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category: Children's Fiction
published: Jan 2017
ISBN:9781459736252
publisher: Dundurn Press

The Best Mistake Mystery

The Great Mistake Mysteries

by Sylvia McNicoll

tagged: mysteries & detective stories, dogs, self-esteem & self-reliance
Description

Some people count their blessings, but dogwalker Stephen Nobel counts mistakes.

Dogwalker extraordinaire Stephen Nobel can get a little anxious, but his habit of counting the mistakes he and everyone else makes calms him. His need to analyze gets kicked into hyperdrive after two crazy events happen in one day at school: the bomb squad blows up a backpack and someone smashes a car into the building.

To make things worse, that someone thinks Stephen can identify them. Stephen receives a threatening text. If he goes to the police, his favourite dogs, Ping and Pong, will get hurt. The pressure mounts when his new best friend, Renée, begs for Stephen’s help. Her brother has been charged with the crimes and she wants to clear his name.

Is it a mistake to give in to dognappers? How can he possibly save everybody? To find out, Stephen will have to count on all of his new friends.

CCBC’s Best Books for Kids & Teens (Fall 2017) Selection

About the Author
Sylvia McNicoll is the author of dozens of middle grade and young adult novels, such as Crush, Candy, Corpse, Body Swap, and The Great Mistake Mystery series. She has won numerous awards for her books including Forest of Reading’s Silver Birch Award, a MYRCA award, Creative Burlington’s inaugural Arts Recognition Award, and six Hamilton Arts Awards. She currently lives in Burlington, Ontario.
Contributor Notes

Sylvia McNicoll is the author of over thirty novels. Her book Bringing up Beauty won the Forest of Reading Silver Birch Award. Her books have been nominated for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Young Adult Crime Book and the Rocky Mountain Award. Sylvia lives in Burlington, Ontario.

Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
9 to 12
Grade:
4 to 7
Reading age:
9 to 12
Awards
  • Commended, Dewey Divas and the Dudes Winter 2017
  • Commended, CCBC’s Best Books for Kids & Teens (Fall 2017)
Editorial Reviews

Delightful.

— Kirkus Reviews

As fun and frisky as the dogs that Stephen walks, and it’s refreshing to see both an affectionate father-son relationship and a sweet coed friendship represented so genuinely.

— Booklist

The Best Mistake Mystery is a fun and complex mystery that will keep readers curious until the end. Based on this first installment, The Great Mistake Mysteries promises to be a great new series.

— Resource Links

A quick and enjoyable read...with amusing scenes and interesting characters. Well done!

— Marsha Skrypuch, author of Stolen Child and Making Bombs for Hitler

A doggone good mystery!

— Linwood Barclay, author of Far From True

McNicoll has written a lot of good books; these two are another pair for that list.

— Canadian Materials

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