ELEM: Mystery Fiction for advanced 5th grader?

[South Mountain School Library <sweinhei@SOMSD.K12.NJ.US>]

A new fifth grade teacher came to me with a note from a parent. She (the
teacher) had assigned a mystery book report (a book report on a mystery
book) for her students. Apparently this one student is an above average
reader. when the parent took the child to the public library  nmost of
the books they located were either YA (and therefore inappropriate topic
or language wise).

  I've printed off a list of grades 3-5 Mysteries from Dale Copps site.
We've got books by Virginia Hamilton, John Rambeau, E W Hildick, John
Bellairs, James Howe.. I thought Hardy Boys was too easy.

Any other suggestions for this advanced 5th grade reader... in the
mystery genre? The teacher thought of Agatha Christie.

 Please reply directly, as I am posting this from a school account which
is set to NOMAIL.

Suzanne Weinheimer, Librarian South Mountain Elem School South Orange,
NJ sweinhei@somsd.k12.nj.us

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