Okay, this book was maybe from the early- to mid- 90’s, and is a “mystery” book, but wasn’t a series – it had several small chapters, with a story and a picture. Based on the story, and the picture, you had to try and solve the “mystery”. They were simple – one took place in a school classroom where a small windmill made out of popsicle sticks had been broken, and the reader had to figure out if the open window and a strong gust of wind broke it, or if another classmate did. The answers (and specific hints about the clues that helped to solve it) were all in the back.
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New format, same book stumper solving.
Maybe one of the Solve a Mystery books by Marian Lee?
J.P. Landers, boy detective, solves neighborhood minimysteries, but the reader has an opportunity to solve the cases first.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5309223-solve-a-mystery?from_search=true&search_version=service
Hey, thanks for the clue, and the link to Good Reads! It actually helped me find the book – the Clue Jr. series! Turns out I was wrong on that part 🙂
Thanks for your idea, it helped me find what I was looking for!!