1. 140
   The Westing Game por Ellen Raskin (infiniteletters)
2. 100
   The Egypt Game por Zilpha Keatley Snyder (allisongryski)

   allisongryski: These books share an imaginative, adventurous quality, with compelling young characters. The plots/settings are very different, but they have some thematic similarities.

3. 70
   Wonderstruck por Brian Selznick (bell7)
4. 70
   Chasing Vermeer por Blue Balliett (infiniteletters)
5. 20
   Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos por R. L. LaFevers (jfoster_sf)

   jfoster_sf: Another great book that centers around a museum. This one is about Theo, a girl whose parents are curators. Most of the time her parents get so wrapped up in their work that Theo ends up spending the night in the museum. Her favorite spot? An ancient sarcophagus she keeps handy to protect her from all the evil spirits lurking about the museum at night. Most of the Egyptian items are covered with curses, and Theo is working to remove the curses and protect her parents and the other museum workers from evil. Really fun read!… (mais)

6. 20
   The Calder Game por Blue Balliett (Utilizador anónimo)
7. 10
   The Law of Gravity por Johanna Hurwitz (muumi)

   muumi: In The Law of Gravity (aka What Goes Up Must Come Down) Margo Green and her friend Bernie visit the MMA and make sure to search out 'the bed that Claudia slept in, in the movie'. It's quite a suitable literary pilgrimage, because What Goes Up is another delightful book set in Manhattan, with another heroine determined to change her own life.… (mais)

8. 10
   Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library por Chris Grabenstein (Ciruelo)
9. 10
   When You Reach Me por Rebecca Stead (beyondthefourthwall)
10. 10
    Flight of the Doves por Walter Macken (bookel)
11. 10
    Father's Arcane Daughter por E. L. Konigsburg (raizel)

    raizel: Like many others of her books, this one---my favorite---should be read by adults as well as children.

12. 00
    Hideaway por Beverly Hollett Renner (bookel)
13. 00
    The Hideout por Eve Bunting (bookel)
14. 00
    The Lancelot Closes at Five por Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (bookel)
15. 00
    The Sixty-Eight Rooms por Marianne Malone (kaledrina)
16. 00
    Secrets of the Shopping Mall por Richard Peck (bookel)
17. 11
    The Willoughbys por Lois Lowry (jbarry)

    jbarry: clever children abound

18. 00
    Liar & Spy por Rebecca Stead (BookshelfMonstrosity)

    BookshelfMonstrosity: While intelligent young people in New York City have unusual adventures that revolve around mysteries -- Liar's Georges spies on neighbors; Claudia hides out in the Metropolitan Museum of Art -- their observations, conversations, emotions and experiences are entirely convincing.… (mais)

19. 00
    Mystery in the Flooded Museum por Margaret Goff Clark (bookel)
20. 46
    The Bad Beginning por Lemony Snicket (jbarry)

    jbarry: Smart, witty and clever kids!

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