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Wishbone Mysteries Series in Order: 20 books


  • Brad Strickland
    Book - 1

    Did somebody say "buried treasure"?! The wealthy Windom Foundation donates the Skeleton Reef Lighthouse to the Oakdale Historical Society. Joe Talbot and Wishbone are on hand to help restore the building. But there is more to this donation than meet...



  • Caroline Leavitt
    Book - 2

    There's something strange happening in Jackson Park! Wishbone, Joe Talbot, Samantha Kepler, and David Barnes start hanging out with some new kids in a cool clubhouse. Then mysterious things begin to happen. Soon, some of the kids begin to suspect ...



  • Brad Strickland
    Book - 3

    These books definitely need a guard dog! When Joe Talbot gets a summer job at Oakdale's used bookstore, he's happy just to have a job. But Joe quickly learns that something strange is going on when he narrowly escapes from a burglar one night at t...




  • Michael Jan Friedman
    Book - 5

    When it comes to solving a double mystery, there's only one dog for the job! Timmy Ashbury, a new boy in town, has a basement full of great antiques, including some cool old basketball trophies. Wishbone, Joe Talbot, Samantha Kepler, David Barnes, a...



  • Anne Capeci
    Book - 6

    These jokes are no laughing matter! Joe Talbot's basketball team, the Sequoyah Bulldogs, is in its best shape ever! That is, until someone begins playing practical jokes on the players. Incredibly, the evidence seems to point to Joe as the guilty ...



  • Brad Strickland
    Book - 7

    There's more to this mystery than just burnet popcorn! Wishbone, Joe, and their friends are helping Gladys Glendower fix up the old Moonlight Drive-in. The job gets even tougher when mysterious fires threaten to destroy the great old theater. It b...



  • Anne Capeci
    Book - 8

    Pepper Pete's is in big trouble! It's Oakdale History Month, and everyone wants to help celebrate the event! Even the mysterious Carl Ottinger pitches in by allowing Pepper Pete's Pizza Parlor to display his treasured antique model railroad system. ...



  • Alexander Steele
    Book - 9

    It's a canine close encounter! David Barnes doesn't believe it's possible for aliens to travel to Earth, even when he sees an eerie green glow in the sky. He even agrees to go on a radio show to debate the subject. Wishbone witnesses the same even...






  • Brad Strickland
    Book - 10

    Wow! What a bunch of bones! Dinosaurs roar into Oakdale! Dinosaur fossils, that is. These bones are headed for an exhibit at the Oakdale College museum. The unveiling of the exhibit promises to reveal the newest prehistoric discovery -- the Mundio...



  • Nancy Butcher
    Book - 11

    This movie has gone to the dogs! Two of Oakdale's success stories -- the famous filmmaking Drake brothers -- return to their hometown to make a movie about Oakdale during the 1880s. When Joe Talbot lands a role in the film, he and Wishbone- get a ...



  • Michael Anthony Steele
    Book - 12

    Foul play in Oakdale! Digging around at a garage sale, Joe Talbot and Wishbone find a shoebox full of old baseball cards. Among the cards is one from the 1933 Oakdale Oaks. Joe is thrilled to have a card from Oakdale's old baseball team. But when ...



  • Alexander Steele
    Book - 13

    Holiday spirit and mystery are in the air! It's winter break in Oakdale, and everyone is having a great time. The town's residents are preparing for the tree-lighting ceremony, Joe Talbot is enjoying a good book, and Wishbone is hunting down holid...



  • Brad Strickland
    Book - 14

    It's two mysteries in one! Joe Talbot, Wishbone, and their friend, take a ride on a train called Zenith Condor. In the 1930s the train was used to smuggle money and other valuables. Wishbone and his friends soon learn that the train is still invo...



  • Vivian Sathre
    Book - 15

    No one invades the stage while this dog is on patrol! Samantha Kepler is working on the school play. All of her friends are involved, including Wishbone! This is the first time students have had complete control of the production. Already under pr...



  • Michael Jan Friedman
    Book - 16

    Did someone say aliens?! For the second time, a mysterious green, glowing object appears in the skies over Oakdale. This time, instead of disappearing, the object crashes on the outskirts of town. Wishbone-, Joe Talbot, Samantha Kepler, and David ...





  • Anne Capeci
    Book - 19

    When David comes home to discover that the F.B.I. believes that he is a notorious computer hacker who has been using computer expertise to steal money, Joe, Wishbone, and their friends must find the real criminal before David lands in jail....






Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

There are 20 books in the Wishbone Mysteries series.

The Wishbone Mysteries series does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Case of the Breaking Story (Book 20), was published in June 2000.

The first book in the Wishbone Mysteries series, The Treasure of Skeleton Reef, was published in November 1997.

The Wishbone Mysteries series primarily falls into the Mystery genre. This middle grade series was written for ages 8-12, but can be enjoyed by older readers as well.