Smashie McPerter and the Mystery of the Missing Goop
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
13 December 2016
Summary
Who stole the featured item for the talent show? Secret codes and crazy schemes are in play as Smashie and best friend Dontel put their thinking powers to work.
When the third-graders of Room 11 learn that they all must take part in a musicale, Smashie can’t wait to sing something heartfelt and loud. But the others are not so eager. Luckily, Charlene’s mom has agreed to donate her special gel that lengthens and sculpts hair into shapes (from a musical note to a roller skate), and soon…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780763685355 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0763685356 |
| Author: | N. Griffin, Kate Hindley |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 13 December 2016 |
| Weight: | 493g |
| Dimensions: | 218mm x 149mm x 25mm |
| Series: | Smashie McPerter Investigates |
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Critics Review
The story is paced well, and the plot is strong enough to intrigue a variety of readers…the series offers positive lessons and activities that teachers and librarians can incorporate in the classroom. The use of mathematical codes and investigative lingo and the slight mystery will make this a good book for a beginning-of-the-year read-aloud in a third or fourth grade classroom.
—School Library Journal
Classroom dynamics and a diverse cast add a realistic element to this fast-paced tale of go-go dancing, rapid bilingual alphabetization, and general mayhem.
—Booklist Online
Griffin concocts a baroque plot involving a secret code credibly based on third-grade math and tells it with SAT-level vocabulary. She contextualizes that vocabulary carefully, sequencing sentences to prepare readers for it…Readers will be hoping for an equally savvy Book 3.
—Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
N. Griffin
N. Griffin is the author of the Smashie McPerter series, as well as The Whole Stupid Way We Are, for which she was named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start author. Her other books include Just Wreck It All and Trigger. She received her MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Kate Hindley has illustrated many books for children, including Smashie McPerter and the Mystery of Room 11. She lives in Worcestershire, England.
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