Mystery on Macaw Mountain

Written by María José Fitzgerald

Endangered macaws vanish. Four cousins must uncover the thief in the Mayan ruins.

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272 pages

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In the heart of the Mayan ruins, eight rare macaws disappear, thrusting Nico and his cousins into a thrilling mystery. With poachers, developers, and even family under suspicion, the young sleuths must navigate bustling streets and misty ruins to uncover the truth. As they delve deeper, the cousins discover a plot more bizarre than they ever imagined. Can they solve the mystery before it's too late? Adventure and intrigue await in this captivating tale of teamwork and discovery.

From the publisher

Birds of a feather solve crime together in this exciting middle grade mystery! When eight endangered macaws are stolen from a bird sanctuary in the Mayan ruins of Copán, four sleuthing cousins must find out who took them–and why. Nico and his cousins don’t have much in common, but they’re all excited to visit the Mayan ruins at Copán and witness the release of the scarlet macaws. Nearly extinct in Honduras, eight of these majestic birds are about to be introduced to a brand new bird sanctuary. But on the eve of the big day the birds are stolen! Who could have planned this bewildering bird heist–and why? Nico and his cousins are determined to find out–and anyone could be a suspect: poachers, developers, Mama’s annoying novio . . . The investigation will take them from bustling downtown Copán to the mist-shrouded ruins of Macaw Mountain, uniting the cousins as they unravel a plot far stranger than any of them could have imagined.

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