{"product_id":"the-weekend-was-murder-isbn-9780440219019","title":"The Weekend Was Murder","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes \u003ci\u003eThe Weekend was Murder!\u003c\/i\u003e from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e        Mary Elizabeth can’t wait for the weekend to begin at the Ridley Hotel, where a famous mystery writer and a troupe of actors are coming to enact a murder mystery for 150 amateur sleuths. Mary Elizabeth’s role is to discover the “body” in Room 1927, which is supposed to be haunted. But nothing prepares her for the \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e body she finds in Room 1927…\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A masterfully constructed, engaging read that…[is] ingeniously plotted, fast-paced and lighthearted.” –\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Fans will love wading through the myriad details and placing bets on the outcome.” –\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Mystery fans will…enjoy trying to solve the various crimes.” –\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A  masterfully constructed, engaging read that will delight mystery fans...  Ingeniously plotted, fast-paced, and lighthearted.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Nixon's many fans will enjoy wading through the myraid details and placing bets on the outcome.\"--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"[A] something-for-everyone story.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eJoan Lowery Nixon was the author of more than 130 books for young readers and was the only four-time winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Best Young Adult Mystery Award. She received the award for \u003ci\u003eThe Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Séance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Game Was Murder\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, which also won the California Young Reader Medal. Her historical fiction included the award-winning series The Orphan Train Adventures, Orphan Train Children, and Colonial Williamsburg: Young Americans.","brand":"Laurel Leaf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303287574757,"sku":"NP9780440219019","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780440219019.jpg?v=1767742174","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-weekend-was-murder-isbn-9780440219019","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}