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361 pp.
| Dial
| June, 2012
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TradeISBN 978-0-8037-3542-2$16.99
(3)
4-6
Wilma and dog Pickle stumble across a mummified hand clutching a key outside a mansion and get embroiled in another mystery, complete with a phantom, hidden treasure, and the usual cast of wacky characters. Wilma proves how much she's learned as an apprentice detective and makes strides toward solving the mystery of her birth in this witty, satisfying third series entry.
321 pp.
| Dial
| September, 2011
|
TradeISBN 978-0-8037-3541-5$16.99
(3)
4-6
Orphan Wilma Tenderfoot moves next-door to her detective hero, Theodore P. Goodman. She wheedles her way into his good graces by helping him solve two mysteries (involving a jewel heist in Hearts and theatrical murders in Poison) then becomes his apprentice and ward. Wild characters and humor abound in the first two books of this new series. Review covers these titles: Wilma Tenderfoot: The Case of the Frozen Hearts and Wilma Tenderfoot: The Case of the Putrid Poison.
337 pp.
| Dial
| September, 2011
|
TradeISBN 978-0-8037-3540-8$16.99
(3)
4-6
Orphan Wilma Tenderfoot moves next-door to her detective hero, Theodore P. Goodman. She wheedles her way into his good graces by helping him solve two mysteries (involving a jewel heist in Hearts and theatrical murders in Poison) then becomes his apprentice and ward. Wild characters and humor abound in the first two books of this new series. Review covers these titles: Wilma Tenderfoot: The Case of the Frozen Hearts and Wilma Tenderfoot: The Case of the Putrid Poison.