  • Remarkable

    Great premise overcomes an excess of clever embellishments.
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    8
     
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    By Lizzie K. Foley
  • Slide

    Fast-paced story of teen who can see from a killer's eyes.
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    14
     
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    By Jill Hathaway
  • And Then There Were None

    Masterful murder mystery takes dark view of justice.
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    14
     
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    By Agatha Christie
  • Seizure: Virals, Book 2

    Kids search for pirate treasure in adventurous sequel.
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    10
     
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    By Kathy Reichs