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Bones and the Big Yellow Mystery
David A. Adler (2008), 32 pages
Illustrated by Barbara Johnsen Newman
Audience: Preschool - 2nd Grade
Meet 'Bones', Jeffrey Bones--boy detective. Jeffrey can solve any case no matter how big or how small. That works out perfectly for Mr. Green, who needs Jeffrey's help in finding his BIG yellow school bus that is now missing! Will Jeffrey's bag of detective tools help him follow the many clues in this puzzling case? Will 'Bones' uncover the mystery behind Mr. Green's missing yellow school bus? This funny and enjoyable detective story will have you laughing out loud and is perfect for the Level 2 Reader.
Similar authors: Majorie Weinman Sharmat
Similar books: Nate the Great by Margoie Weinman Sharmat;
Young Cam Jansen by David A. Adler;
Bones and the Dog Gone Mystery
by David A. Adler
Reviewed by: mb
Date read: 7/13/2009
ISBN-10: 014241042X
ISBN-13: 9780142410424
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Bones and the Math Test Mystery
David A. Adler (2008), 32 pages
Illustrated by Barbara Johansen Newman
Audience: Preschool - 2nd Grade
Jeffrey Bones loves solving mysteries but does not like taking Math Tests, especially the one that he forgot to study for. Read how Jeffrey helps his teacher find his glasses and how he solves the mystery of his missing Math Test. Read along and help Jeffrey follow the clues. Is Jeffrey a good detective after all?
Similar authors: Patricia Reilly Giff
Similar books: Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Reviewed by: mb
Date read: 7/1/2009
ISBN-10: 0670062626
ISBN-13: 9780670062621
Boxcar Children
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1942), 158 pages
Illustrated by L. Kate Deal
Audience: 2nd Grade - 4th Grade
Four orphaned children discover an abandoned boxcar and decide to live there. Will they be able to survive on their own without any adults to help them? The children have several gentle adventures, then the book has a happy ending. If you enjoy this book, read the many others in the series. The first 19 were written by Gertrude Chandler Warner, and the later ones were written by other authors in Warner's style.
Book Series: Boxcar children mysteries
Reviewed by: msp
Date read: 1/6/2011
ISBN-10: 0807508519
ISBN-13: 9780807508510
Reader Comments
Orphans...lost...Commenter: Alan, grade 2
This is a good book. It has children...alone...somewhere...
Jim's life is just returning to normal after his father's disappearance, and apparent suicide, when the teen-age stepdaughter of the town minister accosts him with the news that his father was killed - by her stepfather! She wants Jim to help her prove it. As Jim begins to go along with her, she learns that her stepfather is after her to shut her up, and now, he is after Jim, too. While digging back into his father's past, Jim learns more about his father than he wishes he ever knew, and more about himself, as well.
Similar books: Mississippi Trial, 1955 by Chris Crowe; The Wreckers by Iain Lawrence; Wolf Rider: a Tale of Terror by Avi
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/13/2009
ISBN-10: 0374408874
ISBN-13: 9780374408879
Buddy Files: The Case of the Lost Boy
Dori Hillestad Butler (2010), 128 pages
Illustrated by Jeremy Tugeau
Audience: 1st Grade - 4th Grade
In this book, a boy is lost-not a dog. It has humor, twists and turns, and a likable canine character, Buddy. The mystery is solved with help from a few black-and-white illustrations. This is a mystery to be enjoyed by individual readers or to be read to younger readers.
Book Series: Buddy File
Awards nominated: Monarch Award Nominee 2012
Reviewed by: cjones
Date read: 4/13/2011
ISBN-10: 0807509108
ISBN-13: 9780807509104
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