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308 pp.
| HarperCollins/Harper |
April, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-0-06-202620-0$16.99
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4-6
Twelve-year-old Riley and his friends join up to outwit the school bully, solve the mystery of a stolen dog, and help the FBI catch bank robbers. The kids are intelligent, witty, and organized, while the adult characters are comically dim but rather flat. There is enough action--and humor--in the multi-mystery plot to keep middle-graders engaged.