Kazu Jones and the Comic Book Criminal

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Fresh off their first successful investigation, Kazu and her friends-March, CindeeRae, and Madeleine-are hungry for their next case, which comes when a vandal begins targeting local comic book stores with anti-comic graffiti. March is especially desperate to unmask the villain before his beloved shop, The Super Pickle, gets hit. But when March takes over, the gang starts butting heads.

It doesn't help that Kazu is distracted by another mystery at home: Her mom is bedridden and her grandmother has come from Japan to help out, but no one will tell Kazu what's going on. Juggling two investigations is not easy

When Kazu and the gang trace the vandal's secret identity to one of the most popular superhero characters in the nation, they realize the vandal's revenge plot is way more explosive then they thought. But can they put aside their differences in time to catch this criminal-or will both of Kazu's cases fall apart

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A satisfying second installment in a fantastically fun series.--Booklist
A suspenseful yet small-scale mystery for lovers of comics, art, and adventure.--Kirkus

Author Bio

Shauna M. Holyoak graduated with a master's degree in English Literature with an emphasis in creative writing from Brigham Young University. She was a humor columnist for The Post Register from 2009 to 2017; before that her column "Up in the Night" ran in The River City Weekly. She lives in Idaho Falls with her husband, six of their children and two naughty dogs. KAZU JONES AND THE DENVER DOGNAPPERS is her debut middle-grade novel. Visit her online at shaunaholyoak.wordpress.com, on Twitter @shaunaholyoak or on Instagram @holyoaksm.