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Middle Grade Fiction

The Case of the Crooked Carnival

Michele Torrey, illustrated by Barbara Johansen Newman [9781402749650]
Series: Doyle and Fossey, Science Detectives
Publisher: Sterling
Published: June 2010
Age range: from 9 to 12
96 pages
ISBN: 1-4027-4965-1
ISBN13: 9781402749650
$6.95 US
$8.95 Canadian
Paperback

5 3/8 X 8 1/4
Carton Quantity: 92
Territory: World



Science super-sleuths Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey are back—this time in a never-before-published addition to the popular series! They’ve got an exciting collection of cases, too:  Are ghosts and ghouls keeping Edgar Glum awake? Have aliens invaded Mossy Swamp?  What’s the crooked game everyone’s losing at the carnival? And why is the town bridge going bananas? Kids will have fun following the clues—and learning about such real scientific principles as amplification, ecosystems, magnetic fields, and more.  Plus, budding Doyles and Fosseys will find actual experiments to try!




Michele Torrey holds a degree in microbiology and immunology. In addition to the Doyle & Fossey mysteries she has written the critically acclaimed Voyage of Midnight (Knopf  Books for Young Readers, 2006), To the Edge of the World (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2003), and many other books for young people.

 

Barbara Johansen Newman wrote and illustrated Sterling’s critically praised Tex & Sugar (2007). School Library Journal noted that her “Rich, vibrant illustrations, like an explosion of color, capture the sights of the city, while meticulous detail depicts the all-animal cast and a wide range of expressions.” Her work has been featured in national magazines, newspapers, calendars, cards, and more than a dozen children’s books. 





Praise for DOYLE AND FOSSEY, SCIENCE DETECTIVES:

The Case of the Gasping Garbage:

 “Move over Encyclopedia Brown, here come Doyle and Fossey, science detectives.”

—Children's Literature

 

“Kids will enjoy reading about these young scientists who sometimes outsmart adults.”

—School Library Journal

 

“Tongue firmly in cheek, Torrey bases the four problems and their solutions on basic, well-articulated scientific principles and techniques, reinforced by several related experiments or activities at the end to keep fans of this hardboiled series opener busy as they pine for the next installment.”—Booklist

 

The Case of the Graveyard Ghost:

Nominated for a 2005 Rhode Island State Children’s Book Award

 

“The main characters are believable and thoroughly engaging… Early chapter-book readers will be enchanted…”—School Library Journal