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• City Spies

  Ponti, James,

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  Sara is facing years in the juvenile detention system for hacking into the foster care computer system to prove that her foster parents are crooks. She gets a second chance at freedom when a mysterious man offers her a chance to join a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mystery of the All-seeing Eye

  Mason, Max,

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  Maddie is used to feeling overlooked by everyone, so she doesn’t know what to think when she is invited to join a society of super-secret super spies who are charged with protecting humanity.

• Swift & Hawk

  Cyberspies

  Macx, Logan,

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  When their families are kidnapped, two teen tech experts are are sent on a life-or-death rescue mission by a top secret spy program.

• The Case of Windy Lake

  Hutchinson, Michael, 1971-

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  A tight-knit group of cousins from the Windy Lake First Nation set out to solve the mystery of a missing archaeologist. This series starter is a great choice for fans of classic teen detectives like Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys.

• Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

  Gibbs, Stuart, 1969-

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  For those who can't get enough Stuart Gibbs: The CIA forces a rebellious genius to use her code-breaking skills on an epic global chase to locate Einstein's last equation before dangerous agents discover it and unlock the solution to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Concealed

  Gonzalez, Christina Diaz, 1969-

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  Katrina doesn't know any of the details about her past, but she does know that she and her parents are part of the Witness Protection Program. When her parents disappear, Katrina and her new friend Parker set out to save her parents—and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Undercover Latina

  De León, Aya (Novelist)

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  Going undercover as a white girl to befriend the estranged son of a dangerous white supremacist, teen spy Andréa Hernández-Baldoquín finds her first solo mission to trap a terrorist endangered by her crush on the target's best friend.

• Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor

  Carter, Ally,

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  After years in foster care, April gets to live in a sprawling mansion where she and her foster siblings are caught up in a mystery related to a missing heir, a lost legacy, and the Phantom.

• The Great Greene Heist

  Johnson, Varian

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  Jackson has a reputation as a prankster at Maplewood Middle School, but he is trying to go straight. When it looks like Keith Sinclair may steal the election for school president, he assembles a team to make sure Keith does not succeed.

• Kazu Jones and the Denver Dognappers

  Holyoak, Shauna M.,

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  The only thing Kazu loves more than solving mysteries is her giant pup, Genki. After her neighbor's dog goes missing, she is certain that the Denver Dognapper is responsible. When Genki disappears, she and her friends must race against…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Julieta and the Diamond Enigma

  Duarte Armendáriz, Luisana,

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  When a diamond goes missing from the Louvre, it is up to Julieta to identify the thief, exonerate her father and return home to Boston before her baby brother is born.

• Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls

  McMullen, Beth, 1969-

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  Twelve-year-old Abigail is shocked to discover her elite boarding school is really a cover for a huge spy ring. She must undergo Spy Training 101 in order to save the ring's top agent: her mother.

• How I Became a Spy

  a Mystery of WWII London

  Hopkinson, Deborah,

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  If you're looking for some history in your mystery, try this one: In World War II London, a young spy named Bertie and his friends try to prevent a double agent from giving secrets to the Nazis.

• Secret of the Red Arrow

  Dixon, Franklin W

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  What list of young sleuths would be complete without mention of the Hardy Boys? When Frank and Joe put a stop to the alarming (but mostly harmless) pranks of an amateur moviemaker, a series of more dangerous copycat pranks leads them to a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Curious Cat Spy Club

  Singleton, Linda Joy

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  When three classmates discover newborn kittens stuffed into a trash can, they form the Curious Cat Spy Club to find out who dumped the kittens and why. Come for the caper; stay for the cats.

• The Mysterious Benedict Society

  Mr. Benedict's Book of Perplexing Puzzles, Elusive Enigmas, and Curious Conundrums

  Stewart, Trenton Lee

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  After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules. This is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Playing With Fire

  Hale, Bruce

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  Orphan and reluctant spy Max discovers intrigue at the Merry Sunshine Orphanage and must confront an international group bent on world domination while also uncovering mysteries from his past.