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Grade 3-5-"You Lose, I Find" is the name of the detective business that Minnie and her cat Max operate. They are always on the trail of a mystery to be solved and this one zeroes in on a stolen prize pigeon. The girl enlists the help of her friend Cash to find Mary Moon before the upcoming Pigeon Prize Race. An Atlantic coastal community serves as the setting for this story, with the sleuth's headquarters located in her brother's Catfish Cafe. Red herrings abound as Minnie, Max, and Cash take steps and missteps to solve the case. The plot in this beginning chapter book will hold readers' attention to the end. It is fun to follow and to try to figure out how the diverse characters fit together. Lively, pen-and-ink drawings add to the enjoyment. Fans of David Adler's Cam Jansen and Mary Monsell's Mr. Pin will want to add Minnie and Max to their roster of mystery series characters to seek out.
Janie Schomberg, Leal Elementary School, Urbana, IL
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Gr. 3^-5. Minnie isn't crazy about pigeons, but she likes to investigate mysteries with her best friend, Cash, and her rather unusual cat, Max. So when a prize racing pigeon, Mary Moon, disappears, something sure to affect the outcome of the community's annual pigeon race, Minnie and her friends are on the case. The clipped style takes a bit of getting used to, and it's not always easy to follow the kids' investigative leaps of logic. But the situation is fresh, and the supporting characters are always interesting. Giff has done a good job of mixing a bit of comedy in with the suspense, and sure enough, Minnie comes through it all, having found a new animal friend. Stephanie Zvirin
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Grade 3-5-"You Lose, I Find" is the name of the detective business that Minnie and her cat Max operate. They are always on the trail of a mystery to be solved and this one zeroes in on a stolen prize pigeon. The girl enlists the help of her friend Cash to find Mary Moon before the upcoming Pigeon Prize Race. An Atlantic coastal community serves as the setting for this story, with the sleuth's headquarters located in her brother's Catfish Cafe. Red herrings abound as Minnie, Max, and Cash take steps and missteps to solve the case. The plot in this beginning chapter book will hold readers' attention to the end. It is fun to follow and to try to figure out how the diverse characters fit together. Lively, pen-and-ink drawings add to the enjoyment. Fans of David Adler's Cam Jansen and Mary Monsell's Mr. Pin will want to add Minnie and Max to their roster of mystery series characters to seek out.
Janie Schomberg, Leal Elementary School, Urbana, IL
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Gr. 3^-5. Minnie isn't crazy about pigeons, but she likes to investigate mysteries with her best friend, Cash, and her rather unusual cat, Max. So when a prize racing pigeon, Mary Moon, disappears, something sure to affect the outcome of the community's annual pigeon race, Minnie and her friends are on the case. The clipped style takes a bit of getting used to, and it's not always easy to follow the kids' investigative leaps of logic. But the situation is fresh, and the supporting characters are always interesting. Giff has done a good job of mixing a bit of comedy in with the suspense, and sure enough, Minnie comes through it all, having found a new animal friend. Stephanie Zvirin
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I thought about the ocean's icy coldness; I thought I'd swim around for an hour before I looked for my friend Cash. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pigeon loft, pigeon coop, engagement present Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mary Moon, Tough Teresa, Catfish Cafe, Muck Island, Sharkfin Bay, Bird Berry, Pigeon Prize Race, Ryan Biale, Sonny Breitenback, The Crab's Legs, Emmons Avenue, Captain Ted, Sixty-first Precinct New!
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I thought about the ocean's icy coldness; I thought I'd swim around for an hour before I looked for my friend Cash. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pigeon loft, pigeon coop, engagement present Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mary Moon, Tough Teresa, Catfish Cafe, Muck Island, Sharkfin Bay, Bird Berry, Pigeon Prize Race, Ryan Biale, Sonny Breitenback, The Crab's Legs, Emmons Avenue, Captain Ted, Sixty-first Precinct New!
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- Cam Jansen #11 Mystery of the Stolen Corn Popper by David A. Adler in Front Matter
- Starring Rosie (Ballet Slippers) by Patricia Reilly Giff in Front Matter
- Cam Jansen & the Mystery of the Gold Coins by David A. Adler in Front Matter
- Horrible Harry and the Dungeon by Suzy Kline in Front Matter
- Song Lee and the Hamster Hunt reissue by Suzy Kline in Front Matter
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- Kidnap At The Catfish Cafe (Chapter, Puffin) by Patricia Reilly Giff in Front Matter
- Kidnap at the Catfish Cafe (The Adventures of Minnie and Max) by Patricia Reilly Giff in Front Matter
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