Middle-grade novel · Fiction
Charlie Collier, Snoop for Hire
John V. Madormo
About the book
Middle-schooler Charlie Collier sets up as a private detective and takes on his first case.
Reading notes
A light, funny middle-grade mystery.
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Book details
- Author
- John V. Madormo
- First published
- 2012
- Suggested ages
- Ages 9–12 (editorial estimate — children vary)
- Reading mode
- Independent reader
- Topics
- mystery, humor
- Edition shown
- ISBN 9780399255434 · Philomel Books, 2012
- Catalog record
- Open Library work record · edition record
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