Who Stole New Year’s Eve? By Martha Freeman

Summary:  Sixth-grader Alex and his friend Yasmeen are on the case when ice sculptures go missing from the local First Night festivities.

Holiday House

The Girl from Felony Bay, by J.E. Thompson

Summary:  When Abbey’s father falls into a coma and is accused of a crime he didn’t commit, Abbey sets out to prove his innocence–and repay a century-old debt.

Walden Pond

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Platypus Police Squad: The Frog Who Croaked, by Jarrett Krosoczka

Summary:  This mystery features platypus police detectives Rick Zengo and Corey O’Malley.   When a call comes in about a crime down at the docks involving a missing schoolteacher and a duffle bag full of illegal fish, Zengo and O’Malley are going to have to learn to set their differences aside if they want to get to the bottom of this.

HarperCollins

Seagulls Don’t Eat Pickles, by E.S. Farber

Fish Finelli #1
Summary: Fish Finelli and his friends set out to find Captain Kidd’s treasure, rumored to be buried on nearby Lyons Island, but it seems like the local library director is looking for it as well–and finding the treasure may be the key to saving the island from developers.

Chronicle Books

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Hold Fast, by Blue Balliett

Summary:  On a cold winter day in Chicago, Early’s father disappeared, and now she, her mother and her brother have been forced to flee their apartment and join the ranks of the homeless–and it is up to Early to hold her family together and solve the mystery surrounding her father.

Scholastic

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Nobody’s Secret, by Michaela MacColl

Summary: When fifteen-year-old Emily Dickinson meets a charming, enigmatic young man who playfully refuses to tell her his name, she is intrigued–so when he is found dead in her family’s pond in Amherst she is determined to discover his secret, no matter how dangerous it may prove to be.

Chronicle Books

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Strike Three You’re Dead, by Josh Berk

Summary: Lenny Norbeck and his friends The Mikes set out to investigate the suspicious death of a young pitcher at a Phillies game.

Knopf

Through the Skylight, by Ian Baucom

Summary:  Two tantalizing tales, magically intertwined, cross cultures and span centuries as three kids set out to save the lives of three others-who just happen to live in the Middle Ages!

Atheneum

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Lost Treasure of Tuckernuck, by Emily Fairlie

Summary:  Two sixth graders solve the 80-year-old mystery of their school, Tuckernuck Hall, in a clue-filled scavenger hunt that leads them to unexpected treasure.

Katherine Tegen Books

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Secrets of Shakespeare’s Grave, by Deron Hicks

Summary:  Colophon Letterford has a serious mystery on her hands. Will she discover the link between her family’s literary legacy and Shakespeare’s tomb before it’s too late? Antique paintings, secret passages, locked mausoleums, a four- hundred- year old treasure, and a cast of quirky characters all add up to a fun original adventure.

Houghton Mifflin

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Puzzler’s Mansion, by Eric Berlin

Summary:  Winston Breen is back with more puzzle fun! Puzzle fanatic Winston Breen and his best friends receive a once-in-a-lifetime invitation–to a weekend of riddles, games and puzzles at a fabulous mansion! Famous musician Richard Overton is giving away valuable prizes and Winston is ready to win. But the ultimate weekend becomes the ultimate mystery when prizes start going missing, and no guests are above suspicion. Can Winston crack the case before the weekend is up?

Putnam

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Summer at Forsaken Lake, by Michael Beil

Summary:  Twelve-year-old Nicholas and his ten-year-old twin sisters, Hetty and Haley, spend the summer with their Great-Uncle Nick at Forsaken Lake, where he and their new friend Charlie investigate the truth about an accident involving their families many years before.

Knopf

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Rush for the Gold: Mystery at the Olympic Games, by John Feinstein

Summary:  Susan Carol is an Olympian, competing as a swimmer at her first Olympic games. Stevie is both proud and envious of her athletic prowess. And he’s worried by the agents and sponsors and media all wanting to get up close and personal with Susan Carol. But the more disturbing question becomes–how far might they go to ensure that America’s newest Olympic darling wins gold?

Knopf

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Kepler’s Dream, by Juliet Bell

Summary:  When eleven-year-old Ella’s mother has to be hospitalized to undergo a dangerous cancer treatment, Ella spends the summer at “Broken Family Camp” with her eccentric grandmother, whom she’s never met. The situation is hardly ideal for either of them.  But when a rare and beloved book, Kepler’s Dream of the Moon , is stolen from her grandmother’s amazing library, Ella and her new friend Rosie make up their minds to find it. Finding the beautiful book her grandmother loves so much could even be the key to healing Ella’s broken family. An affecting and beautifully written story of family, forgiveness and the wonder of the stars, Kepler’s Dream is a sparkling and memorable debut.

Putnam

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Three Times Lucky, by Sheila Turnage

Summary:  Washed ashore as a baby in tiny Tupelo Landing, North Carolina, Mo LoBeau, now eleven, and her best friend Dale turn detective when the amnesiac Colonel, owner of a café and co-parent of Mo with his cook, Miss Lana, seems implicated in a murder.

Dial