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Second Grade: Mystery

With these great mysteries, see if you can try to solve the crime right along with the characters. These titles are recommended for second grade readers. Grade levels are suggested, but remember that each reader is different and might find something interesting at another level.

Canton Public Library

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  • When his haunt is torn down and he is separated from his ghost family, Kaz befriends human Claire, who has the ability to see ghosts, and helps her investigate a haunting at the local library,
    Book, 2014New York, New York, USA : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2014] — JFICTION BUTLER
  • Minnie and Moo

    the Night of the Living Bed

    Cazet, Denys
    Minnie's barnyard friends find a way to make her feel better when a bad dream upsets her and sends her bed rolling into town on Halloween night.
    Easy Reader, 2003New York : HarperCollins, 2003 — J READER CAZ
  • Minnie and Moo

    the Case of the Missing Jelly Donut

    Cazet, Denys
    Minnie thinks her jelly donut has been stolen, and Moo is sure the thief is a blue chicken!
    Easy Reader, 2005New York : HarperCollins, c2005 — J READER CAZ
  • Spooky sounds are coming from behind the door of an empty classroom. It's up to Detective Daisy to figure out why.
    Easy Reader, 2022New York, NY : Crabtree Publishing Company, [2022] — J READER FRI
  • Daisy's classmate, Rachel, knows she returned her library book, but the school librarian has declared it lost. It's up to Detective Daisy to recover the lost book.
    Easy Reader, 2022New York, NY : Crabtree Publishing Company, [2022] — J READER FRI
  • While traveling by train to their vacation resort, flamingo detective Fabio and his giraffe associate, Gilbert, investigate the theft of a very expensive necklace from a fellow passenger.
    Book, 2020New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2020 — JFICTION JAMES
  • When Nancy Clancy finds out that both her guitar teacher, Andy, and her favorite babysitter, Annie, have broken up with the people they were dating, she decides to make them fall in love on Valentine's Day.
    Book, 2013New York : Harper, c2013 — JFICTION OCONNOR
  • While having breakfast at their favorite diner, two detectives, Bunny and Jack, solve a mystery that is not what it seems
    Easy Reader, 2000New York : Greenwillow Books, 2000 — J READER RYL
  • The High-rise Private Eyes

    the Case of the Desperate Duck

    Rylant, Cynthia
    In their latest case, animal detectives Bunny and Jack help Mabel the duck find out who stole the sugar cubes from her tea room.
    Easy Reader, 2005New York : Greenwillow Books, 2005 — J READER RYL
  • When Annie tells him about her missing painting, Nate the Great and his trusted companion, Sam Spade, set out to investigate, gather clues, and solve the mystery.
    Book, 2002New York : Delacorte Press, [2002], c1972 — J READER SHA
  • Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, want to take a break from solving cases. So they hide out in the woods. But soon they hear familiar voices shouting, “Nate the Great, where are you?” There are many mysteries to solve!
    Easy Reader, 2014New York : Delacorte Press, [2014] — J READER SHA
  • Friends search for Zoom Squirrel's missing baby tooth. Includes "acorn-y jokes" and "cool facts."
    Easy Reader, 2018New York : Hyperion Books For Children, 2018 — J READER WIL
  • As Zoom Squirrel and his friends try to identify the Mystery Reader, they learn about books, how they are written, and how to read—while sharing a-corny jokes.
    Book, 2019New York, New York : Hyperion Books For Children, an imprint of Disney Group, 2019 — J READER WIL