Sisterhood of Sleuths
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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Publisher Description
An Indie Next Pick
An Amazon Top 20 Children's Book of the Year
An Amazon Best Book of the Month
A Barnes and Noble Most Anticipated Book
A Common Sense Selection for Families
"An engaging pick for mystery fans and wannabe sleuths." — Kirkus Reviews
In this riveting mystery, an old photo found in a box of Nancy Drew books could be the key to unraveling a family secret—perfect for fans of Wendy Mass and Trenton Lee Stewart.
Maizy always assumed she knew everything about her grandmother, Jacuzzi. So when a box full of vintage Nancy Drew books gets left at her mom’s thrift store, Maizy is surprised to find an old photo of her grandmother and two other women tucked beneath the collection. Stranger still, when Maizy shows the photo to Jacuzzi she feigns ignorance, insisting the woman is someone else. Determined to learn the truth — and inspired by the legacy of Nancy Drew — Maizy launches her own investigation with the help of new friends, Nell and Cam. What they discover not only points to the origins of the iconic series, but uncovers a truth from the past that will lead to self-discovery in the present, connecting three generations of women.
This intergenerational mystery filled with literary history, friendship, and family secrets delivers a captivating tribute to the world’s most famous girl detective.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Aspiring filmmaker Maizy has long enjoyed making movies with stuffed animals and toys, but as she heads into sixth grade, her best friend Izzy pivots from this shared interest to wearing makeup and chatting with boys. The two stop speaking after Maizy—ensconced in a lobster costume for the friends' language arts project, movie Shellfish Holmes—crashes in front of Izzy as well as some boys who subsequently take credit for her work. Maizy joins up with two other classmates, Cam and Nell, and the new group opts to investigate the mysterious appearance of a box of potentially collectible Nancy Drew books outside Maizy's mother's vintage store. Though the box contains a 1993 picture of Maizy's grandmother, Jacuzzi, with two other women, Jacuzzi vehemently denies leaving the books. Humorous events follow as the students trail the box's origin, and its association with Jacuzzi and the series, for a documentary. Initially slow pacing evolves into a pleasantly cozy mystery from Chambliss Bertman (the Book Scavenger series), which looks into Nancy Drew's social history while balancing a parallel arc of friendships lost and found. Final art not seen by PW. Most characters read as white; Nell is of Indian descent. Ages 9–14. Author's agent: Ammi-Joan Paquette, Erin Murphy Literary. Illustrator's agent: Lori Kilkelly, LK Literary.
