The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit
Randi Rhodes, Ninja Detective 01
1st Edition
Published on 15. October 2013
224 pages
978-1-4424-7683-7 (ISBN)
Description
Meet Randi Rhodes, the world's first ninja detective! Mystery abounds in this ?assured, entertaining whodunit? (Publishers Weekly), a 2014 IndieNext pick and the first in a new middle grade series from Academy Award?winning actress Octavia Spencer.
Deer Creek is a small town whose only hope for survival is the success of their Founder's Day Festival. But the festival's main attraction, a time capsule that many people believe hold the town's treasure, has gone missing.
Twelve-year-old Randi Rhodes and her best friend, D.C., are Bruce Lee?inspired ninjas and local detectives determined to solve the case. Even if it means investigating a haunted cabin and facing mean old Angus McCarthy, prime suspect.
They have three days to find the treasure...the future of their whole town is at stake! Will these kids be able to save the day?
Deer Creek is a small town whose only hope for survival is the success of their Founder's Day Festival. But the festival's main attraction, a time capsule that many people believe hold the town's treasure, has gone missing.
Twelve-year-old Randi Rhodes and her best friend, D.C., are Bruce Lee?inspired ninjas and local detectives determined to solve the case. Even if it means investigating a haunted cabin and facing mean old Angus McCarthy, prime suspect.
They have three days to find the treasure...the future of their whole town is at stake! Will these kids be able to save the day?
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A veteran character actress and one of Hollywood's most sought-after talents, Octavia Spencer has become a familiar fixture on both television and silver screen. Her critically acclaimed performance as Minny in the DreamWorks feature film The Help won her a 2012 Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a SAG Award, and a Broadcast Film Critics' Choice Award, among countless other honors. Octavia is a native of Montgomery, Alabama, and holds a BS in Liberal Arts from Auburn University. She lives in Los Angeles. Randi Rhodes, Ninja Detective: The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit was her first novel.
Vivienne To has illustrated several books, including The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins and the Randi Rhodes, Ninja Detective series by Octavia Spencer. As a child, she had two pet mice escape. She currently lives in Sydney, Australia, with her partner and her ginger cat. Visit her at VivienneTo.com.
Vivienne To has illustrated several books, including The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins and the Randi Rhodes, Ninja Detective series by Octavia Spencer. As a child, she had two pet mice escape. She currently lives in Sydney, Australia, with her partner and her ginger cat. Visit her at VivienneTo.com.
Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter One: The Final Case
- Chapter Two: Good-Bye, Life
- Chapter Three: Spooky
- Chapter Four: Gone
- Chapter Five: POI: Persons of Interest
- Chapter Six: The Ninja's Hideout
- Chapter Seven: Family Feud
- Chapter Eight: Rock Hollow
- Chapter Nine: The Ambush
- Chapter Ten: The Fifty-Pound Cat
- Chapter Eleven: Nowhere to Go
- Chapter Twelve: Last Resort
- Chapter Thirteen: Stuck
- Chapter Fourteen: Liar, Liar
- Chapter Fifteen: The Shadow
- Chapter Sixteen: A Deadly Attack
- Chapter Seventeen: Spelunking
- Chapter Eighteen: The Fugitive
- Chapter Nineteen: Queen of the Catfish
- Chapter Twenty: The Town Treasure
- Epilogue
- Ninja Tasks
- About Octavia Spencer
- Appendix A: Conduct a Stakeout
- Appendix B: Get Rid of Skunk Stink
- Appendix C: Mrs. Cruz's Chocolate-Drizzled Caramel Apples
- Appendix D: Make a Footprint Cast
- Appendix E: Nasty Stain and Print Detection
- Appendix F: Collect a Dusty Footprint
- Appendix G: Eavesdropping
- Appendix H: Prufrock's Five-Minute Ice Cream
- Copyright
