Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who Is Stealing the 12 Days of Christmas? | 2003 | Martha Freeman | Buy |
| 2 | Who Stole Halloween? | 2005 | Martha Freeman | Buy |
| 3 | Who Stole Uncle Sam? | 2008 | Martha Freeman | Buy |
| 4 | Who Stole Grandma’s Million-Dollar Pumpkin Pie? | 2009 | Martha Freeman | Buy |
| 5 | Who Stole New Year’s Eve? | 2013 | Martha Freeman | Buy |
| 6 | Who Stole New Year’s Eve?: A Chickadee Court Mystery | 2013 | Martha Freeman | N/A |
The Chickadee Court Mysteries follow a group of neighborhood kids who keep stumbling into holiday-themed crimes. Martha Freeman builds each book around a different celebration — Christmas, Halloween, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and New Year’s Eve — giving the series a festive structure that kids can follow through the calendar year.
The mysteries are designed for middle-grade readers, with clues that are fair to solve and stakes that feel real to the characters without being frightening. The Chickadee Court neighborhood is the kind of place where everyone knows their neighbors and kids still play outside, giving the series a classic feel.