| Bobby Lee Claremont and the Criminal Element Contributor(s): Mobley, Jeannie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823437817 ISBN-13: 9780823437818 Publisher: Holiday House OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2016051682 |
| Lexile Measure: 790 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.8" W x 8.5" (0.70 lbs) 246 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Locality - New Orleans, Louisiana - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Locality - Chicago, Illinois - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 192972 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: All aboard for a fast-paced, Jazz Age-era murder mystery set aboard a Chicago-bound train It's 1923, and thirteen-year-old Bobby Lee Claremont is leaving the Sisters of Charitable Mercy orphanage in New Orleans, certain a better life awaits in Chicago's glamorous-sounding mob scene. But his plans unravel when he boards his train and meets the recently widowed Nanette O'Halloran, her two traveling companions, and a cop who suspects the trio of murdering Nanette's husband. Bobby Lee is sure Nanette's innocent. But what about her companions? As Bobby Lee digs for answers, he discovers the mob, Prohibition, segregation, and a famed jazz band are all pieces of an increasingly dangerous puzzle. A Junior Library Guild selection. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mobley, Jeannie: - Jeannie Mobley is the author of acclaimed middle-grade novels including Katarina's Wish, which received |