{"product_id":"murder-is-bad-manners-9781481422130","title":"Murder Is Bad Manners","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwo friends form a detective agency--and must solve their first murder case--in this \"sharp-witted debut\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) that is the first adventure in a brand-new middle grade mystery series set at a 1930s boarding school.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDaisy Wells and Hazel Wong are best friends at Deepdean School for Girls, and they both have a penchant for solving mysteries. In fact, outspoken Daisy is a self-described Sherlock Holmes, and she appoints wallflower Hazel as her own personal Watson when they form their own (secret!) detective agency. The only problem? They have nothing to investigate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut that changes once Hazel discovers the body of their science teacher, Miss Bell--and the body subsequently disappears. She and Daisy are certain a murder must have taken place, and they can think of more than one person with a motive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDetermined to get to the bottom of the crime--and to prove that it happened--before the killer strikes again, Hazel and Daisy must hunt for evidence, spy on their suspects, and use all the cunning, scheming, and intuition they can muster. But will they succeed? And can their friendship stand the test? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePreviously published as \u003ci\u003eMurder Most Unladylike\u003c\/i\u003e in the UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robin Stevens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481422130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e175461 \/ Murder Is Bad Manners\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobin Stevens was born in California and grew up in Oxford, England, across the road from the house where Alice of \u003ci\u003eAlice in Wonderland \u003c\/i\u003elived. Robin has been making up stories all her life. She spent her teenage years at boarding school, reading a lot of murder mysteries and hoping that she'd get the chance to do some detecting herself (she didn't). She studied crime fiction in college and then worked in children's publishing. Robin now lives in England with her family.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Robin Stevens \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47283888914589,"sku":"9781481422130","price":21.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_a206b294-c035-4884-adc0-085ed0d3504a.jpg?v=1759975357","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/murder-is-bad-manners-9781481422130","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}