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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2021
Murder on the Safari Star
Written by M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman · Illustrated by Elisa Paganelli
Book #3 in the Adventures on Trains series
A train journey turns deadly. Can Hal solve the mystery before reaching the final stop?
4.4 Goodreads · 1,440 ratings
272 pages· ~690L
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Bookroo's summary
Artist and amateur sleuth Hal Beck embarks on a thrilling train journey through South Africa with his uncle. When a passenger mysteriously dies, Hal, aided by new friend Winston and his mongoose, must unravel the truth. Is it an accident or murder? With a list of suspects and time running out, Hal races against the clock to uncover the killer before the Safari Star reaches its destination. Will he solve the mystery in time, or will the culprit escape justice?
From the publisher
Following his adventure on the California Comet, artist and amateur sleuth Hal Beck is back and looking forward to another railway journey with his journalist uncle, this time riding the historic Safari Star through South Africa. Then he soon finds himself drawn into another mystery when one of their fellow passengers dies on board! Accident… or murder? With help from a new friend and his friend’s pet mongoose, Hal is determined to figure out if a murder has really taken place and, if so, who amongst a long list of suspects is the killer–all before the Safari Star arrives at its final destination.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 272
- Reading age
- 9–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- ~690L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~4.4
- F&P level
- ~P
Publication
- Published
- October 26, 2021
- First published
- February 4, 2021
- Publisher
- Feiwel Friends
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781250222954
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