The Tiger's Eye (Pup Detectives #2)

by Felix Gumpaw (Author)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Pup Detectives

In this second installment of the funny and stylish new graphic novel series Pup Detectives, the puppy PIs sniff out a statue thief!

Fresh off of their victory in nabbing the lunchtime bandit of Pawston Elementary, Rider Woofson and the rest of the pup detectives are on the lookout for their next case. They don't have to wait long because before you can say "Bow-Wowza!" a crime occurs--the theft of a precious statue known as the Tiger's Eye that was on display for Show and Tell.

The suspects are a-plenty, but the key to catching this crook will come from uncovering who had a motive. The PI Pack is up for the challenge...as long as the investigation doesn't interfere with lunch!

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Gr 3-5--In the first two installments of this new series, detective tropes are dumbed down and dished out to younger fans of graphic novels. Part Sherlock Holmes, part Harriet the Spy, Rider Woofson is Pawston Elementary School's self-appointed detective, although he does have a hall pass from Mrs. Plus, the math teacher, indicating his credibility as a sleuth. While seeking missing pencils, he joins forces with Rora Gooddog, hot on the trail of missing erasers. The search heats up with a path of pencil shavings to steer them in the right direction. The crime is solved, but that's not the end of the mysteries. Acquiring other classmates with sleuth sensibilities, they become the Pup Investigator Pack, stumbling across a heist in the second book, involving a snotty rich cat, Matty Meow, and a troupe of mute monkeys in this universe of all-talking, all-anthropomorphized animals. The monkeys are a front, and the double-cross comes in just in time--it looks like a hall pass (again with the hall pass) may have tripped up the scheme. Add in Rotten Ruffhouse, the bully dog from the first book, and you have tiresome antics, a meager mystery, shameless wordplay that is not always funny, a cast of characters who sound alike, slapstick horseplay, and lots of detective tropes. VERDICT With groan-worthy puns, light action, and loose, predictable plotting, these read more like books-by-committee than a youthful take on detective stories.--Kimberly Olson Fakih, School Library Journal

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Felix Gumpaw
Felix Gumpaw grew up reading kids' books, so it makes sense that he's writing them now. And when he isn't writing books, he's out solving mysteries around the city of Manhattan, where he lives.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781534474970
Lexile Measure
530
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Little Simon
Publication date
February 02, 2021
Series
Pup Detectives
BISAC categories
JUV002070 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dogs
JUV028000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
JUV008120 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Mystery & Detective
Library of Congress categories
Dogs
Detective and mystery fiction
Robbers and outlaws
Puppies
Statues
Cartoons and comics
Comics (Graphic works)
Thieves
School children

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