The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family

Fans of the Penderwicks and the Vanderbeekers, meet the Finkel family in this middle grade novel about two autistic sisters, their detective agency, and life's most consequential mysteries.

When twelve-year-old Lara Finkel starts her very own detective agency, FIASCCO (Finkel Investigation Agency Solving Consequential Crimes Only), she does not want her sister, Caroline, involved. She and Caroline don't have to do everything together. But Caroline won't give up, and when she brings Lara the firm's first mystery, Lara relents, and the questions start piling up.

But Lara and Caroline's truce doesn't last for long. Caroline normally uses her tablet to talk, but now she's busily texting a new friend. Lara can't figure out what the two of them are up to, but it can't be good. And Caroline doesn't like Lara's snooping--she's supposed to be solving other people's crimes, not spying on Caroline! As FIASCCO and the Finkel family mysteries spin out of control, can Caroline and Lara find a way to be friends again?


Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 03/23/2021
ISBN: 9780593112298
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.81d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2021
School Library Journal 02/01/2021 pg. 68
Publishers Weekly 03/01/2021
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2021 pg. 93
Booklist 03/15/2021 pg. 55
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2021 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 517296 / Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family
Reading Level: 4.9 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 8