The Curious League of Detectives and Thieves: Egypt’s Fire

Hilarious, continuous journey, a mysterious jewel heist, and a detective group like no different make this essential center grade sequence starter. Perfect for followers of A Series of Unfortunate Events and Enola Holmes.
After twelve-year-old John Boarhog’s mother dies, the very last thing he desires is to be schlepped off to the Jersey Home for Boys, the place youngsters are pressured to make skinny denims for hipsters and are fed nothing however kale. Instead, he makes himself a cosy residence within the ceiling of the New York Museum of Natural History, the place he reads something he get his fingers on and explores the artifacts afterhours.
But when a uncommon Egyptian ruby—the spotlight of the museum’s new exhibit—goes lacking, John is accused of the crime. That is till the unpredictable Inspector Toadius McGee sweeps in to wrestle management of the case, sure that the true offender is a infamous felony he’s been monitoring for years.
John rapidly turns into the Watson to Toadius’s Holmes as they race from Broadway to again alleys to a speak-easy that solely serves root beer. And alongside the best way, John uncovers secrets and techniques about his personal previous, together with that he’s much more concerned on this internet of endearing ne’er-do-wells than he ever might have imagined.
A love letter to basic center grade, Egypt’s Fire introduces a exceptional new duo that can steal your coronary heart as absolutely because it leaves you begging for his or her subsequent grand journey.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection