{"product_id":"smashie-mcperter-and-the-mystery-of-the-missing-goop-isbn-9780763685355","title":"Smashie McPerter and the Mystery of the Missing Goop","description":"\u003cb\u003eWho stole the featured item for the talent show? Secret codes and crazy schemes are in play as Smashie and best friend Dontel put their thinking powers to work.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the third-graders of Room 11 learn that they all must take part in a musicale, Smashie can’t wait to sing something heartfelt and \u003ci\u003eloud\u003c\/i\u003e. But the others are not so eager. Luckily, Charlene’s mom has agreed to donate her special gel that lengthens and sculpts hair into shapes (from a musical note to a roller skate), and soon, with the help of some retro sixties go-go dancing, all the kids are raring to go. That is, until their jars of goop go missing! Who would steal their beloved Herr Goop, and why? Time for Smashie and her best friend, Dontel, to get out their Investigation Notebooks! Discussions of motives and perps, hasty mis-accusations and apology brownies, a math lesson used to crack a mysterious code, and more than a few choice red herrings build up to a truly hilarious madcap finale. Starring a quirky and relatable heroine, a level-headed sidekick, and an appealing group of good kids, this entertaining and lighthearted mystery may well have readers donning their own Investigator Suits.The story is paced well, and the plot is strong enough to intrigue a variety of readers...the series offers positive lessons and activities that teachers and librarians can incorporate in the classroom. The use of mathematical codes and investigative lingo and the slight mystery will make this a good book for a beginning-of-the-year read-aloud in a third or fourth grade classroom.\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClassroom dynamics and a diverse cast add a realistic element to this fast-paced tale of go-go dancing, rapid bilingual alphabetization, and general mayhem.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist Online\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGriffin concocts a baroque plot involving a secret code credibly based on third-grade math and tells it with SAT-level vocabulary. She contextualizes that vocabulary carefully, sequencing sentences to prepare readers for it...Readers will be hoping for an equally savvy Book 3.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003cb\u003eN. GRIFFIN \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the Smashie McPerter series, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Whole Stupid Way We Are\u003c\/i\u003e, for which she was named a \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eFlying Start author. Her other books include \u003ci\u003eJust Wreck It All \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTrigger\u003c\/i\u003e. She received her MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Hindley \u003c\/b\u003ehas illustrated many books for children, including \u003ci\u003eSmashie McPerter and the Mystery of Room 11. \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives in Worcestershire, England.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300537553125,"sku":"NP9780763685355","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780763685355.jpg?v=1767736801","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/smashie-mcperter-and-the-mystery-of-the-missing-goop-isbn-9780763685355","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}