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Mystery books for kids — content guides

Explore mystery and detective books with family-focused content ratings and positive-quality notes.

Each title below has a published Dickens & Rumi content guide. Ratings are a starting point; open the title and review the details before deciding.

• D&RBook · 1979Detective Mole and the seashore mysteryRobert M. QuackenbushPublished Dickens & Rumi guide. Open the content guide to see the full caution and positive-quality ratings.
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• D&RBook · 1958Puzzle for the Secret SevenEnid BlytonPublished Dickens & Rumi guide. Open the content guide to see the full caution and positive-quality ratings.
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• D&RBook · 1957Secret Seven MysteryEnid BlytonPublished Dickens & Rumi guide. Open the content guide to see the full caution and positive-quality ratings.
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• D&RBook · 1996The Mystery of the Secret MessageGertrude Chandler WarnerPublished Dickens & Rumi guide. Open the content guide to see the full caution and positive-quality ratings.
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• D&RBook · 1984The Secret of the Loon Lake Monster and Other Mysteries (Can You Solve the Mystery?)M. MastersPublished Dickens & Rumi guide. Open the content guide to see the full caution and positive-quality ratings.
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• D&RBook · 1992The Secret Secret Passage (Clue, #2)Eric WeinerPublished Dickens & Rumi guide. Open the content guide to see the full caution and positive-quality ratings.
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• D&RBook · 2002What's a Serious Detective Like Me Doing in Such a Silly Movie? (A Stevie Diamond Mystery)Linda BaileyPublished Dickens & Rumi guide. Open the content guide to see the full caution and positive-quality ratings.
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• Book · Ages 7+THE GREAT CAKE MYSTERYAlexander McCall SmithWhen a piece of cake goes missing, an African girl named Precious finds an opportunity to be a detective.
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• Book · Ages 15+ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSEBenjamin Alire SáenzPublished Dickens & Rumi guide. Open the content guide to see the full caution and positive-quality ratings.
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• Book · Ages 13+BLADE OF SECRETSTricia LevensellerPublished Dickens & Rumi guide. Open the content guide to see the full caution and positive-quality ratings.
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• Book · Ages 6+DETECTIVE DUCK: THE CASE OF THE MISSING TADPOLEHenry Winkler and Lin OliverWhen Tad the Tadpole goes missing, Detective Duck is on the case. (Ages 6 to 9)
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• Book · Ages 7+DETECTIVE DUCK: THE CASE OF THE STRANGE SPLASHHenry Winkler and Lin OliverDetective Duck investigates a large saucer-shaped object that crash-lands in their pond. (Ages 6 to 9)
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• Book · Ages 10+GREYSTONE SECRETS #2: THE DECEIVERSMargaret Peterson HaddixThe Greystone kids compare their experiences to those in the alternate universe. (Ages 8 to 12)
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• Book · Ages 10+HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETSJ.K. RowlingThe second book in the Harry Potter series. Read by Jim Dale. 9 hours, 2 minutes unabridged.
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• Book · Ages 10+HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (FULL-CAST EDITION)J.K. RowlingThe second book in the Harry Potter series. Read by Hugh Laurie et al. 9 hours, 37 minutes unabridged.
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• Book · Ages 4+HATTIE HARMONY: WORRY DETECTIVEElizabeth Olsen and Robbie ArnettHattie shows children ways to manage anxiety. (Ages 4 to 8)
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• Book · Ages 13+IT'S TREVOR NOAH: BORN A CRIMETrevor NoahA young readers adaptation of the "Daily Show" host's memoir. (Ages 10 to 14)
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• Book · Ages 7+MAC B., KID SPY: THE IMPOSSIBLE CRIMEMac BarnettMac investigates the theft of The Crown Jewels. (Ages 7 to 10)
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• Book · Ages 6+NANCY CLANCY, SECRET ADMIRERJane O'ConnorNancy and Bree decide to play matchmaker.
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• Book · Ages 14+SECRETS NEVER DIEVincent RalphPublished Dickens & Rumi guide. Open the content guide to see the full caution and positive-quality ratings.
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• Book · Ages 8+SECRETS OF THE PURPLE PEARLKate McKinnonMillicent and the gang are in a race to find the Purple Pearl before the Krenetics Research Association can get their hands on it. (Ages 8 to 12)
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• Book · Ages 14+SEVEN DIRTY SECRETSNatalie D. RichardsPublished Dickens & Rumi guide. Open the content guide to see the full caution and positive-quality ratings.
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• Book · Ages 9+SUPERNATURAL INVESTIGATIONSB.B. AlstonAmari Peters battles magical beings in the supernatural world. (Ages 8 to 12)
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• Book · Ages 9+THE 39 CLUESvarious authorsA brother and sister travel the globe in search of the key to their family’s power. (Ages 9 to 12)
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