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Author
Series
Timmy Failure volume 7
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Though I, Timmy Failure, have solved many notorious crimes and now wish to enjoy my retirement, my fans have begged me to turn my memoirs into a movie, an ode to my greatness. I am, however, beset by enemies, the worst of whom is Tom John John, the buffoonish movie director. What's more, my father is in town, working at a bar, which is obviously just a cover for our father-son crime-fighting partnership. And my dim-witted polar bear business partner,...
Author
Series
Timmy Failure volume 4
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"In this fourth volume of Timmy Failure's memoirs, Timmy is forced to hit the road in a cross-country trip that includes Timmy's mom, Total the polar bear, Doorman Dave, and smells-like-a-tangerine criminal mastermind Molly Moskins. It's a world gone mad, where good becomes bad, and Timmy Failure is a condemned man."--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Clueless McGee volume 1
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
©2012
Language
English
Description
Through a series of letters to his father, a private investigator, fifth-grader PJ "Clueless" McGee tells of his efforts to discover who stole macaroni and cheese from the school cafeteria.
Author
Series
Timmy Failure volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
His name is Failure. Timmy Failure. And his detective agency is on the verge of global domination. Global riches. Global fame. And yet the gods keep throwing him curveballs: for starters, academic probation. The coveted Miracle Report is the key to everything, including a good grade. It's dirty business. It's best you know nothing. But one thing is for sure -- Timmy Failure will be triumphant again!
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
A self-proclaimed sock detective inside her parents' New York City laundromat, 10-year-old Magnolia Wu and Iris, a new friend from California, set off across the city to solve the mystery of each missing sock, meeting people and uncovering the unimaginable along the way.
Author
Series
Clueless McGee volume 2
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Fifth-grader PJ "Clueless" McGee writes a series of letters to his father, a private investigator, telling of his attempt to learn who stole the science fair trophy, thus clearing his own name.
Author
Series
Perrock Holmes volume 2
Publisher
Montena
Pub. Date
2017
Language
Español
Description
"Un chico ha encontrado una nota de socorro dentro de una bolsa de caramelos. El mensaje tan solo dice: "ALLUDA". Estos son los hechos: la víctima está atrapada. Y además no tiene ni idea de ortografía. Estas son las pistas: ¿¿qué hacen tantos pingüinos encerrados en una fábrica de caramelos? Aquí huele a misterio ¿o no?'--Cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
While bumbling PI Percival Smidgely tries to find missing pig Mercy Watson, a trio of clever neighborhood sleuths follow a trail of hoof prints - and a delicious aroma - to recover their porcine wonder, in this uproariously funny, extra-special series finale.
Author
Series
Perrock Holmes volume 1
Publisher
Montena
Pub. Date
2017
Language
Español
Description
"Diego y Julia llevan tiempo dando la lata con lo de tener una mascota, y precisamente la primera vez que la sacan a pasear...la secuestran en el parque"--Cover.
Diego and Julia finally get a pet dog but when they take him to the park he gets kidnapped.
Author
Series
Threads that bind volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In a world where the children of the gods inherit their powers, Io, a descendant of the Greek Fates, must solve a series of impossible murders to save her sisters, her soulmate, and her city.
Descendants of the Fates are always born in threes: one to weave, one to draw, and one to cut the threads that connect people to the things they love and to life itself. The Ora sisters are no exception. Io, the youngest, uses her Fate-born abilities as a private...
Author
Series
Ivy + Bean volume 10
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Formats
Description
After watching a movie about a detective on the television, Bean decides to set up shop as a private investigator--and she and Ivy start looking for mysteries to solve.
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
"When Griffin is sent to stay with his detective uncle at 221A Baker Street for the summer, he is certain that his uncle must be the great Sherlock Holmes! But Griffin is disappointed to discover that Holmes lives at 221B Baker Street and his uncle lives unit 221A. His uncle is a detective, just not a very good one. But when Griffin meets a woman with a case that Holmes has turned away for being too ridiculous, he and his uncle team up to help her....
17) Zero to hero
Author
Series
Timmy Failure volume Prequel
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Timmy Failure is not just any detective--he is the greatest detective in his town, perhaps the nation. He is so famous that there have been seven books written about his life. Plus a movie. And so he has agreed to provide the world with his extraordinary origin story, as dictated to his biographer and best friend, Charles "Rollo" Tookus. New York Times best-selling author Stephan Pastis is back with the hilariously heartwarming tale of how it all...
18) Ghostly echoes
Author
Series
Jackaby volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The highly anticipated third volume of the paranormal detective series perfect for "readers who enjoy Doctor Who, Supernatural, Grimm...and of course, Sherlock Holmes stories, and who are ready to say up into the wee hours." Jenny Cavanaugh, the ghostly landlord of 926 Augur Lane, has enlisted the services of her detective-agency tenants to solve a decade-old murder--her own. Abigail Rook and her eccentric employer, R. F. Jackaby, dive into the cold...
Author
Series
InvestiGators volume 1
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The investiGATORS chase after a new criminal ... but they're about to face an even bigger villain! Can Mango and Brash put a stop to this looming threat?''--Page 4 of cover
20) Gargantis
Author
Series
Legends of Eerie-on-Sea volume 2
Publisher
Walker Books US
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
There's a storm brewing over Eerie-on-Sea, and the fisherfolk say a monster is the cause. Someone has woken the ancient Gargantis, who sleeps in the watery caves beneath this spooky seaside town where legends have a habit of coming to life. It seems the Gargantis is looking for something: a treasure stolen from her underwater lair. And it just might be in the Lost-and-Foundery at the Grand Nautilus Hotel, in the care of one Herbert Lemon, Lost-and-Founder....
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