A to Z Mysteries
A to Z Mysteries is a popular children's novel series written by Ron Roy and published by Random House. The series is generally considered among the best "easy readers" for young children.[1][2] There are twenty-six books in the series, one for each letter of the alphabet. The series begins with The Absent Author, published in 1998, and ends with The Zombie Zone published in 2005.
The books follow the adventures of three junior detectives, Donald David "Dink" Duncan, Joshua "Josh" Pinto, and Ruth Rose Hathaway. They are nine years old and live in Green Lawn, a fictional town in Connecticut, United States.
Due to the popularity of the orignal series, a new series, A to Z Mysteries Special Edition with the same characters has started. The first book is this series, Detective Camp, was published in May 2006.
Books
The books in the series include:[3]
- The Absent Author
- The Bald Bandit
- The Canary Caper
- The Deadly Dungeon
- The Empty Envelope
- The Falcon Feather
- The Goose Gold
- The Haunted Hotel
- The Invisible Island
- The Jaguar's Jewel
- The Kidnapped King
- The Lucky Lottery
- The Missing Mummy
- The Ninth Nugget
- The Orange Outlaw
- The Panda Puzzle
- The Quicksand Question
- The Runaway Racehorse
- The School Skeleton
- The Talking T-Rex
- The Unwilling Umpire
- The Vampire Vacation
- The White Wolf
- The X'ed-Out X-Ray
- The Yellow Yacht
- The Zombie Zone
- Super Edition: Detective Camp
- Super Edition: Mayflower Treasure Hunt
- Super Edition: White House White-out
References
- ^ Best Easy Readers, Scholastic Magazine, May 10, 2007.
- ^ "Book Reviews: Preschool to Grade 4", School Library Journal, August 1, 2007.
- ^ A to Z Mysteries, Random House
External links
- Ron Roy interview discussing A to Z Mysteries, kidsreads.com