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Joey Fly, private eye in Creepy crawly crime
By Reynolds, Aaron & Numberman, Neil
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2009
Gr 4-6 Hardboiled insect detective Joey Fly and his assistant, a young scorpion named Sammy Stingtail, search for a missing diamond pencil box belonging to Delilah, a femme fatale swallowtail butterfly. Simple, whimsical drawings and ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
In this graphic novel comic-drama, Joey Fly and his young assistant Sammy the scorpion solve the mystery of a missing pencil box a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on April 1, 2009
“Life in the bug city. It ain’t easy. Crime sticks to this city like a one-winged fly on a fifty-cent swatter.” Dressed in a trench coat and fedora, world-weary detective Joey Fly is determined to make the mean streets safe for “normal everyday bugs” in an insect-sized city nestled among grass and weeds. The comic-book-style pages buzz with verbal and visual humor. Joey takes payment for the case in cake crumbs, “fifty big ones,” and an extra pair...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
