The first book in a heavily illustrated middle-grade series in which a precocious detective solves mysteries with her super-smart little brother.
Her name's Moxie. Moxie McCoy.
Bold, opinionated, and haplessly self-confident, she's the world's greatest fourth-grade detective! When someone kidnaps the beloved school mascot, Eddie the Owl, Moxie is on the case--but she is forced to fly solo since her best friend (and crime-solving partner) has recently moved away. Moxie must interview her classmates--both as potential new best friends, and as possible suspects. She finds clues and points fingers but can't save the owl on her own. Enter Moxie's little brother, Milton. Quiet and cautious, he listens carefully and helps connects the dots. Can the Real McCoys form an unlikely alliance and solve the crime of the century?
The Real McCoys delivers clever storytelling and heartwarming insight in an irresistible package.
Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 352 pages
ISBN-10: 125009853X
Item Weight: 0.6 lbs
Dimensions: 5.2 x 1.0 x 7.6 inches
The Real McCoys:
"This clever, funny, delightful book is just what the world needs. The surprising and inventive interaction between text and illustration shows that two brains are, indeed, better than one--especially when they belong to Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr." --Andrea Beaty, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Ada Twist, Scientist Everywhere, Wonder: "A sweeping exploration of imagination, appreciation, and possibility." --Publishers Weekly "Swanson's fanciful and whimsical exploration of the meeting of imagination and story is strengthened by the jewel-toned colors and sheer scope of Behr's illustrations." --Kirkus Reviews
Babies Ruin Everything: "Babies Ruin Everything speaks to that older brother or sister, telling them, simply: 'I hear you. This is hard.' This is a wonderfully empathetic and funny book that doesn't talk down to older siblings and their real struggles having their world turned upside down. I love my little sister, but if I was still three, I'd probably be trying to sell her to you." --Kate Beaton, author and illustrator of The Princess and the Pony, and the #1 New York Times bestseller Hark! A Vagrant
Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr are the author-illustrator, husband-wife duo behind Ten Thousand Stories (Chronicle Books, 2013); Babies Ruin Everything (Imprint, 2016); Everywhere, Wonder (Imprint, 2017); and more than sixty illustrated books for children and adults. They run two small publishing companies and a letterpress shop out of their Maryland home/barn/studio, teach and speak on creativity and collaboration, and have four small-but-obstreperous children.
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