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Calling all kid detectives! Are you a Nancy Drew, a Hardy Boy, or a Cam Jansen? Maybe an Encyclopedia Brown? Take this personality quiz to find out!

Which Mystery-Solving Kid Sleuth Are You?

Do you have a pet?

Do you work best with friends or family?

Do you have a detective office?

Where do you live?

Do you have your own detective agency?

How old are you?

Do you have a nickname?

You are Nate the Great!  Alongside your trusty dog Sludge, you solve cases around your neighborhood. You love pancakes - I can't blame you, they're delicious!

Read more about Nate the Great in the books by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat!

Nate the Great

Why solve a mystery alone when you can work with a friend?  Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong solve mysteries in the 1930s and are the founding members of the Detective Society at their boarding school, Deepdean School for Girls. You solve everything from murders to robberies, taking inspiration from classic detective fiction like Agatha Christie!

Read more about Wells and Wong in the series by Robin Stevens!

Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong

Your real name isn't Encyclopedia, but everyone calls you that because of your encyclopedic knowledge of trivial facts, formidable memory, and super smarts! You're the son of your town's police chief and you run a neighborhood detective agency, pitting your wits against cases that you solve by finding inconsistencies and using logic!

Read more about Encyclopedia Brown in the series by Donald J. Sobol!

Encyclopedia Brown

You and your family love solving cases together!  You live with your Grandfather now, but before that you used your hardworking nature to live on your own in a boxcar. You love having fun, but are responsible, respectful, and value hard work.  All of these qualities help you to be successful solving even the most tricky mystery... and at the end of the day, have fun.

Read more about The Boxcar Children in the series by Gertrude Chandler Warner!

Boxcar Children

You are a "not-so-typical" person, and that's awesome! You solve mysteries around your home in Santa Martina, California. You're very active, play softball, and love spying on your neighbors.

Read more about the adventures of Sammy Keyes in the series by Wendelin Van Draanen!

Sammy Keyes

You are around 12 years old and live with your mom in Atlanta, Georgia. Your grandmother was pretty famous around your town, and you want to get to the bottom of the mystery surrounding her. In other words, you just can't leave family secrets alone. You could work on your own, but you also enjoy working with others, like the quiet boy from across the street. You love to do research using things like old photos, and yearbooks.

Read more about Candace Miller's story in The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson!

Candace Miller

You stand out from the crowd and are great at solving puzzles!  You like disguises, and maybe even sometimes use a nickname or pseudonym. 

Even though you're related to the famous detective Sherlock Holmes, you are determined to make a name for yourself. You're close to your family, and even though some might consider your upbringing strange, it's what makes you... well, YOU!

Read more about Enola Holmes and her adventures in the series by Nancy Springer!

Enola Holmes

Even though your name is Timmy Failure, you most certainly are NOT. You are the founder, president and C.E.O. of your own detective business, Total Failure, Inc. Alongside your trusty pet and partner Total, a 1,500 pound polar bear, you are a super amazing detective without peer. A visionary without limits! A pioneer of tomorrow whose only challenge now is to remain humble! And also y'know, go to school.

Read more about Timmy Failure's exploits in the series by Stephan Pastis.

Timmy Failure

You are Cam Jansen! Your full name is Jennifer Jansen, but your nickname is Cam because you have a photographic memory, like a camera!  You solve mysteries with your friend Eric, saving "photos" in your memory to help you crack the case. 

Read more about Cam Jansen in the series by David A. Adler!

Cam Jansen

You're The Hardy Boys!  Yes, lucky you -- you're two people, Frank and Joe Hardy, the classic detective duo. Originally debuting in 1927,  you're in your late teens and live with your father, the famous detective. You're always up for some action and adventure, and your cases have you investigating everything from bank robbery to espionage! 

Read more about The Hardy Boys in the series by Franklin W. Dixon... which is a pseudonym!  What a mystery!

The Hardy Boys

You are the super girl detective, Nancy Drew!  Originally appearing in 1930, you're still in your late teens. You live with your father, an attorney, and your housekeeper, Hannah Gruen, and sometimes get help solving your cases from your friends and boyfriend.  Cool as a cucumber, whip-smart, and amazingly talented, you never accept money for solving the case!

Read more about Nancy Drew in the series by Carolyn Keene.

Nancy Drew

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