Read the Meg Mackintosh Mysteries
Read the Meg Mackintosh Mysteries and develop your sleuthing abilities. Each book lets readers solve a case alongside Meg.
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Meg Mackintosh and The Case of the Curious Whale Watch
On an expedition to observe pods of whales, Meg searches for a missing treasure map.
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Did You Know?
Humpback whales can be recognized by their breathing behavior pattern. Their blow is a single, straight column that rises like a fountain up to ten feet high. They will breathe every 20 to 30 seconds for two to three minutes and then dive, staying under the water for periods of up to 28 minutes!
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Meg Mackintosh and The Mystery at the Medieval Castle
Meg Mackintosh uncovers the thief of a jewel-encrusted chalice.
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Did You Know?
Castles in Europe evolved from small wooden forts to huge stone structures able to house small armies. Throughout Europe, each region developed its own castle designs, frequently copying successful details from other castles.
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Meg Mackintosh and The Mystery at Camp Creepy
Meg and her fellow campers have until sundown to solve a puzzle planned by one of the counselors.
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Did You Know?
In each poison ivy plant is an oil called "urushiol." This causes an allergic reaction upon exposure. The oil is in the leaves, vines, and roots. While harmful to humans, poison ivy provides food to many birds and animals that are able to eat the plant without any ill effects.
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Meg Mackintosh and The Mystery in the Locked Library
Meg embarks on a high-speed search for a valuable object inside a locked library.
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Did You Know?
Melvil Dewey is a member of the American Library Association's Hall of Fame. In 1876 he invented the Dewey Decimal System to organize books on library shelves. The system organizes all knowledge into ten main categories:
- 000: Computers, Information & General Works
- 100: Philosophy/Psychology
- 200: Religion
- 300: Social sciences
- 400: Languages
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- 500: Science
- 600: Technology
- 700: Arts/Recreation
- 800: Literature
- 900: History/Geography
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Meg Mackintosh and The Mystery at the Soccer Match
The gold medal is missing, and Meg Mackintosh is on the case!
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Did You Know?
There are only three countries in the world that refer to the game as soccer: The United States, Canada and Australia. Every other country calls it football.
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Meg Mackintosh and The Mystery on Main Street
A big holiday storm is looming, and a baffling mystery is building. Meg's brother has lost a priceless family heirloom somewhere along Main Street.
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Did You Know?
The National Weather Service defines a blizzard as a storm with winds over 35 miles per hour, combined with snow and blowing snow, reducing visibility to near zero.
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Meg Mackintosh and The Stage Fright Secret
In this eighth adventure in the popular Meg Mackintosh Mystery series for young readers, children join Meg at school, where the mystery club is performing a play. During the twists and turns of the play, a real mystery takes place on the stage. Young detective Meg, who is the announcer for the play, must use her powers of observation and deduction to solve such questions as: Why did the lights go out at the wrong time? What happened behind the curtain? Who stole the valuable prop? Does the case have something to do with Meg's brother's stage fright?
This fast-paced suspense story offers a mini-play within the book that can be performed by young readers.
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Did You Know?
Stage fright is the fear that affects a person about to face an audience, usually accompanied by nervousness and loss of concentration.
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Meg Mackintosh Solves Seven American History Mysteries
Designed to both entertain and teach valuable lessons from United States history, this book follows two young detectives as they solve mysteries from the nation's past. Ninth in a popular series, this book features more maps, photos, and puzzles to be examined as Meg and Peter race across the country — from Plymouth, Massachusetts to San Francisco, California — to figure out the historical mysteries. Children are encouraged to participate in solving the mysteries by answering questions, figuring out codes, and searching pictures for clues while learning important lessons about history, geography, and diversity.
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Did You Know?
Between 1800 and 1900 over half a million settlers got "Oregon Fever" and made the trip west along the Oregon Trail. This dangerous journey covered more than 2,170 miles.
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Meg Mackintosh and The Mystery at Red Herring Beach
In the tenth mystery in this series, Meg Mackintosh spends an afternoon at Red Herring Beach with her grandfather. After going for a swim, and after several suspicious characters come in and out of the beach area, Meg's grandfather realizes that his gold watch has gone missing. Meg tackles this mystery with her cousin Maxwell as they search for clues and are led off the track by some red herrings, all adding to the mystery. Clues can be found in the illustrations, and questions are posed to the reader to help them solve the case with Meg and Max.
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Did You Know?
People in a town in England objected to fox hunting as unfair to a small fox. So, the night before a hunt, they took strong smelling "red herring" fish and dragged them through the fields. The next morning, when the hounds took off (with hunters on horseback right behind them), the hounds were led off the track of the fox by the scent of the red herring...and the fox got away!
In a mystery, a "red herring" is something that leads you off the track.
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Meg Mackintosh and The April Fool's Day Mystery
The newest book in the series, "Meg Mackintosh and The April Fool's Day Mystery," was published in April 2018. In this new story, Meg Mackintosh receives a puzzling letter on her birthday, which happens to be on April Fools' Day. She sets off following a trail of puzzles and clues that lead her to a curious old house...and perhaps to the sender of the letter. But is this a real birthday present or an April Fools' Day prank? Meg uses her sharp detective skills to solve the case. Clues can be found in the illustrations, and questions are posed to the reader to help them solve the case along with Meg.
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