FICTION

A Cupcake Conundrum

9781438004594. ea. Vol.: Illus. By Kate Pankhurst. 176P. (Mariella Mystery Investigates). Barron's. 2014. PAP. $5.99.
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GR 2–5—Nine-year-old Mariella Mystery investigates possible sabotage at a bake-off and a teacher who may be haunted by the ghost of a former pet in these gentle mysteries aimed at newly independent readers. Cheerful black-and-white cartoon drawings break up the text and evoke the look of a sleuth's case file. Sweet, solid choices for those making their first forays into chapter books.

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