This is a list of the books reviewed on this site, sorted by genre. I haven’t included picture books because I will list them separately.
General Fiction
Humor
Mystery
Greenglass House by Kate Milford, 2014.
A boy investigates the strange people who have unexpectedly come for Christmas at the smuggler’s inn his parents run in a mysterious old mansion and the thefts that occur there.
The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane by Julia Nobel, 2019.
A girl is sent to a boarding school in England, where she discovers that her father, who disappeared years before, was involved with a secret society. By Julia Nobel.
The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry, 2014.
When someone poisons their headmistress, the girls at a Victorian boarding school try to cover up their headmistress’s death while they investigate the crime. By Julie Berry.
Series
Aggie Morton is a twelve-year-old girl living in Torquay, England in the early 1900s and investigates mysteries with her friend, a Belgian boy named Hector Perot, she investigates murders. By Marthe Jocelyn.
Twelve-year-old Myrtle Hardcastle, living in 1890s England, has a precocious interest in forensic sciences and investigating murder cases. By Elizabeth C. Bunce.
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle by Janet Fox, 2016.
An old Scottish castle is turned into a boarding school for children evacuated from London during WWII. However, strange things are happening there, and soon, children start disappearing.
Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee, 2014.
Ophelia meets an enchanted boy imprisoned in a strange museum and must help him to defeat the evil Snow Queen.
Winterhouse by Ben Guterson, 2018.
Elizabeth is sent to a mysterious hotel for Christmas, where she learns the secrets of the the family who owns the hotel and her own past.
Science Fiction
Scary
The Halloween Moon by Joseph Fink, 2021.
Esther and her friends find themselves trapped in a Halloween that may never end.
Jestress's Children's Shelf 