Anyone's Guess Mystery Program Kits for Teens
to assist Adults serving Teenagers in grades 6-9
Creator
Janet Dickey is in the process of revising and updating all of the
kits, in order to make them available as PDF downloads. Check back here to track the progress of this transition.
A new Teen kit and a new Kids kit are in process.
Check back here for the latest news:
1/30: The new Teen kit will be a murder mystery set at a local (small) teens-only comics convention. - Will you create small Evidence Scenes in the corners of one room, decorate the entire room or do 3 separate rooms?
- Start collecting posters and other graphics and memorabilia.
- Get your older Anime Club or other teen group members involved in helping you put this on for younger teens!
2/08: In Rock 'n' Roll Over DEAD, we killed off the librarian/ music specialist. The Teen Librarian was
a Suspect. This time, the Teen Librarian is the Victim!
Could she be the victim of a terrible accident?
But what about the bite marks on her throat?
The Pharaoh's Curse is now
available for PDF download. See below!
Check below for the current status of any the kits.
These kits, and the ones for Kids in Grades 3-5, were published 2002-2011 by Highsmith/ Upstart Books.
Highsmith/Upstart is no longer selling the kits.
About the Kits
Designed as a library program for 20-25* teenagers in grades 6-9, Anyone's Guess mysteries encourage players to learn about suspects and examine evidence together, then each player attempts to solve the mystery.
Included in each kit:
- Reproducible suspect, interrogation and answer sheets for the players.
- Evidence such as letters and legal documents.
- Complete instructions for planning and setting up the mystery program and for guiding players through the mystery.
- Helps for program promotion.
The program can be run on your choice of several levels:
- You read from the sheets provided and describe scenes while handing around the evidence.
- Players discover the evidence you've "enhanced" at mini-scenes you've created with props you provide. (How-to tips included.)
- Actors are used to develop a more theatrical production.
A script as such is not included. Players are investigators, not suspects, and need not prepare in advance in order to play. The focus of most of the graphics and instructions is interactive play at the second level. Adult guidance is needed for the mystery to run smoothly.
Much is done for you, but there is plenty of opportunity for you to adapt the program to your needs and to add your own creative touches. Youth advisory groups and other volunteers can participate in the planning and in the program itself. You decide how much time/effort/funds to invest beyond the basic level.
For examples of the type of evidence graphics provided in the kit, see the Teen Kit Samples page.
Current Kits (Will be made available as PDF downloads in the coming months)
All kits © Janet Dickey
 The Pharaoh's Curse AVAILABLE NOW!
She was her prom's Queen of the Nile until the accident....or was it attempted murder?
(If you have a group that likes to do props/scenery, this is the kit for you!)
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Roc k 'n' Roll Over DEAD AVAILABLE NOW!
Will the death of the Music Librarian mean the end of the Battle of the Bands? Did
she have a heart attack - or was it murder?
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 Death Gets a Red Card AVAILABLE NOW!
Who would want the star soccer player dead?
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The Cracks in the Wall
He was found at the library's construction site. Was there an accident? Or a cold case murder?
The Disappearance of Angela Day
Is she a runaway? Or the victim of a crime?
Murderous Melodrama
Did our Hero meet his Tragic End at the hands of a Dastardly Villain?
Heavy Metal Kidnapping
Be the Hero! Research how to rescue the two kidnap victims, then use your research skills to
catch the kidnapper!
(NOTE: This kit has a different format)
Each Anyone's Guess Mystery Program Kit is $30.00
© 2011-2012 Janet Dickey Last update: 02/08/2012
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