Skønlitteratur for børn og unge: krimier og mysterier

Travel with Richard who flies all over the United States when he goes to sleep at night. During his waking hours, he places himself in danger as he struggles to keep up with his extraordinary dreams. Richard had always been just a regular kid who did regular kid stuff like going to school and church and playing baseball. He hung out with his friends, rode his bike, and ate pizza and ice cream. His life changes abruptly when he begins to fly in his dreams, and he can see things that are happening in real time but in far-away places. When he wakes up in the morning, he knows he has to do something about the potential tragedies he has found out about while he was dreaming. He desperately tries to convince others to help him save lives. But who is going to believe a boy who says he has dreamed it all? Even Richard does not understand his special powers.He learns about the kidnapping of a little girl, and he scrambles to enlist help to rescue her. Richard saves the day when he dreams about the San Diego Zoo, the Ferris wheel on the boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland, and a visit to Washington, D.C. by a Russian dissident

From #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying comes a new page-turning mystery. Be sure to keep your friends close . . . and your secrets closer. Four years ago, Brynn left Saint Ambrose School following the shocking murder of her favorite teacher--a story that made headlines after the teacher's body was found by three Saint Ambrose students in the woods behind their school. The case was never solved. Now that Brynn is moving home and starting her dream internship at a true-crime show, she's determined to find out what really happened. The kids who found Mr. Larkin are her way in, and her ex-best friend, Tripp Talbot, was one of them. Without his account of events, the other two kids might have gone down for Mr. Larkin's murder--but instead, thanks to Tripp, they're now at the top of the Saint Ambrose social pyramid. Tripp's friends have never forgotten what Tripp did for them that day, and neither has he. Just like he hasn't forgotten that everything he told the police was a lie. Digging into the past is bound to shake up the present, and when Brynn begins to investigate what happened in the woods that day, she uncovers secrets that might change everything--about Saint Ambrose, about Mr. Larkin, and about her ex-best friend, Tripp Talbot. Four years ago someone got away with murder. More terrifying is that they might be closer than anyone thinks.

Private Investigators E.M. Sanchez and Web are at it again. This time, they've been hired by an old friend in need. When acorns go missing around Tulip Tree Circle, Sanchez and Web follow the clues wherever they may lead, even if that puts the duo in danger! Knowing that food is hard to find for all their furry and feathered friends, Sanchez and Web will stop at nothing to uncover the mystery of the missing acorns. Well, Sanchez may stop for a nap.

WHEN CHARLIE BAKER'S PARENTS ANNOUNCE that they're taking him and his sister-the drama queen Clarissa-to a cabin in Maine for two weeks, Charlie thinks they're kidding. Then their mom adds something else. "There's no electricity," she tells them. "And you leave your cell phones at home." They weren't kidding.When the Bakers arrive at Lake Fortune, they are welcomed by a rickety cabin with an outhouse, a thunderstorm, and a creature in the attic that masquerades as a ghost. "Is this a scientific experiment?" asks Clarissa. "Is the government paying us?"But the true adventure begins when they discover a clue left in a mason jar on a tiny island in the lake. That clue-written by The Mystery Traveler-leads them to a second clue. Soon, they are on the path of an exciting treasure hunt, one that brings Charlie and the bossy Clarissa together for the first time. Not only do they bond as brother and big sister, they have the summer of their lives.

That brief, blinding dazzle? The blue smudge and lingering stink? The Flash Gang has struck again! They are the most notorious thieves in Pittsburgh, food-stealing crooks the police and newspapers say are highly trained and very dangerous. But eleven-year-old Lewis Carter isn't a thief, he's just homeless and hungry. The Flash is a recipe he invented from bits of his missing father's scientific research. He uses it to pinch his dinners. It's been going pretty well, until now...Now his recipe is stolen, and he is in the clutches of some rather nasty people. Enter tutu-wearing, starry-eyed, and all around extraordinary (she will tell you) Pearl Alice Clavell. She is on a mission to uncover a Nefarious Deed she's convinced involves the Flash Gang. Rescuing Lewis is right up her alley. Truth is, a Nefarious Deed is afoot, one that threatens the entire country. It will take Lewis and Pearl joining forces to save the recipe and themselves against an enemy who will stop at nothing, including kidnapping, and, very possibly, murder.

In this compelling and heartfelt mystery story, Janae Marks?author of the acclaimed bestselling From the Desk of Zoe Washington?follows a young girl reshaping her meaning of home. Perfect for fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and Rebecca Stead. Two starred reviews! A Project Lit Club Book Club Selection, S&L Lead Title, Banks Street Best Children's Books of the Year, and Kids' Indie Next List Pick! ?Joyful. A book that kids will love.? ?Rebecca Stead, Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Reach MeJoy Taylor has always believed home is the house she lived in her entire life. But then her dad lost his job, and suddenly, home becomes a tiny apartment with thin walls, shared bedrooms, and a place for tense arguments between Mom and Dad. Hardest of all, Joy doesn't have her music to escape through anymore. Without enough funds, her dreams of becoming a great pianist?and one day, a film score composer?have been put on hold.A friendly new neighbor her age lets Joy in on the complex's best-kept secret: the Hideout, a cozy refuge that only the kids know about. And it's in this little hideaway that Joy starts exchanging secret messages with another kid in the building who also seems to be struggling, until?abruptly, they stop writing back. What if they're in trouble?Joy is determined to find out who this mystery writer is, fast, but between trying to raise funds for her music lessons, keeping on a brave face for her little sister, and worrying about her parents' marriage, Joy isn't sure how to keep her own head above water."Squeezes your heart in such a special way." ?Lisa Moore Ramée, author of A Good Kind of Trouble and Something to Say?Readers will find hope in Joy's courage, ingenuity, and fierce dedication to her friends.? ?Kate Messner, author of Breakout and Chirp ?A timely story about connection, loss and the spaces we need to understand one and brave the other.? ?Paula Chase, author of Dough Boys and So Done

"Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger."

"Paul Marconi and his two friends are amateur detectives and find their biggest case when their neighbor wakes up to lawn full of rubber duckies. The kids set out to discover the culprit"--

Working on a Hollywood set, Hayley's seen all kinds of creepy special effects. When she comes across what appears to be a dead body under a sheet at Silver Screen Studios, though, she's sure she's found evidence of a real crime! But when she brings the security guard back to the scene, the body has vanished, and it seems someone in the cast or crew is playing a mysterious prank. Could the culprit be the show's latest guest star, who's famous for his vampire films? It's up to Hayley and her two best friends to find out!

"With her older brother in prison, a young girl copes with the confusing feelings his absence creates"--

Five orphans. Two sword-wielding vigilantes. One mansion. No rules.April thought she had her happy ending. After all, she has her new house and new friends and new guardian. But she also has a very big new secret.The kids of Winterborne House are the only ones who know that Gabriel Winterborne?famous billionaire and terrible cook?is really a sword-wielding vigilante.What they don't know is that he's not the only one.When a masked figure breaks in, looking for something?or someone?it's clear that Gabriel has met his match, and now no one is safe. April and her friends will have to solve a decades-old mystery in order to hang on to the most important thing in the world: each other.

In this high-interest accessible novel for middle readers, Buddy tries to impress his big brother by spending the night in a haunted theme park.