Come on gang, let’s split up and look for clues!
It may be no mystery to you what the mystery genre is all about. Mysteries are a beloved genre from childhood on, as they challenge the reader to combine clues and use inductive reasoning to solve questions. This month, we’re highlighting mystery books for our year-long Bookworm Challenge!
If you haven’t heard of our Bookworm Challenge, learn all about it here and sign up on Beanstack. It’s easy and free to participate; just log the time you spend reading and complete 3 out of 5 reading prompts for each genre badge. You can count one book for multiple reading prompts, and the prompts are open-ended enough that even if you really dislike mystery, you can still earn the badge.
This blog post features just a few of the many mystery books that you may choose to read for the Bookworm Challenge.
Each month of the Bookworm Challenge has a different genre badge available. Here are the reading prompts for May’s badge:
Youth Challenge Historical Fiction Badge Prompts (Ages 0-17)
- Read by flashlight, candle, or other mood lighting
- Read a book with a magnifying glass on the cover
- Read a book with a question mark in the title
- Sign up for the summer reading challenge!
- Read a book about solving a mystery
Adult Challenge Historical Fiction Badge Prompts (Ages 18+)
- Attend our Mid-Day Mysteries Book Club
- Read a book with a magnifying glass on the cover
- Read a book with a question mark in the title
- Sign up for the summer reading challenge!
- Read a mystery featuring an animal
Even if you’re not able to get all these done in May, that’s okay–you’ll have the rest of the year to catch up if you missed out or started late.
Now… Onto the mystery book recs!
Mystery Book Recs (a la Bookworm Challenge)
- Who is it, Whoodini? by Roman Yasiejko
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- Bookworm tip: This book has a magnifying glass on the cover, is about solving a mystery, and has a question mark in the title
- The Case of the Missing Cake by Eoin McLaughlin
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- Bookworm tip: This book has a magnifying glass on the cover and is about solving a mystery
- Who is the Mystery Reader? by Mo Willems
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- Bookworm tip: This book is about solving a mystery and has a question mark in the title
- InvestiGATORS by John Patrick Green
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- Bookworm tip: This book has a magnifying glass on the cover and is about solving a mystery
- Who Could That Be at This Hour? All the Wrong Questions by Lemony Snicket
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- Bookworm tip: This book is about solving a mystery and has a question mark in the title
- Chester Keene Cracks the Code by Kekla Magoon
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- Bookworm tip: This book has a magnifying glass on the cover and is about solving a mystery
- Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee
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- Bookworm tip: This book is about solving a mystery
- Coffee, Tea, or Murder? by Jessica Fletcher and Donald Bain
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- Bookworm tip: This book has a question mark in the title
- Purr M for Murder by T. C. LoTempio
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- Bookworm tip: This book is a mystery featuring an animal
- The Disappearance of Alistair Ainsworth by Leonard Goldberg
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- Bookworm tip: This book has a magnifying glass on the cover
- A Study in Sherlock: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon, edited by Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger
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- Bookworm tip: This book has a magnifying glass on the cover
Sincerely, Cornelius 