Clean Reads for Tweens

Young Adult and Middle Grade novels that are clean reads for tweens - older elementary to young high school. 'Clean' as in no reference to sex and limited violence however there may be some action. Use your best judgment.
 

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1. Sammy Keyes and the art of deception

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 8.
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Seventh-grade sleuth Sammy Keyes investigates mysterious happenings at a local art gallery.

2. Sammy Keyes and the curse of Moustache Mary

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 5.
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5 stars
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While celebrating the New Year with a friend, Sammy encounters a mystery involving an elderly neighbor, a pioneer cabin, and a century-old family feud.

3. Sammy Keyes and the Dead Giveaway

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 0010
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The tenth mystery in the popular Sammy Keyes series offers more spirit and adventure than ever! Sammy accidentally makes a deadly mistake, but all clues point to her nemesis Heather, and she gets blamed. As Sammy struggles with her conscience she gets distracted helping an ailing senior citizen in her fight against urban renewal.

4. Sammy Keyes and the Hollywood mummy

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 6.
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A Hollywood actress, who had been competing with Sammy's mother for an important role, is murdered, but thirteen-year-old Sammy and her friend Marissa are on the case.

5. Sammy Keyes and the killer cruise

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 17.
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"Teen sleuth Sammy Keyes solves a classic locked-room mystery aboard a cruise ship"--Provided by publisher.

6. Sammy Keyes and the kiss goodbye

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 18.
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5 stars
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"Sammy Keyes has spent the last few years solving other people's mysteries; now her friends (and some foes) come together to unmask the fiend who has put Sammy in a coma"--

7. Sammy Keyes and the night of skulls

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 14.
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Junior high detective Sammy Keyes and her friends take a detour through a graveyard on Halloween night and find themselves in the middle of a mystery involving missing people, human skulls, and a ghoulish embalmer, while school presents its own set of tricks and treats.

8. Sammy Keyes and the psycho Kitty Queen

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 9.
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5 stars
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When cats begin to mysteriously disappear in Santa Martina, thirteen-year-old friends Sammy and Holly start snooping around town to find out what is happening.

9. Sammy Keyes and the Runaway Elf

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 0004
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"Sammy Keyes tries to help out a friend and ends up in a mystery that must be solved or she could lose her home...Sands gives all the characters their own voices, and makes it seem like 13-year-old Sammy is telling the story. A good choice for libraries looking for mysteries for middle school..." - School Library Journal

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10. Sammy Keyes and the search for Snake Eyes

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 7.
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When thirteen-year-old Sammy finds herself with an abandoned baby on her hands, she sets out to find the young mother, who may belong to a gang, and accidentally jeopardizes her position on the softball team.

11. Sammy Keyes and the showdown in Sin City

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Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 16.
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"When youth sleuth Sammy Keyes travels to Las Vegas to stop her mom from marrying her boyfriend's dad, she never expects she'll learn the identity of her absent father in the process"--Provided by publisher.

12. Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 3.
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"Sammy is serving detention at St. Mary's church where she finds herself a suspect when Father Mayhew's gold cross is stolen from the safe...Sands' voice personifies the Sammy Keyes character, with all its adolescent love, anger, and humor...Mystery fans will enjoy..." - School Library Journal

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13. Sammy Keyes and the skeleton man

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 2.
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On Halloween night, seventh grader Sammy stumbles onto a mystery involving a twenty-year-old family feud and some heirlooms stolen by a man in a skeleton costume.

14. Sammy Keyes and the wedding crasher

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 13.
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When her history teacher begins receiving death threats and her own name is near the top of the suspect list, eighth-grader Sammy is determined to find the real perpetrator, but she is distracted by her mother's relationship problems, her almost-boyfriend inexplicably avoiding her, and her duties as a reluctant bridesmaid.