The Broom Room Detective Agency Series

Can Piper Corduroy crack the case when King Tut’s priceless tuba is stolen from the school library? Another hilarious whodunit in this quirky series from Noah Z. Jones, creator of the Disney animated series Fish Hooks.

Sixth-grader Piper Corduroy is a top-notch detective who doesn’t guess and is rarely surprised. When King Tut’s ancient tuba is stolen from the library, it’s a case for her Broom Room Detective Agency (in the broom closet at Nosedive Junior High)! To Piper and her partners, mystery-loving Fred Sassafras and Chim-Chim, a cat with a meatball-shaped head, everyone is a suspect. Is the culprit school prankster Belly Buttons? Mr. Hazard, the archaeologist-librarian? The smiley Season sisters, Summer and Spring? Or maybe even . . . a ghost? The clock is ticking: Mr. Moped, head of hall monitors, thinks Piper is a nosey wisenheimer and wants to solve the crime himself—and whichever sleuth fails to nab the crook first will get a day-tention! But this case is tricky. Not even Fred’s adorable baby bunny eyes, which make people putty in his hands, can uncover the clues. Piper finds herself a little afraid—and a little excited—at the thought of having something she’s never had before: a worthy adversary. Fun illustrations enhance this zany page-turner of a mystery.

Noah Z. Jones, creator of the Disney animated series Fish Hooks, unveils a funny and irreverent chapter-book series for young fans of quirky mysteries.

When something strange happens at Nosedive Junior High, most people know there’s one place to go for help: the janitor’s closet. That’s where Piper Corduroy—a very serious sixth-grader with an uncanny knack for solving mysteries and explaining the unexplainable—runs the Broom Room Detective Agency. But it turns out that Nosedive has too many secrets for just one detective to handle. Piper needs help. Fred Sassafras—an enthusiastic mystery fanatic—applies for the job, but Piper is not sure if he is the right fit. When school prankster Belly Buttons comes to the office seeking their help because someone has been stuffing his pockets with muffins, Piper decides that it is the perfect opportunity to see whether Fred really has what it takes. Turns out, mysteries at Nosedive aren’t always what they seem . . . Expressive illustrations add to the charm of this clever mystery series that will appeal to reluctant readers and kids ready to move on from series like The Bad Guys and Dog Man.