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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Donal Grant by George Mac Donald

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the mystery novel Donal Grant by George MacDonald.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Devil Doctor by Sax Rohmer

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the mystery novel The Devil Doctor by Sax Rohmer, it is the second book in the Fu-Manchu series.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Ear in the Wall by Arthur B. Reeve

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the detective novel The Ear in the Wall by Arthur B. Reeve.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Gold of the Gods by Arthur B. Reeve

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel The Gold of the Gods by Arthur B. Reeve, a mystery involving an ancient Peruvian dagger, poisoned cigars, a beautiful heiress, a journalist/investigator, professors and doctors and a host of other...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: From Whose Bourne by Robert Barr

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel From Whose Bourne by Robert Barr, a murder mystery with a twist.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Green Eyes of Bast by Sax Rohmer

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel The Green Eyes of Bast by Sax Rohmer, a paranormal mystery featuring Bast, an ancient Egyptian cat goddess. Rohmer is best remembered for his series of novels featuring the master criminal Dr. Fu Manchu.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Green Mummy by Fergus Hume

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel The Green Mummy by Fergus Hume. One of the main characters is a professor of Egyptology, who wishes to compare a Peruvian mummy with Egyptian mummies. The first and main mystery is how the green...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Golden Slipper by Anna Katharine Green

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the book The Golden Slipper by Anna Katharine Green, a collection of mystery stories featuring Violet Strange. "A daring debutante solves the crimes of upper-crust Manhattan in this groundbreaking story...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Great Impersonation by E. Phillips Oppenheim

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel The Great Impersonation by E. Phillips Oppenheim, a mystery novel. German Leopold von Ragastein meets Englishman Everard Dominey, in Africa, and plans to murder him and steal his identity to spy on...
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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: 'Truth' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Ian's parents go on vacation and leave him on his own, which he sees as an opportunity to have a large party. But a friend of the parents comes to check on him and is murdered. No one will talk and two school newspaper reporters put...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1902, one work is The Hound of the Baskervilles, part of the Sherlock Holmes series. This mystery was written by Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Other

American Film Institute: Top Ten Mysteries

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a top-ten list of the greatest mystery movies of all time, as chosen through a poll of leaders in the creative community. Number one is "Vertigo," which was released in 1958.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Mystery Writing With Alfred Hitchcock

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this instructional activity young scholars will explore the life of Alfred Hitchcock by navigating the Internet. Students will learn about the mysteries involved in his films and become mystery writers themselves.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "American Horses" by Melville Davisson Post

For Students 4th - 8th
This is the text of the short story "American Horses" by Melville Davisson Post, a mystery.
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Handout
Other

Literature Learning Ladders: Laurence Yep "Dragon's Gate"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site offers an overview of Lawrence Yep's "Dragon's Gate." Includes resource links but only a few work in the archived version of the site.
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Article
Other

Fiction teachers.com: How to Write a Mini Mystery

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Use the ideas on this page to help your students create mini-mysteries.
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Website
Other

Dashiell Hammett Bibliography

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete listing of Hammett's works can be found at this site, including novels, stories and film scripts.
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Website
IMDb

Internet Movie Database: Frederic Brown

For Students 9th - 10th
The Online Movie Database IMDb.com provides a brief biography of Brown and links to descriptions of movies based on his stories.
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Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Fredric Brown

For Students 9th - 10th
This site includes a biography of the writer Fredric Brown. Included towards the end of the article is a list of his books. Good overall and very factual.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: After Us

For Students 9th - 10th
This five-stanza poem is characterized by a mysterious mood and is introduced by a quote from the poet Tomas Transtromer, famous for
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Genre

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces genre in fiction.
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Lesson Plan
Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: 'Battle of the Bands' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In Battle of the Bands by K. L. Denman, one band is preparing to battle another in a music competition. But then a guitar is destroyed and suspicions against a lead band member mount. This teacher's guide includes a book summary,...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Text Structure

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] 6 text structures - diary, fiction, nonfiction, biography, fairy tale, fable, mystery, fantasy, historical fiction
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Other

Mystery Net Kids Mysteries: Mysteries by Kids Winners

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
This site offers links to the winning stories from MysteryNet's mini-mystery writing contest for kids. They provide good reading practice and/or models for story writing activities.