2024 NATIONAL MEDAL
for Museum and Library Service Finalist

Kids

Sammy Keyes

The series follows Sammy through her seventh and eighth grade years as she navigates school, her family life, and various mysteries, all while developing her own character and perspective. 

Neil Flambe

A 14-year-old prodigy chef, Neil Flambé, uses his super-sensitive nose to solve mysteries, often involving culinary-related crimes, while also navigating the world of competitive cooking and restaurant ownership. He is known as "The Nose" for his ability to identify ingredients and clues by smelling things. 

Friday Barnes

The main idea of the Friday Barnes series is that eleven-year-old Friday Barnes, a girl genius and amateur detective, uses her intelligence and observational skills to solve mysteries, often in the context of her life at a prestigious boarding school. The series blends mystery, humor, and character development, focusing on Friday's adventures as she navigates school life, confronts challenges, and uncovers secrets. 

Coop Knows the Scoop

Thirteen-year-olds Cooper Goodman and Justice and Liberty Gordon investigate the eccentric residents of Windy Bottom, Georgia, after the remains of Coop's long-missing grandmother are uncovered and his Gramps is the prime suspect.

Manhunt

 

Henry, Anna, and Jose, the junior members of the Silver Jaguar Society, are on a mission in Paris to recover the Mona Lisa--but when senior members of the Society are taken hostage, it is up to Henry to rescue them while continuing to pursue the missing masterpiece.

Vanishing Acts

In Portland, Oregon, between soccer games and beginning seventh grade, twelve-year-old Madison Kincaid and new classmate Jake try to track down her missing best friend, while also helping her attorney father solve a missing-persons case.