The Case of the Bicycle Bandit (Jigsaw Jones Mystery, No. 14) [Paperback]

James Preller (Author), Jamie Smith (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2001 | Age Level: 7 and up

Someone stole ³Old Rusty²‹Ralphie Jordan¹s trusty bicycle. Jigsaw and Mila hit the trail to track down the thief. But one piece of the puzzle doesn¹t fit. Who would take a hand-me-down bike? Solving this case is an uphill ride for ace detectives Jigsaw and Mila.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic (July 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439184770
• ISBN-13: 978-0439184779
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,000,433 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars the case of the bandit bicycle., July 20, 2009

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dream factory (Triangulum, M33) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Case of the Bicycle Bandit (Jigsaw Jones Mystery, No. 14) (Paperback)

someone stole ralphie jordan's rusty old bicycle. jigsaw and mila hit the case and track down the thief. but one pice of the puzzle or case doesn't fit. who would take a hand-me-down bike? solving this case is an uphill ride for ace detectives jigsaW AND MILA.

5.0 out of 5 stars Jigsaw has to find out who stole Old Rusty!, February 2, 2010

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Raj "raj_thatsme" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Case of the Bicycle Bandit (Jigsaw Jones Mystery, No. 14) (Paperback)

Synopsis: Jigsaw Jones and his friend Ralphie Jordan decide to go to the town library to take a book (and write a report) as class homework that Ms. Gleason, their teacher had given them. On their way, Ralphie stops every once in a while to fix his old bicycle, which he calls "Old Rusty". They go to the library and take out a book, but when they come out, Ralphie sees that "Old Rusty" is missing!

Jigsaw thinks this is strange because Jigsaw tied his brand new bicycle with Ralphie's using the same lock, but Jigsaw's cycle was just fine. Mila stops by, and they try to find out if there were any witnesses, by inquiring the people in the grassy lawn near the library. Jigsaw notices one person in particular who walks away quickly as soon as they spot him. As Jigsaw tries to solve the case, he figures out that there is not one, but a group of three people who were involved in Ralphie's missing bike. Can Jigsaw figure out who the third person is who stole the bicycle?

Review: This was another fun book to read in the "Jigsaw Jones Mystery" series. It was very different from other books in that, while in most of the other Jigsaw Jones book, the item that is missing is somehow missing accidentally, but in this book, someone intentionally took Ralphie's bicycle, which is why it was more interesting to read why that person did that.

The illustrations were as always nicely drawn by Jamie Smith. James Preller also adds some new interesting secret puzzles and explains how the young readers should interpret them, which makes it interactive for the reader.

Overall, I thought this was a good addition in the "Jigsaw Jones Mystery" series.