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The Curse of the Ancient Mask and Other Case Files
Saxby Smart, Private Detective
By Cheshire, Simon
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2009
Gr 3-5 Ten-year-old Saxby Smart shares his father's love of detective stories, but unlike his father, who is a local bus driver, his love goes beyond reading. With his Crime Headquarters and Thinking Chair in the shed in his backyard, Saxby is ready and willing to take on any mystery that comes his way. When Jasmine Winchester asks for help in provin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
Encyclopedia Brown-ish boy detective Saxby Smart attempts to unravel three cases involving classmates who are the victims of variou...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on July 1, 2009
If you leave this book in plain sight, you’ll soon have a mystery to solve: Which one of your readers got his or her hands on Saxby Smart, Private Detective? Saxby speaks directly to young readers as he challenges them to puzzle things out for themselves. Author Simon Cheshire gives readers all the clues they need to solve “The Curse of the Ancient Mask,” “The Mark of the Purple Homework,” and “The Cl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
