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The Weekend Was Murder
Contributor(s): Nixon, Joan Lowery (Author)
ISBN: 0440219019     ISBN-13: 9780440219019
Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library
OUR PRICE:   $7.19  
Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats
Published: February 1994
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Annotation: Mary Elizabeth can't wait for the weekend to begin at the Ridley Hotel, where a famous mystery writer and a troupe of actors are coming to enact a murder mystery for 150 amateur sleuths.


Mary Elizabeth's role is to discover "the body" in Room1927, which is supposed to be haunted. But nothing prepares her for the real body that she finds in Room 1927....

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Mysteries & Detective Stories
- Young Adult Fiction | Law & Crime
- Young Adult Fiction | Thrillers & Suspense
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 00005095
Lexile Measure: 840
Series: Dell Natural Medicine Library
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 4.14" W x 7" (0.23 lbs) 208 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 8598
Reading Level: 5.1   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 7.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes The Weekend was Murder from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon.

Mary Elizabeth can't wait for the weekend to begin at the Ridley Hotel, where a famous mystery writer and a troupe of actors are coming to enact a murder mystery for 150 amateur sleuths. Mary Elizabeth's role is to discover the "body" in Room 1927, which is supposed to be haunted. But nothing prepares her for the real body she finds in Room 1927...

"A masterfully constructed, engaging read that... is] ingeniously plotted, fast-paced and lighthearted." -Publishers Weekly

"Fans will love wading through the myriad details and placing bets on the outcome." -Kirkus Reviews

"Mystery fans will...enjoy trying to solve the various crimes." -School Library Journal