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Shirley & Jamila save their summer / by Gillian Goerz.
Both girls need a new plan for the summer, and they might as well become friends. Then this kid Oliver shows up begging for Shirley s help. His pet gecko has disappeared, and he's sure it was stolen! That's when Jamila discovers Shirley's secret: She's the neighborhood's best kid detective, and she's on the case. When Jamila discovers she's got some detective skills of her own, a crime-solving partnership is born.
Record details
- ISBN: 0525552863 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780525552864 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 221 pages : colour illustrations
- Publisher: New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "1"--Spine. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 14.99 |
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| Genre: | Graphic novels. Mystery comic books, strips, etc. |
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- Baker & Taylor
When ten-year-olds Shirley and Jamila meet, Jamila is simply hoping for a friend in her new neighborhood but Shirley is a detective and together they seek a missing gecko. - Baker & Taylor
Befriending an unusual girl after moving to a new neighborhood, Jamilia discovers that her new friend is the communityâs best kid detective and becomes a crime-solving partner to help a young boy track down his missing pet gecko. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations. - Penguin Putnam
This middle-grade graphic novel for fans of Roller Girl and Smile introduces Jamila and Shirley, two unlikely friends who save each other's summers while solving their neighborhood's biggest mysteries.
Jamila Waheed is staring down a lonely summer in a new neighborhood--until she meets Shirley Bones. Sure, Shirley's a little strange, but both girls need a new plan for the summer, and they might as well become friends.
Then this kid Oliver shows up begging for Shirley's help. His pet gecko has disappeared, and he's sure it was stolen! That's when Jamila discovers Shirley's secret: She's the neighborhood's best kid detective, and she's on the case. When Jamila discovers she's got some detective skills of her own, a crime-solving partnership is born.
The mystery of the missing gecko turns Shirley and Jamila's summer upside down. And when their partnership hits a rough patch, they have to work together to solve the greatest mystery of all: What it means to be a friend.
