Helen Plum Library

Ten brief cases in which the reader pits his wits against those of Encyclopedia Brown, an ingenious twelve-year-old detective

Encyclopedia Brown, boy detective extraordinaire, solves ten new cases, including "The Case of the Miracle Pill," "The Case of Nemo's Tuba," "The Case of the Lawn Mower Races," and "The Case of the Air Guitar." Solutions provided at the end of each chapter

Now that the family reunion is over and the murderer has been caught, Shenanigan Swift can return to important projects, like searching for the long-lost family treasure. But trouble always finds Shenanigan, and when a valuable painting is stolen from Swift House by a group of eccentric art thieves known as Ouvolpo, she is determined to get it back--even if it means chasing them all the way to Paris. A new adventure is about to begin, and Shenanigan's...

"Flavia de Luce has taken on the mentorship of her odious, moon-faced cousin Undine, who has come to live at Buckshaw following the death of her mother. Undine's main talent, aside from cultivating disgusting habits, seems to be raising Flavia's dander, although in her best moments she shows potential for trespassing, trickery, and other assorted mayhems. When Major Greyleigh, a local recluse and former hangman, is found dead from a breakfast of poisonous...

Wendy Michaels is a fifteen-year-old high school girl with the ability to speak with cats, which women from Wendy's family acquire this power every one hundred years. Wendy always enjoyed helping people which is why Wendy and her pet cat, Black, decided to become detectives. When an alleged haunted and abandoned house down the street from Wendy and Black is bought by someone, Wendy has the need to investigate the house and the buyer. Even though Black...

Nate the Great investigates the disappearance of a homemade pillowcase belonging to Rosamond's cat Big Hex

Nate the Great goes to San Francisco to solve a mystery with his cousin, Olivia Sharp, who is also a detective

Grandpa Alden and the Alden children encounter danger, excitement, adventure, and mystery in a quiet island fishing village

Thirteen-year-old Trixie Belden and her friends search for hidden treasure in a mysterious mansion owned by an old miser

When Rosamond's birthday gift for Nate disappears from her sled, the boy detective decides to unravel the mystery