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Jul 13, 2010 | ISBN 9780375843037 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
Apr 14, 2009 | ISBN 9780375891571 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
Apr 14, 2009 | 415 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
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Jul 13, 2010 | ISBN 9780375843037 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Apr 14, 2009 | ISBN 9780375891571 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Apr 14, 2009 | ISBN 9780739379592 | Middle Grade (8-12)
415 Minutes
The perfect series for kids who loved THE LEMONADE WAR series and are ready for more mysteries!Edgar Award Nominee for Best Mystery!“With wit, cunning, snappy dialogue and superior math skills, The Red Blazer Girls represent the best of girl-detectives while still feeling relatable and real. Nancy Drew would be right at home with this group.” – Huffington Post‘s 15 Greatest Kid Detectives ListIt all began with The Scream. And ended with . . . well, if we told you that, it wouldn’t be a mystery! But in between The Scream and The Very Surprising Ending, three friends find themselves on a scavenger hunt set up for a girl they never met, in search of a legendary ring reputed to grant wishes. Are these sleuths in school uniforms modern-day equivalents of Nancy, Harriet, or Scooby? Not really, they’re just three nice girls who decide to help out a weird lady, and end up hiding under tables, tackling word puzzles and geometry equations, and searching rather moldy storage rooms for “the stuff that dreams are made of” (that’s from an old detective movie). Oh, and there’s A Boy, who complicates things. As boys often do. Intrigued? The Red Blazer Girls offers a fun, twisty adventure for those who love mystery, math (c’mon, admit it!), and a modest measure of mayhem. Michael Beil, a New York City high school English teacher and life-long mystery fan, delivers a middle-grade caper that’s perfect for middle-grade readers who have finished THE LEMONADE WAR series and are ready for more advanced mysteries!
When my students, high school freshmen in New York City, learn that I grew up in a town with a population of 1200, their first reaction is always the same: “Small towns are so boringggg.”“There’s nothing to do.” “Everybody knows… More about Michael D. Beil
Starred Review, Booklist, January 1 & 15th, 2009:“A familiar heroine—the girl detective—gets a fresh look (red blazer!) in this delightful debut.”
Kid’s Indie Next List “Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers” WINNER 2009
Texas Lone Star Reading List WINNER
New Jersey Garden State Teen Book Award NOMINEE
Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award NOMINEE
Rhode Island Teen Book Award NOMINEE
Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award NOMINEE
ALSC Notable Children’s Recordings SELECTION 2010
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