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Gr 5–8—When 12-year-old Elodie leaves her family farm for the capital city of Two Castles, she intends to apprentice herself to a mansioner, as actors are called. However, as she has no money for an apprenticeship, she goes to work for a clever if cantankerous dragon named Meenore, who instructs her in solving mysteries using induction, deduction, and common sense. Elodie's first big case is to try to figure out who is stealing from and...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Hoping to apprentice as an actor, Elodie travels from her rural home to the city of Two Castles. Her parents advise her to "stay clear of the crafty dragons and shape-shifting ogres" and "beware the whited sepulcher," but when she's robbed and then rejected as an actor, she apprentices herself to crafty dragon Meenore as a detective. Shape-shifting Count Jonty Um, a kindly ogre, is their first client. Elodie's sleuthing ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Budding detective Elodie apprentices herself to crafty dragon Meenore; a kindly shape-shifting ogre is their first c...Log In or Sign Up to Read More