The Case of the Missing Person
By (Author) Kereen Getten
Designed by Leah Jacobs-Gordon
Illustrated by Leah Jacobs-Gordon
Pushkin Children's Books
Pushkin Children's Books
14th January 2025
29th August 2024
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Paperback
208
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
It is meant to be Faysons best summer yet.
Di Island Crew are throwing her a spectacular birthday party, and its time to dress to impress.But Fayson has a secret, one that she cant even share with her closest friends. Then a member of the gang is kidnapped, and the crew must race against time to find them.Can the friends put everything to right - or will summer be ruined for good
'- - Praise for Di Island Crew Investigates series' - -
'Like Enid Blyton with a social conscience, this marks the start of an addictive new series for 8+' - Guardian
'A charming plot... ideal for confident younger readers' - BookTrust
'Exploring themes of family and friendship, this is great for fans of mystery adventure stories' - The Week Junior, Book of the Week
Kereen Getten grew up in Jamaica, where she would climb fruit trees in the family garden and eat as much mango, guinep and pear as she could without being caught. She now lives in Birmingham with her family and writes stories about her childhood experiences. Her work has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize, the Spark Award, Warwickshire Junior Book Award and the Jhalak Childrens YA Prize. The first book in the Di Island Crew Investigates series, The Case of the Lighthouse Intruder, was a Waterstones Book of the Month. When Life Gives You Mangoes and If You Read This are also available from Pushkin Childrens