Books About Small Town Secrets · 14 titles considered

The Best Small Town Secrets Books for Kids

By the Bookroo Editors

Looking for excellent children's books about small town secrets? This collection brings together Bookroo's highest-rated and most useful picks in one place.

Start with our editorial favorites, then browse recommendations organized by reading stage to find the right book for your reader.

Regarding the Fountain
Graphic Nov.
Beastly Bones
She's Gone
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2009

Fortune's Magic Farm

By Suzanne Selfors

A girl inherits a magical farm and must choose between two worlds.

304 pages· 54,880 words· Est. 7.5 hour read
6.3/7 Bookroo experts·4.2/5 Goodreads · 885 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–14 · 2015

Fuzzy Mud

Two kids take a shortcut through forbidden woods and uncover a world-altering secret.

192 pages· 33,143 words· Est. 3.5 hour read
5.3/7 Bookroo experts·3.9/5 Goodreads · 13,191 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–13 · 2012

Three Times Lucky

A girl and her friend investigate a murder to protect their makeshift family in a small town.

312 pages· 62,211 words· Est. 7 hour read
4.0/5 Goodreads · 26,344 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2020

Quintessence

A girl must save a fallen star with science and magic.

361 pages· 65,560 words· Est. 9 hour read
6.0/7 Bookroo experts·4.2/5 Goodreads · 1,187 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1998

Regarding the Fountain

By Kate Klise, M. Sarah Klise (Illustrator)

A school fountain project spirals into chaos, uncovering hidden secrets.

144 pages· 18,510 words· Est. 3.5 hour read
4.2/5 Goodreads · 3,852 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 12–17 · 2016

The Silver Eyes (Graphic Novel)

Revisit Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where animatronics hide a deadly secret.

192 pages· 5,838 words· Est. 44 min read
4.0/5 Goodreads · 7,504 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2019

The Minor Third

Can the Magic Misfits stop a sinister ventriloquist before their group unravels?

352 pages· 46,722 words· Est. 6.5 hour read
4.1/5 Goodreads · 3,323 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 13–18 · 2015

Beastly Bones

By William Ritter · Book #2 in the Jackaby series

A detective duo hunts a thief, a monster, and a murderer in a supernatural mystery.

320 pages· 64,576 words· Est. 6 hour read
3.9/5 Goodreads · 12,751 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2022

Possess Me

Book #5 in the Scare Me series

Summon a spirit, risk losing your body to it.

192 pages· 25,868 words· Est. 3 hour read
3.8/5 Goodreads · 274 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 13–17 · 2022

She's Gone

A teen must uncover the truth when his girlfriend vanishes after a car crash, and suspicion falls on him.

369 pages· 69,970 words· Est. 6.5 hour read
3.6/5 Goodreads · 18,992 ratings
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Small Town Secrets Chapter Books & Middle Grade

Longer stories about small town secrets for developing and independent readers.

Scarewaves

Ages 9–12 · 2023

Kids uncover a terrifying secret in a town haunted by strange creatures and disappearances.

Trouble Island

Ages 8–12 · 2021

A remote island's peace shatters with accidents and a missing award. Can two detectives solve the mystery before danger strikes?

School of Phantoms

Ages 8–12 · 2021

Trapped in a school, students face a hungry evil lurking in the dark.

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