A class trip to New Orleans should mean music, food, and a city full of stories. For Catalina Cat Duran and her friends, it also means a strange zombie mystery that seems to follow them through the streets.
As the group explores one of America’s most colorful cities, Cat has to sort real clues from spooky rumors. The mystery has a touch of local legend, but the real fun comes from watching the friends notice details, ask questions, and work together before the trip gets completely out of hand.
This fast-paced chapter book is a lively pick for readers who like field trips, clue hunting, city adventures, and mysteries with just enough creepiness to keep the pages turning. The New Orleans setting gives the case extra atmosphere while keeping the story quick, clear, and inviting for young mystery fans.
6-8 Years
9-12 Years
88 Pages
San Francisco is full of sights to see, but James Gum Shoo and his friends soon notice something else: a wave of pickpocketing is sweeping through the city. Their field trip has turned into a case, and the clues may be hiding in the busiest places.
With the Golden Gate Bridge and other famous city landmarks around them, the friends must pay attention to what others miss. Every crowded stop could bring them closer to the crook, or make the mystery even harder to solve. Gum and his friends have to think fast in a city where the next clue may vanish into the crowd.
This chapter book offers a fast, approachable mystery for readers who enjoy travel adventures, city settings, and kid detectives. It is a good fit for young readers who like solving clues alongside a team of friends.
6-8 Years
9-12 Years
89 Pages
Amanda Frankenstein loves bugs more than anything else in the entire world. From creepy crawlies to beautiful butterflies, she is completely devoted to all things with six legs. But there is just one problem: no one at her home or her school understands her massive obsession with insects. They think bugs are gross, but Amanda knows they are amazing! She feels like she is the only person who truly appreciates the tiny creatures of the world. That is, until she meets Maggie. Maggie has her own unique obsession, and suddenly, Amanda realizes she might have finally found a true friend who understands what it is like to be passionate about something special. Dive into this charming and funny story about staying true to yourself and finding friendship in the most unexpected places!
6-8 Years
36 Pages
New York City is supposed to be the perfect field trip: famous sights, crowded streets, and the thrill of seeing the Big Apple up close. Then Samantha Sam Archer and her friends notice strange vandalism at the very places their class visits.
The pattern is too odd to ignore. As the trip moves from one landmark to the next, Sam and her friends begin connecting clues that point to more than random damage. Someone is using the city as a crime scene. The busy New York setting gives the mystery plenty of energy, with clues hiding among the sights everyone came to see.
This chapter book gives young readers a brisk mystery set among big-city landmarks. It is a fun pick for kids who enjoy travel stories, school trips, teamwork, and detective plots with clues hidden in plain view.
6-8 Years
9-12 Years
89 Pages
