The House of Found Objects
July 29, 2025/S&S Books for Young Readers
Cover artist: Oriol Vidal, Designer: Krista Vossen
For fans of Beth Lincoln’s The Swifts and Margaret Peterson Haddix’s Greystone Secrets series comes an exciting mystery filled with cryptic clues and wonderful word puzzles as two cousins search for their grandmother’s missing portrait.
Twelve-year-old Bea from Passaic, New Jersey, is visiting her family in Paris for the summer when her grandmother’s most precious heirloom—a drawing by Henri Matisse—goes missing. After a cryptic clue arrives on Bea’s doorstep suggesting its whereabouts, Bea is determined to pursue the lead.
Without the French skills to navigate her way around the landmarks of Paris, she teams up with her cousin, Céline, whose clear-eyed French directness makes her a perfect partner for curious, problem-solving Bea. The girls embark on a city-wide search, deciphering riddles, solving puzzles, and cracking codes as they try to locate the Matisse, find a thief, and identify their mysterious benefactor.
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“Codebreakers and mystery fans will want to read this fun adventure, tout de suite.”
“This first installment in the Bea Bellerose Mystery series is delightful, charming, and full of unexpected twists.”
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
The Lost Jewels of Room 713
Release date: July 21, 2026/S&S Books for Young Readers
Cover artist: Oriol Vidal, Designers: Tom Daly and Marigold Kitzmiller
Join Bea and her cousin Céline through the streets of New York City as they embark on another cryptic mystery that’s perfect for fans of The Swifts and The Misfits.
It’s springtime in New York, and Bea can’t wait for her cousin Céline and Aunt Juliette to visit. The girls are looking forward to a fun week of sightseeing, while Aunt Juliette is there to write a profile on a famous French actress, Eva, who’s starring in a stage adaptation of Agatha Christie’s The Mystery of the Blue Train.
But when the priceless diamond necklace Eva plans to wear on opening night is stolen from her hotel suite, Bea and Céline find themselves once again at the center of a mystery.