Kids Books - Detectives

We Were Liars is fascinating. The writing style is very concise, and while there is fabulous description of the island that the Sinclairs occupy every summer, there's also an underlying eerie note that makes it all the more interesting to read about. The setting seems intricately real, what with the shimmering waters and the seashells and ice cream. Cadence, Mirren, Johnny, and Gat are easily distinguishable and entertaining. The gradual family tension among the Sinclairs is well-developed, and the plot twist at the end had me reeling. However, I definitely didn't like this book right from the start. The writing is a bit peculiar and jerky at times, and Cadence (who narrates the story) seemed quite whiny. I did warm up to the novel once more problems were woven into the plot. Sometimes, though, there was a weird feeling, as if these problems weren't as big as they really were. For example, the twist at the end was executed in an almost anticlimactic way. It's sort of just...confusion for a few chapters or so. Once I understood, though, I really liked the ending. Overall, I would definitely recommend this book as a lighter read, though I did have a few problems with it. The descriptions are marvelous and the overall idea is very unique.

In this special edition novel of the beloved Thea Stilton series, the Thea Sisters are off to Paris! They're prepared for a nice, long, relaxing vacation - but what they receive is far from their expectations. First, on their plane ride, a storm jags the airplane up and down, scaring the cheese out of the mouselets. Then, when they arrive in Paris to live with Colette's fashion-designer friend Julie, they realize that Julie's designs have been stolen! Though their "relaxation" has been tainted, the Sisters are determined to track down the design thief in time to showcase Julie's clothing in her school fashion show. Fun and exciting, this book is great for younger audiences and people interested in interactive books.

In the sixth book of the Nancy Drew mystery series, Nancy meets a young farm girl looking for a city job. Trying to be helpful, Nancy and her friends board at the farm to try to help solve the family’s money problems, and become involved in a mystery including a unauthorized clan dong some shady stuff.

I've got to say, i have had this series on my bookshelf for a long time now, so one night i got super bored and read it. And I LOVED it It has action suspense and fun! To start of the first chapter, Nancy saves a girl and brings her to her family, whom are very pore, who wish to give their child an education but can't afford it.The family tells Nancy about being in a will but when it was time to read the will, they weren't included in it, and several other people. To get the rest of the information , you have to read the rest of the book at your local library. But all in all, this is a amazing book and you should read it! I would recommend it to 9 + for age because of some places where the chapters take place. I would also recommend it to kids who love mysteries,like me!

I love this book! It is about a young detective named Nancy. She goes off to help out with a mystery of a ghost that has been bugging her friends aunt for a long time. While she tries to solve the mystery, she finds unexpected clues. She also finds a hidden staircase! The hidden staircase is where the person/ghost must have been hiding to get from place to place. In the end, the ghost was caught and Nancy went back home to her father and housekeeper in River Heights.

Framed! A T.O.A.S.T Mystery by James Point is probably one of the best books I have ever read. The book is about a kid named Florian Bates who works for the FBI. Florain is kidnapped and recounts his adventures to the readers. His family moves around a lot and they just moved to Washington D.C. After a whirlwind of events, he sees what the FBI didn't. He solved the case of the 3 missing paintings. Or was it 4? Florain is asked to become a covert asset. He will work for the FBI undercover using a different name. Along with his best friend Margret he will try to figure out who was behind all the missing paintings. But will they succeed? And will he be able to finish his homework on time? I really loved this book because it has all the elements for a good book. This book appeals to 5-7th graders.

All Nancy Drew did was invite a mail man to her house for refreshments, after all he is retiring soon, how bad can it be? Well, when his pouch and its contents get stolen Nancy finds herself plunged into another mystery, which might just be connected to her mysterious letter........ I suggest this book for anyone who loves the hardy boys, Sherlock Holmes, or any other great mysteries.

Ben is a 12 year old kid that is an spy. His platonic love Erica a 15 year old girl that have desendence of awesome spys. They both go to Mexico to bring down an evil organization called SPYDER. Murray was the person that was captured and brought the to Mexico, but it was a tramp. Luckily Erica and Ben survived also Zoe and Mike got infiltrated in the airplane other two spies. They got to a resort where there where SPYDER. Ben new they needed help to deafet him but Erica knew they cou;ld't depend on the CIA (where they work) because there were moles in there send by SPYDER. Erica called her mom that is a spy in M16 a British spy organization. Could they defeat SPYDER? You will have to read the book to know.

This is the second book in the FunJungle series by Stuart Gibbs, Teddy gets accused of stealing a koala by Large Marge, the head of security, who has a serious grudge on Teddy because he is always playing pranks. But he would never break the law! In order to prove his innocence, he has to find the real kidnapper, even though J.J. McKracken told him not to, or else he might fire his parents. Teddy, once again turns out to be smarter than Large Marge, who is so focused on busting him, she almost lets the kidnapper get away. On top of all that, he is getting bullied at school, but in the end, everything turns out fine, and Teddy even ends up at the popular table in the cafeteria. This book was all right, but I think that all of Stuart Gibbs' books are pretty much the same, it's always the same plot, same writing style, and same character personalities. My favorite series of his is Spy School, but after that it gets pretty repetitive.

It was so interesting that there was a murder and it didn't get solved on till the end.