Inherit Midnight by Kate Kae Myers 416 pages

Think National Treasure, add in some 39 Clues and you get Inherit Midnight. The main character Avery is on an adventure solving puzzles and riddles trying to solve her grandmother's clues. Avery's grandmother is very wealthy but also sick. Instead of naming a heir, members of the family must travel the world learning about their family history. This is a nominee for the Gateway Readers' Award and a great read for young adults. 

Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 368 pages

Garrison Griswold is the Willy Wonka of the publishing business. He created a book scavenger game where people hide books all over the world and they use puzzles through a database to find them. So when Emily and her family move to San Francisco, she cannot wait to participate in his newest game. When Mr. Griswold was attacked and put in a coma, the existence of his new game is in jeopardy. Emily and her new friend James discover an odd book, which they believe to be part of Mr. Griswold’s game. As they follow the clues, they learn that someone is following them.

This was read by Jessica Almasy.

Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Olympics by Chris Grabenstein 288 pages

Every since Kyle Keeley and his friends won Mr. Lemoncello’s challenge to escape from his library, Mr. Lemoncello has been receiving letters from kids everywhere saying how they could have beaten Kyle and friends. This prompts Mr. Lemoncello to create the first-ever Library Olympics. Twenty-eight kids from all over the United States are invited to come to Mr. Lemoncello’s library.

If the hometown team, made up of Kyle and his friends, want to win, they must compete in twelve different challenges to see who will win the most medals. But when books go missing from the library, the teams must ban together to solve the ultimate puzzle. Will they be able to find the books and save the library?

This book was read by Jesse Bernstein and a great follow-up to Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library.

Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein 291 pages

Are you a fan of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?  Did you love The Westing Game and do you love trivia?  Then you really need to check this book out!  12 kids, all 12 years old are selected to spend the night in the brand new, super high-tech library of the century.  I absolutely loved all the little nods to literature that are peppered throughout the story.  You can tell that Grabenstein loves book and adores libraries.  Kyle and his friends are given an opportunity to win a fantastic prize package if they can be the first to escape from the library.  There are clues that need to be worked out, treachery by other competitors and a certain amount of danger and intrigue.  The unsolved riddle for you, no matter how old you are, is how will you get your hands on this hot title?  This is a Mark Twain nominee this year, 2016-2016, and it is a very deserving candidate.