Detective Editor

From the Series Scoop McLaren

  • Interest Level: Grade 1 - Grade 6
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

Meet Scoop McLaren, a feisty thirteen-year old DETECTIVE EDITOR!

What do you do when an evil reporter wreaks havoc in a quiet coastal town? Sonny Fink writes online news that is uploaded at one minute past midnight every night. The news is always frightfully awful, and if Sonny writes it, it is bound to happen every single time! Like the time it rained frogs and nobody could leave their house!

Detective Editor Scoop McLaren and her best friend, Evie Andrews, set out on a mission to discover everything about this mysterious Sonny Fink . . .

This fast-paced, action-packed detective story is perfect for 8+ readers who love a bit of detecting work, fancy themselves as journalists and are ready for a whole lot of adventure, too!

“This action-packed story will have you hooked as Sonny Fink, an evil reporter, is getting up to lots of mischief!!”—alia_cys

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Interest Level Grade 1 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 4
Copyright 2020
Publisher New Frontier Publishing
Imprint New Frontier Publishing
Language English
Number of Pages 160
Publication Date 2020-10-06
Text Type Fiction—Mystery
BISACS JUV028000, JUV058000, JUV006000
Dewey [Fic]
Dimensions 5 x 7.125
Lexile 730
Features Author/Illustrator biography and Teaching Guides

Author: Helen Castles

Helen Castles divides her time between being a real-life roving reporter for a newspaper and writing about the adventures of detective editor Scoop McLaren.

Illustrator: Beatriz Castro

Beatriz Castro was born in Logroño, La Rioja, Spain. As a little girl, she was always drawing and writing stories. A graduate of the School of Arts of Logroño, her illustrations have appeared on covers and in books produced by a variety of international publishers.

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Scoop McLaren

These fast-paced detective stories star top-notch editor, Scoop McLaren, and her friend and roving reporter, Evie Andrews. Together they solve mysteries and help people while writing their incredible online newspaper. Armed with a list of suspects, Scoop and Evie set out on mission to… View available downloads →

Scoop McLaren

These fast-paced detective stories star top-notch editor, Scoop McLaren, and her friend and roving reporter, Evie Andrews. Together they solve mysteries and help people while writing their incredible online newspaper. Armed with a list of suspects, Scoop and Evie set out on mission to… View available downloads →