{"product_id":"the-impossible-crime-mac-b-kid-spy-2-isbn-9781338143683","title":"The Impossible Crime (Mac B., Kid Spy #2)","description":"Mac B. is back... and this time, a new enemy is after the Crown Jewels! Will Mac solve this locked-room mystery in time?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller!\u003c\/b\u003eThe Crown Jewels are in danger... again! When the jewels go missing from inside a locked room, Mac's spy skills are put to the test. How did the thief break in? Where did the jewels go? And will Mac be able to solve this \u003cb\u003elocked room mystery\u003c\/b\u003e before the thief escapes? This mystery isn't just a whodunit... it's a howdunit!The action in this adventure is nonstop, as Mac travels to an ancient Irish castle to solve the mystery. There, he encounters everything from killer king cobras to bizarre ice sculptures... and even a revenge plot dating back hundreds of years! Will you be able to solve the mystery before Mac does? Also features historical facts masterfully woven throughout the plot, and full-color illustrations on every page. Don't miss the installment of this totally smart and sidesplittingly funny \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series, \u003cb\u003eMac B., Kid Spy\u003c\/b\u003e. | \u003cdiv\u003eMac B. is back... and this time, a new enemy is after the Crown Jewels! Will Mac solve this locked-room mystery in time?\u003c\/div\u003e | \u003cb\u003ePraise for The Impossible Crime (Mac B., Kid Spy #2): \u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cb\u003eAn instant New York Times bestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e\"Barnett opens his casebook again-this time to solve a classic locked-room mystery...Almost every page contains Lowery's illustrations, loosely drawn and garishly colored in green and orange, which give the whole affair a zany feel that is much enhanced by the narrative with its running gags. Kudos to a pint-size Poirot, pre-Mustache!\" -\u003ci\u003e Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\"Barnett's signature dry wit and snappy back-and-forths, particularly between the ingenuously sincere Mac and the standoffish Queen, keep the story steadily moving forward; a convoluted historical account of Colonel Blood's attempted robbery...Lowery's cartoony spot art, in black, green, and orange, provides additional historical and cultural information and frequently supports the narrative.\" - \u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\"Barnett and Lowery team up again in this second outing of international espionage mystery with royal overtones... this is a nifty mystery for young readers and a worthy sequel to the first.\" - \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Mac Undercover (Mac B., Kid Spy #1):\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New York Times bestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Amazon Best Book of 2018\u003c\/b\u003e* \"Barnett and Lowery bring the funny to the serious art of espionage in a perfect interplay of text and illustration...Barnett interweaves tidbits of global history fit for trivia lovers, while Lowery's comic-style images play a key role in the humor...Told with a sense of nostalgia for 1980s history and pop culture, the silliness and originality of this book will hook young readers.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\"Barnett takes his readers on a fun-filled ride...Barnett's tone throughout the story is humorous, lighthearted, and a little glib, and the over-the-top story is sure to appeal to many readers...an enjoyable romp that will leave readers salivating for the sequel.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\"[Barnett's] riotous series debut as an adult recalling a 1980s childhood caper...goofy, two-color pictures by Lowery (the Doodle Adventure series) ramp up the silliness of this adventure...which should snare even the most hesitant readers.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\"Barnett's knack for both quirky situational humor and heartfelt sentiment work in tandem to create a balanced-while still outrageous-early-chapter-book caper. Lowery's frequent cartoony black, yellow, and blue spot illustrations are integral to the narrative, providing clues to eagle-eyed readers and enhancing the humor.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\"Barnett's series falls squarely in line with works from Jon Scieszka's and Dav Pilkey's oeuvres, offering kids another solid choice for what to read next.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e\"Funny as a crumpet. (But truly, secretly a hundred times smarter.)\"--Jon Scieszka, author of Caldecott Honor \u003ci\u003eThe Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series Frank Einstein.\"With a perfectly absurd premise, dialogue that demands outlandish accents, and a plot that interweaves global history and complete silliness, Barnett royally nails it.\" --Abby Hanlon, author of the Dory Fantasmagory series.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eTop Secret Smackdown\u003c\/i\u003e (Mac B., Kid Spy #3):\u003c\/b\u003e\"Exciting action sneakily infused with points about the relationship between reality and story, delivered by a narrator who can claim with literal truth that he saved the day \"on porpoise.\" --- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Mac Barnett:\u003c\/b\u003e[Mac Barnett is] a great young writer of books for young people. If you haven't read his work, run somewhere and do that. Books for young people have a rich and I daresay limitless future--knock anyone who says otherwise into a ditch--and Mac has a central place within that limitless future. Don't bet against him or anyone like him.\" --Dave Eggers\"[In Barnett's books] there is no magic solution to any problem: The characters stumble through their dilemmas just as every one of us does. The world is a difficult yet good place, and there is no need for the typical rose-colored lenses that other children's books put on situations in order to fend off the bad stuff.\" --Yiyun Li\"He is a believer that picture books can have Swiftian absurdity and untidy endings, and that 'life is absurd, and kids know that.'\"-- \u003ci\u003eThe San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e | \u003cb\u003eMAC BARNETT\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of many picture books, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Three Billy Goats Gruff\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse\u003c\/i\u003e; the Caldecott Honor Book and E. B. White Read Aloud Award winner \u003ci\u003eSam and Dave Dig a Hole\u003c\/i\u003e; the Shapes Trilogy (\u003ci\u003eTriangle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCircle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSquare\u003c\/i\u003e); and the Caldecott Honor Book and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner \u003ci\u003eExtra Yarn\u003c\/i\u003e. Mac is also the author of the middle-grade series, Mac B., Kid Spy. He lives in Oakland, California.     \u003cbr\u003e      Mike Lowery is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling illustrator who has worked on dozens of award-winning books for kids, including \u003ci\u003eThe Gingerbread Man Loose in the School\u003c\/i\u003e, Mac B., Kid Spy series by Mac Barnett, \u003ci\u003eHow to Be a T. Rex\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. He's also written several books, including the Graphix Chapters Bug Scout series, Everything Awesome About series, and \u003ci\u003eSanta Shark\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit him online at mikelowery.com. | Chapter One: Spy MasterChapter Two: The Great Game Chapter Three: Spy Life Chapter Four: The Queen’s PalaceChapter Five: The Corgi Room Chapter Six: Bad BloodChapter Seven: Young Blood Chapter Eight: A Locked Room Chapter Nine: Slumber Party Chapter Ten: First WatchChapter Eleven: An Important Lesson Chapter Twelve: Robbery! Robbery!Chapter Thirteen: Impossible Crime Chapter Fourteen: Hot Pursuit Chapter Fifteen: Ahhhh!Chapter Sixteen: Ahhhhhhh!Chapter Seventeen: Ahhhhhhhhhhh! Chapter Eighteen: Jokes and RiddlesChapter Nineteen: Plink! Chapter Twenty: Misdirection Chapter Twenty-One: Mac Cracks It!Chapter Twenty-Two: Whodunit Chapter Twenty-Three: AxedChapter Twenty-Four: Wrapping and Bows","brand":"Orchard Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46551801594085,"sku":"NP9781338143683","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/c6f10ee0-3a92-4a21-a249-a8ff0113aab4.jpg?v=1765397188","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-impossible-crime-mac-b-kid-spy-2-isbn-9781338143683","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}