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    The Case of the Stolen Sixpence: The Mysteries of Maisie Hitchins, Book 1

    Written by Holly Webb

    Narrated by Anna Bentinck

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    Twelve-year-old Maisie is a noticing sort of person. That's why she is convinced she would make an excellent detective if she ever got the chance! But instead of detecting, she spends her days polishing the banisters at her grandmother's boarding house or fetching fish for the lodgers' dinner.

    In The Case of the Stolen Sixpence, Maisie's big chance to prove herself finally arrives when crime strikes her Victorian London neighborhood. While the grown-ups turn a blind eye to the whodunit and justice goes un-served, Maisie and her canine sidekick, Eddie, search the streets for clues to crack the case.

    ©2014 Holly Webb (P)2014 Dreamscape Media, LLC

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateOct 28, 2014
    ISBN9781633792500
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    Holly Webb

    Holly Webb started writing fiction almost by accident, when she was working as an editor. She wrote her first book on trains, and had to leave it on someone's desk with a note as she was too scared to say she'd written it. Since then, she's written many, many more and usually works on the sofa, which is much more comfortable than a train. She lives near Reading with her family and a cat.

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    • 4/5
      This was an enjoyable mystery set in Victorian London. The larger type and line drawings make the book welcoming and less intimidating than others with the same setting. The story is fairly simple yet engaging for older elementary readers, and the rich vocabulary is skillfully woven in so that readers can easily decipher the meaning of such words as scruffy, yelped, sneered, and reckoned. This would be a fine choice as a classroom read-aloud, and students would very likely seek out the next book in the series for independent reading.
    • 4/5
      Twelve-year old Maisie Hitchins lives at 31 Albion Street, London, in a boarding house run by her grandmother. Though Holly Webb doesn't specify that they live during the Victorian era, people rely on horses and carriages to get around and snack on aniseed balls, lavender lace, and sugared violets. Maisie's smart, curious, and dreams of being a detective, like her hero Detective Gilbert Carrington (who is much like Shelock Holmes).When Maisie comes across a nearly drowned puppy in a sack, she undertakes to find the perpetrator of the deed. Her beloved puppy makes off with George, the butcher's delivery boy's sausages, and Maisie feels responsible when George loses his job. Though George was fired when he was found with a "marked" sixpence and not because of the sausages, Maisie resolves not to rest until the true culprit is found.Maisie is helped by two lodgers with unusual expertise. Disguises, acting, careful detective work and her new puppy help Maisie solve the puzzles. This first detective adventure with Maisie Hitchins is funny and sure to appeal to young mystery lovers.
    • 5/5
      This is a cute, fun, quick book. I loved Maisie. She is full of spunk and has a good adventurous spirit. Also, I cannot forget about Eddie. He was the best companion/sidekick that a detective could have. He did help solve his own mystery involving who attempted to drown him. Then there was the bigger mystery about who stole the money at the butcher's shop. I liked all the different ways that Maisie got into character to solve the mystery. The illustrations were great as well. They just added to the story and helped to bring it to life better. Young readers will have an enjoyable time reading this book. Maisie is kind of like the new Nancy Drew for the new generation of readers. I look forward to the next mystery.
    • 5/5
      She sovld her first two case (: r t f f