The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity

National treasures, criminal masterminds, and...secret agent librarians?

Steve Brixton wants to be a crime-busting detective--just like his favorite crime-busting detectives, the Bailey Brothers. Turns out, though, that real life is nothing like the stories.

When Steve borrows the wrong book from the library, he finds himself involved in a treasonous plot that pits him against helicopter-rappelling librarians, has him outwitting a gaggle of police, and sees him standing off against the mysterious Mr. E. And all his Bailey Brothers know-how isn't helping at all

Worst of all, his social studies report is due Monday, and Ms. Gilfeather will not give him an extension

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/06/2009
ISBN: 9781416978152
Pages: 179
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 0.90d
Award: Edgar Allan Poe Awards - Nominee
Award: Great Stone Face Book Award - Nominee
Award: Bluebonnet Awards - Nominee
Award: Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award - Nominee
Award: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Nominee
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 09/01/2009
Booklist 10/15/2009 pg. 63
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2010
School Library Journal 03/01/2010 pg. 151
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 pg. 62 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 133352 / Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity
Reading Level: 4.1 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 4