Who Stole New Year's Eve?: A Chickadee Court Mystery

by Martha Freeman, Eric Brace (Illustrator)

Overview

Between Christmas and New Year's Eve, College Springs has a winter carnival, complete with ice sculptures; however, this year someone has stolen all thirty-seven of them, including one on Chickadee Court. Unfortunately, the twelve-year-old sleuths, Yasmeen and Alex, are having friendship issues--Yasmeen thinks that she's being replaced by a new girl who has come to Chickadee Court. Then, the whole gang comes together to solve the frosty mystery. Believe it or not, the clues lead to a fracking operation and the laboratory of a professor who is racing to invent a new alternative fuel before his competitors do.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780823430055
Publisher:	Holiday House
Publication date:	08/01/2013
Series:	A Chickadee Court Mystery , #5
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
Lexile:	670L (what's this?)
File size:	740 KB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Martha Freeman's three energetic children inspire much of her writing material. She is the author of many books, including Who Stole Halloween?, which School Library Journal said "will entice even reluctant readers with its action and humor," and Who Is Stealing the 12 Days of Christmas?, called "clever" and "a festive read" by Publishers Weekly. She lives in State College, Pennsylvania.

Editorial Reviews

01/01/2014
Gr 4–6—Alex and Yasmeen are back. New Year's Day is around the corner, and so is the Ice Carnival. As the College Springs festival grows closer, however, someone steals all of the ice sculptures intended for the event. Around the same time, a new girl, Eva, moves into town and drives a wedge between Alex and his friend, Yasmeen. As an amateur detective and son of one of the town's police investigators, Alex feels obligated to solve the mystery, but can he do so without Yasmeen? Eve and another girl, Sophie, try to help him, but it isn't quite the same. The characters are a little underdeveloped, but the fast-paced plot will engage children. Reluctant readers will be drawn in by the humor and interesting clues that unfold. Fans of the series, and kids who like mysteries, friendship stories, and realistic fiction will enjoy this book.—Kira Moody, Whitmore Public Library, Salt Lake City, UT

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