Brixton Brothers Mysterious Case of Cases - by Mac Barnett (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>It's no mystery why this complete collection of Brixton Brothers books is a must-have for any sleuth!</b> <p/>Seventh-grader Steve Brixton is obsessed with the Bailey Brothers, a pair of sibling sleuths who solve crimes in a mystery book series. Steve read all fifty-eight Bailey Brothers mysteries, sent away cereal box tops to get his Bailey Brothers Detective's License, and studies <i>The Bailey Brothers' Detective Handbook</i>. And by using the tactics of his fictional heroes (with varying degrees of success), Steve inadvertently becomes America's top sleuth. <p/>This complete collection of Brixton Brothers adventures includes: <i>The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity</i>, <i>The Ghostwriter Secret</i>, <i>It Happened on a Train</i>, and <i>Danger Goes Berserk</i>.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>An amusing addition to the Brixton Brothers series.-- "Booklist"<br><br>Barnett has written a fun, adventure-filled book. This is a great choice for slow or reluctant readers.-- "SLJ"<br><br>Barnett's second Brixton Brothers mystery continues the whimsically sardonic adventures of everyone's soon-to-be-favorite clueless-yet-earnest boy detective-wannabe. Shot through with moments of goofiness and dotted with Rex's black-and-white illustrations, this is sure to please existing fans and win new ones.-- "Kirkus"<br><br>Barnett's sly and often silly Hardy Boy parody chugs along with plenty of laughs and enough honest-to-gosh mystery to please any lover of boy detective fiction. Rex's black-and-white pencils (which also parody the Hardy tales) are still a fine match for the goofiness. Mention of the next adventure at mystery's close will make Brixton fans smile.-- "Kirkus Reviews"<br><br>In this hilarious takeoff on 'Hardy Boys'-style mysteries, a young wannabee sleuth gets more than he bargained for when he finds himself pitched into a wild round of stunning revelations - about books, espionage, and librarians. Rex's deadpan illustrations perfectly complement one of the funniest and most promising series openers in years.-- "SLJ"<br><br>Like the three earlier volumes of the Brixton Brothers series, this chapter book takes the adventure and plotting <br> of an old-school (think Hardy Boys) series mystery and overlays it with deadpan, offbeat humor. The <br> occasional full-page drawings help define the characters, settings, and tone of the story. Wildly improbable <br> and reliably entertaining.-- "Booklist"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Mac Barnett is the author of the Brixton Brother series and several picture books, including <i>Guess Again!</i> and <i>Chloe and the Lion</i> (both illustrated by Adam Rex), and the <i>New York Times </i>bestseller<i> Extra Yarn</i>. He's on the board of directors of 826LA, a nonprofit writing center, and founded the Echo Park Time Travel Mart, a convenience store for time travelers. Mac lives in Oakland, California. <p/>Adam Rex is the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author and illustrator of <i>Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich</i>. His other books include <i>The True Meaning of Smekday</i>, which was made into the hit animated movie <i>Home</i>; <i>Moonday</i>; and <i>School's First Day of School</i>, illustrated by Christian Robinson. He also illustrated the Brixton Brothers series, <i>Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem</i>, <i>Chloe and the Lion</i>, and <i>How This Book Was Made</i>, all by Mac Barnett, and <i>Chu's Day</i>, by Neil Gaiman. He lives in Tucson, Arizona. Visit him at AdamRex.com or follow him on Twitter @MrAdamRex. <p/>Matt Myers has illustrated more than a dozen books, including <i>The Most Terrible of All</i>, <i>A Dog Named Doug</i>, the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller <i>Battle Bunny</i>, and <i>The Infamous Ratsos</i>, a Theodor Seuss Geisel honor book. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. You can see more illustrations and fine art at MyersPaints.com.
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