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The Impossible Crime (Mac B., Kid Spy #2): Volume 2
Book 2 in Mac B., Kid Spy
- Subject
- Mysteries & Detective Stories
- Age
- 6-8 years
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 160
- Publisher
- Orchard Books
- Size
- 14.5 cm × 21.1 cm
- ISBN
- 9781338143683
Mac B. is back... and this time, a new enemy is after the Crown Jewels! Will Mac solve this locked-room mystery in time?An instant New York Times bestseller!The Crown Jewels are in danger... again! When the jewels go missing from inside a locked room, Mac's spy skills are put to the test. How did the thief break in? Where did the jewels go? And will Mac be able to solve this locked room mystery before the thief escapes? This mystery isn't just a whodunit... it's a howdunit!The action in this adventure is nonstop, as Mac travels to an ancient Irish castle to solve the mystery. There, he encounters everything from killer king cobras to bizarre ice sculptures... and even a revenge plot dating back hundreds of years! Will you be able to solve the mystery before Mac does? Also features historical facts masterfully woven throughout the plot, and full-color illustrations on every page. Don't miss the installment of this totally smart and sidesplittingly funny New York Times bestselling series, Mac B., Kid Spy.
About the creators
Mac BarnettAuthor
MAC BARNETT is the New York Times bestselling author of many picture books, including the New York Times bestseller The Three Billy Goats Gruff; The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse; the Caldecott Honor Book and E. B. White Read Aloud Award winner Sam and Dave Dig a Hole; the Shapes Trilogy (Triangle, Circle, and Square); and the Caldecott Honor Book and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Extra Yarn. Mac is also the author of the middle-grade series, Mac B., Kid Spy. He lives in Oakland, California.
Mike LoweryIllustrator
Mike Lowery is a New York Times bestselling illustrator who has worked on dozens of award-winning books for kids, including The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School, Mac B., Kid Spy series by Mac Barnett, How to Be a T. Rex, and many others. He's also written several books, including the Graphix Chapters Bug Scout series, Everything Awesome About series, and Santa Shark. Visit him online at mikelowery.com.
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What reviewers said
Praise for The Impossible Crime (Mac B., Kid Spy #2): :An instant New York Times bestseller!"Barnett opens his casebook again-this time to solve a classic locked-room mystery...Almost every page contains Lowery's illustrations, loosely drawn and garishly colored in green and orange, which give the whole affair a zany feel that is much enhanced by the narrative with its running gags. Kudos to a pint-size Poirot, pre-Mustache!" - Booklist"Barnett's signature dry wit and snappy back-and-forths, particularly between the ingenuously sincere Mac and the standoffish Queen, keep the story steadily…
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