The Magpie Riddle: a Goldfish Boy Mystery

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Melody Bird discovers an old abandoned house in the corner of thegraveyard, and a mysterious boy hiding out there… Hal says he’sa spy-in-training, conducting undercover surveillance of a knownlocal criminal. Matthew and Jake don’t believe Hal and decide tospy on him, uncovering secrets and unravelling a mystery as theygo.

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Return to the wonderful characters of beloved, bestselling, award-winning The Goldfish Boy, one of the most talked-about debut children's books of recent years. The Magpie Riddle was previously published as The Graveyard Riddle.

Melody Bird has discovered an old abandoned house in the corner of the graveyard, and a mysterious boy hiding out there...

Hal tells her that he's a spy-in-training, using the house as a base for his undercover surveillance of a known local criminal.

Her friends Matthew and Jake don't believe that a teenager would be entrusted with this mission and turn the tables to spy on him, uncovering secrets and unravelling a mystery as they go.

  • A clever, very moving mystery for young readers to help solve
  • "One of our most inventive writers for children" The Times
  • The Goldfish Boy is a modern classic.
  • Additional information

    Weight250 g
    Dimensions19.8 × 12.9 cm
    Book_author

    Thompson, Lisa

    Publisher

    Scholastic

    Imprint

    Scholastic

    Cover

    Paperback

    Pages

    343

    Language

    English

    Edition

    Reprint

    Dewey

    823.92 (edition:23)

    Readership

    Children – juvenile / Code: J

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