But the problem with having a history of playing practical jokes is that no one believes James-not even his parents. James and his sister, Ava, are obviously in danger. Someone who is looking for 'young blood.' But no sooner have he and his family arrived in their 'perfect' new home in their 'perfect' new town than he starts getting mysterious letters from someone called the Keeper. James always knew moving from Texas to Oregon was going to be horrible.

Inspired by a terrifying true story, acclaimed author Guadalupe Garcia McCall creates a twisty tale about a boy desperately trying to survive in a new town with a secret past. Aircraft & Spacecraft: General Interest.Ships, Boats & Waterways: General Interest.Road & Motor Vehicles: General Interest.Fishing, Field Sports & Outdoor Activities.Sports Studies & PE: Textbooks & Study Guides.Literary Studies: Textbooks & Study Guides.Anthologies, Essays, Letters & Miscellaneous.Inventions & Technology: General Interest.

Environment & Ecology: General Interest.Popular Culture & Media: General Interest.Politics & Government: Textbooks & Study Guides.These are all really fun, sometimes speculative, sometimes a little scary (and one of them was a lot scary!). Please note: I am going to be including a few books that have recent wonderful additions to their series, so I will list the first book in the series so you know where to start. I think middle grade mysteries are still the cat’s particulars. Because even though it’s a middle grade mystery, The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin remains my favorite mystery.

If I were to whip my shirt off like Brandi Chastain, you would see “TURTLE WEXLER FOREVER” tattooed across my stomach (no, you wouldn’t). Which is why I wanted to write this post about nine great recent middle grade mysteries. But mystery holds a place in my heart, and I read so many good ones, for all ages. (Except the Bobbsey Twins, for reasons I don’t remember now.) There was something about seeing so many of a series on the shelf at the library that made me want to read them. I love mysteries! It was my first favorite genre when I was little, and I read all the popular series.

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