Mystery on Magnolia Circle

Mystery on Magnolia Circle
Kate Klise, Celia Krampien
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Hardback
h208 x 135mm - 208pg
12 Oct 2021 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781250756862
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Rear Window meets Nancy Drew in this middle-grade novel by Kate Klise about a girl who believes she has witnessed a crime What happens when two best friends take on the world' s worst summer? On the first day of vacation, ten-year-old Ivy Crowden falls down the stairs and breaks her leg. Stuck in a plaster cast, she' s certain her summer is doomed. Not even Teddy, her neighbor and best friend, can cheer her up because he' s dealing with his own pain: the loss of a beloved dog. But when Ivy witnesses a possible burglary from her living room window, her summer takes a sudden turn from meh to mysterious. Who are the criminals? Might a classmate be involved? And . . . uh-oh. A second mystery is nipping at Ivy' s heels. Cue the best friends, the best dog, and the best chance that summer can be saved!
Praise for Stay: A Girl, A Dog, A Bucket List 2018 ALSC/ALA Notable Children' s Book An Iowa Public Radio Best Book of 2017Who says bucket lists are just for humans? Not the Klise sisters, who gracefully trace a girl' s growing awareness of her dog' s impending death. Evocative acrylics amplify the matter-of-fact narrative, showing Astrid growing taller and more active as Eli slows down. . . . The Klises close with an image of girl and dog watching the sunset over the water, a moment that--like the book as a whole--is both emotionally restrained and full of feeling. --Publishers Weekly, starred reviewQuirky and delightful on its surface, this poignant picture book opens the door to deeper considerations of eventual loss. A tender tension between the author' s ebullient text and her illustrator sister' s touching acrylic paintings--particularly the exquisite portrayals of the two protagonists--delicately suggests the inevitable without any overt occurrence. The framed photos on the living-room walls and the apparent subject matter of the pair' s library books (they' re all about dogs) communicate even more about the special relationship between a child and a dog, and the precious value of taking care of the ones you love. --The Horn Book, starred reviewThe full-page, warm, pastel-colored illustrations perfectly match the text and make the book all the more wonderful. This is a story about making the best of and appreciating the (brief) time we have with our loved ones--in this case our pets, though the title easily applies to grandparents and other aging loved ones. . . . A sweet and moving selection about the bond between a girl and her aging dog that avoids veering into sappy or maudlin territory. Spoiler alert: the dog does NOT die in the end (THANK YOU!). --School Library Journal
Kate Klise is the author of more than 30 books for young readers. Her books for Feiwel and Friends include Grounded, winner of the Women' s National Book Association/Judy Lopez Award for Children' s Novel of the Year, Homesick, and Stay: A Girl, a Dog, a Bucket List. For more about Kate and her books, visit kateklise. com.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781250756862
Published: 12 Oct 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: St Martin's Press
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Format: Hardback
Height: 208mm
Width: 135mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 208

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