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133 pp.
| Dial
| October, 2009
|
TradeISBN 978-0-8037-3345-9$16.99
(3)
1-3
Sly the Sleuth series.
Illustrated by
Heather Maione.
Sly's latest trio of cases all require code-cracking, as she discovers while investigating a four-year-old who sings gibberish, a series of strange notes, and graffiti scrawled in the boys' bathroom. Elementary-school readers will find a lot to relate to here--from Sly's fears about being cut from the baseball team to her run-ins with a bossy classmate. Approachable sketches accompany the text.
128 pp.
| Dial
| April, 2007
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TradeISBN 978-0-8037-3119-6$16.99
(3)
1-3
Sly the Sleuth series.
Illustrated by
Heather Maione.
Sly the Sleuth investigates three new cases. As it turns out, the new mysteries all involve friends and food (fish-oil cookies, a wheat allergy, and disappearing oranges). The multiple strands in these quirky stories come together in a satisfying way, and silly wordplay abounds. Cheerful pen-and-ink illustrations accompany the stories.
92 pp.
| Dial
| March, 2005
|
TradeISBN 0-8037-2993-6$15.99
(3)
1-3
Sly the Sleuth series.
Illustrated by
Heather Maione.
Readers of the Cam Jansen series will be delighted to meet another energetic, confident girl sleuth. Sylvia, known as Sly, solves three short mysteries involving the pets in her neighborhood. The stories are easy to read and engaging, the pen-and-ink illustrations convey the light tone of the adventures, and Sly's first-person narration is convincing.