Finally, Something Mysterious

By: Doug Cornett

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Hardcover | 14 April 2020

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Hardcover
256 Pages

Age
8+

Grade
3 - 7

Dimensions(cm)
21.6 x 14.8 x 2.6

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The best mysteries can only be solved with your best friends. The perfect summer read for fans of Stuart Gibbs.

Paul Marconi has always thought that Bellwood was a strange town, but also a bit of a boring one. Not much for an 11 year old to do. Fires are burning nearby, Paul's parents are obsessed with winning a bratwurst contest, his best friend, one of the founding members of their only-sibling detective club, The One and Onlys, is about to have a younger sister, sort of undoing their whole reason for existing. But then Hundreds of rubber duckies have appeared on the lawn of poor Mr. Babbage without any explanation. Finally There is something that Paul and his friends can actually investigate.

In the face of all these strange occurences, Paul is convinced that solving who put the duckies on that lawn will finally bring some sense to what has become an upside down world. Soon the three friends have a long list of suspects, all with their own motives, but no clear culprit. When everything comes to a head at the town's annual Bellwood Bratwurst Bonanza, Paul discovers some that some things don't have an easy explanation and not everything can be solved.

A perfect summer story about friends, amateur sleuthing and a whole lot of rubber duckies.

About the Author

Doug Cornett received his MFA from Portland State University and in 2016 was awarded first prize for the William Van Dyke Short Story Contest from Ruminate Magazine. Finally, Something Mysterious is his first novel. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his family.

Industry Reviews

"[A] feel-good middle-grade debut.... The quirkiness of the premise and the light, punny humor give the narrative its momentum." --Booklist

"A diverting mystery with clever misdirection that will keep readers guessing until the end." -The Bulletin

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