The Gold Medal Mess (MVP #1)

by David A Kelly (Author) Scott Brundage (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: MVP
"Five friends are ready for their school's Olympics field day. But not everyone wants to play fair: someone is trying to ruin the events. Can the kids in the Most Valuable Player club solve the mystery, save the Olympics, and take home the gold?"--
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Kirkus

This series opener is a promising venture into early Matt Christopher territory.

Publishers Weekly

Kelly branches out from his Ballpark Mysteries books with this opening title in the MVP series, in which a multiethnic group of elementary school students try to figure out who is threatening their school's Olympics-style sports competition. After best friends Max and Alice discover a note reading "Your Olympics are a joke. Cancel them or the joke will be on you!" they enlist the help of their friend Nico, as well as twins Luke and Kat, to find the culprit, using methods both traditional (comparing fingerprints) and contemporary (evidence in a smartphone photo). Lively dialogue, athletic action, and smart thinking among the kids should keep interest levels high, and Brundage's black-and-white cartoons mix playfulness and suspense as they depict various acts of sabotage, such as an oil-soaked relay race course. Simultaneously available: The Soccer Surprise. Ages 6-9. Author's agent: Caryn Wiseman, Andrea Brown Literary Agency. (May)

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School Library Journal

Gr 2-5—The first entry in this new series brings together a group of five energetic elementary students who are excited about the upcoming Olympic-style games. While Max, Nico, Luke, Alice, and Kat practice for their events, they stumble onto a mystery: someone is threatening the games. Although the principal tells them not to worry, they discover that there have been multiple threats insisting that the games be cancelled. Uncovering one clue at a time, they work together to solve the mystery. Short chapters filled with action keep readers interested and engaged. Illustrations throughout bring characters and events to life. An "MVP Stats" section at the end provides basic information about the Olympics.

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Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780553513196
Lexile Measure
610
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Publication date
May 03, 2016
Series
MVP
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV035000 - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
JUV028000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
JUV045000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books
JUV032000 - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | General
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Schools
Mystery and detective stories
Friendship in children
JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stor
Sports stories
Sports
JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education
Clubs
JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Gene
Olympics

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