Candy Mafia
Candy Mafia
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Candy Mafia

Illustrated by Daniel Duncan
Hardcover
$16.99
$15.97
8 - 12
Reading age
296
Page count
144
Words per page
590L
Lexile measure
Sep 1, 2020
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Twelve-year-old private detective Nelle is swept up in a world of candy smuggling in this illustrated, middle grade mystery-comedy from World Fantasy Award-winner Lavie Tidhar. In a city where candy is outlawed, Nelle Faulkner is a preteen private detective working from her mother’s garden shed. When Eddie de Menthe, a notorious kid-gangster from a criminal candy ring, asks for help finding a lost teddy bear, Nelle Faulkner is on the case. But one sinister turn of events leads to another and Eddie himself goes missing! Nelle and her friends quickly find themselves navigating a shady underworld of sweets smugglers, back alley-deals, and storefront firebombs. If Nelle has any hope of tracking down her missing client, she’ll first have to unmask the true faces behind the smuggling operation. Is this the easy case Nelle thought it would be, or has she unknowingly put herself and everyone around her in inescapable danger? Daniel Duncan’s comical illustrations add a smooth layer of fun to Lavie Tidhar’s tongue-in-cheek narrative. Hand this fun detective adventure to fans of Bugsy Malone and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

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friendshipcandymissing personsinvestigationlost and found possessionssmuggling

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781682631973
    Publication Date
    September 1, 2020
    Publisher
    Peachtree Publishers
    Page Count
    296
    Words Per Page
    144
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2020022009
    Lexile® Level
    590L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.1
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    6
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    510306
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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