Vanishing Acts (Maggie Brooklyn Mystery Series #2)

by Leslie Margolis

Overview

When a movie starring tween heartthrob Seth Ryan starts filming in Park Slope, everyone gets movie mania-including Maggie Brooklyn Sinclair. Though her plans to become a movie extra don't quite work out, Maggie manages to capture Seth's attention and he seeks her out at the Pizza Den to talk. But just when Maggie's life is feeling like a romantic comedy, Seth disappears! Everyone thinks he's been kidnapped, but Maggie knows better. . . .

This young Nancy Drew is back, along with her twin brother and dog-walking business, in a second mystery that shines a spotlight on her super-sleuth skills. Leslie Margolis's pitch-perfect tween voice will leave fans begging for more of this loveable heroine.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781599907208
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	01/17/2012
Series:	Maggie Brooklyn Mystery Series , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	416,493
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	9 Years

About the Author

Leslie Margolis is the author of more than fifty books for young readers, including the Annabelle Unleashed books: Boys Are Dogs, Girls Acting Catty, and Everybody Bugs Out. She lives with her family in Park Slope, Brooklyn-which is also the setting of her new series, the Maggie Brooklyn Mysteries.

www.lesliemargolis.com
LESLIE MARGOLIS is the author of the Maggie Brooklyn Mysteries, as well as five books in the Annabelle Unleashed series, including Boys Are Dogs, Girls Acting Catty, Everybody Bugs Out, One Tough Chick, and Monkey Business. She lives with her family in Los Angeles, CA.

www.lesliemargolis.com
@LeslieMargolis

Editorial Reviews

This is my kind of book! . . . Lots of twists and turns—and chilling suspense.” —R.L. Stine, author of Goosebumps, on GIRL'S BEST FRIEND

“Well-crafted. . . . When this dog walker turned detective returns, she'll be welcome.” —The Horn Book on GIRL'S BEST FRIEND

“Maggie is a friendly and thoughtful narrator with a sharply logical mind; readers . . . will appreciate her intellect and bravery, and applaud her success.” —Publishers Weekly on GIRL'S BEST FRIEND

From the Publisher

Seventh-grader Maggie Brooklyn Sinclair returns in this sequel to Girl's Best Friend. Her parents are allowing her to maintain her dog walking business as long as she keeps up her grades. While working one afternoon after school, she learns dogs are being egged in the nearby park. That's not the only excitement in her Park Slope neighborhood, though: tween star Seth Ryan is filming there! Maggie signs up as an extra, along with friend Lucy and twin brother Finn, but she is tossed from the set—which catches the attention of Seth, who tracks her down at the local pizza hangout. Now Maggie finds herself dealing with rumors of their supposed romance, along with trying to catch the egger, cope with her BFF's crush on her brother, and understand her own relationship with friend (or is it boyfriend?) Milo. Then Seth is apparently kidnapped. Maggie is not so sure that is what happened, however, and manages to piece together clues in both mysteries and solve them simultaneously. Clues are sprinkled throughout and astute readers will solve the mysteries along with Maggie. Fans of the first book will be happy to have Maggie back. She is smart, a little sneaky, resourceful, and every inch a tween. Margolis' writing strength is her ability to portray the tween world and its inhabitants. Her characters are good-hearted, but not perfect, kids trying to navigate their world and move toward independence. Mystery fans will enjoy this light whodunit, as will girls looking for books dealing with friendships and first crushes. Reviewer: Peg Glisson

Children's Literature - Peg Glisson

Gr 4–6— Amateur detective and professional dog-walker Maggie Brooklyn Sinclair falls right into her next case as dogs in her neighborhood are mysteriously being egged while walking in the park. Meanwhile, a movie starring tween heartthrob Seth Ryan begins filming in her neighborhood and the seventh grader and her friends plan to be extras in it. While Maggie gets kicked off the set after just one day, she does manage to catch the star's attention. She is overwhelmed as she begins noticing that her friend Lucy is suddenly spending a lot of time with her twin brother, Finn. At the same time, Maggie is dealing with her own romantic interest in her friend Milo. Before she can straighten out who is interested in whom, Seth disappears. The police think he has been kidnapped. Can Maggie crack the case of the dog-egger and find Seth Ryan as well? With likable characters and a fast-moving plot, this sequel to Girl's Best Friend (Bloomsbury, 2010) is sure to be a hit. Perfect for fans who are aging out of Judy Moody or Allie Finkle and mystery fans who enjoy Sammy Keyes.—Sarah Polace, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Parma, OH

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