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Soon to be 6th grader Becky is accused by the town librarian of stealing five old, possibly vaulable classic children's books from the library booksale. She is innocent and sets out with the help of her twin brother to find out who really took the books? The local rare book dealer? The ice-queen kids book hating 6th grade teacher? The cleaning lady of the rich woman who left the books to her teacher niece? red herrings, clues in books, hidden maps and a stakeout in the library make this a fun in
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My recent beef with Avi has been documented elsewhere, but this book had me rethinking my criticisms. It was a fun, light mystery romp aimed at very young readers, and I enjoyed it. So I guess the verdict's still out after all.
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Jan 24, 2008
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
marked it as to-read
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Feb 15, 2022
Kate
marked it as to-read
