Marty Frye, Private Eye: The Case of the Missing Action Figure (Marty Frye, Private Eye, 1)

Product Description
Broken into three short stories of poetry and petty crime, this charming chapter book will have young readers in search of a rhyme in no time. Book 1 in the Marty Frye series!Marty Frye is not your ordinary sleuth. Marty Frye is a poet detective―he makes up rhymes as he solves small crimes. When his friend Emma’s diary is missing, Marty is on the case. When Katie’s flour is nowhere to be found, Marty tracks it down. And when the brand-new Action Chuck figures mysteriously vanish from the toy store, Marty unravels the mystery. Will there ever be a case too hard for Marty to solve? Or a word too impossible to rhyme?A poet detective saves the day in this first book in the illustrated Marty Frye, Private Eye series.A Christy Ottaviano bookTitles in the Marty Frye, Private Eye series:Marty Frye, Private Eye: The Case of the Missing Action FigureMarty Frye, Private Eye: The Case of the Stolen PoodleMore from Janet Tashjian:The Einstein the Class Hamster series: Einstein the Class HamsterEinstein the Class Hamster and the Very Real Game ShowEinstein the Class Hamster Saves the LibraryThe Sticker Girl series:Sticker GirlSticker Girl Rules the SchoolThe My Life series:My Life as a BookMy Life as a StuntboyMy Life as a CartoonistMy Life as a JokeMy Life as a GamerMy Life as a Ninja My Life as a YoutuberMore from Laurie Keller:The Adventures of Arnie the Doughnut:Arnie, the DoughnutInvasion of the UfonutsThe Spinny Icky ShowdownThe Scrambled States of America:The Scrambled States of AmericaThe Scrambled States of America Talent ShowDo Unto OttersOpen WideGrandpa Gazillion’s Number YardBirdy’s Smile BookToys!Fooled You!
Review
Praise for Marty Frye, Private Eye: “The cadence of Marty’s rhyming dialogue is somewhat infectious, and has the added benefit of helping young readers tackle unfamiliar (but rhyming) words. . . . A fun and bouncy young kids’ book, that’s sure to appeal with its big kids’ look.” ―Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
Janet Tashjian is a middle-grade and young adult novelist who’s been writing books for children for over two decades. Her first novel Tru Confessions was made into a critically acclaimed Disney TV movie starring Clara Bryant and Shia LaBeouf. The Gospel According to Larry series is a cult favorite and Fault Line is taught in many middle and high schools. Her bestselling My Life As a Book series is illustrated by her son, Jake. They also collaborated on the Einstein the Class Hamster series. Janet collaborated with fellow Macmillan author Laurie Keller on the chapter book series Marty Frye, Private Eye. Janet currently lives in Los Angeles and made her new home city the setting of the Sticker Girl series, which details the adventures of Martina who overcomes being shy with the help of her magical stickers that come to life.

Laurie Keller is the bestselling author-illustrator of many books for kids, including Do Unto Otters; Potato Pants!; The Scrambled States of America; the Geisel Award-winning We Are Growing!; and Arnie the Doughnut, as well as three books in the Adventures of Arnie the Doughnut chapter book series. Growing up in Michigan, Laurie always loved to draw, paint and write stories. She earned a B.F.A. at Kendall College of Art and Design, then worked at Hallmark Cards in Kansas City as a greeting card illustrator for seven years. One night, the idea for a children’s book popped into her head and after showing the story to several publishers in New York City, she quit her job and moved there. The following year, that story idea was a published book―The Scrambled States of America. Laurie loved living in NYC, but she returned to her home state, where she lives in the woods along the shores of Lake Michigan.