Girl Detective: Friday Barnes, Book 1
Book Title: Girl Detective: Friday Barnes, Book 1
Book Description: Imagine if Sherlock Holmes was an 11-year-old girl! When girl Detective Friday Barnes solves a bank robbery, she uses the reward money to send herself to the most exclusive boarding school in the country, Highcrest Academy. On arrival, Friday is shocked to discover the respectable school is actually a hotbed of crime. She's soon investigating everything from disappearing homework to the Yeti running around the school swamp. That’s when she’s not dealing with her own problem - Ian Wainscott, the handsomest boy in school, who inexplicably hates Friday and loves nasty pranks. Can Friday solve Highcrest Academy’s many strange mysteries, including the biggest mystery of all - what’s the point of high school?
Book Author: R.A. Spratt
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ISBN: 978-1250141972
Number Of Pages: 288
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Story / Interest
(5)
An engaging detective book for kids 7-10!
My parents grew up reading Encyclopedia Brown (which I adore) and Nancy Drew books (never read) and Friday Barnes seemed like a gateway book into those series. Girl Detective: A Friday Barnes Mystery is the first book in the series and the story follows a mischievous and quirky Friday Barnes. Friday is an eleven-year-old girl detective attending an elite private school and is a breath of fresh air in terms of a main character (strong female lead but the book is really great for all genders in my opinion). There is some fun vocabulary in it and this book is filled with comical predicaments, new friendships, and plenty of mystery as Friday and her unlikely ally, Ian, take on any problem that crosses their paths. The series is written in a highly entertaining way, making it suitable for young readers between the ages of 7 and 10.
Overall
5