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Be more chill
Par Ned Vizzini. 2004
To become popular and attract the beautiful Christine, New Jersey high school nerd Jeremy swallows an illegal "squip" microchip. The…
device tells him how to act cool, but eventually Jeremy wants to be back in control. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior high readers. 2004The Egyptologist: a novel
Par Arthur Phillips. 2004
1922. Staking his reputation and fiancée's fortune, obsessive Egyptologist Ralph Trilipush excavates King Atum-hadu's tomb. Mystery and discovery unfold through…
Ralph's journal entries and the correspondences of Australian detective Harold Ferrell, who investigates Ralph's possible connection to a series of murders. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. 2004The search for Belle Prater (Belle Prater #2)
Par Ruth White. 2005
Virginia, 1950s. Seventh-graders Woodrow, his cousin Gypsy, and their new friend Cassie, who is gifted with second sight, set off…
to find Woodrow's missing mother. They encounter some unlikely and intriguing coincidences along the way. Sequel to Belle Prater's Boy (DB 45802). For grades 5-8. 2005A certain truth (Trials Of Kit Shannon Ser. #Bk. 3)
Par James Scott Bell. 2004
Los Angeles, 1907. Criminal lawyer Kit Shannon Fox and her husband are returning from their delayed honeymoon when a murder…
occurs aboard their ship. Kit agrees to defend newly married Wanda Boswell, who is accused of killing her husband. But Kit begins to doubt Wanda's innocence. 2004In like Flynn (Molly Murphy Mysteries Ser.)
Par Rhys Bowen. 2005
In early-twentieth-century, typhoid-ridden New York, policeman Daniel Sullivan hires Molly Murphy to investigate the Sorensen sisters. Molly poses as an…
Irish relative at Senator Flynn's country estate where the siblings, who claim to be spiritualists, are trying to solve the kidnapping of Flynn's son. 2005Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the jumping frogs (Encyclopedia Brown Ser. #No. 23)
Par Donald J Sobol. 2003
Ten-year-old detective Encyclopedia Brown solves ten cases. In the title story, Encyclopedia figures out who got through the locked gates…
of a camp to steal his friend's camera. In "The Case of Nemo's Tuba," his attention to detail traps a liar. For grades 3-6. 2003Nightcrawlers: A Nameless Detective Novel (Nameless Detective Novels #33)
Par Bill Pronzini. 2005
"Nameless" private detective Bill, anticipating semiretirement, promotes Tamara Corbin to partner and hires field agent Jake Runyon. When homosexuals are…
attacked in San Francisco, among them Jake's estranged son's lover, and Tamara disappears after discovering a disturbing scene, Bill decides to investigate. Violence and strong language. 2005Scorpia (Alex Rider #5)
Par Anthony Horowitz. 2005
Fourteen-year-old Alex Rider goes to Venice, Italy, determined to track down Scorpia because of the organization's connection to his deceased…
father. But the for-hire terrorist group planning to kill thousands of British schoolchildren ensnares Alex for its own purposes. For grades 6-9. 2004Singularity sky
Par Charles Stross. 2003
An information plague called the Festival strikes the New Republic, an isolationist planetary colony banning technology. Contractor Martin Springfield and…
United Nations of Earth Security Council agent Rachel Mansour, both on covert missions, become unlikely allies as the colony prepares for war. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2003The lucky lottery (A to Z Mysteries)
Par Ron Roy. 2000
Before Lucky O'Leary can claim the seven million dollar prize, his winning lottery ticket is stolen from his home. Lucky…
asks his friends Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose to find the thief before the lottery office opens the next day. For grades 2-4. 2000The missing mummy ( a To Z Mysteries Ser. #No. 13)
Par Ron Roy. 2001
During summer vacation, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose sign up for museum week programs on Mummy Monday. While investigating the…
theft of a child mummy, they become trapped in a reconstructed Egyptian tomb, where they witness an even bigger crime. For grades 2-4. 2001The Castlemaine murders: a Phryne Fisher mystery (Phryne Fisher Ser.)
Par Kerry Greenwood. 2002
Australia. When Phryne Fisher, her two daughters, her younger sister, and her Chinese lover visit an amusement park, their day…
of fun is cut short: Phryne discovers a mummified corpse, complete with a bullet hole. As Phryne investigates she and her family receive death threats. 2002The case of the vanishing painting (Jigsaw Jones Mystery Ser. #Bk. 25)
Par James Preller. 2004
A collage painting by Geetha, the best artist in Jigsaw's class, disappears while the students prepare for Parents' Night. Jigsaw…
and Mila Yeh, detective partners, question the most likely suspects before figuring out who actually removed the painting and why. For grades 2-4. 2004The x'ed-out x-ray
Par Ron Roy. 2005
Ruth Rose, Josh, and Dink attend a concert during which someone steals the star entertainer's diamond pendant and Dink injures…
his arm. Dink's x-ray provides a clue--and soon the kids are on the thief's trail. For grades 2-4. 2005The white wolf (A to Z Mysteries Ser. #23)
Par Ron Roy. 2004
While Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose visit the Wallace cabin in Maine, their friend Abbi observes a crime through her…
telescope: a man and woman snatch three wolf cubs. The kids want to find the culprits before the white mother wolf blames them. For grades 2-4. 2004Reflex (Jumper #2)
Par Steven Gould. 2004
A mysterious organization kidnaps National Security Agency operative Davy Rice to use his teleportation powers. Davy's wife, Millie, searches frantically…
for him with her own newfound teleporting skills. Sequel to Jumper (DB 37465, BR 9548). Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2004Child of silence
Par Abigail Padgett. 1993
San Diego child-abuse investigator Bo Bradley has a new case: four-year-old deaf boy Weppo, found tied to a mattress on…
a Paiute reservation. When hired gunmen target Weppo, Bo flees with him and uncovers an alarming connection to a Houston political hopeful. Strong language and some violence. 1993Burned: a Regan Reilly mystery (Regan Reilly Mystery Ser. #No. 8)
Par Carol Higgins Clark. 2005
Los Angeles private investigator Regan Reilly, about to be married, joins her girlfriend Kit Callan in Hawaii for a last…
fling. When the body of the resort's social director, Dorinda Dawes, washes ashore, the hotel manager persuades Regan to investigate. Suspects include assorted guests and a local millionaire. 2005The case of the double trouble detectives (A jigsaw Jones Mystery Ser. #26)
Par James Preller. 2005
Private Eye Jigsaw Jones and his detective partner Mila Yeh use their brains and old-fashioned footwork to solve cases. Now…
they have competition from secret spy Reginald Pinkerton Armitage III, who has all the latest high-tech gadgets. For grades 2-4. 2005A cold treachery (Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery Ser. #Bk. 7)
Par Charles Todd. 2005
Lake District, England; 1919. After the Elcott family is murdered, Scotland Yard inspector Ian Rutledge investigates the crime. Ten-year-old Josh…
Elcott is missing, possibly a victim or the perpetrator. Rutledge, haunted by his own war ghost, searches for the boy and the killer. Some violence. 2005