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Tooth Sleuth, Mystery of the Missing Tooth
"It's gone!" cried Ellery. "Gone, gone, gone!"
Though my bed was warm, and I had a bag of popcorn hidden under my covers and a Dr. Pepper in my drawer, I knew a crime scene when I heard one. When Ellery yelled "gone", I naturally thought thief.
I got out of bed, grabbed my deerstalker hat and squished it over my curls. Then I unstuck my lollipop from my nightstand, and popped the sucker in my mouth. I had to suck a lollipop instead of a pipe like the real Sherlock Holmes did. Mom wouldn't let me get near one of those stinky, old things. Besides, even though Mom bought the real fruit no sugar added suckers, my cherry pop tasted good.
I found Ellery in his room, crawling around on the floor like a shaggy-haired crab wearing Ninja Turtle PJs. He liked to wear his pajamas all day when he could get away with it. I watched as he crawled to every corner. He crawled under his bed. He crawled inside his closet. Then he laid on the floor, kicked his feet and yelled, "Gone!"
"What's gone?" I asked.
He looked up at me. His eyes were red like he wanted to cry. "My tooth!"
"Are you sure?"
Ellery grimaced. There was a gap in his mouth right up front. His front tooth was most definitely missing.
Move over Nancy Drew! There’s a detective in town!
Meet Shirley Lock, the best and soon-to-be most famous third grade detective EVER! Join Shirley and her little brother Ellery in her first case: Tooth Sleuth, Mystery of the Missing Tooth. Join the fun and figure out the mystery along with Shirley and Ellery as they follow the clues in hopes of finding the missing tooth before the tooth fairy comes and it’s too late.
Will they find the tooth? Or will they find a scary thief, a hairy suspect, and a dog gone dead end instead? There’s only one way to find out.
LOOK AT WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:
“Laugh out loud funny! Shirley is a hoot! She’ll steal your heart AND your funny bone!…Entertaining mystery book for kids from beginning to end!”
“Best new children’s chapter book for kids 6 - 8! Loved each and every character! A classic in the making.”
“Adorable story!!! The parents who will be reading this sweet children’s detective story to their kids will be laughing just as hard (maybe harder) than the children!”
“Shirley Lock is such a kick in the pants! One of the best children’s mystery books around. A sure to be kid’s classic.”
***
SHIRLEY LOCK is a soon-to-be well-loved mystery series for children ages 5 - 8 and grades first through third.
So what are you waiting for? Join in the laughs as Shirley Lock, the best and soon-to-be most famous third grade detective EVER, solves her first crime. (Don’t forget to USE THE LOOK INSIDE FEATURE to read more!)
CATEGORIES:
Mystery books for kids 6-8, Funny children’s books by age 5-8, Children’s detective stories, Funny books for Girls - Incidentally, it’s not just girls who love this book. Boys love it too. In fact kids (and adults) of all ages do!
Though my bed was warm, and I had a bag of popcorn hidden under my covers and a Dr. Pepper in my drawer, I knew a crime scene when I heard one. When Ellery yelled "gone", I naturally thought thief.
I got out of bed, grabbed my deerstalker hat and squished it over my curls. Then I unstuck my lollipop from my nightstand, and popped the sucker in my mouth. I had to suck a lollipop instead of a pipe like the real Sherlock Holmes did. Mom wouldn't let me get near one of those stinky, old things. Besides, even though Mom bought the real fruit no sugar added suckers, my cherry pop tasted good.
I found Ellery in his room, crawling around on the floor like a shaggy-haired crab wearing Ninja Turtle PJs. He liked to wear his pajamas all day when he could get away with it. I watched as he crawled to every corner. He crawled under his bed. He crawled inside his closet. Then he laid on the floor, kicked his feet and yelled, "Gone!"
"What's gone?" I asked.
He looked up at me. His eyes were red like he wanted to cry. "My tooth!"
"Are you sure?"
Ellery grimaced. There was a gap in his mouth right up front. His front tooth was most definitely missing.
Move over Nancy Drew! There’s a detective in town!
Meet Shirley Lock, the best and soon-to-be most famous third grade detective EVER! Join Shirley and her little brother Ellery in her first case: Tooth Sleuth, Mystery of the Missing Tooth. Join the fun and figure out the mystery along with Shirley and Ellery as they follow the clues in hopes of finding the missing tooth before the tooth fairy comes and it’s too late.
Will they find the tooth? Or will they find a scary thief, a hairy suspect, and a dog gone dead end instead? There’s only one way to find out.
LOOK AT WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:
“Laugh out loud funny! Shirley is a hoot! She’ll steal your heart AND your funny bone!…Entertaining mystery book for kids from beginning to end!”
“Best new children’s chapter book for kids 6 - 8! Loved each and every character! A classic in the making.”
“Adorable story!!! The parents who will be reading this sweet children’s detective story to their kids will be laughing just as hard (maybe harder) than the children!”
“Shirley Lock is such a kick in the pants! One of the best children’s mystery books around. A sure to be kid’s classic.”
***
SHIRLEY LOCK is a soon-to-be well-loved mystery series for children ages 5 - 8 and grades first through third.
So what are you waiting for? Join in the laughs as Shirley Lock, the best and soon-to-be most famous third grade detective EVER, solves her first crime. (Don’t forget to USE THE LOOK INSIDE FEATURE to read more!)
CATEGORIES:
Mystery books for kids 6-8, Funny children’s books by age 5-8, Children’s detective stories, Funny books for Girls - Incidentally, it’s not just girls who love this book. Boys love it too. In fact kids (and adults) of all ages do!
66 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 23, 2014
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Mande Matthews
19 books90 followersMande Matthews is the author of the ShadowLight Saga. Her debut novel is "Bonded" - book one of the ya epic fantasy trilogy. A free prequel to the ShadowLight Saga, entitled "The LightKeepers" is now available for free at most online retailers.
While attending a performing arts college for writing and arranging, Mande discovered Joseph Cambell's Masks of God series. Her desire to understand humanity through myth and legend mingled with her love of fantasy fiction, birthing her life-long quest to create original new worlds for readers.
A hermit at heart, Mande recedes into the realms of imagination where she occasionally surfaces to face the real world aided by her minions: a husband who plays the dog drum (the belly of their border collie), and a menagerie of furred, feathered and mostly magical friends.
While attending a performing arts college for writing and arranging, Mande discovered Joseph Cambell's Masks of God series. Her desire to understand humanity through myth and legend mingled with her love of fantasy fiction, birthing her life-long quest to create original new worlds for readers.
A hermit at heart, Mande recedes into the realms of imagination where she occasionally surfaces to face the real world aided by her minions: a husband who plays the dog drum (the belly of their border collie), and a menagerie of furred, feathered and mostly magical friends.
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