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Children's Fiction Mysteries & Detective Stories

What's a Serious Detective Like Me Doing in Such a Silly Movie?

by (author) Linda Bailey

Publisher
Kids Can Press
Initial publish date
Aug 2002
Category
Mysteries & Detective Stories
Recommended Age
8 to 11
Recommended Grade
3 to 6
Recommended Reading age
8 to 18
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781550749267
    Publish Date
    Mar 2003
    List Price
    $16.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550749229
    Publish Date
    Aug 2002
    List Price
    $12.99

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Description

In this Stevie Diamond Mystery, when the 13-year-old detective is given the opportunity to be an extra in a local film, she jumps at the chance. On set, Stevie and her detecting partner, Jesse, discover that a rash of accidents has the cast and crew believing the production is cursed. Now Stevie and Jesse have found themselves right in the middle of a mystery filled with lights, cameras --- and lots of action!

About the author

LINDA BAILEY a écrit près de quarante livres pour enfants. Ses livres ont été traduits en vingt langues et ont remporté de nombreux prix tels que le prix Ontario Blue Spruce et le prix Silver Birch, la médaille California Young Reader, le prix Georgia Children’s Picture Book et le prix UK School Library Association Information Book. Linda a reçu le prix Vicky Metcalf pour l’ensemble de son œuvre exceptionnelle dans le domaine de la littérature jeunesse. Elle vit à Vancouver, en Colombie-Britannique, où elle a vécu des soirées pyjama extraordinaires avec ses petits-enfants.

 

LINDA BAILEY has written nearly forty books for children. Her books have been translated into twenty languages and have won multiple awards such as the Ontario Blue Spruce and Silver Birch Awards, the California Young Reader Medal, the Georgia Children’s Picture Book Award, and the UK School Library Association Information Book Award. Linda has been honored for her exceptional body of work in children’s literature with the Vicky Metcalf Award. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia where she has had some stupendous sleepovers with her grandchildren.

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Awards

  • Short-listed, Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award
  • Winner, Our Choice, Canadian Children’s Book Centre

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