Meg Mackintosh is a girl who likes to solve mysteries.  The interesting thing about this series is that the books are designed so that the readers can attempt to solve the mysteries along with Meg, using the pictures provided and other clues.  At important points in the story, the story asks readers questions to see if they’ve noticed significant clues that Meg has.  If they haven’t, readers can pause at that point to look back at pictures and think about the story and see if they can spot what Meg did.

The first mystery I ever read was Meg Mackintosh and The Case of the Missing Babe Ruth Baseball.  I was seven years old and thrilled to discover that I knew enough to solve the mystery myself with the clues given.  I even got some of them faster than Meg did, and it started me on a lifelong love of mysteries!  If you’re looking for a good series to introduce young children to the mystery genre and to develop observational skills, this is an excellent series to choose!

Books in this Series:

#1 Meg Mackintosh and the Case of the Missing Babe Ruth Baseball (1986)

Years ago, Meg’s grandfather’s sister hid his prized baseball, autographed by Babe Ruth.  She never told him what she did with it, but she left clues in the style of a treasure hunt to help him find it.  Can Meg use her knowledge of nursery rhymes to solve the puzzle for her grandfather?

#2 Meg Mackintosh and The Case of the Curious Whale Watch (1987)

A whale watching expedition turns into a mystery for Meg as she tries to find a missing treasure map.

#3 Meg Mackintosh and The Mystery at the Medieval Castle (1989)

Meg’s class takes a trip to a castle where reenactors demonstrate life in the Middle Ages, but a thief steals a valuable chalice, and one of the reenactors falls under suspicion.

#4 Meg Mackintosh and The Mystery at Camp Creepy (1987)

Meg tries to solve a treasure hunt and the mystery of the ghost haunting her summer camp.

#5 Meg Mackintosh and The Mystery in the Locked Library (1993)

Meg searches for a rare book that was stolen from a locked library.

#6 Meg Mackintosh and The Mystery at the Soccer Match (1997)

Meg and her friends are taking part in a soccer match when someone steals the gold medal.

#7 Meg Mackintosh and The Mystery on Main Street

Meg’s brother accidentally loses a family heirloom, and Meg tries to find it.

#8 Meg Mackintosh and The Stage Fright Secret (2004)

Meg’s mystery club is performing a mystery play at school, but a real mystery ends up taking place during the play.

#9 Meg Mackintosh Solves Seven American History Mysteries

Meg and Peter use lessons from American history to solve mysteries.

#10 Meg Mackintosh and The Mystery at Red Herring Beach

Someone stole her grandfather’s watch while they were at the beach, and Meg hunts for clues with her cousin Max.