To continue our monthly series of book lists for children and teens, the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library would like to recommend the following titles:
March, 2006 -- Get a Clue! Great Mysteries for Junior High Readers
Shakespeare's Spy by Gary Blackwood. Apprentice actor Widge (from Shakespeare's Scribe , RC 53579) goes undercover to find out who is stealing scripts from a London theatre in 1602. Grades 4-7 and older readers. Cassette book RC 57593.
Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood Mummy by Wendelin Van Draanen. A Hollywood actress, who had been competing with Sammy's mother for an important role, is murdered, but thirteen-year-old Sammy and her friend Marissa are on the case. Grades 4-7. Cassette Book RC 59363.
Want More? Try these Sammy Keyes mysteries:
RC 46780 …… Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief
BRW 1046 ….. Sammy Keyes and the Skeleton Man
RC 49112 …… Sammy Keyes and the Skeleton Man
RC 52669 …… Sammy Keyes and the Runaway Elf
RC 58117 …… Sammy Keyes and the Search for Snake Eyes
RC 58672 …… Sammy Keyes and the Art of Deception
Ghost Canoe by Will Hobbs. Fourteen-year-old Nathan, fishing with the Makah off the coast of Washington , finds himself holding a vital clue when a mysterious stranger comes to town looking for Spanish treasure. Grades 5-8. Braille book BR 13043. Cassette book RC 46239.
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. The mysterious death of eccentric millionaire Samuel W. Westing brings together an unlikely assortment of people – one of whom murdered him. Westing's murder must be solved before others can claim their inheritance. Grades 5-8. Braille book BR 15600. Cassette book RC 58350.
The Ghost in the Takaido Inn by Dorothy Hoobler and Thomas Hoobler. Seikei, the son of a tea merchant who'd much rather be a samurai, helps Judge Ooka (a real-life Sherlock Holmes from 18 th century Japan ) recover a stolen jewel. Grades 5-8. Cassette book RC 50081.
In Darkness, Death by Dorothy Hoobler and Thomas Hoobler. Fourteen-year-old Seikei becomes involved with a ninja as he helps Judge Ooka investigate the murder of a samurai. Grades 5-8. Cassette book RC 58269.
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz. After the death of the uncle who was his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is recruited to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, M16. Grades 6-9. Braille book 14675.
SilverFin by Charles Higson. Meet 13-year-old James Bond, who just started boarding school at Eton in the 1930s. He's on holiday in the Highlands of Scotland when mysterious things begin to happen. A thrilling prequel to the James Bond series. Grades 6-9 and older readers. Large print book LP 21753.