Field Trip Mysteries: The Burglar Who Bit the Big Apple

Description: While in New York City, Samantha Archer and her friends find themselves immersed in a run of crimes at sightseeing locations.

Brief description: Steve Brezenoff is the author of more than fifty middle-grade chapter books, including the Field Trip Mysteries series, the Ravens Pass series of thrillers, and the Return to the Titanic series. He's also written three young-adult novels, Guy in Real Life; Brooklyn, Burning; and The Absolute Value of -1. In his spare time, he enjoys video games, cycling, and cooking. Steve lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Beth, and their son and daughter. .

Review Quotes: THE BURGLAR WHO BIT THE BIG APPLE from the series, FIELD TRIP MYSTERIES by Steve Brezenoff, illustrated by C.B. Canga Imagine finding between the covers of an (inexpensive, colorful) book, not just pages and words but a MYSTERY, plus a bit of the old board game, CLUE, and more - graphics, story, illustrations and taped messages. In this Big Apple adventure, a class of sixth graders fly into NYC for a fieldtrip. Egg and Cat, with friends, Samantha, Anton and Gum, expected to suffer through a couple of boring days, but right off the bat - a robbery is reported at Ports Authority! As the fieldtrip kids arrive at the Museum of Natural History, creepy people begin to appear - and again at the Hayden Planetarium. Right from the start, the reader's job is to help solve the mystery. The adventures don't stop on the last page...further investigations and games, puzzles, heroes, villains and more are but a computer click away at www.capstonekids.com. Just type in the Book ID and, even if you don't yet have a Private Eye badge, you can continue to snoop, explore, and discover amazing facts! Learn more about this great selection for reluctant readers, both boys and girls, HERE. http: //www.readerkidz.com/2011/02/06/make-way-for-series/-- "ReaderKidZ Blog"