Ghost and Max Monroe, Case #1,The Magic Box (The Ghost and Max Monroe)

✍ Scribed by Falcone, L M

• Book ID: 108992143
• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 322 KB
• Series: Ghost and Max Monroe 1
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9781771382519

✦ Synopsis

In this first title in the detective fiction series by L. M. Falcone, ten-year-old Max Monroe is intrigued to discover that the carriage house behind his grandpa�s home was once the office of the Monroe Detective Agency. Then he learns the agency had belonged to his grandpa�s dead brother, Larry. But Max didn�t know he had a great-uncle. �Well, he�s dead,� says Grandpa Harry, �but his ghost still haunts the detective agency.� It seems Uncle Larry died of a broken heart because he �never solved one measly case.� However, a surprise phone call from a magician named Marty the Magnificent with an offer of a detective job seems like the second chance Larry has been begging for. Except, Larry is a ghost � he can�t work a case in the real world. But Max can! With Larry�s help, of course. The offbeat idea of a boy detective with a ghost as a sidekick provides this story with lots of opportunities for inside jokes and misunderstandings. This is a terrific chapter book series for newly independent readers who are ready for something more challenging than a first reader, with simple sentences, humorous dialogue and very short chapters, designed to make the reading experience less daunting. The limited black-and-white illustrations (around one per chapter) by Kim Smith provide details that enrich the story. The series provides a great introduction to the mystery genre, perfect for honing critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.