| Friday Barnes, Girl Detective Contributor(s): Spratt, R. A. (Author), Gosier, Phil (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1626722978 ISBN-13: 9781626722972 Publisher: Roaring Brook Press OUR PRICE: $12.59 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2016 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2015005923 |
| Lexile Measure: 800 |
| Series: Friday Barnes |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 5.69" W x 8.5" (0.80 lbs) 272 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 180675 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "A must-have series for middle-grade readers." --Booklist A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, 2017 Imagine if Sherlock Holmes was an eleven-year-old girl When Friday Barnes, girl genius, solves a bank robbery, she uses the reward money to send herself to Highcrest Academy, the most exclusive boarding school in the country--and discovers it's a hotbed of crime Soon she's investigating everything from disappearing homework to the terrifying Yeti haunting the school swamp. But the biggest mystery yet is Ian Wainscott, the handsomest (and most arrogant) boy in school who inexplicably hates her. Will the homework be found? Can they ever track down the Yeti? And why is Ian out to ruin her? With black-and-white art throughout, Friday Barnes, Girl Detective is the launch of an exciting new mystery series that will keep readers laughing from start to finish. (Publishers Weekly) |
Contributor Bio(s): Spratt, R. A.: - R.A. Spratt is an award-winning author and television writer. Her Nanny Piggins series went into nine best selling volumes in Australia. She lives in Bowral, Australia with her husband, two daughters and a puppy called Henry. Like Friday Barnes, R.A. enjoys wearing a silly hat.Gosier, Phil: - Phil Gosier is an independent art director and designer working in the Washington, D.C. area. His illustration and design clients include Kellogg's, the Discovery Channel, Marvel and DC Comics, and Macmillan, where he illustrates the Friday Barnes Mystery series as well as his own picture books, including Snow Beast Comes to Play. He graduated from the University of Maryland and lives in suburban Maryland with his family. |