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The Real McCoys
Contributor(s): Swanson, Matthew (Author), Behr, Robbi (Illustrator)
ISBN: 125009853X     ISBN-13: 9781250098535
Publisher: Square Fish
OUR PRICE:   $12.59  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2018
Qty:
Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2016050389
Lexile Measure: 830
Series: Real McCoys
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.4" W x 7.5" (0.50 lbs) 352 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Family
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 193315
Reading Level: 5.2   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 5.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

The first book in an illustrated middle-grade series in which a precocious detective solves mysteries with her super-smart little brother.

Her name's Moxie. Moxie McCoy.

Bold, opinionated, and haplessly self-confident, the world's greatest fourth-grade detective faces her biggest challenge When someone kidnaps beloved school mascot Eddie the Owl, Moxie is on the case--but she's forced to fly solo now that her best friend (and crime-solving partner) has moved away.

Moxie must interview her classmates--both as potential new best friends and as possible suspects. She finds clues and points fingers but can't save the owl on her own. Enter Moxie's little brother, Milton. Quiet, cautious, and boring as a butter knife, he's a good listener.

Can the Real McCoys form an unlikely alliance and solve the crime of the century?

Bursting with interactive illustrations on every page, Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr's The Real McCoys delivers clever storytelling, laugh-out-loud humor, and heartwarming insight. This is the first book in a series.

Don't miss book two:
The Real McCoys: Two's a Crowd

An Imprint Book

Praise for The Real McCoys:

A Junior Library Guild Selection

Readers will breeze through this ingenious combination of text and art, eager for Moxie and Milton's next case. --School Library Journal, starred review

Swanson's witty text is enhanced exponentially by Behr's bold, original artwork to create a uniquely told whodunit with wide appeal. . . . An exceptional book. --Booklist, starred review

Delightfully topsy-turvy . . . readers will hope to see more of both siblings soon. --Publishers Weekly, starred review

An exceptional middle-grade read packed with giggles for young sleuths who love to explore a little off the beaten path. --Kirkus Reviews


Contributor Bio(s): Behr, Robbi: - Author/illustrator, husband/wife duo Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr spend all day, every day, making stuff together, including their debut trade picture book Babies Ruin Everything, picture book Everywhere, Wonder (February 2017), and middle grades series The Real McCoys (fall 2017). In addition to speaking and teaching on collaboration and creative entrepreneurship, raising three small children, and fishing commercially for sockeye salmon on the Alaskan tundra each summer, Matthew and Robbi run Bobbledy Books (an indie press offering picture books and music for kids) from the hayloft of their home/barn/studio on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.Swanson, Matthew: - Author/illustrator, husband/wife duo Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr spend all day, every day, making stuff together, including their debut trade picture book Babies Ruin Everything; picture book Everywhere, Wonder; and the middle grade series The Real McCoys. In addition to speaking and teaching on collaboration and creative entrepreneurship, raising three small children, and fishing commercially for sockeye salmon on the Alaskan tundra each summer, Matthew and Robbi run Bobbledy Books (an indie press offering picture books and music for kids) from the hayloft of their home/barn/studio on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.