Pub Date: January 16, 2018
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2016025020
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.90" H x 7.60" L x 5.10" W ( 0.50 lbs) 304 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries and Detective Stories | Action and Adventure | Girls and Women
Series: Friday Barnes Mysteries
Description: More mysteries abound in Book 3 of this middle-grade series about a genius girl detective who solves crimes at her boarding school.
Brief description: 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.
Review Quotes:
"Spratt continues to hit just the right mix of dry humor and suspense. Her characterization of her protagonist shines . . . Readers know that, like Sherlock Holmes, Friday will solve every mystery; the book's fun is in seeing how she does it . . . A cliffhanger ending will have readers drumming their fingers as they wait for the next episode." --Kirkus Reviews on Under Suspicion: A Friday Barnes Mystery
"Spratt's droll humor, often expressed through Friday's spacey friend Melanie, is the perfect complement to the offbeat mysteries Friday encounters . . . Give this to readers who like humor but also want more intelligent characters and jokes, as well as those who like quirky mysteries." --Booklist on Under Suspicion: A Friday Barnes Mystery "This second book in the Friday Barnes series is even funnier and quirkier than its predecessor." --School Library Journal on Under Suspicion: A Friday Barnes Mystery "Spratt's effortlessly funny narration will keep readers laughing from start to finish." --Publishers Weekly, starred review on Girl Detective: A Friday Barnes Mystery "Spratt begins this new series with a nifty, engaging protagonist who can keep readers laughing and help young geeks feel good about themselves . . . Delightful, highly logical, and well-informed fun." --Kirkus Reviews on Girl Detective: A Friday Barnes Mystery "With off-the-wall plot turns and small mysteries scattered throughout, this is the perfect choice for mystery fans with a silly sense of humor, and the cliff-hanger ending promises more sleuthing on the horizon. Gosier's black-and-white spot illustrations add to the charming atmosphere. A sheer delight." --Booklist, starred review on Girl Detective: A Friday Barnes Mystery "Quirky, tongue-in-cheek... delightfully eccentric . . . A good choice for voracious readers who enjoy a blend of humor and mystery." --School Library Journal on Girl Detective: A Friday Barnes Mystery