SRP - 9-12 years old

The clue of the linoleum lederhosen
Author: M. T Anderson
Call No: JF AND
ISBN: 055315737X

Looking forward to a vacation, Katie, Lily, and Jasper attach their flying Gyroscopic Sky Suite to the Moose Tongue Lodge and Resort, where they mingle with other child heroes found in books, and where they become embroiled in a mystery involving lederhosen-clothed quintuplets and a screaming ventriloquist.

 
The door to time
Author: Pierdomenico Baccalario
Call No: JF BAC
ISBN: 055315737X

After moving from London to an old mansion on the English coast, eleven-year-old twins Jason and Julia discover that their new home has twisting tunnels, strange artifacts from around the world, and a mysterious, locked door.

 
Arthur and the invisibles
Author: Luc Besson
Call No: JF BES
ISBN: 055315737X

Do the Minimoys really exist? Arthur has read all about the African tribe in his grandfather's notebooks, but he can hardly believe they are less than an inch tall. Until one day he discovers a secret message and a map to the land of the Minimoys, hidden by his vanished grandfather, which sets him on a wild adventure. Arthur has three days to discover the Minimoys, recover stolen treasure, fight a force of mosquito-riding warriors, defeat an evil wizard and return to save the family home.

 
Five on a secret trail
Author: Enid Blyton
Call No: JF BLY
ISBN: 055315737X

The Famous Five are camping near an old ruined cottage. But is the cottage really abandoned? Anne hears strange noises at night, but the others don't believe her. Then they see the ghostly lights.

 
Secret of the stolen scripts
Author: S. V. (Sharlene Vanessa) Bodle
Call No: NZ JF BOD
ISBN: 055315737X

A crippling poison has left Ladek's body in a life-threatening coma. Trapped in mental darkness, he fears for his friends and worries about the danger they will face. Racing against time, Ladek must learn to manipulate energy and harness the power of the stolen scripts which hold a secret so powerful that the Tanyaksa will stop at nothing to capture them.

 
Masterpiece
Author: Elise Broach
Call No: JF BRO
ISBN: 055315737X

After Marvin, a beetle, makes a miniature drawing as an eleventh birthday gift for James, a human with whom he shares a house, the two new friends work together to help recover a Durer drawing stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

 
The mysterious visitor
Author: Julie Campbell
Call No: JF CAM
ISBN: 055315737X

Not long after her family becomes wealthy, Diana Lynch's long-lost uncle appears and starts ruining her social life, causing Trixie Belden to investigate whether Uncle Monty is an imposter out to steal the Lynch fortune.

 
Jimmy Coates : Power
Author: Joe Craig
Call No: JF CRA
ISBN: 055315737X

Jimmy Coates seems like an ordinary boy, but he's not. He's genetically engineered to grow into the perfect government assassin. Speed, strength and deadly instinct, it's all in the blood. He has to fight not to kill, while his government fights to kill him.

 
Burglary for beginners
Author: Terry Deary
Call No: JF DEA
ISBN: 055315737X

Mayor Twistle is one of the richest men in Wildpool. But when it comes to helping the poor, his hands are kept firmly in his pockets. On the other side of town, Smiff Smith is enrolling at the world's first Crime Academy. He's knows his life will never be the same again, but he has no idea what adventures lie in store for him - or the danger he's about to face.. --Publisher

 
X marks the spot
Author: Joan De Hamel
Call No: NZ JF DEH
ISBN: 055315737X

Cop the pilot is badly injured when their helicopter crashes on a secret mission. Peter, Louise and Ross have to try and make their way across the unchartered bush to find the mysterious X.

 
The London Eye mystery
Author: Siobhan Dowd
Call No: JF DOW
ISBN: 055315737X

When Ted and Kat watched their cousin Salim get on board the London Eye, he turned and waved before getting on. But after half an hour it landed and everyone trooped off - but no Salim. Where could he have gone? How on earth could he have disappeared into thin air? So Ted and his older sister, Kat, become sleuthing partners, since the police are having no luck. Despite their prickly relationship, they overcome their differences to follow a trail of clues across London in a desperate bid to find their cousin. And ultimately it comes down to Ted, whose brain works in its own very unique way, to find the key to the mystery.

 
Assassin
Author: Grace Cavendish
Call No: JF CAV
ISBN: 055315737X

One suitor dead with a knife in his back, and another under suspicion, can Lady Grace, Queen Elizabeth's favourite Maid of Honour, solve the mystery and bring order back to the Queen's Court?

 
The puzzle ring
Author: Kate Forsyth
Call No: JF FOR
ISBN: 055315737X

Hannah Rose was not quite 13 years old when she discovered her family was cursed. The arrival of a mysterious letter changes Hannah's life forever. One day she is an ordinary teenage girl, the next day she discovers she is heir to a castle in the Scottish highlands.

 
Struggle down under
Author: Shannon Gilligan
Call No: JF GIL
ISBN: 055315737X

Your Uncle Gilroy has found something exciting during an archaeological dig in the Australian desert. You rush to join him, but learn quickly that the find has unlocked an ancient mystery and greedy strangers are on the same trail! They will do anything to stop people who are in their way! -- Back cover.

 
Scorpia
Author: Anthony Horowitz
Call No: JF HOR
ISBN: 055315737X

Still reeling from the discovery he made about his father, teenage M16 superspy Alex Rider is determined to find out more. He travels to Italy where he manages to infiltrate the world of the beautiful Claudia Rothman - a member of the crime organization, Scorpia.

 
The moa cave
Author: Des Hunt
Call No: NZ JF HUN
ISBN: 055315737X

When Tyler Matthews wins a national competition for a week-long Nature South Eco Tour, he has no idea how much his life will change. After he travels to the bottom of the South Island to join the tour, he meets two other winners, Hine and ... Mandy - and soon finds himself caught in a maze of mystery and adventure. Someone is rustling cattle, and when Tyler finds the mummified remains of a Moa Hunter in a secret cave he also finds an ancient mystery. Who was the dead boy and how did he die - and what is the significance of his stone pendant?

 
Runcible Jones and the buried city
Author: Ian Irvine
Call No: JF IRV
ISBN: 055315737X

The world is in crisis, for power is disappearing from Earth's power s stations as soon as it is made and the best scientists in the world don't know why. Only two people know the truth - Runcible Jones and Mariam Orpiment...

 
The clue of the velvet mask
Author: Carolyn Keene
Call No: JF KEE
ISBN: 055315737X

When a gang that uses parties as a cover for robberies targets a masquerade party Nancy is attending, the teenage detective switches identity with her girlfriend to solve the case.

 
A recipe 4 robbery
Author: Marybeth Kelsey
Call No: JF KEL
ISBN: 055315737X

An unsupervised goose, missing family heirlooms, and some suspicious characters turn the annual cucumber festival into a robbery investigation for three sixth-grade friends.

 
The Happy Valley mystery
Author: Kathryn Kenny
Call No: JF KEN
ISBN: 055315737X

While vacationing at her uncle's sheep ranch, Trixie and the Bob-Whites track down the thieves who are behind the mysterious disappearance of several sheep.

 
Monkey undercover
Author: Gabrielle Lord
Call No: JF LOR
ISBN: 055315737X

When Gusty and her friends kidnap an ill-treated bull terrier from a bikie gang, they believe they are doing the right thing. But right soon turns extremely wrong. Gusty and her friends find themselves at the centre of an international smuggling ring - with nowhere to run.

 
I spy : the Constantinpole caper : a story of espionage and adventure
Author: Graham Marks
Call No: JF MAR
ISBN: 055315737X

Trey can't wait to go on a grand tour of Europe with his father - until he realizes it involves dusty museums and boring business meetings. Then, out of the blue, everything changes and they're boarding the Orient Express, destination: Constantinople. And he's sure they're being followed by a sinister man with a pencil mustache. Who is this shadowy stranger? -- Back cover.

 
Jane Blonde : spy in the sky
Author: Jill Marshall
Call No: JF MAR
ISBN: 055315737X

When Jane Blonde becomes a sky-diving sensation she is on cloud nine! But her flying skills are put to the test when a flock of freaky creatures takes to the air. Can Blonde bring down the enemy before she is blasted out of the skies.

 
10 rules for detectives
Author: Kierin Meehan
Call No: JF MEE
ISBN: 055315737X

We always knew we'd be awesome private detectives. Problem was, Boris and me live in this small country town, and we couldn't find anything to detect. But then, last month, a horse-riding ghost appeared, and a whole lot of creepy bats flew into town . . . So how did we end up on the trail of a bushranger's hidden treasure? And how did we end up working with Julia Kelly, the most annoying girl in town, the world and probably the universe?

 
The maze of bones
Author: Rick Riordan
Call No: JF RIO
ISBN: 055315737X

What would happen if you discovered that your family was one of the most powerful in human history? What if you were told that the source of the family's power was hidden around the world in the form of 39 clues? What if you were given a choice - take a million dollars and walk away...or get the first clue and begin the search? At the reading of their grandmother's will, Dan and Amy are given this choice - and they take the clue. Immediately, they are caught in a dangerous race against their own family members. The hunt is on...

 
Encyclopedia Brown shows the way
Author: Donald J. Sobol
Call No: JF SOB
ISBN: 055315737X

A ripped-off rattlesnake ... A guard dog that has a nervous breakdown ...A tiger without head ... A pickpocket with a pet kangaroo ... and a red-haired red herring. Encyclopedia Brown, brilliant fifth-grade amateur detective, solves ten crimes. The reader may match solutions with those at the end of the book.

 
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