Mysteries3

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Mysteries: We're looking for clues or shaking in our boots!
Some mysteries are mostly about detectives looking for clues and figuring out the solution. Others are spooky with ghosts or other creepy creatures. I've tried to list them separately, but some books are both detective stories **and** spooky.

Detective stories

 * **//A to Z Mysteries// by Ron Roy:** Three friends solve mysteries in their neighborhood and everywhere else they go.
 * **//Boxcar Children// series by Gertrude Chandler Warner:** Four children who live in a boxcar and solve different mysteries. Fun to read!
 * **//Cam Jansen// mysteries by David Adler:** Cam's photographic memory helps her solve mysteries.
 * **//The Case of the Mossy Lake Monster// by Michelle Torrey:** Two fifth-grade scientists solve mysteries.
 * **//Jigsaw Jones// mysteries by James Preller:** Solve mysteries with Jigsaw Jones.
 * **//Nate the Great// series by Marjorie Sharmat:** Nate the Great eats pancakes and solves neighborhood mysteries.

Spooky stories

 * **//Bunnicula// series by James and Deborah Howe:** Is the rabbit that just joined the family really a vampire bunny?
 * **//The Ghost of Popcorn Hill// and other mysteries by Betty Ren Wright:** Two boys get a mischievous new dog and two lonely ghosts.
 * **//Goosebumps// by R.L. Stine:** Scary mysteries that can make your hair stand up on end or make you laugh.