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<small>''For the modern quick-mystery book, see [[Mini Mysteries 2]].''</small>
{{infobox book
| name        = Minute Mysteries 2
| image       = MinuteMysteries2.png
| imagewidth  = 300px
| caption     = The cover of ''Minute Mysteries''.
| published   = 2007
| author      = Jennifer Hirsch and Teri Witkowski 
| illustrator = Multiple (original illustrators)
| isbn        = 978-1-59369-200-1
}}
'''''Minute Mysteries 2''': More Stories to Solve'': is a [[List of Generic American Girl Items|puzzle mystery book]], focused on the [[Historical Characters]], and the spiritual sequel to ''[[Minute Mysteries]].''

==Overview==

The stories are again in the style of ''[[Wikipedia:Encyclopedia Brown|Encyclopedia Brown]]'' stories, with each excerpt now integrating clues. At the end of each story is a riddle--the "mystery"--to solve, with the answer on back pages (and noted in the story on which page) in variant orientations. 

Each short mystery takes a sample excerpt from one of the Historical Characters [[Central Series]], [[Short Stories]], or other books.  The stories are mixed together in the book, but in the table of contents are separated on the table of contents into either one-minute teasers, three-minute stories, or five-minute puzzlers. Every Historical Character at the time is included in at least one story.

One-Minute Teasers are quickly answered brainteasers or puzzles. Three Minutes Stories are short stories with integrated clues that help answer the question. Five-Minute puzzlers are longer stories with more complex clues and require more work to solve (unlike the prior book, they are not logic puzzles). 

==Contents==

===One-Minute Teasers===

* '''''It's All Relative''''': [[Addy Walker]] figures out how Mr. Franklin and [[Minor Characters in Addy's Series#Mr. and Mrs. Golden|Mr. Golden]] are related after hearing a story. (set during ''[[Happy Birthday, Addy!]]'')
* '''''An Eight-Letter Mystery''''': [[Kit Kittredge]] figures out a word for a clue of [[Ruthie Smithens|Ruthie]]'s crossword. (set during ''[[Kit Uses Her Head]]'')
* '''''Secret Treats''''': [[Dolores Romero|Tia Dolores]] figures out which of her nieces (including [[Josefina Montoya]]) likes which food as they prepare Three Kings treats. (set during ''[[Josefina's Surprise]]'')

===Three-Minute Stories===

* '''''Molly's Bake Sale''''': [[Molly McIntire]], [[Susan Shapiro|Susan]], and [[Linda Rinaldi|Linda]] figure out how much money they made during the bake sale. (set during ''[[Molly Learns a Lesson]]'')
* '''''Who's That Man?''''': [[Samantha Parkington]] realizes the man in a picture with [[Mary Edwards|Grandmary]] cannot be her grandfather [[Minor Characters in Samantha's Series (A-M)#William Edwards|William]] through clues. (set during ''[[Samantha Saves the Day]]'')
* '''''Clues in the Cold''''': [[Kaya]] realizes that Fox Tail has followed her and her twin brothers to see the beavers. (set during ''[[Kaya and the Beavers]]'')
* '''''Trouble in Town''''': [[Kirsten Larson]] quickly figures out a man in the general store is a thief. (set during ''[[Kirsten Saves the Day]]'')
* '''''The Confusing Cue''''': Molly explains to [[Charlotte Campbell|Mrs. Campbell]] why [[Emily Bennett|Emily]] was confused by her instructions. (set during ''[[Happy Birthday, Molly!]]''/''[[Brave Emily]]'')

===Five-Minute Puzzlers===

* '''''The Pie Thief''''': [[Felicity Merriman]] determines who has eaten part of a strawberry pie. (set during ''[[Felicity Saves the Day]]'')
* '''''What's Growing On?''''': Kit explains to Mrs. Wolf how she's marked the wrong bouquet as [[Margaret Kittredge|Mother's]] for the garden show. (set during ''[[Kit Saves the Day]]'')
* '''''Dots and Dashes''''': Samantha sends a letter to [[Nellie O'Malley]] with [[Wikipedia:Morse code|Morse code]] to figure out the listing of a dinner menu. (set during ''[[Samantha's Ocean Liner Adventure]]'')

==See Also==

* [[Historical Character Mysteries]]
[[Category:Books]]
[[Category:Historical Books]]
[[Category:Historical Characters]]
[[Category:Items Released in 2006]]

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