What's a Serious Detective Like Me Doing in Such a Silly Movie? (A Stevie Diamond Mystery) [Hardcover]

Linda Bailey (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Series: A Stevie Diamond Mystery

In this Stevie Diamond Mystery, when the 13-year-old detective is given the opportunity to be an extra in a local film, she jumps at the chance. On set, Stevie and her detecting partner, Jesse, discover that a rash of accidents has the cast and crew believing the production is cursed. Now Stevie and Jesse have found themselves right in the middle of a mystery filled with lights, cameras -- and lots of action!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6-In this seventh entry in the series, Stevie, 13, convinces her detecting partner to try out with her as an extra in the film Night of the Neems. Jesse is immediately chosen as an orphan, but an unhappy Stevie barely makes it into the picture as a "neem," which means being covered in blue scales and wearing a faucetlike nose. Jesse convinces her to stay on by discovering that the movie's "curse" is really sabotage. The two suspect various actors and stagehands and stake out places where the perpetrator may be setting up "accidents" in some truly harrowing scenes. Comic relief is provided by Stevie's starstruck grandmother, who is visiting from England and volunteers to be their chaperon. Once again, readers are treated to Stevie's wise-guy perspective and a fast and funny story. While it may not be a first purchase, this is enjoyable fare to fill out mystery shelves.
Tina Zubak, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, PA
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Gr. 4-6. In these volumes, six and seven of the Stevie Diamond Mystery series, 13-year-old Stevie and Jesse, her partner in crime detection, stumble on unusual events. In Shine in the Dark, a family reunion on an island near Vancouver inspires the intrepid Stevie and the more fearful Jesse to probe decades-old family secrets and explore a frightening cave as they seek the solution to the mystery of why Stevie's uncle disappeared. Members of Stevie's eccentric family form the core of this entertaining cast of characters. In Silly Movie, Stevie and Jesse are hired as extras in a horror film. A series of unfortunate events convinces some cast and crew that the film is jinxed, but the young detectives prove that the explanation is sabotage and find the culprit. Readers will be intrigued by the culture and vocabulary of the movie set, which makes a colorful backdrop for the mystery. Bailey is a Canadian writer with a flair for crisp dialogue as well as snappy book titles. Carolyn Phelan
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Kids Can Press (March 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1550749269
• ISBN-13: 978-1550749267
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,036,856 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not a Disapppointment, June 28, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: What's a Serious Detective Like Me Doing in Such a Silly Movie? (A Stevie Diamond Mystery) (Paperback)

I had read the other six books in this series at least a thousand times over (but i didn't get tired of them!), and was looking for something new. When I got this book for Christmas, I pounced on it. All I can say is, you won't be disappointed. We meet some new characters, and different things happen, but it's still good old Stevie.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What's a Serious Detective Like Me Doing in Such a Silly..., April 19, 2003

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This review is from: What's a Serious Detective Like Me Doing in Such a Silly Movie? (A Stevie Diamond Mystery) (Paperback)

Finnaly! Stevie and Jessie have been invinted to be in a movie! As extras. Urgggg! Then when Stevie is pleading Jessie to join her in the movie and tring hard to be noticed, Jessie gets permoted! But now, they've stumbled on a case! Someone is setting up booby traps on the set so the movie will fall apart! But Stevie's got more problem on her had, Jessie's got a crush on their prime suspect and her Grandma has a crush on the moviestar, Sir James and keeps embarising her by trying to get closer to him!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Delighted!, December 3, 2009

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My daughter was delighted with her much desired out of print book! I was delighted with the price. Thank you!