Summary
Book 2 in the Marty Frye young chapter book mystery series by bestselling author-illustrator team Janet Tashjian and Laurie Keller
In this new collection of mysteries from bestselling author-illustrator team Janet Tashjian and Laurie Keller, everyone's favorite poet detective is back in action. When the school nurse's equipment is stolen, Marty tracks it down. When special candy disappears from the store, Marty finds the culprit. And most importantly, when a friend's poodle goes missing, Marty comes to the rescue. But can he still manage to make up rhymes while he solves new crimes?
The poet detective continues to make up rhymes and solve new crimes, in this second book in the illustrated Marty Frye, Private Eye series for young readers.
A Christy Ottaviano book
Titles in the Marty Frye, Private Eye series:
Marty Frye, Private Eye: The Case of the Missing Action Figure
Marty Frye, Private Eye: The Case of the Stolen Poodle
More from Janet Tashjian:
The Einstein the Class Hamster series:
Einstein the Class Hamster
Einstein the Class Hamster and the Very Real Game Show
Einstein the Class Hamster Saves the Library
The Sticker Girl series:
Sticker Girl
Sticker Girl Rules the School
The My Life series:
My Life as a Book
My Life as a Stuntboy
My Life as a Cartoonist
My Life as a Joke
My Life as a Gamer
My Life as a Ninja
My Life as a Youtuber
More from Laurie Keller:
The Adventures of Arnie the Doughnut:
Arnie, the Doughnut
Invasion of the Ufonuts
The Spinny Icky Showdown
The Scrambled States of America:
The Scrambled States of America
The Scrambled States of America Talent Show
Do Unto Otters
Open Wide
Grandpa Gazillion's Number Yard
Birdy's Smile Book
Toys!
Fooled You!
Janet Tashjian is a middle-grade and young adult novelist who's been writing books for children for over two decades. Her first novel, Tru Confessions , was made into a critically acclaimed Disney TV movie starring Clara Bryant and Shia LaBeouf. The Gospel According to Larry series is a cult favorite and Fault Line is taught in many middle and high schools. Her bestselling My Life As a Book series is illustrated by her son, Jake. They also collaborated on the Einstein the Class Hamster series.
Laurie Keller is the acclaimed author-illustrator of Do Unto Otters , Arnie, the Doughnut , The Scrambled States of America , and Open Wide: Tooth School Inside , among numerous others. She grew up in Muskegon, Michigan, and always loved to draw, paint and write stories. She earned a B.F.A. at Kendall College of Art and Design, then worked at Hallmark as a greeting card illustrator for seven-and-a-half years, until one night she got an idea for a children's book. She quit her job, moved to New York City, and soon had published her first book. She loved living in New York, but she has now returned to her home state, where she lives in a little cottage in the woods on the shore of Lake Michigan.
