The Uncanny Express (The Unintentional Adventures of the Bland Sisters #2)

by Kara Lareau (Author) Jen Hill (Illustrator)

The Uncanny Express (The Unintentional Adventures of the Bland Sisters #2)

Jaundice and Kale are back from their adventure on the high seas, and they are settling back into a quiet life in Dullsville, just the way they like it. The tea is tepid, the oatmeal is tasteless, and the socks are ripe for darning . . . until Aunt Shallot shows up and reveals herself to be anything but the dull relation they were expecting. 

Instead, she tells her nieces she is Magique, Queen of Magic, and she's on her way to a big show and in need of two willing assistants. As Magique and the Bland sisters board the Uncanny Express, they meet a cast of mystifying characters. And when Magique goes missing, it's up to Jaundice and Kale to solve the mystery--with the help of famous detective Hugo Fromage.

An inventive story in the tradition of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, The Unintentional Adventures of the Bland Sisters: The Uncanny Express has all the whimsy and humor that readers who are looking for an anything-but-bland adventure will love.

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Move over, Holmes and Watson. There’s a new detecting pair in town, and the name’s Bland.

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Fans of Dame Agatha's whodunits will enjoy catching the sly riffs.

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Kara Lareau
Kara LaReau is the author of a number of picture books, including Ugly Fish, Mr. Prickles, and Otto: The Boy Who Loved Cars, all illustrated by Scott Magoon. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island, with her family.

Matt Myers is the illustrator of E-I-E-I-O: How Old MacDonald Got His Farm with a Little Help from a Hen by Judy Sierra, and Bartholomew Biddle and the Very Big Wind by Gary Ross, as well as many other books for young readers. Matt Myers lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781419732041
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Amulet Books
Publication date
December 11, 2018
Series
Unintentional Adventures of the Bland Sisters
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV013030 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
JUV028000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
JUV013070 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
JUV041050 - Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Railroads & Trains
Library of Congress categories
Humorous stories
Mystery and detective stories
Sisters
Missing persons
JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stor
Railroad trains
JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings
JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic

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