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Age Range
10 - 13
Genre
fiction
Page Count
224
Publisher
Scholastic
Grade Level
6th - 8th
ISBN
9780545169875
Lexile
1030
Themes
mystery
short stories

Detective Stories

Written by Philip Pullman and Illustrated by Nick Hardcastle

Young mystery fans will be enthralled by this compelling volume of detective fiction that includes both classic and contemporary writers such as Italo Calvino, Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen, Damon Runyon, and Andrew Vachss.

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Age Range
10 - 13
Genre
fiction
Page Count
224
Publisher
Scholastic
Grade Level
6th - 8th
ISBN
9780545169875
Lexile
1030
Themes
mystery
short stories
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