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Beil, Michael D.

Lantern Sam and the Blue Streak Bandits

281 pp. | Knopf | April, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-385-75317-3 $15.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-385-75318-0 $18.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-385-75319-7
(3) 4-6 On a New-York-to-Chicago train ride, eleven-year-old Henry Shipley meets rich girl Ellie; Clarence the conductor; and Lantern Sam, a talking cat. When Ellie is kidnapped for ransom, Henry, Clarence, and Sam take on the case. Alternating with chapters of accident-prone Sam's autobiography, this Depression-era mystery captures the flavor of vintage boy-detective stories, with Sam's hard-boiled voice adding a touch of noir.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

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