The Newcomer

by Anna Christian

The residents of 21 Bradhurst are up in arms. Someone has been overturning the trashcans, smashing out the lightbulbs, and plunging the six-story building into darkness. Bobby and Sonny are accused of these dastardly deeds. To prove their innocence the boys set out to catch the culprit(s) and clear their names. The Newcomer continues the Bobby and Sonny Mystery Series in which these two amateur sleuths set out to solve mysteries in their Harlem community.

56 pages, Paperback

First published December 2, 2012

About the author

Author of Meet it, Greet it, and Defeat it! the biography of Frances E. Williams,Actress/Activist and Mrs. Griffin is Missing and Other Stories, a Bobby and Sonny Mystery for preteens, The Big Table. a children's picture book that tells the story of a family ritual, Daniel's Wife, the story of a woman's journey from dependence to independence and The Newcomer, A Bobby and Sonny Mystery, continues the adventures of these two eleven-year-old amateur sleuths.

She has two entries published in the 2008 African American National Biography Projects, published by Oxford University Press on Frances E. Williams and Rupert Cross. Also she has contributed blogs for Oxford University Press and a book review published in “Sisterhood Agenda” magazine.

She is an educator and freelance writer.

Reviews

[Christel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pre-teen main characters as leads in a simple mystery so it's a perfect book for that age group. Harkens back to Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew genre. Set in Harlem in possibly the 60's with heavy emphasis on family and church activities but not preachy at all. That's just the lifestyle of the characters. Dialogue is richly realistic. I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads. Thanks for allowing me the opportunity to review this.

[Megan Burnette Burnette · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read! Bobby and Sunny are out to catch the punks giving them a bad name!