Smashie McPerter and the Shocking Rocket Robbery

Smashie McPerter and the Shocking Rocket Robbery
N Griffin, Kate Hindley
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Hardback
h210 x 140mm - 272pg
23 Nov 2021 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9780763694708
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A field trip to the planetarium goes awry when Dontel' s technically correct picture of a working rocket is stolen. Can Smashie solve the trickiest mystery yet? Smashie McPerter and her classmates from Room 11 are going on a field trip to the planetarium! Nobody is more excited than Smashie' s best friend, Dontel, who dreams of becoming an astrophysicist. In fact, Dontel has even created an accurate drawing of a working rocket, piloted by his and Smashie' s favorite action figure, Brainyon. In a surprise move, Dontel' s grandmother, who' s chaperoning, brings the rocket drawing with her to enter into the planetarium' s science contest. But in a shocking turn of events, the drawing goes missing before they get there! Smashie is on the case (luckily she brought an array of interesting hats to help get into character). But the suspect list keeps growing-prankster Billy, who prefers the Haddock over Brainyon; tight-lipped Tatiana, who' s wearing a NASA T-shirt; and . . . Smashie herself? Nobody is above suspicion in this third hilarious and clever Smashie McPerter mystery.
Adorably earnest. . . The whole is related in a sophisticated style that trusts its readers to keep up all the way to the incredibly sweet, Christie-worthy resolution. . . . A welcome return! -Kirkus Reviews The story is fast-paced, the chapters are filled with appealing characters, and potentially unfamiliar words are clearly explained. . . . Young readers will be happily caught up in the duo' s latest mystery. -School Library Journal
N. Griffin is the author of the two previous mysteries featuring Smashie McPerter as well as the young adult novel The Whole Stupid Way We Are,a 2013 Publishers Weekly "Flying Start" selection. She received her MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and lives outside Boston. Kate Hindley is a children' s book illustrator living and working in the U. K. She worked as a print designer before illustrating her first book, Claire Freedman' s The Great Snortle Hunt, which was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Since then, she has illustrated a number of books, including the Smashie McPerter chapter books, The Same But Different Too by Karl Newson, and Don' t Call Me Choochie Pooh! by Sean Taylor.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780763694708
Published: 23 Nov 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Candlewick Press US
Publisher: Candlewick Press (US)
Format: Hardback
Height: 210mm
Width: 140mm
Weight: 567g
Pages: 272

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