Starting at the end of next week, Forsyth County Public Library is starting their "On the Same Page" program. It's a month and a half of reading and programs all focused on one book. This year, we're reading The Maltese Falcon. We're part of the fun down here in Teen Central, so we're doing a ton of cool mystery programs, like the owl one I talked about a couple posts back and the two minute mystery program later in September. We're even going to have a cool YA mystery author come and visit in October. For more info on this great program, check out Programs for Teens page on the On the Same Page Blog. Haven't read a good mystery lately? Then, check out this list of great YA mysteries! We've got them all at your public library!
Behind the Curtain: An Echo Falls Mystery by Peter Abrahams. Sherlock Holmes fan and eighth grader Ingrid Levin-Hill is kidnapped while investigating a steroid ring in which her brother seems to be involved. Will she find her kidnapper?
Heist Society by Ally Carter. A group of teenagers uses their combined talents to re-steal several priceless paintings and save Kat Bishop’s father, an international art thief, from a vengeful man.
Change Up: Mystery at the World Series by John Feinstein. While covering baseball’s World Series, teenage sports reporters Stevie and Susan Carol investigate a rookie pitcher whose evasive answers reveal more than a few contradictions in his life story.
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen. Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy’s attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site.
Bad Kitty by Michelle Jaffe. While vacationing with her family in Las Vegas, Jasmine stumbles upon a murder mystery that she attempts to solve with the help of her friends.
The Reformed Vampire Support Group by Katherine Jenks. Fifteen-year-old vampire Nina has been stuck for fifty-one years in a boring support group for vampires. Nothing exciting has ever happened to them–until one of them is murdered and the others must try to solve the crime.
Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City by Kristin Miller. Life becomes more interesting for Ananka, when she discovers an underground room in the park across from her New York City apartment and meets a mysterious girl called Kiki Strike who claims that she, too, wants to explore the subterranean world.
Black Taxi by James Moloney. When Rosie agrees to take care of her grandfather’s car while he is in jail, she gets more than she bargained for, including being thrust into the middle of a jewel heist and being attracted to a dangerous boy.
Finding Lubchenko by Michael Simmons. When his father is framed for murder and bioterrorism, high-school junior Evan, using clues from a stolen laptop, travels from Seattle to Paris with two friends to find the real culprit.
The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan by Nancy Springer. While Enola Holmes endeavors to save her friend Lady Cecily Alistair from an unwelcome arranged marriage, she meets with some assistance from her older brother, Sherlock.
So Yesterday by Scott Westerfeld. Hunter Braque, a New York City teenager who is paid by corporations to spot what is “cool,” combines his analytical skills with girlfriend Jen’s creative talents to find a missing person and thwart a conspiracy directed at the heart of consumer culture.
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