Ghost diamond!

Format:

Book

Title:

Ghost diamond!

Author:

Broad, Michael.

ISBN:

9780761380566

9780761380603

Edition:

American ed.

Publication Information:

Minneapolis : Darby Creek, 2011.

Physical Description:

143 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Series title(s):

Agent Amelia ;

Number in series:

#1.

Contents:

The case of the ghost diamond -- The case of the cat-nappers -- The case of the whispering weeds.

Summary:

Elementary school secret agent Amelia continues her efforts to save the world from evil geniuses and criminal masterminds, this time foiling a jewel thief, identifying some unusual cat burglars, and evading a weed army.

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.8 1.0 145203.

Reading Counts RC 3-5 4.5 4.0 54882.

Accelerated Reader Grades 5-8 4.6 1 Quiz 145203 English fiction.

Subject(s):

Spy stories.

Cats -- Juvenile fiction.

Theft -- Juvenile fiction.

Burglary -- Juvenile fiction.

Precious stones -- Juvenile fiction.

Weeds -- Juvenile fiction.

Scientists -- Juvenile fiction.

Spies -- Fiction.

Precious stones -- Fiction.

Scientists -- Fiction.

Genre:

Holds:

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Library	Call Number	Status
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Summary

Amelia foils a daring jewel theft during a class trip to the museum, thanks to her convincing granny disguise and her mirror-on-a-stick gadget.

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 2-4-Amelia may look like a mild-mannered grade schooler with hipster sunglasses and a heavy backpack, but in reality she is a secret agent with enough gadgets to rival McGuyver and an imagination that puts Harriet the Spy to shame. Her plan is to save the world from evil geniuses and criminal masterminds, and she always succeeds. In each easy chapter book, she solves three cases that center on some bizarre doings. If there's a guy at the garden store raising mutant weeds, then a little herbicide will remedy the situation. If a couple is getting ready to rob a bank using an army of cats, then the yarn from an unraveled sweater will solve that problem. The child even manages to get the better of her nemesis, popular girl Trudy Hart. And the only one who gets even close to thwarting Amelia is her mom, who is just a little too curious about what her daughter lugs around in such a large backpack and why she appears rather friendless. These imaginative books will appeal to readers with a quirky sense of humor and might also find fans with readers of Dave Keane's "Joe Sherlock, Kid Detective" (HarperCollins).-Kathleen Meulen Ellison, Sakai Intermediate School, Bainbridge Island, WA (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Kirkus Review

Zombie Cows! (simultaneous publication, 2011). Watch out Cam Jansen, there's a new sleuth in town. (Mystery. 7-10)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.