The Case of the Vanishing Painting
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Chapter Book · Ages 6–10 · 2004

The Case of the Vanishing Painting

Written by James Preller

Book #25 in the Jigsaw Jones Mysteries series

A missing painting threatens Parents' Night. Can Jigsaw solve the mystery in time?

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Jigsaw Jones and Mila Yeh face their toughest challenge yet: finding Geetha Nair's missing painting before Parents' Night. With the clock ticking, can they unravel the mystery and save the day? Dive into a world of friendship, school, and suspense as these young detectives race against time in a diverse community setting. Will they crack the case, or will the art remain lost forever?

From the publisher

Featuring friendship, school, family, and a diverse community, these early illustrated chapter books from James Preller have it all. It’s the biggest—okay the most stressful—night of the year . . . Parents’ Night! And Geetha Nair’s painting has just gone missing. The stakes are high, but Jigsaw Jones and Mila Yeh have never encountered a mystery they couldn’t solve. Can they track down their friend’s art in time for the most important show of the year? James Preller’s wry, witty, Jigsaw Jones books are once again available to inspire the next generation of young readers, featuring both new titles and classroom classics!

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
96
Reading age
6–10
Audience
Transitional Reader
Lexile
470L
Themes & topics
Books about detectivesBooks about sleuthingBooks about artBooks about stealingBooks about multicultural
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.2
F&P level
~M
Publication
Published
August 6, 2019
First published
November 1, 2004
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781250207654

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