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Dirk Bones and the mystery of the missing books

Investigative reporter Dirk Bones sets out to discover who is stealing books in the town of Ghostly.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cushman, Doug
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, c2009.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	I can read! Beginning reading
Subjects:	Books and reading > Juvenile fiction. Stealing > Juvenile fiction. Skeleton > Juvenile fiction. Mystery fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:	Investigative reporter Dirk Bones sets out to discover who is stealing books in the town of Ghostly.
Item Description:	"Beginning reading, 1"--cover.
Physical Description:	30 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:	9780060737689 (trade bdg.) 0060737689 (trade bdg.)
Author Notes:	Doug Cushman was born in Springfield, Ohio, on May 4, 1953. He moved to Connecticut with his family when he was 15 years old. Cushman attended a private art school in Connecticut called the Paier School of Art. While in high school he created comic books, selling them to his classmates for a nickel a piece. He also drew a comic strip for the school newspaper. Since 1978 he has illustrated over 80 children's books, 14 of which he wrote himself. Aunt Eater Loves a Mystery is a Reading Rainbow book. Other awards include a notable trade book honor from the National Council of Teachers of English for King Karfu, a nomination for the 1998 Garden State Children's Book award for Aunt Eater's Mystery Christmas and the 1996 Rebuen Award for Magazine and Book Illustration sponsored by the National Cartoonists Society for King Karfu. (Bowker Author Biography)